I wanted to give myself a logo to use, since I just use "maggio" (my last name) in lowercase Georgia right now. <a href="http://www.natemaggio.com/"><img src="http://natemaggio.com/misc/nm-branding-ideas.gif" title="What did you think would be here?" /></a> That is the idea I came up with. It is a version of my initials NM. Ya dig it? Which version do you like the best? I am leaning towards a specific one, but I wanted to see what everyone else thought. Or if you think it is bogus, say that too. Although, WHY it is bogus would be more helpful. :) Thanks! 2008-12-20T16:21:34-05:00 26 2008-12-20T03:28:47-05:00 true 0 11936 false false 7003 245 1 2009-11-21T14:44:06-05:00 554 I like 2 & 4 the best - but there's something that bothers me about the way the way the curve that separates them. It's just the font - but it'd be nice if it were a little cleaner :) Maybe a slightly different shade to differentiate the two.. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T03:37:47-05:00 306830 3005 2008-12-20T03:39:56-05:00 though I am all for combination lettery typography-y logos, this one, when it comes down to it is just always gonna be looked at like the letter m. also makes me think of <img src="http://www.clipartreview.com/_gallery/_TN/r_519.gif"> I think it's a great concept that could just be conveyed a little better. What you're going for is great though and can exist in a lot of different contexts and is great and super simple clean looking, which I think is always the way to go 11936 Post 2008-12-20T03:39:02-05:00 306831 2712 2008-12-20T03:39:02-05:00 i dont know. but i dig your website man. its Clean. yum. i would even venture to say... why not just make the "maggio" in the bg your logo. M is so obscure, it could mean anything. 'm' could be a secondary small mark you can hide on stuff, but why not proclaim your awesomeness with the whole of your family name! Roar! <img src="http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/images/braveheart.jpg" /> 11936 Post 2008-12-20T03:43:54-05:00 306834 2865 2008-12-20T03:43:54-05:00 2, i guess 11936 Post 2008-12-20T03:53:33-05:00 306836 7179 2008-12-20T03:53:33-05:00 <blockquote><cite>Ameeee said:</cite> I like 2 & 4 the best - but there's something that bothers me about the way the way the curve that separates them. It's just the font - but it'd be nice if it were a little cleaner :) Maybe a slightly different shade to differentiate the two..</blockquote> Thanks for the feedback-- I will mess more with the opacity, that might be cool. <blockquote><cite>jaynajaynajayna said:</cite> though I am all for combination lettery typography-y logos, this one, when it comes down to it is just always gonna be looked at like the letter m. also makes me think of <img src="http://www.clipartreview.com/_gallery/_TN/r_519.gif"> I think it's a great concept that could just be conveyed a little better. What you're going for is great though and can exist in a lot of different contexts and is great and super simple clean looking, which I think is always the way to go</blockquote> You know, I was thinking if it always goes as getting mistaken for an M, I would be okay with that. Still works, ya know? It might be a hidden fun thing about the logo, like the arrow in FedEx or the MB in the Brewers old logo... :) <blockquote><cite>jimiyo said:</cite> i dont know. but i dig your website man. its Clean. yum. i would even venture to say... why not just make the "maggio" in the bg your logo. M is so obscure, it could mean anything. 'm' could be a secondary small mark you can hide on stuff, but why not proclaim your awesomeness with the whole of your family name! Roar! <img src="http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/images/braveheart.jpg" /></blockquote> Haha, thanks dude. Maggio in Georgia is my "logo" now... I was hoping to update it. I think I might just be tired of it. I like the idea of using the NM as a secondary logo for watermarks and stuff. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T04:04:58-05:00 306841 245 2008-12-20T04:04:58-05:00 I was quite chuffed with this, though I'm going to change the colours methinks. <img src="http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j274/abro83/Header.jpg"> I like to hide stuff too :) 11936 Post 2008-12-20T04:15:01-05:00 306848 3005 2008-12-20T04:15:01-05:00 I would go with number 4 the straight forward one but I would try different typefaces. I think that the current lacks character. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T04:16:22-05:00 306849 2471 2008-12-20T04:16:22-05:00 <blockquote><cite>Ameeee said:</cite> I was quite chuffed with this, though I'm going to change the colours methinks. <img src="http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j274/abro83/Header.jpg"> I like to hide stuff too :)</blockquote> I had to totally look up chuffed. :) I like #3 the best-- especially the sentence they used it in. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chuffed I dig the shading in your name a lot. <blockquote><cite>manos said:</cite> I would go with number 4 the straight forward one but I would try different typefaces. I think that the current lacks character.</blockquote> I went with Franklin Gothic to go with a "classic". I might try the same styles with a few more typefaces. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T04:22:07-05:00 306852 245 2008-12-20T04:22:07-05:00 I really like number 2, but if you slanted the top of the n too. The flat bit. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T04:37:42-05:00 306856 1307 2008-12-20T04:37:42-05:00 yeah i would say 2 or 4, and possibly use different colors to separate the two letters in the viewer's mind 11936 Post 2008-12-20T05:37:34-05:00 306867 9208 2008-12-20T05:37:34-05:00 <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> yeah i would say 2 or 4, and possibly use different colors to separate the two letters in the viewer's mind</blockquote> I'm partial to 2, but 4's alright, too. Different colors for each part could be really cool. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T06:33:39-05:00 306876 7003 2008-12-20T06:33:39-05:00 <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> yeah i would say 2 or 4, and possibly use different colors to separate the two letters in the viewer's mind</blockquote> <blockquote><cite>aleph13 said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>treyinstereo said:</cite> yeah i would say 2 or 4, and possibly use different colors to separate the two letters in the viewer's mind</blockquote> I'm partial to 2, but 4's alright, too. Different colors for each part could be really cool.</blockquote> DAMN YOU TWO, I WANTED TO SAY DIFFERENT COLORS:) really nice Nate, i likes it! 11936 Post 2008-12-20T06:59:20-05:00 306881 3643 2008-12-20T06:59:42-05:00 Thanks everyone for the feedback. After sleeping on it, I have a new idea or two. I am gonna work in some of the comments here into it. I am gonna whip them up this weekend and I will be back. P.S. I was always partial to #1... 11936 Post 2008-12-20T10:11:51-05:00 306954 245 2008-12-20T10:11:51-05:00 I like the points of #2 the most. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T10:23:20-05:00 306970 3515 2008-12-20T10:23:20-05:00 I prefer 2 but I would try some different fonts too. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T10:24:39-05:00 306971 6831 2008-12-20T10:24:39-05:00 I like the first one. It reminds me of the Brewers logo 11936 Post 2008-12-20T11:33:59-05:00 307010 2286 2008-12-20T11:33:59-05:00 Anything but 4 11936 Post 2008-12-20T11:35:49-05:00 307014 506 2008-12-20T11:35:49-05:00 Get to sketching. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T12:16:47-05:00 307034 40 2008-12-20T12:16:47-05:00 have you messed around with the same concept in capitals? 11936 Post 2008-12-20T13:17:31-05:00 307075 2712 2008-12-20T13:17:31-05:00 I like one and two. Maybe the same slope as one but with the points of two? 11936 Post 2008-12-20T14:31:32-05:00 307137 9268 2008-12-20T14:31:32-05:00 i might be going against the grain here, but i like the subtle depth of 1 the best. the angled bottoms of 2 look a little goth (aka 1997) to me. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T14:36:38-05:00 307141 3663 2008-12-20T14:36:38-05:00 #2. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T14:43:18-05:00 307146 1931 2008-12-20T14:43:18-05:00 <blockquote><cite>OhioLeslie said:</cite> i might be going against the grain here, but i like the subtle depth of 1 the best. the angled bottoms of 2 look a little goth (aka 1997) to me.</blockquote> no idea what little goth is, but a agree with the subtle slope in 1, works better for me. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T14:49:29-05:00 307153 9211 2008-12-20T14:49:29-05:00 I really think you should start over with more ideas. What you have here is very uninspired and uninteresting. Sketch out a ton of ideas, narrow those down, etc etc. till you end up with something unique. 11936 Post 2008-12-20T15:56:48-05:00 307187 40 2008-12-20T15:56:48-05:00 2 or 3 11936 Post 2008-12-20T15:58:25-05:00 307188 2314 2008-12-20T15:58:25-05:00 <blockquote><cite>adamvaudin said:</cite>no idea what little goth is, </blockquote> <img src="http://iphigenie.org/wgt2004/original/LittleGoth.jpg" /> 11936 Post 2008-12-20T16:21:34-05:00 307214 7003 2008-12-20T16:21:34-05:00