Creative Brain Fart - Please Help :)

[fester8542]

Ok,
Here is my problem. We are having a big internal meeting within the company tomorrow. Probably like 300+ people.

So I was aksed to do a logo for the theme of the meeting. I came up with about six logos. All of which looked pretty good.

So the big-wig over here decided to take elements from all six and lump them into one big disgusting busy mess. Whatever, just smile and nod...right :lol:

Anyhow.

Attached is the monstrosity he wants to go with. So now he wants me to find a way to make the E in Emerging, the T and the S from technologies visibly stand out.

For ETS (Emerging Technologies Segment)

I am totally at a loss here. Every thing I try from color variations to outlines just makes it look even worse than before.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[.soulty]

oh man that sucks.. sorry dude , but thats butt ugly. :(

:: there no way you can combine those 3 elements to make it look good..hmmm.... let me put my thinking cap on and ill see... need to put this sucker on high!


:: can we move the elements around?

[fester8542]

:lol:

Appreciate any suggestions bro. Thank god this is just being used internally ;)

[.soulty]

can we move the elements around? and why is there parker there? whats that about?

:: also what are the colours your allowed to use?

[fester8542]

:lol:

Sadly no...

Parker is the logo of our parent company. That they told me I had to include. Also had to adhere to company colors....

fricken orange and black.

Here is what I was handed off this morning and told to create....

I didnt even want to mention the other three logo's I have to add beneath it....

Isnt this awful?! :crazy:

[simplistik]

Man... you guys need to let the ballz drop or somethin. :P

As a creative guy you need to express your opinion. Big wigs like ppl who can think for themselves, and have a more aggressive role, more than they like a butt kisser (not saying you are). You should've told him that the logo doesn't work combined like that and you will go back to the drawing board to make it more coherient. The logo is just bad... and to try to incorporate 3 items that don't come close to looking good togther seperated, into one... is just pointless. Also, when he starts getting bad feedback from the logo (if he does) it'll reflect on you, and he will point the finger to save his own butt.

I don't think you have a brain fart, putting those together would be like solving the meaning to life :P :D :hugegrin:

[.soulty]

I don't think you have a brain fart, putting those together would be like solving the meaning to life :P :D :hugegrin::lol: yeah no doubt :P

BUT if you have no choice.. i would move that parker to the right of technologies and butt techonologies aligned with emerging. then use those extra line to do somethign interesting with parker. or you could use those lines for the e-t-s thing.

[fester8542]

I see what your saying there simplistik but thats not the case here :thumb:

And trust me I am anything but an *** kisser...

Just certain things you have to do.

[grinch]

Hey Fes,
This definetly is an odd scenerio, but how about creating a soft light burst behind each of the letters, ETS? Possibly in a light shade of red or bluish?

//Ah the layout is so ugly, I can't figure anything that would look good?

So inturn, we can't move around any of the logos, not even an inch?

[Jolly_Fat_Man]

Hi!
The current logo stands out as being somewhat conected with cars....
Just off the top of my head...

Now, as to your standing out of the "E", "T" and "S"....
U could try to make the yellow of the inside of the "T" be the outline of the of the "E"; mainly faded, something like 15% or 35% max, just to leave the sorta fog around it...
And darken the outline of the "T" and "S"... Very light stuff all faded out into a fog, "Feather" effect if you know what im talking about...
Very short like a shine on a very small fog, a bit larger than the outline that is currently around the "technologies"...

[.soulty]

ok i attempted it.. lol its sad but here you go.:lol:

[grinch]

Hi!
The current logo stands out as being somewhat conected with cars....
Just off the top of my head...

Now, as to your standing out of the "E", "T" and "S"....
U could try to make the yellow of the inside of the "T" be the outline of the of the "E"; mainly faded, something like 15% or 35% max, just to leave the sorta fog around it...
And darken the outline of the "T" and "S"... Very light stuff all faded out into a fog, "Feather" effect if you know what im talking about...
Very short like a shine on a very small fog, a bit larger than the outline that is currently around the "technologies"...

Sounds interesting, but IMO, it would seem to be to colorful. I think the best idea would be most saturated of colors, and keep them to a small variety.

Just my 2 cents :D

[grinch]

ok i attempted it.. lol its sad but here you go.:lol:


Ehh ouch! :ch:

[Jolly_Fat_Man]

I just thought of something else. u could just make the letter larger....
Not really fantastic... Simple...
The basic of it is that its a very complete logo, very clutered with a lot of things to look at...
1-E a bit larger than the rest. T larger than the rest, and S also like that.
2-same.T the same as above. Only in this one u make a size degradation from T to S
sorta like a triangle, and then mess around with the size of the S larger than it should be, maybe make it the size of 2 letters past... or something like that...
Keep us posted...

[grinch]

Ah I want to get out of school and do something for ya Fes!

*sigh* Tell us if anything works man.

[fester8542]

Thanks guys...

Oh man this project blows.... :lol:

Those three black lines to the right.... have to stay.... they look so stupid...

I think I am just going to change the colors of the ETS and throw it back at him,

I hate to release work that looks so terrible but they are unwaivering on the design....

[simplistik]

Umm... just as a note... for all you that want to add lighting and fog and crap to the logo... this is a logo (so it seems) not a graphic... the the extra effects are mute points.

That's scary .soulty

[ya3]

1) Take one pistol.
2) Shoot your boss.
3) Have a party.

:)

[.soulty]

haha.. yeah honestly just do the colour change and throw it back to them, and tell them you had nothing to do with the logo.. then :run: and hide.

[dr_vroeg]

I'm not proud, just helpful...but thanks, now I feel dirty like I just sat in something :crying:

[simplistik]

I'm not proud, just helpful...but thanks, now I feel dirty like I just sat in something :crying:
LoL... well it's better than the original IMO. But I think the catch is that you have to do something w/ the existing graphic header he has, which is what makes it so hard.

[dr_vroeg]

NO!!!....I.....just...can't....

Something about my BFA forces me to fight the man! :fight:

[fester8542]

:LOL:

Thanks for all your help.

Even though there was really nothing that could be done to even make it look half way descent.

Here is what I fired off.

I am very disturbed that the amount of time spent on this project Yeilded this f-ing graphical catastrophe.

I will always DENY that I had anything to do with it.

[simplistik]

NO!!!....I.....just...can't....

Something about my BFA forces me to fight the man! :fight:
LoL... that's why you should get a BA :P

[Ectheo]

Now, why couldn't you shove the Parker logo on the bottom with the other three? It's still represented, and it's still the parent company, and I think it would look a little bit better then.

[fester8542]

Now, why couldn't you shove the Parker logo on the bottom with the other three? It's still represented, and it's still the parent company, and I think it would look a little bit better then.


I know it man. It still does not make sense.

We are chomerics - Webster plastics and the Fuel cell division are sub-divisions of us...

whatever....its out the door and I am sone :lol:

[dr_vroeg]

@simplistik: rolmfao! haha! F = Fight the man, which is congruent to fairy artist...but not me...**** hippies!

[simplistik]

@simplistik: rolmfao! haha! F = Fight the man, which is congruent to fairy artist...but not me...**** hippies!
LoL... now that's funny. :lol:

@Fester
Hope all goes well man. Hopefully it never leaves the building though ;P :jail:

[dr_vroeg]

Someone tell me to stop...please :crazy:

[unchew]

OMG... compare your ultimate design... with this one I came with...

It's a shame you didn't join to make one whole design, it's just pointless and weird to work alone and just mix every idea... omg...

[dr_vroeg]

you feeling okay? :puzzled:

[unchew]

Me? Or who?

[dr_vroeg]

unchew: who were you talking to?!

[simplistik]

OMG... compare your ultimate design... with this one I came with...

It's a shame you didn't join to make one whole design, it's just pointless and weird to work alone and just mix every idea... omg...
LoL... do what? I'm confused.

@vroeg
Best one so far... to bad you changed the elements again though :P

[dr_vroeg]

he hurt my head... :drool: :hangover:

Like I said before, there is NO way. I would just put in my letter of resignation now if I were him.