thoughts on logo

unwashed potato! · 26 Jul 2013 at 15:35

making a logo for my businesses new name. i am aiming to give the impressoin of classy high quality service.

we currently provide cleaning services, removal storage services, gardening services, and plan to increase to more that compliment what we already do.

Mayer is a mix of my last name.

any thoughts, suggestions.

I can't help but think the M in the circle reminds me of another logo but can't think what.

my inspiration for this was the Trump logo.

simisker · 26 Jul 2013 at 16:14

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
any thoughts, suggestions.

IF
(CompanyVans<2) AND (CustomerReceptionAreas<1)
THEN
SUGGEST "Don't worry about trying to present a brand, because it's not important yet. Seriously, it isn't. Instead, give the impression of classy high-quality service by actually giving classy high-quality service and letting word of mouth work its magic."
ELSE
SUGGEST "Invest some of your profits in hiring someone who specialises in creating and enhancing brand identity, as your business is probably at a stage where this sort of thing makes a difference."

Dr Delphi · 26 Jul 2013 at 16:28

The 'M' in the circle instantly reminded me of what is printed on a magnum ice cream (see here for what I mean: click)

unwashed potato! · 26 Jul 2013 at 16:38

dr: you're right it is similar, though ours is clearly different there is some similarity, the colours i'm using don't help either. not sure how else I could change that unless i don't use it at all.

simisker: i get what you're saying but imo this is worth it for expansion reasons. as we approach new customers the name we trade under at the moment limits us and isn't very future proof, so i'm changing that and want to put my best effort into this. I dn't see the point in paying a company to do this as i feel i can get 90% of the way there myself.

i don't see the point in not putting time into this

PiKe · 26 Jul 2013 at 16:41

The M from the Mcallister's door handle in Home Alone?

simisker · 26 Jul 2013 at 16:47

I wasn't suggesting that you not bother about the name change - or indeed about the colours and shapes you intend to use to identify your business

I was pointing out that garnering feedback from strangers on a purely visual level with no context is not going to help. If anything, it's going to end up with you throwing your precious limited man-hours at something that will make no difference to your business whatsoever.

These man-hours could be better spent in other aspects of the business, that's what I'm saying.

That which you've presented to us here? Perfectly fine for where you're at [assuming you're still at the fledgling stage]. If you're even remotely happy with it, just go ahead and use it until you identify a need to change it again.

uniQ · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:01

The spacing between the M & A vs the rest looks off.

unwashed potato! · 26 Jul 2013 at 17:09

ok thanks simisker. makes more sense now you've explained that. tbh this is just a quick extra to get some more views. someone may come up with stroke of genius

caz32 · 26 Jul 2013 at 22:12

I don't like the gloss, looks more like a fashion business to me