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I think Designer #2’s design is indeed better than the designs from Designer #1. You’ve got a good eye. That said, you’re also right that that final design isn’t perfect. The alignment of the numbers around the circular border, for example, could be improved through a better use of Bézier curves. The concentric circles aren’t perfectly concentric (see how the numbers on the right-hand side of the outermost ring are cut off while the left-hand numbers are almost wholly visible? compare, especially, 13 and 6 to 11 and 14). Also, my inner designer is looking at that design and wondering how it would look as a military-style shoulder patch. By that reckoning, the CADA text needs to be made solid (white), not shadow-style, so as to be legible from a distance.
I also wonder whether the design might be overcrowded with symbols: palmetto, moon, state house, two dart boards, stars, a ribbon, a flag (that repeats the palmetto/moon symbolism!), etc. There’s a lot going on. I’d say that there should be no more than 2-3 symbols (or design elements) on the logo; take a look at these military shoulder patches and notice how no patch really has more than 2 or 3 dominant design elements on it. Note, too, the iconic simplicity of the backgrounds, and the power that is given to the designs by the clever use of heavy, solid borders that add force and dignity to the overall Gestalt. If I were designing your logo, I’d follow the military shoulder-patch template to produce a simple, clear image.
I hope all this doesn’t sound too harsh. I actually went through a similar process when trying to design a bumper sticker for my old “Kevin’s Walk” project. My first attempt was razzed as “too busy” by some close friends, and I now recognize the urge of any designer to throw in as much “message” as possible through the haphazard piling-on of symbols and images. The fact of the matter is that the target audience for your design is only the most local people; no one else is going to understand the symbolism, anyway, no matter how many symbols you add, so your logo should be about evoking local loyalty—it should provide something powerful for people to rally behind. In my own design adventure, I ended up tossing out my first draft completely in order to concentrate on a much more streamlined logo. And it worked—it (eventually!) got raves.
First Draft
Second Draft
Third Draft
Final DraftAnyway, good luck as you hammer out your design. If I have time, I could try to submit something (or a few somethings) as well, and I won’t even charge you. No guarantees that my designs will be a home run, of course; art is very subjective.
What’s your timeline? When do you need a logo by?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/August/2013 @ 10:39 pm
Also, I see some confusion re: whether it should be “Dart [singular] Association” or “Darts [plural] Association.” I’d go with “Darts,” personally; no one “plays dart.”
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/August/2013 @ 12:32 pm
The inclusion of the crescent moon gives all the logos a rather Muslim feel, especially when paired up with that cupola, which gives off a bit of a “minaret” vibe because of the moon. Is that what you were going for? Why is the moon there at all? Is it somehow representative of Columbia?
—Ah. I just answered my own question by Googling Columbia’s flag. It’s kinda too bad that the moon is in the original flag design. It’s very distracting. (I should note that Columbia’s official flag has no palm tree and no moon. I’m guessing the tree/moon flag is more for tourism purposes.)
Does Columbia have any other symbols to represent it? Something along the lines of, say, a dangerous predator (raptor or quadruped)?
Trivia: cada is Spanish for “each.” Ado is French slang for “adolescents/adolescence.”
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/August/2013 @ 12:28 pm
John,
I remember that, when I went to have my wisdom tooth removed a few years back in Seoul, the dentist scheduled me for a “nerve devitalization” procedure—essentially deadening, or outright killing, the nerve(s) that would transmit the most pain during the tooth-extraction procedure. I wonder whether such a procedure exists for other parts of the body, and what the risks to mobility/sensitivity might be. Worth looking into…?
Please pass along my sympathies to your jip-saram.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 18/August/2013 @ 4:17 am
Sorry to read about all the connectivity issues. Pain in the ass, that. Good luck to Jee Yeun, meanwhile, as she works on her shoulder. What happened to it (apologies if I missed this on the blog)? How long does she expect to be in therapy?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 17/August/2013 @ 1:56 pm
I thought I’d left a comment here, but perhaps I hadn’t. Looks delish.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 17/August/2013 @ 10:42 am
Triumphal entry… like Jesus on a velociraptor, eh?
See you on the peninsula.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/August/2013 @ 9:55 am
May you not stew too long.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/August/2013 @ 4:49 am
Sounds good. Looks good. All good.
Have a great trip!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/July/2013 @ 9:06 am
Hoo-rah, Chris.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 23/July/2013 @ 9:09 am
Most excellent. Congrats!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/July/2013 @ 1:01 am
Beautiful lady. Happy Birthday, Mom.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 22/July/2013 @ 1:02 am
How does Mr. Clough pronounce his last name? To rhyme with “bough” or to rhyme with “tough”?
Words ending in “-ough” are obnoxious, given the number of ways that “-ough” can be pronounced:
bough, drought (“ow”)
tough, rough (“uff”)
through (“ooh”)
trough, cough (“awf”)
thought, bought (“aw”—no “f”)
dough, though (“oh”)
(etc.)Kevin
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 12/July/2013 @ 12:19 pm
Nothing short of amazing, John, those Mexicans be damned.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 10/July/2013 @ 7:59 am
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
Coulda’ sworn I’d written something here a few days ago. In any event, HAPPY BIRFDAY to Jee Yeun!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/July/2013 @ 2:06 am
Come grab ewe elations! And I see by the new commenting format that you’ve successfully moved your blog over to the new platform. I’m assuming that’s why my previous comment re: Jee Yeun’s birthday had disappeared: it got lost in the shuffle. So whom do I sue about THAT?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 08/July/2013 @ 6:25 am
That’s the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it
Awesome news about the tutoring and the weight loss, John! I’m glad you were able to find someone local for Jee Yeun.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 01/July/2013 @ 1:24 am
Blogger gives us users the option of publishing our entire blog in book (i.e., PDF) form. Does your current blogging platform offer that service? If it does, that may be your best, last-ditch method for archiving your blog before pulling the plug on it.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 28/June/2013 @ 2:33 pm
Fingers and tentacles crossed.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 25/June/2013 @ 12:07 pm
Good to know that your URL will remain the same. Here’s hoping your correspondence has an effect. I’m curious, though: in your letter to the CEO, did you mention that you were also writing the SC Dept. of Consumer Affairs?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 21/June/2013 @ 10:37 am
Indeed.
Alas, by moving your blog and losing this URL, you’ll be contributing to my blog’s link rot. All the same, please give me your new URL when you have it and are settled in.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 20/June/2013 @ 11:06 am
Well, congrats, I suppose. Will you be able to import all your old blog data (archives, formatting, etc.) into the new template?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 19/June/2013 @ 2:26 am
Time Warner Cable and other things that suck
“Things in Korea just don’t seem to suck nearly as much. “
Have fun living in Gireum-dong’s “Centreville,” then! Sorry to hear about all these damn annoyances. I sympathize.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 16/June/2013 @ 2:39 pm
So! You ready to take up arms against the NSA?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/June/2013 @ 5:47 am
Buona fortuna!
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 11/June/2013 @ 4:10 am
Those fat Ph.D.s were all women, I noticed. Brave, proud lasses.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 05/June/2013 @ 9:43 am
I guess that’s better than finding yourself in a Scottish kilt. Airy, ventilated, yet dignified.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 31/May/2013 @ 12:00 am
“Me, I’ve never been a slave to grammatical correctness but this whole kerfuffle strikes me as much adieu about nothing.”
OK, was “adieu” deliberate?
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 27/May/2013 @ 12:57 am
T-Money in America. Imagine that.
“…the private sector can do almost everything the government can do, only better.”
If that’s the basic point, I agree.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 24/May/2013 @ 5:09 am
«« Back To Stats PageCongrats on the continued weight loss! I don’t know how you managed to avoid eating all those sinfully tempting victuals that they serve at Disney World and Epcot. I’ve seen some Food Network shows devoted to highlighting Disney’s food, and all of it looked amazing to me.
» Posted By Kevin Kim On 20/May/2013 @ 3:02 pm