Logo Help / Font Name

[motherduce]

I am trying to get a logo done for my new company. I signed on with LogoJeez because at the time, I needed something quickly and figured I could re-brand later when I had more money and time to go through the entire process.

Needless to say, 3 months later I'm still sending revision requests to LJ because I'm picky and not satisfied. I think I'm just going to end up doing one myself for the time being.

Anyhow, guess I want some feedback on some logo concepts from them, and also I desperately need to figure out what font they are using, because I love it and want to use it on some other stuff.

They told me it was Opal, but I can't find it anywhere.

Here are the samples...

I'm looking for something clean and simple.

The company is broad, but mainly focused on technology (websites, blogs, software training, consulting, etc).

 

[motherduce]

Wow, Identifont actually worked for me!

The font they are using is ITC Bauhaus from what I can gather.

 

[motherduce]

Another question...

What's the best font type to purchase. I use both Windows and OS X. Should I buy Open Font or Windows/Mac TTF?

Looks like Open Font is best?

 

[Snark]

The company is broad, but mainly focused on technology (websites, blogs, software training, consulting, etc).

Wow. For a logo for a company whose tagline is "Simplify", I'd say LogoJeez (<sarcasm>Great name.</sarcasm>) is batting about 1 for 6, at best.

Snark

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Its not Bauhaus but its very similar. Kabel is somewhat similar too.

I hope this logo if for an online company as their concepts are way too complicated and will not work too well in certain print situations. Imagine what a fax will look like, or even a black and white advert

 

[motherduce]

Wow. For a logo for a company whose tagline is "Simplify", I'd say LogoJeez (<sarcasm>Great name.</sarcasm>) is batting about 1 for 6, at best.

Snark

My thoughts exactly. Which is why I'm going with my own now that I've found the font...

Curious, which 1 of the 6 did you, at best, consider?

 

[motherduce]

Its not Bauhaus but its very similar. Kabel is somewhat similar too.

I hope this logo if for an online company as their concepts are way too complicated and will not work too well in certain print situations. Imagine what a fax will look like, or even a black and white advert

Thanks for the font tip...

And I'm with you on the complex concepts - I don't think they understand english...because my revision requests have consistently been to simplify and remove gradients and 3D effects.

Luckily I'm only out 10% if they don't end up creating anything I like. I'm giving them one more round, then I'm canceling and doing it myself. When I do I'll post here for review - thanks for the input!

 

[apfhex]

What's the best font type to purchase. I use both Windows and OS X. Should I buy Open Font or Windows/Mac TTF?

You mean OpenType? OT fonts are unquestionably the preferred format, way better than TTF.

Curious, which 1 of the 6 did you, at best, consider?

You didn't ask me, but I'm going to say #1. All the others are really awful IMHO.

For the love of all that is good don't let them use any more Millennium Orbital Crescent Swishs!!!!!!

 

[Coheebuzz]

For the love of all that is good don't let them use any more Millennium Orbital Crescent Swishs!!!!!!

Thats sooooo fu***** true! I swear that every single client i had in the past 5 years that wanted a logo, asked for a version of their logo with a 'swooooosh' (they make that gesture with their hands too!!) slicing through the middle of the text.

Oh, and the color must always be blue.... they are a serious company afterall!.

Sorry for the offtopic, now regarding the logos, sorry to say but they are all plain confusing. I like none.......

On logos 1 and 2 the graphic and the lettering clash together. The 3R icon is next to the text 3Rules using the same font - It looks like "3R 3Rules" and its gonna be read that way! You either have a visually strong graphic with a more minimal lettering, or use "type as brand", that is the word becomes the logo without any additional graphics.

Logo no. 3 is unreadable and it also has the forbidden swoosh, so do logos 5 & 6.

And finally logo no. 4 is the exact opposite of 'simplify'. So we are left with none.

Sorry for the constructive critisicm but it's mostly addressed to the designer, whoever he is.

 

[motherduce]

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback guys...as I mentioned, I don't think they understand English very well as a cheap outsourced development company, so they missed a lot of my suggestions and desires.

LOL about the swooshes, tell me about it!

Think I'll go with my own design using the font I like, and just do type as brand for now.