check it out

[jcs]

Hey all,

Made this logo in Photoshop for a non-profit I work with that does online geography tutorials and expeditions. Props to Robouk's site for some very helpful tutes.

Let me know what you think!

http://www.juniorastronauts.com/compass.html

jcs
:)

[gimmesomemore!!]

Me likes. Very crisp looking. I think maybe it might look better if you put some other markers, maybe not E, S, and W, but....some lines of some sort?
and for some reason I find it unsettling that it is crooked.....I dont know why though. But, as for the photoshop work, good job. Looks yummyC:-)

[jcs]

I debated adding the E, W, S, but I wanted to keep it nice and lean. Figured having just the N up top would signify "compass." I like your idea about some lines - maybe a knocked-back compass rose under the needle ... ?
:cowboy:

jcs

[gimmesomemore!!]

Originally posted by jcs
I debated adding the E, W, S, but I wanted to keep it nice and lean. Figured having just the N up top would signify "compass." I like your idea about some lines - maybe a knocked-back compass rose under the needle ... ?
:cowboy:

jcs

hey! now your talking. That might look nice. post it if you do it. I wanna see.

[jcs]

alrighty then. Here is v.2.
I added a compass rose and righted the body, but rotated the reflection on the casing to still be on the bottom.

Not sure about the rose. Might be too much. :-\
Or might just need more work ... :smirk:

jcs

http://www.juniorastronauts.com/compass2.html

[gimmesomemore!!]

oh looks alot better to me. I can't tell if that rose is too much or not................hmmm.............maybe......... ......thin up the needle? hehe, I don't know. seems like it would look good. But yea man, I like that alot.

GOOD JOB!

[RenaissanceGirl]

http://a772.g.akamai.net/7/772/51/01c9614fbfaf2e/www.apple.com/software/images/safari01062003.gif

[jcs]

yes, yes, I know: Safari.

Thank you, Ren, for the call-out. I'd be remiss if I denied I knew of its existence, but I'd been working on a simpler, flatter, line logo for awhile and no one's been thrilled. Safari's icon gave me the idea to try a more realist version which has gone over well.

In fact, I didn't add the compass rose because I noticed the Safari logo looked too busy. Didn't want it to be a rip off, but, really, how many different ways can you draw a compass?

:hangover:

[gimmesomemore!!]

I'm sure we could find something on the net that looks like everything else too.

I don't think it looks like a rip off at all, and as jcs said, how many different ways can you make a compass.


again.........GOODJOB

[jcs]

Cheers, Gimmie. Much obliged.

I don't at all blame RenaissanceGirl for noting similarities. I think it's very healthy to have a community that says to its members, "yes, but ..." or "did you consider ..."

So I thank you both for your guidance and welcome any others!

:P

[gimmesomemore!!]

yeah, its cool when its "contructive feedback" but...........just showing you a picture of something that looks a little bit similar? that to me is a silent way of saying "look, you copied" which im sure was her point in the first place. (but i could be wrong!) (an explanation would be nice
.C:-)