Hi! Here is the design I came up with for your alley. After reading your desired aesthetic, I came up with this triangular retro-feeling background. I then added typical starbursts you would see in classic vintage bowling alleys. The colors and fonts can be easily changed, so let me know if either is not quite spot-on yet.
Look at the #1, can you use the shape of the background he used. It is reminiscent of an iconic sign already existing in the neighborhood. I think your font is much easier to read though, and I like how you made Come as you are Pop in the design. You also need to add "Est. 1960" or "Since 1960"
Here is the first of my many revisions, I post the rest as well. Feel free to comment back or let me know if you wish to tweak anything further--I will be online here for the remaining duration of your contest. Thanks!
In each of these new ones, "Est. 1960" is kind of a subtext without as much dominance as the rest. Let me know if you are wanting this to be bigger and more noticeable and I will rework it. And I am not sure about the orientation of your sign, but the shape in #34 lends itself more versatility with its less horizontal layout.
the slanted background is still my favorite from #32/33 Also can Come As You Are be contoured for the oval shap and made bigger while keeping est. 1960 straight?
Hi Adam, I just received a message from DeeBee stating I copied his unique sign shape. I need to know if you had requested he use that shape, due to the iconic sign in the neighborhood or not. If he came up with it on his own, then I unfortunately have to refrain from using the same shape. However, if he created it after you requested it, then it is fair game and I can continue to use it as well.
Let me know how it progressed, so I can do the proper thing. Thanks & sorry for any inconveniences this may cause.
One possible solution here: if you can send me a link to the sign you are wanting to reference with your logo, I can take a look at it and possibly draw a similar shape without copying DeeBee's shape. Let me know if that is something online or something you have access to.
I did find the sign online that DeeBee mentioned, so I will see if I can come up with my own shaped based off of this without copying his unique shape... More designs to come!...
Here is a new design, that I think you will find still references the famous sign while still being its own unique logo. I look forward to hearing what you think of this latest one, as it has all of the previous good elements balled into one refined design.
Sure thing, Adam. See what you think of this version... I will explore additional layout options that will allow for it all to fit nicely onto the sign shape.
And here is another possible option, with the text stacked instead of all on one line. I can't decide which I like better at this point, but this allows for it all to fit within the space better.