I like the simplicity of your design. I am not sure about the colored background, I think it takes away from the simplicity. I wonder how the simplicity would mix with sophistication if the fish and the fly looked realistic, from a color and shape standpoint. Fish shape and color would be best as either a brown trout or a rainbow trout. I like the pheasant tail bead headed fly. It represented a stone fly. There are very realistic looking stone fly imitations. The stone fly is a great bug. Have you looked at the logo used by www.discountflies.com? That is a stone fly. The font you used in the #1 rank reminds me of the Sage brand text, which is a great brand in the fly fishing world.
I will work on adding some realistic features and color. Actually, when designing a fly I took a look at real product from the web site you stated: http://www.discountflies.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=N-BPHTA&Store_Code=DF but as I understand you would rather have real bug with a hook attached - like in their logo. As for the trout I also used photo of brown trout but simplified it to make it logo like.. I'm no fisherman but you are so if you don't feel it like a brown trout you must be right and I will work on it too - maybe adding some spots or something.
Hi, Here are requested revisions. I changed the jaw of the fish added spots but left the dark blue shade to keep the fly more prominent. Every brown trout is brown only when you can catch it. To be serious it's better for the logo to have one thing prominent.
Love the fly. The fish just does not look like a trout. Not sure what it is but the fish makes it not look right. It almost looks like a salt water ocean fish rather than a fresh water river trout.
I reworked the body of the fish moving dorsal flip to the back. Drawing previous picture I was looking at the stretched fish so I could make some mistakes when bending it.
There just seems to be something wrong with the body shape. It might be the mouth... I think I like the version without the blue circle but could I see the revisioned fish in both the circle and without the circle?
I think the upper lip and the little hook on the jaw helped alot! I really like it. I have tried extending the tournament, maybe it will happen on Monday. Your logo is definitely in the top 2.
I dont know that I need the extension. You did a really good job adjusting along the way. In the matter of 5 days you turned a blue, generic looking sea fish into something that looks like it works; and the stonefly is awesome! You have real talent. I will take a couple days to determine the look and feel needed for the site, because #1 and #2 are dramatically different from that standpoint - but thank you. You are very skilled at what you do.
Before I finalize the decision, can you take a look at entry #10? Look at the fish body on that and reduce the signifigance of the lower, back most fin you have on your new an improved fish. Can you make the change to the #1 and #3 ranked logos?
That looks great! This is the design I will choose, no doubt. As far as variations for electronic delivery, could you provide at least the following: Submission 26 & 27 as they are, same but with www.fliesyoutrust.com incorporated into them, those four variations in color and black & white. Then could I get the same but with the word "Gear" in the place of "Flies"? I need these in formats that I can use online, on letterhead, business cards, stickers, embroidery, etc. Does that make sense?
Oh yea, and all of these on white and transparent backgrounds. This is the first time I have been through this, is there anything I am forgetting?
It will not let me select you as the winner if I also have you listed as #2. I will need to move the #2 but still would like the logo included in the files I listed in the previous posting.