What do you think of this?

[Lodovico]

Be honest. I can take it.

 

[Lodovico]

So I'm guessing people aren't digging this logo based on the fact that I haven't received any comments. Please leave criticism if you look and don't like. That's the only way I'll be able to make some good changes.

Here is the logo on the first label I've ever tried to do. Just gives you another look of the logo.

 

[Lodovico]

50 views and no comments. Ouch. I guess that means back to the drawing board.

 

[Coastarine]

I wasn't sure what I thought of the logo until I saw it on a label and I liked the label.

 

[Pappers_]

Harry -

1. I like your label and logo very much.

2. You including a bar code on your label made me chuckle.

3. Don't worry about the lack of responses - posting at 9:47 and then wondering why no one has responded at 10:13 just isn't realistic, imho.

Well done on the logo and label!

 

[Lodovico]

Harry -

1. I like your label and logo very much.

2. You including a bar code on your label made me chuckle.

3. Don't worry about the lack of responses - posting at 9:47 and then wondering why no one has responded at 10:13 just isn't realistic, imho.

Well done on the logo and label!

Thanks! But I posted the logo and label at around 8pm last night and had no responses this morning. Yeah, the bar code might not stay on there. I thought it was funny and I put my kids' birthdays as the numbers on the bar code.

Thanks again!

 

[Lodovico]

I'm sure there is still some tweaking that I can do to add detail and clean it up, but I need to learn how to do that first. Any suggestions regarding this?

 

[tomwirsing]

I'm sure they'll love it at the Deerhead Inn.

 

[Lodovico]

I'm sure they'll love it at the Deerhead Inn.

Meadville Native??

 

[Walker]

Thanks! But I posted the logo and label at around 8pm last night and had no responses this morning.

The timestamp for the OP for me was 10:47pm, second post at 11:13pm, and then the morning post at 8:36am.

Anyway...

I think the lettering for your label should not be blended with the barley image. The lettering should sit fully in front of the barley. That would make it a little cleaner.

EDIT: oh, and on the stout label, maybe add the green color to the area right under Bessy's belly? Seems like that was missed when you added the color.

 

[Lodovico]

The timestamp for the OP for me was 10:47pm, second post at 11:13pm, and then the morning post at 8:36am.

Anyway...

I think the lettering for your label should not be blended with the barley image. The lettering should sit fully in front of the barley. That would make it a little cleaner.

This is a good suggestion. I'm having trouble figuring out how to do this in inkscape. I'll work on it.

 

[Walker]

I am not familiar with inkscape, but it probably has a concept of "layers". You will want to put the barley on one layer and the text on another layer that has a transparent background. The text layer should sit on top of the barley layer.

 

[tomwirsing]

Meadville Native??

Nope, but I'm in there every Father's Day.

I go to Cross Creek in Titusville for this big outing the day after Father's Day every year. A bunch of us go up the day before and stay at one guy's camper.

We stop at the Deerhead, decked out in our finest Cleveland Browns gear, on the way. We usually stop at the Browns bar (name escapes me) before the Deerhead.

 

[Mirilis]

I agree with the text change. The image is nice, but the text stretches out the label size and makes you focus on it. Try smaller text and maybe a better font imo.

 

[IrregularPulse]

I second removing the transparency of the Text. It make it look like only the 3 letters in front of the barley are transparent.

 

[uwjester]

I like the font you used for the text. I agree that it needs to have transparency removed. I would like to see a little more depth in the barley and hops. I'm not sure exactly how to state what I'm thinking there, but they seem a little flat. Maybe a little gradient in the coloring?

 

[Turlian]

Hah! My wedding reception was at Cross Creek. Headed to T-ville for X-mas in a couple of weeks.

Small world.

 

[Lodovico]

Made a couple of changes. I really appreciate the feedback. I shortened the length of the text and made the grain stand out more. Also fixed the letters from being transparent.

What else? What do you think? Is this too simple of a logo?

Does anyone know how to do some other little touches to make this really stand out?

 

[AnOldUR]

So I'm guessing people aren't digging this logo based on the fact that I haven't received any comments. Please leave criticism if you look and don't like.

Am I the only one who won't click on a link from someone I don't know until several others have?




BTW

 

[Lodovico]

Am I the only one who won't click on a link from someone I don't know until several others have?




BTW

Yeah, I thought about that. But several have clicked. Just a logo pic, I promise. I'm going to upgrade my membership soon so I can just post pics without a link.

 

[tomwirsing]

Hah! My wedding reception was at Cross Creek. Headed to T-ville for X-mas in a couple of weeks.

Small world.

I'm still trying to figure how when I sit at the bar they get the whole golf course to spin around every 27 minutes.

 

[Walker]

Is this too simple of a logo?

No, it's not too simple. you WANT a logo to be simple so that you can easily slap it on glasses, shirts, stickers, etc, etc all by itself, or tack it in the corner or some other location on a label with out it necessarily being the centerpiece of the label.


One more suggestion; everything, except the barley, has a thin black outline around it. If you put a thin outline on the barley, think it might help pull everything together a little.

As it is right now, the hops and text stand out and the barley looks like a ghost.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Fixed your posts so the pics show up. You can post pics hosted on other sites, you just can't host pics on HBT without an upgraded membership.

 

[Lodovico]

Fixed your posts so the pics show up. You can post pics hosted on other sites, you just can't host pics on HBT without an upgraded membership.

Thank you.

 

[Lodovico]

Here's another update. I outlined the grains and it stands out more. W

What do you think? Decent logo? Have to click it to enlarge. I'm an idiot.

 

[Walker]

yeah... NOW you're talking. It's still a little small after the clicking, but the thing has really come together well.

 

[hoplobster]

I like the label and logo, nice job!

 

[Julohan]

I like it. But, I think the font is too modern, while the graphics is more traditonal. I would change the. font

 

[Lodovico]

I just can't make a final decision on this logo. My wife doesn't like the barley in the background. She doesn't think it's obvious what it is and it's boring. I sort of agree.

Anyone else have any creative ideas where I could go with this logo?

I think I'll be able to be pretty creative making different labels, but coming up with a solid logo to put on everything is really hard for me. I just can't settle on something.

Feel free to post any ideas. I would be SO grateful if anyone with talent messed with my brewery name and helped come up with a great logo.

Anyone willing to help?? Thanks!

 

[Hoppus_Poppatopolis]

I've been looking at this logo and something has been bothering me.

When people read, they scan the top of the words rather than the whole word. Try looking at a sentence with the bottom half of the words covered. You can read it with no problem. Block the top half and you can't read it.

I'm thinking Lodovico is too high on the picture. Part of the word is conflicting with the picture. Can you indulge me and try lowering Lodovico a bit?