Hey Mare, Sorry that I wasn't clear. Can you make the graphic smaller, split up the words aspire and empower and put the graphic in the middle. That way, the words below won't be so small. Also, can you try to make the balls all black, and the same size (make the big ones smaller)? :) Thank you! Laura :) :)
Idea 1: #268 is interesting, but I'm not sure I like it with the words on the right...Can you try removing the leg that is closest to the words at the bottom? And, then add another couple spokes elsewhere? That way there will be more room for the words on the right. But, can you bring them closer to the Aspire! Empower?
Idea #2: Another approach would be to capitalize ASPIRE! EMPOWER!, then make the words at the bottom LONGER so they go all the way across the bottom?
Basically there are two things. I love this idea, and just need to find the right placement of words. Also, I think I'd prefer is the round balls were something other than YELLOW. Black or silver would be fine, and if you could add a few more spokes that would be great. :)
tag line is best on the right in #269 since the word empower is bigger, so more space for the tagline underneath - i will also post one on the right next
#271 really like this one! I love how you've sliced the network through the words at the bottom....definitely much closer to what I want.
Ok, now keeping everything the same, can you just try a few different uppercase fonts for Aspire! Empower? And I don't think I'm liking the way the letters look...i was thinking a different sort of embossing....just try a few different ways, but keep the rest the same! :)
But, instead of using the I in between, put the balls there? I know that for the one after career strategy, it might be a bit long...but the balls would look like super cool separators!!
I'm getting so excited about the possibility of using the dots as the word separators...if you need to drop the lines to them, and only use the bullets, it may still look cool. Just a thought. Thank you so much! :)
#273 not quite...I would switch resumes and career strategy and use the BALLs of the network graphic as the separators...they will need to be a bit bigger than they are now...which would mean there would be NO balls below...hope that makes sense...
no shpers for the tage line but only one from the graphic to seperate resumes and career strategy ? there are two sphers for the tagline ? can you clarify ?
is this what you wanted ? did i get it right .. and what about the font - which one do you like . you can visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_typefaces and check the san serif font and tell me whihc one you may like - hope that helps
#277 is interesting...don't love the font, but I like the shadow. Not where it is though...can you try it with the words below? I'm sorry that I'm so picky about everything, but I want you to know how much I appreciate your fast response, and kind demeanor. :)
All of these fonts are JUST for ASPIRE...with another simpler, san-serif font for empower. You'll notice that these all have a lower case i....which I know now that I like.
Maryam Dolce Nevision Casual I kind of dig Coctail Shaker P22 Sweepy
as for Empower, I just don't want anything that looks too modern... maybe Seravek (seems attractive). I don't like ROUND W's or square O's. Nothing too contemporary.
Might you also be willing to try something with this kind of a swirl instead of the network you have, with little balls (very small) on a few of the lines (sort of like a network/web). Check out the connected swirly lines....
Sorry for all of my messages (I hope you get all of them!)....but, I was thinking...when you do the logo with the swirl, perhaps it can be in a watermark format...like behind and through the letters...I like it horizontal rather than vertical, so I know this may be the only way to do it....
I've been researching as you've suggested about CAPS and shouting! Ugh...it's so true.
I think one way to get a lower case Aspire! Empower! is going to be doing the logo like the one I sent you IvyExec. If we do Aspire! Empower! in lower, and you use the graphic above the i in aspire....then you should have quite a bit of room up top to do the rest of the logo (Career Strategy, etc.). Expecially if the whirlwind or networking logo sort of curves up and to the left a bit like the ivy exec logo. Can we try with the words up top?
new fonts for both aspire and empower ( the ones you had referred ) in lower case Does this solve the tagline and the lower case P's !? and need i take the slogan up ?
#283 is definitely in first... I like how it is centered! I like the font for Empower! I like Coctail Shaker, but I don't like the i in the word Aspire. Perhaps you could try changing the i to a lower case i (may be another font but that's ok) so I can see if it still looks like it is shouting? Maybe even doing a lower case E as well? Just a thought. I'm trying to get around the fact that when we do aspire in lowercase, the P juts out and throws the centering off (and I do like it centered!)
#292 - the design doesn't work unless the ovals are EXACT....these are sort of random circles; so unless you can do perfect ovals, let's not go with this graphic.
As for the other networking graphic. It's not exactly what I want yet... My thought is that it looks too...um...spaceship(ish) for me...like outer space and not networking. Can you take another look at that one I showed you (Bright Fuse) on my earlier email. Maybe it's just making it all black and moving them around so there is one exactly on top and on bottom... not sure. And, making the ball in the middle smaller still.
Let's do this... I LOVE the way #283 looks, so let's do all designs around this format. We can play with the letters in aspire to make it look less shouty, but I like the way it looks. I would like perhaps a different graphic(only slightly), but placement of the new graphic can remain the same.....overall I really like the way this looks!
Also, is there a way to add back some yellow into it? Maybe with the separator balls below?
I see what you are saying about the i and e. Nope...that doesn't look good because of the additional space. Can you try one or two of the other fonts I gave you?
On another note, I'm still not in love with the graphic you have above the letters. Here's an idea. Maybe we can go back to using the graphic that is in #273 -- slicing it through the letters, but using the bullets between the words as the bullets on the bottom of the spokes. If you have to MOVE the words around, go for it. For example...if you need to say: Resumes * Career Strategy * Networking, that's fine. But, I still want to make sure that the letters at the bottom are CENTERED....so, if you have to pull the one spoke out a bit further to the right to accomplish this, no problem.
Can you make the legs of the spokes black, keep all the spoke balls yellow and the middle ball black as well. Also, if you can make the ball in the middle smaller, and the balls all the yellow color (all the same as the ones separating the words...)
hi I havnt got the other fonts you had mentioned - mabe be i can try that if i can lay hands on it - but i do have plenty of handwrittin fonts to try. @273 the tag is as is is centered, if am right - other changes you have mentioned will come in just a while
You know what, I just want this to end. Can you try to send me a bunch of designs with NO graphic and different fonts for Aspire (in lower case). What about the font "Always"
I'm ready to finish this...please just do it without a graphic...and just perhaps a few options for aspire and then I'll select you.
Wow...these look sooo cool. I like #305 with the outline all the way around just slightly more. :)
Here's are two challenges...
1. The box should be a pure rectangle, because having it look like walls doesn't make sense for my business...
2. I have to have the words at the bottom or noone will know what I do (aspire! empower! is pretty generic). So, here's my thought. Instead of splitting the colors (fonts and background) b/w the box on left and box on right...can you split it up and make two rectangles by slicing it between the words on top and bottom?
Also, I would say that the aspire empower would be a larger rectangle and the lower sentence (Career Strategy, etc.) would be a more narrow/thinner rectangle. Hope that makes sense....
Ok, yeah, I don't really like Servek on the Aspire! I'll have to figure something else out for that word...
But for now, let's work with #397
Can you do the top words all in WHITE lettering? and, the bottom ones in the color of Empower? And, if you can do a version where you don't split them into two different boxes, but keep them as one and only change the color....like in 305.
Ok, I love #312! I just want to take a little while to find an upper case font that is fancy that I like and can read (the i in Coctail Shaker is throwing me off).
When I find it, I'll have you do the dot on the i as the star, and move the star on the right closer to the O or maybe even replace the o.
Otherwise, it is EXACTLY what I want! Please hold off on doing any more designing until I've had a chance to look at fonts! I really love it and think it is going to be awesome! :)
I just got back from being with my family; thank you for your patience!
RE: #312; I just checked MyFonts.com and it looks like it's easy to change just the I in ASPIRE to ASPiRE (lower case i, but still in Coctail Shaker font).
Also, can you just try Both words in Coctail Shaker? But, try to do a lower case O in Empower (like EMPoWER)? I just really like Coctail Shaker font and I wanted to see if it looks good in both key words.
Also, it looks like you have two different looking stars in there...can you make them both the same (I prefer the one on the right) and move the one on the right a litle bit to the left...maybe closer to the M or P of Empower.
Last thing...the way you outlined #305 I like more than #312. Maybe it doesn't go out quite as far?
Entry #317 - not sure if you wanted the O and I like that is lower case - if you want it the same size as the rest - then i will have to custom design the letters O and i - and i did exactly that with the i in one of the entry before but you didnt like = just let me know your thoughts