Comments on: Logo pt 4 http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/08/25/logo-pt-4/ Photographer Portland, Oregon Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:01:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/08/25/logo-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Ashley Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:30:11 +0000 http://kmhauser.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-153 I have an idea - why don't we just have a logo contest! We can all email our logos to Kory and he can post them on his blog and everyone can vote. I created the first logo but would be happy to create others to put in the running. The orange was my fault (and idea) so maybe that is why it appeals to women (I happen to be one). But I also used orange because Kory's website is going to have mostly grey shades in it and I think orange and grey look good together. I could be wrong though, I am just a marketing coordinator. with a business degree. So, I am definitely NOT a graphic designer nor did I study it in college, but my work is free which is why I got roped into creating a logo. Ashley I have an idea – why don’t we just have a logo contest! We can all email our logos to Kory and he can post them on his blog and everyone can vote.

I created the first logo but would be happy to create others to put in the running. The orange was my fault (and idea) so maybe that is why it appeals to women (I happen to be one). But I also used orange because Kory’s website is going to have mostly grey shades in it and I think orange and grey look good together.

I could be wrong though, I am just a marketing coordinator. with a business degree. So, I am definitely NOT a graphic designer nor did I study it in college, but my work is free which is why I got roped into creating a logo.

Ashley

]]> By: Konan http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/08/25/logo-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Konan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:29:08 +0000 http://kmhauser.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-152 I agree with Ryan. You need to throw in some camouflage and tools. Man it up a bit. I agree with Ryan. You need to throw in some camouflage and tools. Man it up a bit.

]]> By: Ryan http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/08/25/logo-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Ryan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:02:18 +0000 http://kmhauser.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-151 letter i's = letter o's letter i’s = letter o’s

]]> By: Ryan http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/08/25/logo-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Ryan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:59:28 +0000 http://kmhauser.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-150 konan knows what he's talking about. I've worked on a lot of great branding + identity projects in a photog role with a number of design studios and agencies. even in my few short years doing this, I've seen some awesome identity developments to know the difference between effective quality aesthetic and mediocre work. designers and art directors have many different skillsets for different application. a good graphic designer can do good layout work but produce horrible identity work. photographers rarely have extensive identity systems, with rare exception to an extent of how far they want to market themselves. commercial + entertainment photographers are usually the ones with rich content-driven websites and matching print books, because that's the nature of their industry. portrait/wedding photographers can get away with a standard text-based logo, because the work is obviously supposed to sell itself, and because rich design doesn't mesh with family portriaits or engagement photos. that being sad, your first orange logo was perfect if you want to market yourself as a girls' senior photo photographer or a photojournalist that documents cheer squads, because that logo might as well have been pink with hearts inside the letter I's in 'photography.' konan knows what he’s talking about. I’ve worked on a lot of great branding + identity projects in a photog role with a number of design studios and agencies. even in my few short years doing this, I’ve seen some awesome identity developments to know the difference between effective quality aesthetic and mediocre work. designers and art directors have many different skillsets for different application. a good graphic designer can do good layout work but produce horrible identity work.

photographers rarely have extensive identity systems, with rare exception to an extent of how far they want to market themselves. commercial + entertainment photographers are usually the ones with rich content-driven websites and matching print books, because that’s the nature of their industry. portrait/wedding photographers can get away with a standard text-based logo, because the work is obviously supposed to sell itself, and because rich design doesn’t mesh with family portriaits or engagement photos.

that being sad, your first orange logo was perfect if you want to market yourself as a girls’ senior photo photographer or a photojournalist that documents cheer squads, because that logo might as well have been pink with hearts inside the letter I’s in ‘photography.’

]]> By: derek http://hauserphotography.com/blog/2008/08/25/logo-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-149 derek Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:55:24 +0000 http://kmhauser.wordpress.com/?p=337#comment-149 Have you looked at other photography logos? Perhaps this would give you an idea on whether or not imagery would be a good thing to have or not. From my experience an image does get more people involved. Have you looked at other photography logos? Perhaps this would give you an idea on whether or not imagery would be a good thing to have or not. From my experience an image does get more people involved.

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