Comments on: Have you seen any good church logos? http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos For logo designers and all who love logos. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:48:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Designing A Church Logo? Some Things to Remember | eGrace Creative http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-7945 Designing A Church Logo? Some Things to Remember | eGrace Creative Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:02:41 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-7945 [...] Have You Seen Any Good Church Logos? [...]

[...] Have You Seen Any Good Church Logos? [...]

]]> By: David Airey http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-6627 David Airey Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:56:00 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-6627 Thanks Frode, Olivier, Kyle, Ah those good ol' client requests. Put this here. That there. Oh, and try this for size. Thankfully the majority of my clients are superb. Thanks Frode, Olivier, Kyle,

Ah those good ol’ client requests. Put this here. That there. Oh, and try this for size. Thankfully the majority of my clients are superb.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-6624 Kyle Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:58:58 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-6624 David, Really enjoy you blog. I consider it a part of my inspiration each week. My church has a pretty solid logo: http://faithpromise.org. The adaptation of the @ symbol is probably a little overused, but still, I think it speaks to the church's branching heavily into web technology and social media. Again, thanks for sharing your insights here! David,

Really enjoy you blog. I consider it a part of my inspiration each week.

My church has a pretty solid logo: http://faithpromise.org. The adaptation of the @ symbol is probably a little overused, but still, I think it speaks to the church’s branching heavily into web technology and social media.

Again, thanks for sharing your insights here!

]]> By: Olivier http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-6580 Olivier Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:31:10 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-6580 i was contacted by a young Vineyard Church in Worcester who wanted a hip, young, tattooish logo, without any references to the cross and emphasizing their belongings to the vineyard movement, so here is what i come up with : http://oliviercourbet.com/admin/upload/portfolio/1238168403.jpg I spare you the one where the client insisted to add grapes and leaves everywhere ;) i was contacted by a young Vineyard Church in Worcester who wanted a hip, young, tattooish logo, without any references to the cross and emphasizing their belongings to the vineyard movement, so here is what i come up with :

http://oliviercourbet.com/admin/upload/portfolio/1238168403.jpg

I spare you the one where the client insisted to add grapes and leaves everywhere ;)

]]> By: Tenth logo by Nancy Wu | Logo Design Love http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-6576 Tenth logo by Nancy Wu | Logo Design Love Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:56:54 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-6576 [...] previously asked if you knew of any good church logos, and the discussion that ensued was quite deep, with strong opinions being [...]

[...] previously asked if you knew of any good church logos, and the discussion that ensued was quite deep, with strong opinions being [...]

]]> By: Frode Helland http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-6468 Frode Helland Sat, 30 May 2009 00:55:41 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-6468 Sub Church has a good logo, very much reflecting their identity. www.subchurch.no Sub Church has a good logo, very much reflecting their identity. http://www.subchurch.no

]]> By: David Airey http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-4265 David Airey Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:41:34 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-4265 David, I do agree that the work leaves something to be desired, and also that Kendall would benefit from reading a few books, but there are ways to give constructive criticism that don't lead to offence, and I'm not surprised if Kendall took your comments to heart. If your initial contact with someone is to speak negatively of their work, they're very unlikely to take your follow-up comments on-board. Have you ever heard of a 'praise sandwich'? It's where you say something positive first, then insert constructive criticism, and cement your thoughts with a final piece of praise, so the recipient isn't left with any bad feelings. In essence, you sandwich the criticism inside two slices of praise. You're much less likely to rub someone up the wrong way, and the person you're speaking to is much more likely to act upon your advice. Kendall, Here's a good book I recommend you read: <a href="http://www.davidairey.com/decoding-design-by-maggie-macnab/" rel="nofollow">Decoding Design, by Maggie Macnab</a>. Thanks for stopping by. David,

I do agree that the work leaves something to be desired, and also that Kendall would benefit from reading a few books, but there are ways to give constructive criticism that don’t lead to offence, and I’m not surprised if Kendall took your comments to heart.

If your initial contact with someone is to speak negatively of their work, they’re very unlikely to take your follow-up comments on-board. Have you ever heard of a ‘praise sandwich’? It’s where you say something positive first, then insert constructive criticism, and cement your thoughts with a final piece of praise, so the recipient isn’t left with any bad feelings. In essence, you sandwich the criticism inside two slices of praise.

You’re much less likely to rub someone up the wrong way, and the person you’re speaking to is much more likely to act upon your advice.

Kendall,

Here’s a good book I recommend you read: Decoding Design, by Maggie Macnab. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: david http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-4229 david Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:16:46 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-4229 Wow Kendall, your identity work is really bad. No offence, but do yourself a favour and overthink the ways you treat type, it's horrible. You could read some books on basic concepts of shapes and colours, because you seem to have no idea. For what it's worth, the Kendall Amato mark is good, but guess what: you messed up the shape again. The logo of the church (and especially, especially the business card, how could anyone with intact eyes give a node to THAT?!) suc.. is not good. <em>david's last blog post...<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Celebdump/~3/GFG7wfi4Bd8/emma-watson-looking-nice.html" rel="nofollow">Emma Watson looking nice</a></em> Wow Kendall, your identity work is really bad. No offence, but do yourself a favour and overthink the ways you treat type, it’s horrible. You could read some books on basic concepts of shapes and colours, because you seem to have no idea. For what it’s worth, the Kendall Amato mark is good, but guess what: you messed up the shape again. The logo of the church (and especially, especially the business card, how could anyone with intact eyes give a node to THAT?!) suc.. is not good.

david’s last blog post…Emma Watson looking nice

]]> By: M. Kendall Ludwig http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-4220 M. Kendall Ludwig Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:30:37 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-4220 Hi David, I was asked to design the logo for the church I attend, New Hope Community Church in Pikesville (Baltimore County), MD. My pastor, Jason Poling, asked me to submit it to you for consideration. You can find it in my Portfolio section under Identity Systems. thanks and take care, Kendall Hi David,

I was asked to design the logo for the church I attend, New Hope Community Church in Pikesville (Baltimore County), MD. My pastor, Jason Poling, asked me to submit it to you for consideration. You can find it in my Portfolio section under Identity Systems.

thanks and take care,
Kendall

]]> By: david http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos/comment-page-2#comment-3563 david Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:55:35 +0000 http://www.logodesignlove.com/good-church-logos#comment-3563 Marc, my boastful but tasteless friend, you state above “if you know anything about eric gill and his humanism and background steeped in Church, you will understand why we chose that face.“ which leads me to presumption you did not choose a typeface based on its graphic qualities, but solely on the typedesigner's background. In that case you should remember Eric's special relationship to sheeps and young boys. Still, regarding the qualities of Gill Sans, I've never said anything against it. Although the incosequences throughout the family are apparent even to design students who can't tell Garamond from Bodoni. Gill Ultra Bold btw is one of the ugliest faces ever (especially the lower case), he cut it only to outfck Futura anyway. I won't even mention that Gill stole someone else's design for his face. Oh wait, I just did. So much to the background of the master (who is a master of his craft anyway). And if you've never seen the work of Hoefler, Porchez, Schwartz, De Groot and Smeijers, you better should. Don't even get me started on the youngsters like Duprè or Übele who make typefaces so good, Gill and Renner would drool their asses off. The point is: you can design using Univers and Baskerville forever, great typefaces, still usable. Or you can look around, if there are already billions of people using and abusing these and try something new. TDC chooses best new typefaces yearly for a reason. Ever heard of Tankard? His Gill is better. Still, I would never consider using it, because it's bloody everywhere. Did I mention that choosing a face based on its popularity is retarded and would make Arial a perfect choice for everything? Regarding the magnifier, dude, if you want to show a logo, show a logo! I can't SEE the logo, because it's so bloody tiny on your pic, okay? And why do the same idiots you're writing about always call stationEry corporate identity? I won't get into the difference between corporate identity and corporate design, I just say why not call stationEry what it is: NOT corporate identity? Your client may happen to be an idiot if he's happy about a logo which is in fact a set of pictograms. Pictograms for a gardening service that is. Since when is client's satisfaction an indication of design quality? Based on your comment on the average design state I believe you consider yourself something like a sexier Paul Rand, but let me tell you the bitter truth: Rand couldn't draw, but he had charm. You have about as much charm as a snowman in LA. <em>david's last blog post...<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Celebdump/~3/431550610/rachael-leigh-cook-to-save-world.html" rel="nofollow">Rachael Leigh Cook to save the world</a></em> Marc, my boastful but tasteless friend, you state above “if you know anything about eric gill and his humanism and background steeped in Church, you will understand why we chose that face.“ which leads me to presumption you did not choose a typeface based on its graphic qualities, but solely on the typedesigner’s background. In that case you should remember Eric’s special relationship to sheeps and young boys.

Still, regarding the qualities of Gill Sans, I’ve never said anything against it. Although the incosequences throughout the family are apparent even to design students who can’t tell Garamond from Bodoni. Gill Ultra Bold btw is one of the ugliest faces ever (especially the lower case), he cut it only to outfck Futura anyway. I won’t even mention that Gill stole someone else’s design for his face. Oh wait, I just did. So much to the background of the master (who is a master of his craft anyway).

And if you’ve never seen the work of Hoefler, Porchez, Schwartz, De Groot and Smeijers, you better should. Don’t even get me started on the youngsters like Duprè or Übele who make typefaces so good, Gill and Renner would drool their asses off. The point is: you can design using Univers and Baskerville forever, great typefaces, still usable. Or you can look around, if there are already billions of people using and abusing these and try something new. TDC chooses best new typefaces yearly for a reason.

Ever heard of Tankard? His Gill is better. Still, I would never consider using it, because it’s bloody everywhere. Did I mention that choosing a face based on its popularity is retarded and would make Arial a perfect choice for everything?

Regarding the magnifier, dude, if you want to show a logo, show a logo! I can’t SEE the logo, because it’s so bloody tiny on your pic, okay? And why do the same idiots you’re writing about always call stationEry corporate identity? I won’t get into the difference between corporate identity and corporate design, I just say why not call stationEry what it is: NOT corporate identity?

Your client may happen to be an idiot if he’s happy about a logo which is in fact a set of pictograms. Pictograms for a gardening service that is. Since when is client’s satisfaction an indication of design quality?

Based on your comment on the average design state I believe you consider yourself something like a sexier Paul Rand, but let me tell you the bitter truth: Rand couldn’t draw, but he had charm. You have about as much charm as a snowman in LA.

david’s last blog post…Rachael Leigh Cook to save the world

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