[corkbiomakerspace] Re: Logo thoughts?

  • From: "Cathal (phone)" <cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:49:53 +0100

Double stranded what? The DNA is double stranded, do you mean the tree trunk?

I like lowercase, btw, but my wife (proxy for mildly sceptical general 
audience) likes uppercase first letter.

Just remembered to check the DNA strand for correct handedness..

On 2 July 2014 11:29:42 GMT+01:00, Niall O'Cuilleanain 
<niall.ocuilleanain@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Big fan of this logo!
>Glad we went with a green/yellow mix.
>Our aim should be international recognition for ireland as a synbio
>hub, with cork/munster leading the pack.
>Would double strand be better? More recognizable to a general audience?
>
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>From: corkbiomakerspace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[corkbio.makerspace-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 02 July 2014 11:18
>To: corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [corkbiomakerspace] Re: Logo thoughts?
>
>So, this is the same logo as above, but in lower case also. Which do
>you think?
>
>
>On 1 July 2014 13:47, Cathal (phone)
><cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
>wrote:
>It is awfully nice as is.. :)
>
>
>On 1 July 2014 13:45:55 GMT+01:00, "Áine Cahill"
><aine.cahill@xxxxxxxx<mailto: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<mailto: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?
>
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>On 30 June 2014 11:10, jean o neill
><jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto:sgeary@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 29 June 2014 22:15, Cathal (phone)
><cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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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