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A rough draft of something I thought up in the shower for Steel City Nibs.

http://cl.ly/image/2c1W3x1D1r3c/Image%202014-10-20%20at%209.37.21%20AM.png

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Hello Jakob,

 

As a semi-Pittsburgher - I like it! I'd stick with it. :D

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

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The form is terrific. The use of color, though, shows room for improvement. Overall, I think you'll have a stronger design with only two colors, not three. Turn the red to white, and the composition will still work. Alternately, you could make the "drip" of pouring steel into a nib shape and greatly simplify the whole composition in a two-color design.

 

But if you must have three colors, eliminate the gradient. And why is the molten steel in the crucible white, not red like the steel pouring out of the crucible? Bit of a mess there, in terms of visual symbolism.

 

I know that detailed critique probably sounds like harsh criticism, but please understand that I really like what you've done here, and the bits where I'm offering criticism are minor points. It's a terrific concept. Well done!

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The form is terrific. The use of color, though, shows room for improvement. Overall, I think you'll have a stronger design with only two colors, not three. Turn the red to white, and the composition will still work. Alternately, you could make the "drip" of pouring steel into a nib shape and greatly simplify the whole composition in a two-color design.

 

But if you must have three colors, eliminate the gradient. And why is the molten steel in the crucible white, not red like the steel pouring out of the crucible? Bit of a mess there, in terms of visual symbolism.

 

I know that detailed critique probably sounds like harsh criticism, but please understand that I really like what you've done here, and the bits where I'm offering criticism are minor points. It's a terrific concept. Well done!

 

I guess I should have put an emphasis on the rough draft. But you're right, the crucible needs some work—a lot of work, actually. I haven't heard from any of the members yet, though, so I’m not currently planning on investing any more spare time. I'm going to focus on redesigning the Seattle Pen Club website.

 

I fixed the problem with the white, molten steel you describe a few days ago: http://cl.ly/image/0s1Z242b0B09

 

I also plan to add a visible rim separating the inside from the top of the crucible, like these: http://cl.ly/image/0L18283U071t

 

Thank you for your kind words, arrScott! You have a good eye. :)

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Definitely like this concept a bit better:

 

http://cl.ly/image/0s1Z242b0B09/Image%202014-10-27%20at%209.47.44%20PM.png

 

I didn't mind the black with red/orange, although I'd go more orange/gray and less red/black.

 

Something like this, maybe:

 

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No, that's not blood. That's Noodler's Antietam.

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Like the red, it really pops out and grabs your attention.

"What? What's that? WHAT?!!! SPEAK UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!" - Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Definitely like this concept a bit better:

 

http://cl.ly/image/0s1Z242b0B09/Image%202014-10-27%20at%209.47.44%20PM.png

 

I didn't mind the black with red/orange, although I'd go more orange/gray and less red/black.

 

Something like this, maybe:

 

15465612430_d0252d904c_z.jpg

Like the red, it really pops out and grabs your attention.

 

I did it in a red, too. I just stuck with grayscale because I almost always refrain from using color until the end of the process, so I can be free distraction of a preference for a color, which leaves me free to focus on the idea.

 

heymathew, did you add a textured effect? This is a logo! :D

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I did it in a red, too. I just stuck with grayscale because I almost always refrain from using color until the end of the process, so I can be free distraction of a preference for a color, which leaves me free to focus on the idea.

 

heymathew, did you add a textured effect? This is a logo! :D

 

Blasphemy. I know. :D

No, that's not blood. That's Noodler's Antietam.

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I'll admit that I had thought of an idea for a logo at one point, but was going in a completely different direction. See, there's this sort of ubiquitous local logo.... Which sort of gets used for a lot of things -- I expect it will be even more prevalent after Sunday's complete demolition of the Indianopolis Colts..... :lol: (Sigh, why couldn't they have played like this against the Ravens?)

I liked the red in yours (although something a little more "molten red" might have been even better). Wasn't so wild about the font, personally. But fonts are a tricky thing.

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The concept is awesome. The use of the slit and breather for the pour is great.

 

Designing a logo that translates well into black and white or grayscale is a must if you are going to do any print work with it. Starting without color is definitely the way to go.

 

Job well done.

Carl Fisher - Owner and chief artisan at F3 Pens

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I did it in a red, too. I just stuck with grayscale because I almost always refrain from using color until the end of the process, so I can be free distraction of a preference for a color, which leaves me free to focus on the idea.

 

heymathew, did you add a textured effect? This is a logo! :D

 

 

The second red was much more intense and really caught one's eye.

"What? What's that? WHAT?!!! SPEAK UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!" - Ludwig van Beethoven.

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It's terrific with the red "pour." For a black-and-white treatment, you might want to consider reversing it - make the top of the crucible gray, and leave the molten pour and the space between the tines white. I suspect you may find that it better captures the "white hot" feel of molten metal. This logo may be a rare instance where a gray tone does a better job of communicating negative space than the presence of a color space. The continuity between the lip of pouring metal and the nib is strong enough that the eye will connect it even if both are white (that is to say, negative space in a black-and-white rendering).

 

Thanks for sharing your work-in-progress with us! It's always a treat to see a work develop like this.

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Thumbs up :thumbup: from a local

 

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We meet at the Panera Bakery Square (where Google's Pittsburgh offices are)

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Thumbs up :thumbup: from a local

 

Next Pittsburgh meeting is penciled in for Nov ... Oct meeting was lots of fun!

We meet at the Panera Bakery Square (where Google's Pittsburgh offices are)

Do we have a date for the meeting yet? I just got 3 new to me pens in the past 48 hours to show off. And that's *before* Ohio Pen Show....

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