The lens iconography in #88 and #89 is a little too straightforward and unrefined for my tastes, though I appreciate the minimalism. The LC logo in #90, which a nice design, is not what I'm looking for.
Just in case you missed the note, I'm looking for a fairly minimalist icon that can also be used as a watermark on my photos. Lastly, I'd like the icon to work in very small 16x16 'favicon' format for my web site. Entry 89 comes closest to this, but as I said, it's a little too unrefined.
Thanks for the feedback Ron, it very much helps me hone in on what you're after. Here is a revised version for you to check out. I've refined it to look more classy plus added a touch more detail to give it some depth.... kind of draws you into it. Also, I thought light 'tan' colour goes nicely with the grey.... like 2 neutrals. Let me know your thoughts. Cheers, Craig
Craig, #165 & #159 are both lovely logos, but neither 'speaks' to me. I'm getting quite a few variations on 'nested circles', and I'm finding that in general, they don't appeal to me.
g'day again. Another design for you.... trying to go away from the generic photographer style logos, hopefully I'll start to get more in the ballpark! Let me know if any feedback. :)
Another out of the box idea for you..... this represents the shutter but with 3 of the panels folded out to give some symbolism of 'craft' and creative photography. Cheers!
Craig, #258 is fantastic. I really like it and I'm moving it into the ranking. I'd love to see whether you can work in 'photography by Ron Lussier', but regardless I really like this entry. (Note that the ranking I am giving it may change... I tend to need a little time to mull on logos.)
Sorry Ron, I didn't cut and paste it correctly! I'll get that fixed up for you.... along with a few variations of this concept. Let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like to try.
#386 is currently very close to being my favorite. I'm wondering if you think that this could also work in a horizontal format? Would you be willing to try? I'm thinking a "[logo] lenscraft" treatment?
Thanks Ron, I'll be home in approx 2 hours and will upload the landscape version (with and without the Photography by Ron.... wording). I think the beauty of an abstract logo like this is it can work in all sorts of ways. ie. watermarks etc. Cheers, Craig
Here we go! I know i'm bias but it actually looks better than I thought in landscape..... the lenscraft visually sits snuggly in the gap in the graphic. Plus I've tried a few other variations. Let me know if you want to try anything else. Cheers, Craig
I am glad you submitted some with a larger text-to-graphic ratio. Could you try #467 with the text being the same height as the graphic? I'd like to see what it looks like if the text is another 'symbol' in line.
I extended the contest for two days to give me a little more time to decide, and you (if you wish) a little more time to tweak. Feel free to submit alternatives, but I'm feeling fairly good about #466.
Hi Ron, here are some subtle variations for you. I'm happy with the current version but have just tried some slight adjustments. ie. a little bolder, an extra circle and a touch of colour. I was going to give you some stylized versions with shading etc but I don't think it needs it. The abstract nature alone gives it style. Plus keeping it super basic with no fine lines and shading means you could create an embossing block for leather album branding or even stationery etc. Let me know if you have any other thoughts. Cheers, Craig