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Middle one does it for me, it'd make a nice letterhead 
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Reminds me of
Middle one in your latest image is awesome... although... the clef (or whatever it is) doesn't "feel" horizontally centred to me. I think the centre of the vertical line of the guitar... handle (i'm not musical 
)... should be bang in line with the gap between the R and A in TRAD.
)... should be bang in line with the gap between the R and A in TRAD.
Have to agree with that. For stationary and especially posters, you've got to consider space. It depends on the poster and the guy doing the work, but many / most university ones will have a logo banner at the bottom with all the people giving funding and the various clubs involved. 'Tall' logos mean one thing - to get them a similar height to others, they have to be squashed so much that you lose the text. If you want your logo to be as large as possible within these constraints, then a horizontal layout is better.
Very nice.
And I don't see the need to stick to 1 layout I suppose, you could use both the middle one for tall logo situations... website, flyers etc and right hand side for wide logo situations such as letter heads etc
And I don't see the need to stick to 1 layout I suppose, you could use both the middle one for tall logo situations... website, flyers etc and right hand side for wide logo situations such as letter heads etc
I was hoping not to have to mention it - I didn't want to come across as Mr 'I like to criticise things on the internet' - but seeing as no-one else has brought it up, I feel compelled to. And hey, Skip, you did ask for CC
While the treble-clef/guitar concept is alright, the execution could be a lot better. The difference in line style/shape between the guitar neck and the clef is jarring. It looks like you've tweaked the curves of an existing clef, found a bit of guitar vector art and wedged the two together with little thought to making them sit better together.
And as for the clef itself... well, if I was your art director you'd be staying late, put it that way
Line thickness and curves need some major tweakage. It needs to be more elegant and consistent. I'm not saying make it a similar thickness all the way round, that wouldn't work. But it needs to look more like it was either brush- or nib-stroked, with the line getting predictably thicker/thinner in places depending upon the angle of the virtual 'pen'.
There are three areas of that clef which are crying out for better curves: the top [where it meets the neck], the bowl leading round to the pointy tail, and the bottom stub/curlicue.
If you worked on those curves, you'd see a real difference
Whether you ought to or not depends on your professional pride, as it sounds like you'll be working for a token sum at best. So I wouldn't blame you if you said "Nah, sod that!".
Also, because I like to criticise things on the internet: Stationery, people. E.
While the treble-clef/guitar concept is alright, the execution could be a lot better. The difference in line style/shape between the guitar neck and the clef is jarring. It looks like you've tweaked the curves of an existing clef, found a bit of guitar vector art and wedged the two together with little thought to making them sit better together.
And as for the clef itself... well, if I was your art director you'd be staying late, put it that way
Line thickness and curves need some major tweakage. It needs to be more elegant and consistent. I'm not saying make it a similar thickness all the way round, that wouldn't work. But it needs to look more like it was either brush- or nib-stroked, with the line getting predictably thicker/thinner in places depending upon the angle of the virtual 'pen'.
There are three areas of that clef which are crying out for better curves: the top [where it meets the neck], the bowl leading round to the pointy tail, and the bottom stub/curlicue.
If you worked on those curves, you'd see a real difference
Whether you ought to or not depends on your professional pride, as it sounds like you'll be working for a token sum at best. So I wouldn't blame you if you said "Nah, sod that!".
Also, because I like to criticise things on the internet: Stationery, people. E.
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Thanks muchly.
Though, after what I was told today, it seems the hours spent on this was for nothing.
Next time they'll know I won't do freebies anymore.
Said to them today I wanted £50 (Next to nothing) for the design. He said "Oh, they'll probably get someone else to do it then, there's plenty of people."
Charming.
Though, after what I was told today, it seems the hours spent on this was for nothing.
Next time they'll know I won't do freebies anymore.
Said to them today I wanted £50 (Next to nothing) for the design. He said "Oh, they'll probably get someone else to do it then, there's plenty of people."
Charming.
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Even for £50 I wouldn't have given it to them. Don't work for such pitiful money. The design shows that you have some talent in the field so aim higher
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If they've seen your design, and still end up going with someone else, MAKE SURE you check out what they come up with. They may just be tempted to get someone to recreate what you've already done.
With design work, the designer owns the copyright on any work created, unless otherwise stated (though most decent designers use a contract which states that copyright will be transferred to client upon full payment)
However, this doesn't apply if the designer works for the company directly. (ie: a designer at a design agency)
With design work, the designer owns the copyright on any work created, unless otherwise stated (though most decent designers use a contract which states that copyright will be transferred to client upon full payment)
However, this doesn't apply if the designer works for the company directly. (ie: a designer at a design agency)
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I did one for them before for free when I was starting to put a portfolio together. The training scheme it was for then received massive publicity and a big launch, yet not one bit of recognition or thanks did I receive. So this time they're getting nout unless I get paid. I showed them a quick look at the logo but gave them no files.
Chances that they'll rip off the idea?
Chances that they'll rip off the idea?
