feedback on new logo?

quebert

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I paid a guy on Fiverr to design me a logo. They give you 3 mock ups, if you like one you pick it and they`ll make whatever changes you request. I don`t like 1 much, 1`s okay and I do like one. Maybe tho the one I like isn`t the one anyone else would like. So I`m going to ask for feedback here. Whichever I go with, I definitely will need a few revisions made to it. None are close to what I had imagined, but for only $15 I think my standards needed to be a lot lower lol. The designer specializes in retro looking logos. I guess at least on that part he did a pretty decent job.

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After I get it to my liking, I`m gonna pay to a company to digitize it and have polo, button up work shirts and a couple jackets made. That`s gonna be a substantial investment for me so I`d like to try and get it right the 1st time lol.
 

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Yeah, I think #1 minus the spray bottle would be kind of nice, but I`m not a fan of logos using a cursive typeface. Good luck!
 
No offense but the spray bottle brought a window washer to my mind. I’d like to see these without the bottle.
 
No offense but the spray bottle brought a window washer to my mind. I’d like to see these without the bottle.

None taken, that`s why I`m asking for feedback. The designer asked graphic wise what I`d like added, the 1st thing I thought of was a spray bottle. I`m not even sure what else I could have told him. I mean every other detailer has a car or car outline. You made me look at all 3 without the bottle, and I think it would look better. I know the name`s ????? to people, but it says auto detailing so people should figure it out. I get reversions so I`ll ask if he could remove the bottle and re-send. Unless someone here has an idea for something that could be added that brings detailing to mind. The more I think about it, I don`t know if there`s any graphic that the normal person would think "detailing" when they saw. But maybe I`m overlooking something obvious. I edited the bottle out of 2 & 3. I think they look better myself. And maybe it`s just my weird OCD, but something looks off in the 1st one, like the centering of something. Just me?


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Well it looks like I get unlimited revisions of my logo but for only 24 hours, I can`t complain as it only cost me $15, and I was only expecting to ask him for 1 or 2 things. Fiverr`s a pretty cool site and a good idea. If I had stuck to the states to find a designer, it would have cost me a lot more. But in India $15`s obviously worth a lot more than here. I can`t imagine what a detail would go for over there. $65 for a full detail + coating lol.
 
I like #2, just from its easy of readability of the "Perpetual Radiance" fonts.
I, too, do not "like" calligraphy-styled fonts, BUT for a company/business name in a logo, it does offer some artwork with identity. Like Coke-Cola.
Hey for what you paid and what you received, it is cost-effective. (DO NOT make any comments, Captain Obvious, about overseas outsourcing, even if it was YOUR technical Computer-Aided Drawing work now being done in India. True Story, to some degree! Just shut up....).
The name itself "Perpetual Radiance" Auto Detailing is catchy in and of itself!
 
quebert- I too think you`re better off without the spray bottle, and that readability is infinitely more important than having something, uhm...distinctive.

I dunno whether some Detailing-related object is necessary, and I too wonder what the average customer would recognize as being "Detailing-related" in a relatable way.

I`d be trying to figure out what would best symbolize/tie in with the specific words "Perpetual" and "Radiance"...gotta admit I`m not coming up with an answer though :o

And hey, IMO it`s worth the $ if all you get out if it is food-for-thought. Not like you *must* go with them and never look back.
 
If you`re planning on having the design embroidered, the minimum height for any type is approximately 1/4", and type almost always looks cleaner when larger. The copy that reads "Auto Detailing" is going to be a problem, unless the overall design is enlarged to a size that you might not like, especially on the left chest of a shirt or jacket.
 
I like the white/black background, but maybe add some color to the name of your business to make it "pop" or stand out instead of monochrome. Also, whatever you do, I would recommend having your company logo professionally made in a vector format which will be a much sharper image for making business cards, shirts, banners, "trinkets", etc.
 

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If you`re planning on having the design embroidered, the minimum height for any type is approximately 1/4", and type almost always looks cleaner when larger. The copy that reads "Auto Detailing" is going to be a problem, unless the overall design is enlarged to a size that you might not like, especially on the left chest of a shirt or jacket.

Good to know, the last group of shirts I had made, when I sent the logo in to be digitized they took care of resizing stuff for me. I know this because when I got the shirts they looked good, and I KNOW it wasn`t because I designed the logo perfectly lol. And you`re definitely right about the size, I think they say 3.75 x 2.5" what the recommend. They didn`t mention the type size, I`m assuming you`re talking about auto detailing in the 1st and 3rd logo? My freebie revisions have ran out of time so any changes now I gotta figure out on my own. Your info on the font size will help me tremendously when I`m editing them this week, thank you! I think the 2nd`s auto detailing size should be about perfect, he took the banner straight the old logo I sent him to show him what it use to look like. LOL for $15 I guess I can`t be too made at that huh? Well I get a printed sample and have to approve it, printed revisions aren`t that expensive. So here`s to hoping I can nail it the 1st or 2nd try.

I also have the idiotic idea to get a super sized like 15x15 version of the logo digitized and embroider it on the back of some coveralls. I`ve never seen a detailer in coveralls, probably for a good reason too - it makes no damn
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I like the white/black background, but maybe add some color to the name of your business to make it "pop" or stand out instead of monochrome. Also, whatever you do, I would recommend having your company logo professionally made in a vector format which will be a much sharper image for making business cards, shirts, banners, "trinkets", etc.

Good advice, the guy sent me AI and EPS files, which apparently I can scale to the moon and they`ll still look good. I think any good print place would just convert a JPG to AI or whatever vector format they use. I love how it scales without any lose in quality. I`m use to pixel where that`s a wreck waiting to happen. I plan to make sure I get everything worked out before I go dropping $500 to have a bundle of shirts with embroidery made. And I`m going to work out a few different color schemes. I`m a moron and will be ordering a button up work shirt in every color they offer - which I just checked is 20. I can`t think of 1 color combo that would look good on 20 totally different colors. I think the sensible thing is to pick one color and stick with it, or maybe get 2. With 20 different color work shirts I can sport a different color every work day of the month.
 
Good to know, the last group of shirts I had made, when I sent the logo in to be digitized they took care of resizing stuff for me. I know this because when I got the shirts they looked good, and I KNOW it wasn`t because I designed the logo perfectly lol. And you`re definitely right about the size, I think they say 3.75 x 2.5" what the recommend. They didn`t mention the type size, I`m assuming you`re talking about auto detailing in the 1st and 3rd logo? My freebie revisions have ran out of time so any changes now I gotta figure out on my own. Your info on the font size will help me tremendously when I`m editing them this week, thank you! I think the 2nd`s auto detailing size should be about perfect, he took the banner straight the old logo I sent him to show him what it use to look like. LOL for $15 I guess I can`t be too made at that huh? Well I get a printed sample and have to approve it, printed revisions aren`t that expensive. So here`s to hoping I can nail it the 1st or 2nd try.

I also have the idiotic idea to get a super sized like 15x15 version of the logo digitized and embroider it on the back of some coveralls. I`ve never seen a detailer in coveralls, probably for a good reason too - it makes no damn
sense.

The standard imprint area on the left chest is usually 4" x4", but there are always exceptions. Even the size of the type inside the banner in the second layout could be a problem because it`s very thin, but a good digitizer should be able to modify it if needed.

You`ll probably pay more for digitizing and embroidering a 15" x 15" logo on one item than you will for everything else combined. :)
 
The standard imprint area on the left chest is usually 4" x4", but there are always exceptions. Even the size of the type inside the banner in the second layout could be a problem because it`s very thin, but a good digitizer should be able to modify it if needed.

You`ll probably pay more for digitizing and embroidering a 15" x 15" logo on one item than you will for everything else combined.

Here`s a pic of the printed sample of my old logo. I think the text is decent sized, but older people with less vision would probably disagree. It`s not easy to squeeze a lot of text and detail into such a small area. Now I`m looking at it and thinking more, maybe it is too difficult to read. Well, the new logo will definitely be maximized space wise. I got an Illustrator clone and I`m going to re-work it

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Welp, people on AGO were helpful here too, I got name advice so I`m changing it. Simpler is better. Don`t mind the color and it`s not finished yet, but here`s the logo with the name change. Gonna add some sort of sun ray or star burst or something along those lines. Make Auto Detailing as big as can fit in the swoosh and work on some color combinations. I know a bunch of people here, and on AGO didn`t like this logo. But some did, and in real life i got about even like/dislike comments on all 3 logos. So, I can`t win no matter what way I go it seems lol. I`m not 100% set on using this logo, but the new name`s sticking.

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Ynot riversidedetailing.com? (I had to Google perpetual to see what it meant).
Speaking of Ynot (Tony backwards) he is a member here who is really skilled in designing professional logos at a very reasonable price.
 
Ynot riversidedetailing.com? (I had to Google perpetual to see what it meant).
Speaking of Ynot (Tony backwards) he is a member here who is really skilled in designing professional logos at a very reasonable price.

I wish I had known about Ynot a month ago. I like my logo it needs some more work for sure though. I should contact him about that, thanks for the heads up. I have a domain already registered, but they`re so cheap I might change it before launch. Your suggestion`s good, I know Godaddy recommends your domain should be shorter than 15 characters. But, they also say ones with your city name in them can be a big plus. I think since it`s the main city I`ll be working in + detailing even being over 15 characters it`ll still be easy to remember.
 
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