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Design

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Posted by Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

Can someone look at this logo please...

Hi there, I am a JavaScript student so it might seem a little weird that I am asking a design question but I need some help. I am trying to make a simple logo for my sandbox website (called kaufdrop) and I don't like the way it looks. Because I am in the JavaScript tech degree I A) Can't afford Illustrator and B) Can't spare the time to watch the 7 hour Illustrator Basics course. I don't need a great logo but I would like a nice basic one. kaufdrop.com/logo has my basic logo design that I made using Google Drawings. If someone can please take a look and give me some constructive criticism/tips that would be extremely appreciated! Thanks in advance!

(If the link doesn't work or the images don't pull up please let me know)

3 Answers

Dalton Dunn
Dalton Dunn
6,709 Points
Dalton Dunn
Dalton Dunn
6,709 Points

I typed in the site and it just brought me to google.

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

You typed in kaufdrop.com/logo ?

Dalton Dunn
Dalton Dunn
6,709 Points
Dalton Dunn
Dalton Dunn
6,709 Points

There we go finally, got it popped up. I say stick no background for sure and I would pick a nice flat color as the color. black is just blehh in my opinion.

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

Great thanks for your feedback!

Michael Grimshaw
Michael Grimshaw
43,141 Points
Michael Grimshaw
Michael Grimshaw
43,141 Points

Hey Zach. Love the idea of merging the two letters together. I agree with Dalton about having no background as it makes the logo more flexible (i.e. you can put the logo on a colour Nav bar etc).

I see what you mean about the Lopsided effect. I would try using a different font with less height and make sure both letters are the same width.

Ive tried my own rendition of your logo to experiment to get rid of the lopsided effect. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7XwGLweh0ZDM3NmNVRsNlZVX3c

In terms of colour, I would use a feature colour then maybe black and white to contrast it.

Overall I think its a great logo!!!

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

Thanks a ton for making your own renditions and for taking a look at the logo in the first place. I'll definitely not have a background color and I am experimenting with the height and width of the letters. Thanks again I really appreciate it!