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 Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: Another logo |
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Hey, I'd tossed mine out there to show Jeff what someone was working on for me. I'm doing so again with some of the changes people had mentioned (I like the top one, and the idea of using the mic image from the bottom).
It's clean and kind of what I'm looking for, but I can't help but get the feeling that I can do better (via www.thelogocompany.net or other graphic design group), and yeah before we revisit the whole cost/quality issue, I'm willing to pay more if it's a better logo for me. So be brutal, be honest, and let's go from there 
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Greg,
To my eyes, the microphone in the middle is the cleanest image as a whole. But, I'm with you as far as the rest of the details in the top image. Or, as an alternate, using "voice actor" rather than the longer "voiceover actor" for the middle image.
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I agree with Bob... The middle design.
Are those three mottos the only one's you're considering?
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Jeffrey Kafer
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How about no tagline, other than "voice overs" or "voice acting" or something. To paraphrase Nancy Wolfson in her teleseminar, if you have to have a clever/witty/descriptive tagline, your logo and reels aren't doing their job.
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Ahem... I take exception to that. I adore Nancy and truly respect her advice, but I'd be hard pressed to get rid of my tagline, and Nancy agreed with me as I recall.
I like the middle image the best. with the text underneath shortened so that it doesn't extend past the line above it. Honestly, I'm not crazy about the purple, or the mic... but that's just me. I'm not a designer... I only play one on TV (I do have a decent marketing background though).
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I'd say yours is the exception, Caryn, because it's part of an overall branding theme. But my old one, for example "The voice of the modern generation: hip, young and exciting" is a prime example of what she's talking about, in my opinion. Hindsight says "if you have to tell them you're cool, then maybe you aren't".
"The hip chick voice" is much better than "Your source for a young, hip, female voice".
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IMVHO...
I prefer the colors of the third microphone, although if I'm being honest, that sort of "illustrated photograph" look seems kind of dated to me in general.
As for the rest of it, I like the wording of the third one the best, as well, but maybe give some thought as to the relationship of the two text lines and your center rule. Also, is there a reason it's a double-line?
Maybe make both lines of text the same width and make the line that width as well. Right now the three widths (two lines of text and the rule) seem random.
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Lou makes good points about the line lengths (and explains it much more clearly than I could have, so thanks, Lou.)
And while I'm also a HUGE Nancy Wolfson fan, I sort of disagree with the line that Jeffrey paraphrased:
| wrote: | | To paraphrase Nancy Wolfson in her teleseminar, if you have to have a clever/witty/descriptive tagline, your logo and reels aren't doing their job. |
I don't see anything wrong with a clever tagline being used to draw someone's attention to your demo. Before anyone's actually heard what you sound like, it's all about curb appeal, right? But it's also imperative that the house is well-decorated on the inside once your potential buyers step in.
That said, I also don't think that most potential talent-buyers consider lines like "Your Voice of Choice" or "Let Me Speak for You" to be very compelling.
The line I use, "Voice...Activated" is nothing more than a bit of window dressing, certainly not the foundation of my marketing plan. (Plus, I'm in the middle of putting together my new branding, and it looks like that line might just disappear.)
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OK... Let's see.
Are they just suggestions or are they etched in concrete?
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| Yoda117 wrote: | AWESOME!!!
I have now violated the two cardinal rules of a logo.
So, do I get some kind of prize for that or something...? |
Not quite.
The third rule...Avoid using the color BLUE in voice over websites... was turned down.
There are... as some will remember... 6 cardinal rules.
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