I know there's a medley of designers on the forum so I need a bit of help. I need a pro to cast their eye over something and fix whatever might be wrong. If anyone's available, happy to pay your hourly rate, hopefully won't take too long...
I realise it's Friday afternoon so no rush, I'm just getting it out there while I remember.
Here's the task;
Over lockdown I started making some music, house/techno type stuff. So the plan is to release some vinyl as a small independent maybe later in the year. I've come up with a name for the 'label', and I've got together a logotype in Photoshop. Assuming 'logotype' is the correct word? A stylised brand name if you will. I've used a downloaded font (will buy commercial license before kick-off), and I've kind of messed with the scale and kerning etc to get it roughly how I want. Thing is, one of the two words just doesn't look right. I don't know what it is because, well, I'm not a designer, I'm just a man with some Adobe products, and I've kind of gone blind from messing with it for so long. Or maybe it's fine and I'm overthinking it.
Whatever the case, I'd rather just get it sorted by somebody with a trained eye. Even if you tell me that it looks fine as it is, that would be invaluable as I can then move on and concentrate on the fun part of actually making the music 🙂 Confident that it's 'right'.
So if anyone can help, maybe I could fire off a jpg or something and take it from there?
Thanks!
I'm not a graphic designer but definitely interested in supporting indie vinyl releases, post up when you get them pressed.
As for the logo, stick it up here. Sure, you'll get rainbows and a possibly Badger with his track pump...but I bet the experts here would put you right straight away.
Yes! Haven't had one of these for a while.
Stick it up on here. Bear in mind that 99% of your buyers of the label's output will not be graphic designers!
If you’re still stuck fella, drop me a message and I can have a look at it for you next week.
You’ve already identified your problem. A lot of the time you just need someone to say “it looks fine, stop ****ing about with it and send it to print” 😂
Bear in mind that 99% of your buyers of the label’s output will not be graphic designers!
I’d definitely dispute your figures on that one. Graphic designers are generally walking stereotypes of chin-scratching, 6 music listening, vinyl buying music snobs, and we will judge you on your logo 😉
Graphic designers are generally walking stereotypes of chin-scratching, 6 music listening, vinyl buying music snobs, and we will judge you on your logo 😉
On the other hand, if they're buying techno on vinyl then they demonstrably have no taste and so are unlikely to notice any problems with the logo design.
Funnily enough I had some techno(ish) on in the car this morning. The Kolsch remix of London Grammar’s Hell to the Liars, while reminiscing to the Binnerettes about nights in Orbit in Morley with Tanith and Sven Vath 😃
Which was a bit...
If you’re still stuck fella, drop me a message and I can have a look at it for you next week.
Ahh that's brilliant! Thank you very much.
I’m not a graphic designer but definitely interested in supporting indie vinyl releases, post up when you get them pressed.
Thanks! I will. I'll put it in the 'something you made' thread.
On the other hand, if they’re buying techno on vinyl then they demonstrably have no taste and so are unlikely to notice any problems with the logo design.
Hahaha. But...
vinyl buying music snobs, and we will judge you on your logo 😉
Is definitely true, which is why I'm keeping it as simple/minimal as possible so...
Stick it up on here
Not a chance 🙂
Orbit in Morley
I never made it up. But one of my mates from the North West talks about it in hushed tones and he kind of looks off into the distance in a reverie... I think he wishes he was still there. Actually, maybe he is still there.
Binners listening to Kölsch?! I is confused 😂
You can ping it over to me if you want - print and colouring-in is my day job.
themuffins29 [at] gmail [dot] com
Some words just don't look tight in some fonts though! Can be just a couple of letters that throw it out.
Ideally the Photoshop file.
Thank you Muffin Man. Would a PS file include the font?
EDIT, sent anyway. Thanks!
Only got to the Orbit a few times, Sven Vath was the best night I had up there...
