[corkbiomakerspace] Re: Logo thoughts?
- From: "Cathal (phone)" <cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:47:48 +0100
It is awfully nice as is.. :)
On 1 July 2014 13:45:55 GMT+01:00, "Áine Cahill" <aine.cahill@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I think a mix of plain letters and the double strand F is something we
>would have to see to see if it would work... Some people could just see
>a
>squiggle and órma! It could be just overcomplicating a really nice
>clean
>design.
>
>
>On 1 July 2014 01:35, jean o neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> What think ye of this? I've had options of text changing and a bit of
>> tweaking, (see how the white's not so good on it :/ ) but it's
>vectorable,
>> and orientable so can be rendered less rectangular more circular for
>> stickers etc if needs be? I was thinking , based on Áine's marvelous
>idea,
>> maybe the 'f' could start the double strand?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 30 June 2014 11:10, jean o neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> no, the primary colours will be grand. AFAIK (and I'll check
>tomorrow to
>>> be 100%) it comes down to blocks essentially, so if say, we're doing
>headed
>>> paper, the logo in primary colors is less of a block of colour area
>wise
>>> than the same colours on a dark background on a white page. White
>paper is
>>> cheaper than dark papers for leaflets etc too it seems (constant
>thing of
>>> complaint in the gallery I'm in, we print everything on black...),
>but if
>>> you are going dark background, then it's easier to have it all dark
>and
>>> text/logos all the one other colour. But with all that said, I'm by
>no
>>> means an expert, I'll talk to them that knows tomorrow and tell ye
>all for
>>> definite :)
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30 June 2014 10:29, Áine Cahill <aine.cahill@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good point Jean, that's why I was a little concerned about the
>"vibe" of
>>>> the logo.... It could be a little too aggressive for what we are
>going for!
>>>> Maybe if we kept the untwisting into an "F" shape but softened the
>colour
>>>> scheme and ditched the stitches?? I'm not sure I understand how the
>colour
>>>> affects price though, is it how strong the colour is or the actual
>shade?
>>>> As in if we went with bold primary colours would that be the same
>issue as
>>>> a black background?
>>>>
>>>> Cathal I do think it would look better if it was actually a double
>helix
>>>> untwisting but my Paint was stuck on ladder mode! :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 30 June 2014 10:21, jean o neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think they're fabulous :) The two thinkgs I'd comment on, and
>really
>>>>> it's just me being nit picky, is cost if we have a dark
>background, while
>>>>> it will only amount to a few cent extra per piece, that may addd
>up over
>>>>> larger amounts, and with regard to referring back to the
>frankenscience,
>>>>> would it be the type of thing that Joe Public could see/take as a
>joke?
>>>>> I'm all for reclaiming it and making it our own, I think that it's
>hugely
>>>>> important that it is, but I'm not sure that the brand logo is the
>first
>>>>> place to do that, just cause someone somewhere would take it up
>wrong and
>>>>> that might cost funding. But with all that said, I'm incredibley
>hyper
>>>>> aware and sometimes overly paranod about these things, and my
>sense of
>>>>> humour just covers dry and droll, so I most likely am over
>thinking it all
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 30 June 2014 10:09, Áine Cahill <aine.cahill@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi guys, this is something I was thinking of last night...
>>>>>> Unfortunately my Paint skills couldn't really capture what I was
>imagining
>>>>>> but I think ye can get the gist of what I mean!
>>>>>> So my idea for the logo would include:
>>>>>> - cork colours (although as a Kerry girl I have no great
>attachment to
>>>>>> them!)
>>>>>> - A double helix unwinding and replicating in a fork to form a
>rough
>>>>>> "F" shape
>>>>>> - A dark green segment of inserted ssDNA attached with
>staples/old
>>>>>> school stitches as a play on the Frankenscience aspect of things.
>It could
>>>>>> be a way of taking something that is used as a fearmongering
>tactic and
>>>>>> making it our own...
>>>>>> - It could be kept mostly simple and so would translate well to
>>>>>> different sizes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do ye think?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Áine
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 June 2014 09:40, Cathal Garvey
><cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Very true re:white. Red is the more important colour, so it'll
>be
>>>>>>> grand. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Other options for corkiness include having a ship passing
>between two
>>>>>>> "towers" of DNA rising up from primordial soup (totally
>approachable
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> average bion00b, totally) or an image of tripe with "FORMA"
>emblazoned
>>>>>>> on it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 30/06/14 08:50, jean o neill wrote:
>>>>>>> > In seriousness though, red is fine, but white will be
>difficult
>>>>>>> from the
>>>>>>> > pov of printing etc, unless we're going for a dark background,
>>>>>>> which could
>>>>>>> > be costlier again. I'll ask for definite, but otherwise, what
>about
>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>> > alternative contrasting colour?
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > On 29 June 2014 23:06, Jean O Neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >> Nah, blue and blue, cause we can only spell one colour good
>:D
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> Sent from my iPod
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> On 29 Jun 2014, at 22:33, Stephen Geary <sgeary@xxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >> On 29 June 2014 22:15, Cathal (phone) <
>>>>>>> cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>> >>> Yellow for sulphur, brown for muck? I forget! :P
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>> >>> On 29 June 2014 22:11:42 GMT+01:00, Jean O Neill <
>>>>>>> jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> Ah! *plots for good daycent aul Dublin colours * :D
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> On 29 Jun 2014, at 20:00, "Cathal (phone)" <
>>>>>>> cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> >>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> Cork colours! Not essential, of course..
>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>> >>>> On 29 June 2014 19:27:42 GMT+01:00, Jean O Neill <
>>>>>>> jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> >>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> Shall be on Tuesday, so keep em coming. Why a red n white
>>>>>>> scheme in particular? Or am I picking up something wrong?
>>>>>>> >>>>> Jean
>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> On 29 Jun 2014, at 19:16, Cathal Garvey <
>>>>>>> cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>> So, Jen; you get in touch with your designer peeps? :)
>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> On 28/06/14 20:03, Cathal Garvey wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> Oh I like the DNA-tree idea!
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Made me think of fusing it with the "tree of life", as
>>>>>>> enclosed.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Naturally the final version would have to have red and
>>>>>>> white, rather
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> than red and yellow, if a white strand could be done
>with
>>>>>>> sufficient
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> contrast.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Circles are nice, they
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> make
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> good badges and stickers. Also, we want the<
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> br />
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> name in the icon as Steve did, I'm just playing with
>imagery
>>>>>>> here..
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 28/06/14 14:29, jean o neill wrote:
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So, just while everyone's fermenting with ideas and
>>>>>>> bubbling with
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> creativity, I'm meeting with some friends during the
>week
>>>>>>> who have dabbled
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> in design and I was going to approach them for logo
>ideas.
>>>>>>> Any thoughts on
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> what would be good? Something graphic? Minimalist? A
>dna
>>>>>>> strand unwinding
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> into a tree and a seahorse? (That may be just me...)
>Any
>>>>>>> and all thoughts
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> please.
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>> >>>>>> --
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>>>>>>> >>>>>>
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