September 25, 2011 6:05 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#150 , #149 and #148 shows well what we are trying to achieve: logos different for regions, an overall logo and a magazine cover. I am not saying that this works perfectly as it is, but the designer seems to be getting the concept we are trying to achieve - thanks for the uploads!! Really liking what you have done in the center of the symbol. However, the magazine cover doesn't work as it is now, as the title needs to stand out much more. When it comes to the differentiation for the regions: please imagine that you are standing in front of a magazine rack and all the different regions are there - you would need to be able to see straight away which cover belongs to which region - does this make sense?
September 24, 2011 7:27 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#136 Thanks for the upload, but in my mind there is way too much going on...please also bare in mind that the cover images will keep changing, so the colours will be different each time.
September 24, 2011 7:26 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#123 Very pretty...but with a logo like that I would prefer to run a high-end bar with it :) Thanks for the effort though, much appreciated.
September 24, 2011 7:20 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#116 Could you try different magazine covers, e.g. an orange magazine? The magazine cover idea we had was just a trial, not a set format - please feel free to amend or improve! The implementation of the logo on the magazine cover doesn't quite work in our opinion though...how about using the logo as an abstract somehow on the cover? Fact is that, we will need a logo, a magazine cover and then something how we can differentiate the logo by regions (Solar Business Focus(Global, Solar Business Focus UK, Solar Business Focus India, etc.
Furthermore, the font doesn't look very business-like at the moment. Please remember that this is a technology industry, so something less 'playfully' would seem more appropriate.
We are really proud of our magazine content and thus not scared to have a publication that stands out from the rest :-)
September 24, 2011 7:11 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
September 23, 2011 5:01 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#124 thanks tabbish, i really like the font (except of the two typos in the strapline). could you try this as a masterhead of the magazine I've attached in the briefing? maybe just with a small symbol, the text should definitely stand out more than the symbol. thanks!
September 23, 2011 4:58 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#115 thanks raymondcarls! would you mind symplifying it a little bit? in my opinion there is too much going on, too many colors. maybe just two colors for the font?
September 23, 2011 4:54 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
@all: I'm sorry, but I just realised that I've accidentily swaped two letters in our strapline.
It should read "THE INDISPENSABLE GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN SOLAR".
September 23, 2011 4:39 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#120 robby, thanks for this mockup. I quite like the font and the way you’ve incorporated “focus”. Definitely not a fan of the purple tho.. could you try some kind of dark blue? Also. We like the globe in the top part, but I guess we have to move the text to somewhere else. Please just use a plain blue background for the globe. Not 100% sure about the O in solar either. It somehow looks a little bit old-fashioned. Can you jazz it up somehow? Beside that, thanks for all your effort, already looks great!
September 21, 2011 2:55 PM JoyFleur Project Holder
#93 Like what you have done with the font (reflection of globe), but the message needs to be 'solar business' and 'focus' and not 'solar' 'business focus'. Does this make sense? Besides, the #105 has raised the bar when it come to the symbol, so we really like what was proposed there.
September 21, 2011 2:42 PM JoyFleur Project Holder
#105 We really like where the symbol of this one is going - well done, very imoressed! You have incorporated the aspects of global, solar and kind of business very well...any idea how to add information to that somehow? The other challenge is the font, how would you implement this on a magazine cover?
Please also bare in mind that when it comes to the colouring: we prefer to have 'solar business' in the same line/colour and then 'focus'in a differnet one, as 'solar business' is the message that is supposed to be thrown at people. Keep up the great work!
September 21, 2011 2:02 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#69 Please keep trying, looking good, please also consider the other comments we made about the general look and feel.
September 21, 2011 2:00 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#68 How would you design the magazine header or the magazine front cover, any proposals / ideas?
September 21, 2011 1:59 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#73 Like the idea, however it doesn't quite work yet, please keep trying! Also think of the magazine header and the other comments we have made please.
September 21, 2011 1:57 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
@ALL: please keep in mind that we are after two things here: a magazine header that works as well as an alone standing logo that can be scaled down in size (hence it cannot be all in one line as it would be to wide and tiny letters when entered in small (narrow) space.
Thank you very much for all the good proposals, we are very excited!
September 21, 2011 1:55 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#65 WE do really like the look of this, but the same problem applies: the symbol needs to represent global solar business for investors, hence the idea is to somehow achieve that when people look at it they thing: global, solar, business, information.
September 21, 2011 1:55 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#87#86#85#80#79#78#51#50#48 Thanks for the proposals, however we feel that this somehow looks more like logos for the gaming industry than for a business magazine in the solar industry. The symbol needs to represent global solar business for investors, hence the idea is to somehow achieve that when people look at it they thing: global, solar, business, information.
September 21, 2011 1:50 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#74 Liking the fact that you thought about the magazine! However, we think the colours don't work quite right here. Can you try and add the strabline below and expand the logo over the entire width of the magazine? Also the globe grapgic at the top needs some though and definitely a colour change. Please remember, this is supposed to be a high-level business to business magazine. Thank you for your efforts
September 21, 2011 1:50 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
#74 Liking the fact that you thought about the magazine! However, we think the colours don't work quite right here. Can you try and add the strabline below and expand the logo over the entire width of the magazine? Also the globe grapgic at the top needs some though and definitely a colour change. Please remember, this is supposed to be a high-level business to business magazine. Thank you for your efforts
September 19, 2011 8:53 AM JoyFleur Project Holder
Thank you very much, guys! That’s already a great start!
We’ve got a few comments for a few drafts we like, but I would also like to mention that you shouldn’t forget the fact that it’s mainly going to be used as a magazine header!
We would still love to see new ideas, but here are our thoughts on the existing drafts:
#64, #61 We like the font, symbol looks nice as well, but this ribbon/strap looks a little bit weird.
#57 We really like the globe and the arrangement, not sure about the condensed font and colors you are currently using. Also, the O looks more like a D. Would love to see another version of it.
#17 Could you try using something different then the leaves?
#15 Once again, nice font (but you’ve got a typo in the strapline.. should be “solar”… ;-) )
#20, #10 We like it, how the globe looks like on dark background. Although, we think that the sea should be blue and the continent yellow/orange. The lines around the globe look quite big, could you try working on that a little bit? Like the font.
#2, #1 like the font, because it’s similar to what we’ve done. (there’s also the “solar” typo..) we like it how you incorporated the tagline.
That’s it for now, some more comments will probably follow later on.
Keep up the great work!
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Furthermore, the font doesn't look very business-like at the moment. Please remember that this is a technology industry, so something less 'playfully' would seem more appropriate.
We are really proud of our magazine content and thus not scared to have a publication that stands out from the rest :-)
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It should read "THE INDISPENSABLE GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS IN SOLAR".
thank you! :)
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Please also bare in mind that when it comes to the colouring: we prefer to have 'solar business' in the same line/colour and then 'focus'in a differnet one, as 'solar business' is the message that is supposed to be thrown at people. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you very much for all the good proposals, we are very excited!
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We’ve got a few comments for a few drafts we like, but I would also like to mention that you shouldn’t forget the fact that it’s mainly going to be used as a magazine header!
We would still love to see new ideas, but here are our thoughts on the existing drafts:
#64, #61 We like the font, symbol looks nice as well, but this ribbon/strap looks a little bit weird.
#57 We really like the globe and the arrangement, not sure about the condensed font and colors you are currently using. Also, the O looks more like a D. Would love to see another version of it.
#47 Love the font
#42, #41 Nice symbol and font.
#39 We kind of like the symbol.
#17 Could you try using something different then the leaves?
#15 Once again, nice font (but you’ve got a typo in the strapline.. should be “solar”… ;-) )
#20, #10 We like it, how the globe looks like on dark background. Although, we think that the sea should be blue and the continent yellow/orange. The lines around the globe look quite big, could you try working on that a little bit? Like the font.
#2, #1 like the font, because it’s similar to what we’ve done. (there’s also the “solar” typo..) we like it how you incorporated the tagline.
That’s it for now, some more comments will probably follow later on.
Keep up the great work!