ConceptArt.org needs a new logo!!

[Jason Manley]

hey all

we are trying to get the new site update going with all the goodies like the news page and interviews and full forum galleries. We are working on the layout and are in need of a cool logo that says visually exactly what conceptart.org is.

anything goes...as long as the colors go with the current scheme we are open to as many ideas as you possibly have.

anything from ideas to sketches to finished logo stuff would be amazing.

if yer bored...and wanna help us all out it would be very much appreciated.

whatta you peeps think? got any ideas?

perhaps its an image next to text...perhaps its imagery and text incorporated together..perhaps its abstract marks and shapes that work with the text.

anything goes...lets brainstorm!!


thanks!



j

PS...we want to get the new site update rolling and can get it up as soon as the logo is done...I cant wait! We have some great things planned for these next few months.

[mcotie]

Jason I was playing around with some logo ideas. I wasn't sure if you had a logo (symbol of some kind) or a font treatment so I came up with this.

the sketch is one of mine but I could do it with any sketch preferrably with one of yours or Androids. But you get the idea.

Mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo2.jpg

[Jaku]

Great idea Mitch. Starting with something sketchy and finish with the letters completely done. But i´ll start with the letters more broken, undone, almost unreadable... (just the "c" of concept) to finish with a simple perfectly readable letters by in the way trying all kind of renders for them.

I don´t know if i explain myself correctly.

This is very quick to try to show what i mean.

http://jaku.iespana.es/jaku/imagenes/concept.jpg

It´s just and idea. The drawing idea is great, but maybe something like a brain throwing electricity sparks to the logo? or that´s a very typical thing??? i don´t know....

[Jason Manley]

keep em coming guys....i like the idea of the image and drawn text by mcotie...and i like that jaku kept the colors.

it does need color

keep em coming ..these are a great start!

thanks guys


j

[keyth]

awesome idea mitch.:chug:

[Zafio]

Just one logo?, I mean, since this is a place which 'comprises' a lot of styles, I think it would be nice to have various logos than one that represents many styles, because it is too hard to achieve so many styles and thoughts in one logo, perhaps it is, but it would be ugly for sure :D
A good example of what I try to explain is www.pouet.net (http://www.pouet.net/) they did it in a very nice way, it is a good reference imho.
This was just a humble thought, I will try to contribute with a logo anyway :D

[davi]

i think it would be better to have more of a "trademark" logo instead of a ton.

[mcotie]

here's another similar witha different sketch. again this is my sketch. I don't know if it's a good idea to use mine, but the point I'm making is: that we do something cool with any figure sketch. I tried to incorporate more familiar colors, with the blue, but i liked the sketchier "work progress" look of the 1st two.

Mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo4.jpg

[Zafio]

davi: a "trademark" logo would fit in the main conceptart.org page, but in the forum ? I guess you're right anyway

mcotie: lovely sketch, somehow it remembers me the logos from final fantasy games :)

[Jason Manley]

i like the sketch...but the text is not quite there mitch.

perhaps colored text...you see the blue is an accent color on the site...without it the site tends to stay way too monochrome.

I like the direction of the text only logo above to a certain degree..in that it shows different medias and techniques.


just a thought


j

[Landmate]

these look more like paintings with text, mcotie how would you use that as a logo

[Jason Manley]

i was actually hoping for a traditional looking logo...NOT A LOGO...but traditionally drawn/painted/made looking...or hand crafted...I mean.

sorry for the confusion...i edited this post to reclarify.

j

[oglzogl]

I really like the logo's on display here.. I really like the idea.

mitch, I like what you've done but in addition to adding color to the text might I suggest using a font thats a bit bolder. Gill Sans Bold or even Ultra Bold have never let me down. Or a bold Futura.

Very cool idea..

[reddjam]

Here's my idea.

http://www.pbase.com/image/13106679/original

Jim

[mcotie]

Jason,
I wasn't sure you wanted a title like this or a logo. So I'll start on some sure enough logo stuff.

Mitch

[Jason Manley]

mitch you are going the right direction...its just the text that is off...both in color and handling. jaku was closer to the right direction...in that his looks like medias...tis hard to read though..but the colors are nice and so is the feel.

I re edited the above post of mine...i didnt communicate what i meant very well.


jason

[Jason Manley]

well..tell me what you think of this k? Im open to ideas...we need it to look like natural media..at least part of it...perhaps a transition from natural medias to finished text...and a nice sketch behind it like mcoties idea



i want to rotate the back sketch to add new images if we choose...but the text will be the same


i guess the text needs to be clean enough to read..but still look cool


these are some things i chatted with seb about...input is appreciated.

we need to nail down a clear art direction...its up in the air right now...perhaps this will happen when we get some more examples in.


j

[mcotie]

Jason here is the newest title treatment with and without sketch.

Mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo_char1.jpg

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo_no_char.jpg

I think the "c" gets kinda washed out not much contrast there, I'll work on that.

maybe it's too busy. Let me know.

Mitch

[Jason Manley]

yeah..I dont think this one is it...It doesnt look like art stuff to me..it looks messy...the GIRL IS RAD THOUGH...haha...i love that part.

the text is gonna be a challenge


j

[mcotie]

Yep I thought the same thing. Back to the wacom.

Mitch

[mcotie]

Ok I'm going to back up a little and use one of the older ones but just change the color of the font and the sketch and crop it in.

Mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo_char2.jpg

[Loga4]

He,I got some ideas/sketches but
what I don`t have is site which don`t ask
money for image hosting::so if someone
know free image hosting place,please tell me.
Money is not issue,thing is that I can`t pay them from
here.HELP ME!!Please:D

[Jason Manley]

email them to me loga jasonmanley at Onebox.com

thats the way to get at me...Ill put them up


j

[Zafio]

Here is my first sketch (hope to have time to paint more), change the hues to your favourite flavour and.. hum
http://boah.scenesp.org/tmp/j/cpt_01.gif

[mcotie]

Jull that is sweet! I used that and added the sketch.

Mitch
http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo_char3.jpg

[Jaku]

A work in progress. I´ll try to develop more the idea....

http://jaku.iespana.es/jaku/conceptlogo.jpg

[redehlert]

Hey All....

Below are three concepts for the logo:

I used the same font throughout the series for conceptart.org because I find it to be a very worthwhile font to utilize for the tone, talent, and powerful direction conceptart.org is in and is continually heading...that said, on with the concepts:

The first concept steals an image from each of the artists found on the index page of conceptart.org. You won't be able to tell that, but believe me, they are there...snippits from everyone....used one artist twice....good luck figuring that one out. At any rate, felt it would be wise to use what's there. The drip brush affect was an afterthought and gave good grounding/background to letters that needed help 'popping out'. The subtitle is bouncy like the water splash background to add to the liveliness and creative energy found on this site.

http://redehlert.com/conceptart/conceptartlogo_v1.jpg

The second concept is a lot more toned down and the theme is based on the 'burning embers of imagination' as it consumes and illuminates the visage known as conceptart.org. The subtitle is hand written to find balance between techno/digi and traditional/fine art.

http://redehlert.com/conceptart/conceptartlogo_v2.jpg

The third concept uses a simple brush stroke swatch behind the conceptart.org text to convey that a build-up of content makes the concept artist today as well as builds-up the conceptart.org site. I liked the simple outline stroke all hard edged and true as seen in the name and then the soft and variant speed lines created by the brushed background.

http://redehlert.com/conceptart/conceptartlogo_v3.jpg

All ideas were done in Photoshop 7 and completed in 1.5 hours.
Hope it sparks some ideas for all to play with.

Cheers,
Dave

[Jason Manley]

these are looking great so far guys...keep em coming...I will take some of them and incorporate them into the new part of the site to see how they look a bit later this week.

I appreciate all the help...your efforts are commendable!


jason

[davi]

omg jaku's is so nice. reminds me of the simcity4 stuff.

[keyth]

red gots some good ones.

i like jaku's lettering...except the "o" in org should be something else. the gear sticks out too much. maybe a pizza...OH! did i say that?...i'm hungry.

[possak]

hi, i made this up rather quickly, so it's pretty rough at the moment. it's good for a start though.
i'd love to hear some opinions. :)
http://www.possak.com/ca1.jpg


nothing fancy, i think logos should be designed without color so that the shape works better, so i left it alone.

i'm new here, having lurked for a little while. i'm amazed at the talent and information here. :eek:


this rules:
:evilbat:

[brokencow]

possak those are good man, i really like them.

[possak]

thanks. :)

I like what it says in your sig.

[Oblio]

i'll use just words - but i hopi it will help.
We have this goal:

Logo for a site called "www.conceptart.org"
As you can see the name is quite long - is cool in esence but it doesn't look like "Nike", "Nokia", " Bic" :D
We can drop the www (unles it helps in the design" since the .org makes it clear enought that it's about a web site.

Now - the meaning - artistrs with ideas!
I think this is what it should say just by looking at it!
A simble monster face would not be quite enough - unles is mindblowing.
Also... it should look like we make things happen - so i suggest that the text should have an evolution from sketch to something almost done - like wireframe!
It's nice to see an evolution in it - from a messy "searching enviroenment" to a clear nice Scott Robertson feel :D

Also we have a composed word there - concept-art
art and org are 3 lettes we can make something out of it - maybe plage .ORG under ART making in shorter.
Think it like it would be cool to have it on your t-shirt.
It should be so cool that people will stop you on the street to gaze at it!

I'll try to sketch something for the masters of the art here just make a point on size and the "punch" feel!

Oblio

[gekitsu]

i love possak's attempts, too.
they just need something to a "painted" look. maybe working it over with painter's chalk tool and adding a few blue guidelines or something like that.

i'm very much for a more graphic approach. something that can be printed on a shirt in screen printing.

i hereby state that i would wear a shirt with the ca.org logo on it in forum colors as the only one non-black piece of clothing of my entire wardrobe!

[redehlert]

I was listening to BT yesterday and 'smart bomb' was playing. Remembered I had this fun collection of silhouettes and picked out my grenade to tie in with conceptart.
Go ahead.....pull the pin.

Enjoy.
Dave

http://redehlert.com/conceptart/conceptartlogo_v4.jpg

[franz]

Jason, what is it exactly that we want.. A real logo (logo as in this (http://www.vmsm.com/graphics/mcdonalds.jpg), this (http://www.neram.ca/Pages/images/shell.gif) or this (http://www.aps.k12.co.us/gateway/images/partners/burger-king-logo.gif)) that can be used everywhere and scaled to pretty much every size *or* a graphical header for the site?

If it is a logo we want, I think we'll need something small, reduced and simple. Remember, the front page will be so full of text and images that we can't afford to put a huge logo on top of that.

http://www.fahrschule-thues.de/images/calogo01.gif

(Just a *very* quick example)

[mcotie]

red' the grenade is a trip. I love what you did with the font change within the title. that looks cool.

mitch

[movement]

http://www.muvment.com/conceptart.gif

[redehlert]

Thanks Mitch!

Duck and cover....hahahaa....

d

[AmadorL]

hey redehlert i am digg'n you fisrt two the first 1 the most it is tight and would fit the forum good!

A

[redehlert]

thanks amadorl....appreciate the feedback!

i'm liking movement's piece...slick font!

peace.
d

[movement]

Thanks :)

I think I only spent 10 minutes or so with it. I wasn't entirely sure what is required here.

"We need a logo" isn't exactly specific. :/

[brads3d]

I spent a few hours consuming my own boredom, playin around.

http://brads3d.com/forums/banextras.jpg

udder concepts:
http://brads3d.com/forums/bancovert.jpg
http://brads3d.com/forums/bandrastic.jpg
http://brads3d.com/forums/bangrody.jpg
http://brads3d.com/forums/bansharp.jpg
http://brads3d.com/forums/bansimple.jpg

[Landmate]

redehlert: that is really close to a premier satire/humor site's logo, called www.somethingawful.com

http://www.somethingawful.com/inserts/newgraphics/leftcolumn-newgrenlogo.gif

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[redehlert]

landmate - ha! go figure....can't be original these days...but i think the version i came up with is different enough...don't you think?

brads3d - sweet! you tagged conceptart!

movement - i hear ya....10 minutes...not bad!

i have a few more ideas i want to push, but it's 3 a.m. and i just finished a shite load of medical legal exhibits for submission to my client and my head is in a fog.

have a good day all and keep the concepts coming!

d

[mcotie]

I whipped out these sketches. These are to be done in a Mucha style

mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo5.jpg
http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo6.jpg

[morphine]

Mitch, the drawings that could go with the logotype that you're doing are just beautiful. I love them.
Some other ones are very good too, but:

A good logo design should be able to be drawn in sand with a piece of stick.™

I'll try to do something now.
Wish me luck. heh

[Landmate]

mcotie they are good, but you keep making drawings and then writing concept art on them, thats not what a logo is.

[xjmaschox]

http://jmascho.netfirms.com/logo.jpg

[mcotie]

Landmate and Morphine, dang don't get your panties in a bunch, I'm brainstorming. Brainstorming yano.

Youre being close minded. don't ever be close minded.


I dig movements and xjmaschox designs.

Mitch

[Coma]

I went for rough, I can change anything about this Jason.
I think this concept is simple and fits the site.
http://www.boomspeed.com/coma0/ca2.jpg
Just a draft, I'll put more work in to it if its chosen...

[Mattias]

A lurker speaks:
I can't really tell you what it is, but Comas' suggestion really struck chord in me. Somehow it reminds me of that conceptart-feeling you get when you browse around here.

Very nice Coma :thumb:

[brokencow]

Originally posted by movement
http://www.muvment.com/conceptart.gif

NICE

[Fozzybar]

I wasn't in the mood to design a logo, but somehow i felt constrained to contribute to this logo-brainstorm...

So, don't understand this as a logo suggestion, it's just another idea, to help us seeing the logo-thing maybe from a different perspective/origin...something like an inspiration...carry it over or throw it in the trash :)

http://www.cleverfool.de/ca/logosketch_ca_fozzybar.jpg

idea:
- There are only two things you need as an (concept)artist: (basically spoken a drawing-tool and something to draw on) here symbolized with a pencil and a sheet of paper (one small rectangle on the right and one large on the left)

- As a ca you have to show a whole world only within this sheet...the world exists in your mind and it's up to you to show this world to the rest (that's why there is only a sketched "co" in the sheet, though the whole word is visible outside...)

- Understand the "co" in the sheet as a clue to the cooperation/teamwork on this board.

- The font is chosen arbitrarily, since this is just a sketch as i said. But it's placed between the "paper" and the "pencil", to show that the whole conceptart-thing is decided and created by the artist all in between his tools...

I am sorry for my english, especially in this cases, where someone have to use meaningful words to describe his thoughts...sorry...

[movement]

Thanks cow bro, I appreciate it.

[Loga4]

Hmm,here is my try,it`s still unfinished,
letters can be different,and I will work on this
more.

[fletchgirl]

i like jaku's sort of showing the process idea. that's nice. also coma's.. maybe if the head was even simpler and even more graphic..... combining those ideas would be nice!

[brokencow]

http://www.brokencow.net/artbox/cowshit/calogos.jpg
http://www.brokencow.net/artbox/cowshit/calogo.jpg

i had some extra time tonight to draw real quick before i go to bed. I should be able to make even more tomorrow or some time this week. Lemme know if you want to see them clearer. Thumbnails are the key to designing logos. Yes yes, and tons of them too.

[Coma]

Ok, I have some questions...

Are you looking for a minimalist logo like nike? (The goal of a minimalist logo is for it to be easy to remember and recognize, my head thing is a minimalist logo, though it also fits with "conceptual thinking")

Are you wanting a painted peace that is related to concept art?

I did a few other sketches but I really cant tell what your wanting?

when I hear "logo" I think of something that will never change in the life of a organization. and can be fitted to almost any size with out losing detail and such.

Or maybe you just want some creative looking text that you can drop sketches behind, or whatever...

I think we need some sort of art director in here to lay out a idea of what type of logo we are going for. lol

Just my thoughts.

[Jason Manley]

honestly...Im open to just about anything that looks great and fits the site.

Im more interested in seeing and hearing what you guys think...if ya know what I mean.

Im here learning as much as the rest of you.


jason

[Coma]

Cool

I'll do a few more and maybe finish that last one, when I get some time.

[chudzta]

personally, movement's dominated my forehead, which is good in these parts

_ry

[mcotie]

taking a new direction.

mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/shutup.jpg

[mcotie]

here's a traditional logo style of the same idea as above. It looks a little rough on the edges because I whipped it out in PS, without the pen tool.

Mitchhttp://www.mcotie.com/newimages/shutup2.jpg

[ummo]

^
|
Hey thats cool!
great idea methinks

[Jason Manley]

ok...I gotta agree there...that is cool!

SHUT UP AND DRAW!!

:) I love it. hahaha


andrew wants whatever it is to be great on a black tshirt with white lettering. Perhaps this is a good direction. I will have him take a look.


keep em coming...the ideas are getting better every time.


jason

[Jason Manley]

what if a brush and a pen were like crossbones below it?

would that be stupid? we got the shut up part...but we are missing the draw part of the logo communication...perhaps Im over-analyzing.

what do you guys think.

this is just brainstorming here ...but i was thinking it we could come up with all sorts of tag lines to go with that kind of a logo..if it had the other symbols in there.

DRAW TIL YOU DIE!

TIL DEATH DO US ART!

i dunno...Im just brainstorming...just cuz they are ideas doesnt mean they are good ideas.


j

[possak]

Here's a second attempt:
http://www.possak.com/ca2.jpg

Fozzy, I really like your first sketch, good use of positive/ negative, and the style of it really works nice.
I like the skully logo too, but i'm not really sure of the signifigance. It would look cool on a t shirt though.
The logo I just posted was based on scribbles when I was bored at work earlier, and is sort of based on a bauhaus style minimal approach wherein the technical aspect of clean lines, precision drawing/brushstroke is transferred to an equally technically precise method of traditional graphic design.
At least that's what I keep telling myself. ;)


btw, this is just a rough version done in photoshop, it needs some more work so it looks good small.

[Jason Manley]

very simple...and very nice!

there are some gifted people around here arent there?


j

[Jason Manley]

just putting ideas together...i dont feel these are succesful but I shall put them up here...perhaps one of you have a better idea on how to incorporate them together.


I do think that a pencil...or brush...or pen...that kind of symbol would help communicate the shut up and draw idea.


j

[Jason Manley]

another...though this one isnt as interesting...


NOW Im thinkin...that...there needs to be a design incorporation between the text and the logo...something that makes it look finished and not just pasted together.

I just pasted them together to see what we could do with the stuff...any more ideas are appreciated.


j

[Oblio]

Uh.. that’s so cool.
Yet I think we have to focus a bit and see the practical part of the thing.
We already have the hardest part of all : the name (conceptart.org), the color scheme (at least a reference) AND a slogan: “artist with ideas”

Those elements should ALWAYS be together!
I think the slogan is cool enough. This doesn’t mean that we can not have t-shirts with “Shut up & Draw”, “Till Death do us Art” and so on (of I love those).
But associated with the logo and all we should keep the slogan that says it best and that will refer to the whole site (not just the forums)

So – we are free to do whatever t-shirt pictures and cool quotes we like, but for the logo – we have to stay focus.
I agree that the logo should look cool enough in just one color but we can have more colors in it.

So – it should show that we love to draw, we CAN draw, and we have ideas! Lots of them if posible - if it doesn't turn the logo into a buch of sketches!

Just my 5th element!

[Coma]

finished:
http://www.boomspeed.com/coma0/ca4.jpg
Its actually much bigger, but there's no need to post it at high res. Anyone wants the psd e-mail me.

[Jason Manley]

nice!


j

[Landmate]

thats pretty slick coma.. if you could work in some concept art text in it would work well. perfect for a t-shirt :D

[mcotie]

Coma thats pretty damn cool.
Jason I love the title w/ logo treatments. both of em.
Here's one more with the shut up skull with a pencil.

mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo12.jpg

[gekitsu]

Originally posted by Jason Manley
andrew wants whatever it is to be great on a black tshirt with white lettering.
i agree with that!

idea about incorporating with SHUT UP AND DRAW-skull, TIL DEATH DO US AT etc...

what if the whole shape of skull was hatched and in the end, the line makes some unnatural crackle & zig-zag and fades, as in those detective stories when someone is murdered while writing?

i like the idea of skull with crossed pen and brush.
kinda cliche but cool cliche :)

[Oblio]

mcotie: THIS IS IT! :D

Oblio

[Fozzybar]

It looks more like an eatpoo-logo...conceptart has got a different image i think...

[mcotie]

eatpoo has a logo like this? I see a little skull and crossbones IN a beer bottle label. and on their forum I see two little kitties.
I think just because it's a skull doesn't make it unoriginal. I mean we all have em.
just a thought.

mitch

[mcotie]

Will it work as a t-shirt?

mitch

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/calogo-tshirt.jpg

[bOne]

enjoy

http://bonestudio.free.fr/images/conceptart.jpg

[mcotie]

I think this one would work well on a custom VW bus for Jason and Andrew to go graduate scouting.

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/ca-bus.jpg

[brads3d]

Originally posted by mcotie

http://www.mcotie.com/newimages/ca-bus.jpg

that's rad

[Jason Manley]

NICE!

[Coma]

Had some time over lunch. ::munch munch::
http://www.boomspeed.com/coma0/ca6.jpg

[peckinpah]

Hi, I've made a quick attempt at a logo for conceptart. I don't seem to be allowed to attach a picture, so go to this link instead:

Logo-design #1 (http://www.iosq.dk/conceptart/conceptart.gif)

cheers :)
/peckinpah

[Fozzybar]

Hehe, Mitch, the idea with the bus is great!

As is said it looks like an eatpoo-logo i meant, that the conversation over there is a little bit rough, funny though :) So if conceptart would have a CI, i don't think that a skull would match to it...

Bone, I like your contribution very much!

So here are two typographic attempts i did:

As you can see we have the letters "c", "a" and "o" in one logo...ordered by importance...the circle btw is a good element to symbolize community and teamwork...
http://www.cleverfool.de/ca/logo01_web_fozzybar.jpg

Here is the logo combined with the text, where the logo itself also acts as the dot between conceptart and org...
http://www.cleverfool.de/ca/logo01_2_web_fozzybar.jpg

And this is just bad, but i liked the idea, to implement Da-Vinci's famous human-sketch, though i know that this visual is somehow overkilled...
http://www.cleverfool.de/ca/logo02_web_fozzybar.jpg

[redehlert]

fozzybar - like the ideas....definitely on the right track with the circle theme...gives off the oroboros effect - no ending, no beginning.

bone - damn smooth.

coma - like the window idea...not big on the bubble outline tho...but great idea!

mcotie - you crack me up...where can i get a pimp mobile like dat? i love that icon! can you do a version with a brush tip instead of a pencil? have the brush loaded up with a tinge of red....you know, the blood, sweat, and tears we pour into our work.

jason - how about taking mcotie's skull and bone's typography treatment?..they seem to be more unified. the round skull icon and the round type in bone's layout is pretty close and would create a nice marriage.

just thoughts.

peas.
d

[Landmate]

bOne i really really like that one! Nice!

[Wizard of KOZ]

mcotie I love that logo.... I want a shirt with just that in the center right below the collar....and on the back in big lettering.....

"SHUT UP AND DRAW!"

That would rock.... :rock:

I like what redehlert said about the red paint...it's a nice symbolic touch and it would be nice way to inject color...

[movement]

http://www.muvment.com/concept2.jpg

[peckinpah]

Anyone comment my logo ?? Pretty please ???

:rolleyes:

[redehlert]

sorry peckinpah,

i, for one, do quick scans on the page and didn't see your url in the mix. my bad!

your concept is like coma's and fozzybar with the head in a circle or the circle theme in general and i have stated i liked both of theirs, so you're included in that group.

the head shape is interesting - makes me stare at it for quite a bit to get all the details down. be awesome to see that head all vectored out to marry well with the circle thus playing with positive and negative space.

the kerning in the logotype is expansive and perhaps a tad too much, but i do like what you've done with the type and the 'art' in the name...that too will be very slick as vectored shape since it looks a bit jaggy at present.

thanks for adding your efforts to the mix, believe me, they don't go unnoticed.
keep up the good work!

cheers!
d

[Pigeon]

I think fozzybar is on the right track. Nice. Iconic. Clear. Creative.

I'm sure there's a tendency to get wild, cool, and visceral. But let our artworks do that. Let the logo be iconic, and not draw away from the artwork.

Don't like the skull very much. Nice logo, but don't think it says shut up and draw, nor do I think conceptart.org is about the connotation of doom that a skull brings.

[peckinpah]

hi redehlert, thanks for commenting my logo :)

I liked your suggestions, so I vectorized the head, changed the spacing a bit, etc. Looks better now, imho.

updated logo (http://www.iosq.dk/conceptart/conceptart.gif)

/peckinpah

[redehlert]

yup! much cleaner!
like the flipped head to look at the logo much better.
great clean up work!

cheers,
d

[nitzdesign]

This is just another idea of how it can look. Maybe it helps other to complete a final one. Pls give me some comments.

Thnx

http://www.nitzdesign.com/temp/temp1/conceptart.org.jpg

www.nitzdesign.com

[usagi yojimbo]

what the fuck?

are you joking round eye?

i can bring in art directors from a dozen magazines to stroll through here and tell you you all suck. but good luck. and i totally mean that. fags.

fags? how old are you? how does our ability to design reflect our sexuallity?

and do you really think we care about what a bunch of magazine directors think about our logo, or you for that matter?

[Coma]

LoL!

[Nivbed]

Oi. O_O

[usagi yojimbo]

no seriously roundeye, how old are you?

cause i made fun of gay people for about a week i think in grade four, then i realised how ignorant i was and grew out of it.

it also severely hinders you cognitive reasoning
it sounds like your talking from experience, i think youve been hindered a bit yourself, roundeye

my point stands also, who cares what you think? i really doubt that anyone is impressed by your homophobia and constantly reassuring your own sexuality

[Octave13]

someone sounds jealous... :)

[jerO]

Sexuality aside, i do actually really like the " 'Til death do us art" line. I think its' a lot more professional than "shut up and draw", while still having the same message.

so that's my vote on the tagline anyway.
n00b that i am,
... no wait, groupie. yay!
jerO

[ceenda]

hrrrmmMMMMmmm...

roundeeeEEEYYYyyee...

much beer I sense in you...

[mcotie]

lol. that's funny.

i think we've just been attacked by the art-Queda.

mitch

[movement]

Maybe if you drew as much as you ran your mouth, you wouldn't be the never-ending inside joke of the digital art community:

"Yea, I'll study design, as soon as roundeye puts out a new piece of work! Hahahahaha!"

See how well that works? Get a life, you worthless, amount-to-nothing drunk.

[Coma]

movement

chill out.

[usagi yojimbo]

listen bitch i dont have any sense of humour when it comes to homphobes like you. i think its disgusting that you have been aloud to stay here as long as you have

i dont really care about what you think of conceptart's designing skills, i wouldnt have replied to your post in the first place if it wasnt for the fact that you added "fags" to the end of your post

whats the difference between that and saying and saying "and i totally mean that. chinks." or niggers or anything else rascist or sexist you want to add to that? homosexuality isnt something that is chosen, nor is it anything to be ashamed of. not that it will matter what i say to you, you're too ignorant to see outside your narrow, benighted cell

you make me sick, you really do. you're an educated adult who hates 10% of the population only because you're scared and so you take out your frustrations on these messageboards since, im sure, you're to scared to do anything in real life. i hope i speak for all us here, or at least the 10% on this board when i say go and join your white hooded, cross burning cousins, we dont want you here

[Fozzybar]

Ok, forget this shit...and let's talk about the new logo...

Maybe it's just another preparing element of the new contest :p

nitzdesign, I like the logo with the eye...it makes sense, though an eye is really the last thing i would use, because it's used so many times, it wouldn't be very original...

peckinpah, what's the idea of the head...why it does look like this...it should make sense, like everything in a logo should.

[xjmaschox]

whoa, hello.

[amphex]

Wtf is this..why all the arguing?
This is just stupid..and horribly unneccesary.
Who cares if "roundeye" or anyone else comes all up in here spewing out things you dont agree with, fuck it and let it go.
Remember, its just a website. This isnt real life.
If you like art, do it..if not..dont.
Anyways, I know Im bad at designing, so instead of showing you all some mediocre crap, ill just say that M-Dog's skull design is probably the coolest one Ive seen so far..but it needs more to it (ie, a brush and pencil in an X kind of like it usually is with bones? well..thats dumb..but i think it needs something).

PS- that VW bus is freaking awesome!@ I think the winner of the next thunderdome should get one of those babies =)

[benjamin]

Ooo er! Sensitive souls, aren't we? Don't get so worked up, opinions are like assholes.

Stop bashing times new roman! You... fontist.

:D

:beer:
-Ben

[stephen]

http://www.seriks.com/conceptartlogo.jpg

[chudzta]

Out of those, stephen, i like the third

Personally though.. i like the shut up and draw line.. Does the big guy in charge really see a clear crisp always professional mannerhood here for the next version? i doubt it would be withheld if it was put that way.. so anywho.. yes i saw a great revolution in the process when the zipper/skull logo was put to a side along with movement's logo.. my heart fluttered and begged "I Want A Shirt NoW!~" not really.. but yea it was pretty cool.. i think the pencil idea still could be tweaked a bit.. but goin straight thru the top like that was great... i would love to see more play with that idea.. keep it up peeps.. crisp design with a killer tagline would be my goal.. hell it even rhymed, it must be right.. _ry

[Yickth]

I thought I'd go for the simple approach. Here is my first attempt displayed three ways - slightly stylized, and basic light and dark...

Of course, a number of textures/styles can be added, but the basic logo may do best if it can stand on its own.

(slightly stylized)

http://www.seaholm.com/forums/conceptart_log_lg.jpg

(basic light & dark)

http://www.seaholm.com/forums/conceptart_log_sm_01.jpg

http://www.seaholm.com/forums/conceptart_log_sm_02.jpg

thanks...

[fletchgirl]

yickth: ooooooh.... pretty... :)

[fell]

F....F....FLAMEWAAAAR!

nice concepts btw. saw some good stuff working out here

[Coma]

::points::

Fell has ugly shoes!!!

[the_blur]

Originally posted by benjamin
Stop bashing times new roman! You... fontist.
-Ben

Umm... yeah I think Times new roman sucks. There are much better cuts of times out there, so if at all possible, never use times new roman.

Use trebuchet, it's a nice, humanist sans-serif made for screen viewing. Or if you MUST use a serif, use georgia, it was made for screen display. (All of those are by Matthew Carter I think, Times was by that one hit wonder, Stanley Morrison)

[the_blur]

Originally posted by possak
hi, i made this up rather quickly, so it's pretty rough at the moment. it's good for a start though.
i'd love to hear some opinions. :)
http://www.possak.com/ca1.jpg
:evilbat:

It's a good start, nice, strong graphic look as opposed to sketchy. I think it's a bit too "roboty" but keep at it!

[the_blur]

Originally posted by Yickth
http://www.seaholm.com/forums/conceptart_log_lg.jpg
(basic light & dark)
http://www.seaholm.com/forums/conceptart_log_sm_01.jpg
http://www.seaholm.com/forums/conceptart_log_sm_02.jpg


The success or failiure of these pieces hinges on whether they are original letters DRAWN by you or it's a font you found, if the latter, then it's time to go back to the drawing board.

(It's a really nice font though, looks like a futuristic uncial)

[the_blur]

omg, harsh corrections from the resident type Nazi.


Originally posted by stephen
http://www.20mm.net/conceptartlogo.gif

[LaPalida]

Hey guys don't let that asshole bring you down. Some of you have pretty good ideas for a logo that would work really well (and I know being a designer). I think that several are rather good because they are clear and easy to read:

1. stephen your logos are nice but a little bland. I would add something to them otherwise it's just type placed there.

2. Yickth same (unless you actually designed a typeface for the forums)

3. movement I really liked your idea from the beginning (the sandwitched type but it has become a little too psychedelic as you played around more and more with it .. and I don't think the font that you used for forums and galleries goes well with the logo it's just too much)

4. fozzy bear i like the actual logo the c and the a make an interesting negative shape but I would suggest experimenting more with fonts that might make it look better.

5. possak nice logo but still no go because it seems to mean nothing to me it just simply doesnt speak concept art althought again the neg shape is interesting.

6. nitzdesign I like yours because it's simple. But as someone already said the eye is cliche. So unless you can make it look really original and visually enticing its not doing its job

7. coma the head by itself is quite nice but I can't see it as a concept art logo at least not the way it's presented. I am guessing you are going with the head because thats where all "ideas and concepts" come from but the way the type is placed it all just seems arbitrary and just floats next to the head (it being the focus) instead of coming out like you meant it to be. The fonts you used are just atrocious ... I would suggest something much simpler (try to combine fonts that don't compete against one another and fonts that people can read - because the whole idea of a logo is to convey a message speedily and simply)

8. the skull I just don't understand ... it's nice (esp when it's not in 3D which is completely unnessesary) by itself but again combined with type esp the logo that movement did was just too much. It all becomes too confusing because there is too much going on in one spot.

So far there has been alot of attempts but in my opinion it's not quite there yet. I say keep trying.

PS. 80 % of design out there is crap so mr poopoo whoever you worked for for 7 years got ripped off.

[the_blur]

Originally posted by bOne
enjoy

http://bonestudio.free.fr/images/conceptart.jpg

Cool look bone. Did you render the "art" yourself? if not, I highly suggest you do (you can send me the final "art" and I'll streamline it for ya).

Also, maybe try Akzidenz Grotesk or Univers instead of Helvetica (everyone does helvetica).

[the_blur]

Originally posted by LaPalida
Hey guys don't let that asshole bring you down. Some of you have pretty good ideas for a logo that would work really well (and I know being a designer). I think that several are rather good because they are clear and easy to read:


WOW! Excellent critique! =) Listen to her guys!

[Yickth]

Hee hee,
Blur, the font is mine - all mine, arrrgh!!!
But, you can use it if you want.
It's cool, though, that you might think otherwise.
You do know, however, that every font that exists,
even so called found fonts, were designed by "someone"...
why not me?
So, yeah, I decided to actually design the logo that I proposed.
Imagine that. :D

Oh, and thanks, LaPalida, for your thoughts.

[the_blur]

Originally posted by Yickth
Hee hee,
Blur, the font is mine - all mine, arrrgh!!!
But, you can use it if you want.
It's cool, though, that you might think otherwise.
You do know, however, that every font that exists,
even so called found fonts, were designed by "someone"...
why not me?
So, yeah, I decided to actually design the logo that I proposed.
Imagine that. :D

Oh, and thanks, LaPalida, for your thoughts.

lol, so did you design the font?! lol, ya bastid. I dunno if you did or not. Now it's gonna eat me up.

Anyway, like I said, if it's your own typeface design, it's great! :D

I don't want to use it, but I'm mentioning that one of the most powerful ways to brand something is by giving it it's own typeface. So it's a great start for something larger, as it stands it's a little bare. (and no photoshop embosses!)

[stephen]

http://www.seriks.com/conceptartlogo2.jpg
the red says 'art'.......................




heh seriously tho, these just took liek 10mins its nothing special but i thought it looked nice n professional-ish'.

[fletchgirl]

hahah rough, i know... i was doodling and came up w/ this. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/auuugghhhh/images/conceptforconcept

[jerO]

here's my shot.

http://www.valleydweller.com/cadotorg.jpg

quite rough... the tonal stuff in the sky should be linear for reproduction if necessary, and i'd probably cut cloud curves with geometry, but it gets the point across.

i axed the actual font treatment that i had because it would've just detracted from the symbol.

with some work this should reduce well.
jerO

Edit: i'm adding the thumbnails to this here:
http://www.valleydweller.com/cathumbs.jpg

[cucaracha]

hey, I think b0ne's submission is cool...

but -

(stupid, I know) Can someone send me that Univers font via e-mail, please? I can't find it anywhere and I'd like to have it so much :D

[Fozzybar]

fletchgirl...this is so sweet...too sweet for ca i guess ;)

jerO, i don't know if Landmate meant this as a crit but i would answer the same...if you know what i mean...

[LaPalida]

Originally posted by cucaracha
hey, I think b0ne's submission is cool...

but -

(stupid, I know) Can someone send me that Univers font via e-mail, please? I can't find it anywhere and I'd like to have it so much :D

Check your email bub.

[fletchgirl]

Fozzybar, you're right, everything gets all cute and roundy once it gets through me. :p i still like coma's "head" idea though... that was my take on it. :D

[redehlert]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jerO
[B]here's my shot.

http://www.valleydweller.com/cadotorg.jpg

I like this jerO. Have you tried to spell out conceptart.org down below where 'dot org' is currently residing?

I've done a version of yours (sorry to work on top of your nice piece) to give my two cents to your idea.

http://www.redehlert.com/conceptart/cadotorg_rvsn.jpg

roundeye - meet my mentor and friend, don barnett - designer and illustrator:
http://www.donbarnett.com

i've got a lot to learn about design since there are different rules, but some people can bridge the gap quite eloquently.

cheers,

d

[jerO]

Originally posted by redehlert
I've done a version of yours (sorry to work on top of your nice piece) to give my two cents to your idea.

http://www.redehlert.com/conceptart/cadotorg_rvsn.jpg


dude, no worries at all.
It's not like we're competing for a contract or anything, i threw mine out there to be modded if anyone wanted to. i probably don't have time to create a final out of it anyway.

My original design for it had the ConceptArt.Org
text off to the right of the symbol, which would
bring it back more into the horizontal web format,
but i didn't want people yelling at my dumb font
choices so i left it off :) If you want, mess around
with repositioning your text.

AS IT IS, though... you did a nice job with your text placement. it's got a nice feel. i like the spacing and
format, if you can make everything justified to fit the
form of the quad. "d" from "and" needs to come right
and "s" from "galleries" should move left a bit.
Unless "and" is just throwing me off visually.

hope all this makes sense, i got interrupted like 7 times while posting.
jerO

[bOne]

The Blur >> What do you mean by render my "art" ?

I didn't use helvetica, I don't like that font.

I used Sveningson and Evil cop, that I modified a bit.

http://bonestudio.free.fr/images/conceptart.jpg


BTW Thx for all :)))

[John P.]

Too much I guess, but I gave it a shot at least... :


http://home.online.no/~johmoe/images/JPM_conceptart_logo.jpg

[Coma]

blaahhh

http://coma0.bonwalcpm.com/

[John P.]

Why isn't this thread made sticky?

Has a new logo already been chosen?

[Kappei]

ohm.. im to late?
here my ideas :)

http://www.macobo.de/images/conceptlogo1.gif
http://www.macobo.de/images/conceptlogo2.gif
http://www.macobo.de/images/conceptlogo3.gif
http://www.macobo.de/images/conceptlogo4.gif
http://www.macobo.de/images/conceptlogo5.gif

c
kappei

[fell]

wha..whe..?! over?! no blood? no logo?

[amphex]

I dunno if ones been chosen already, or if someone has suggested this before, but..:
I think itd be a really cool idea if we could get a script to show a random logo everytime, and then just add all of the worthy logos to the database or whatever.

[statezero]

do you guys have the numbers for the colors? and are you guys using RGB or CMYK?

id like to give it a try. im always on design forums and most identity logos are simple. i dont know if thats what you guys want but for the logo im thinking, simple, prolly vectors, and like some have said, something you can stick on a shirt!

[face]

some good ideas, some terrible ones too.

[usagi yojimbo]

this has been dragging on for a while so im not sure if the one has been picked yet but i like jero's/redehlert's logo, except that it kinda reminds me of scientology. im not sure why but it creeps me out that way.
coma's is cool too but i think it need to be refined some. i like the idea alot though.
loga4's logo roman style chick is pretty cool too. my only crit would be that its a little too euro centric and that it should be more universal.
mcotie, i think your second one kicks ass its very organic and natural, but its also mystical at the same time, i like that connection

my vote is for mcotie's