New Logo and Need Help for a new Portofolio Name!

[waseem]

Hey everyone!
I am half way through my portofolio, and i am currently thinking of names for it. Today I was brainstorming ideas with my sis. She suggested that I use Hype Interactive. So I got on the computer and started making my logo, this time I really tried to put in effort and thought into the logo design. I uploaded it on logopond, but it really didnt get much feedback since there were hundreds of logos uploaded the same day. I would like to get feedback and critique on the logo, AND i would like to get help on thinking of a new name for my portofolio.

thanks
waseem

LINK: http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/835

[REEF·]

I like the H.

The dark grey text looks out of porportion, especially the "e" it looks blown up & I'd take off the gradient to see the logo alone.

[waseem]

I think the site is going through some technical difficulties at the momment :( Ill upload the swf later when i get on the other computer but im not sure if its my computer or the website.

[waseem]

ya I thought it felt that the grey text was awkward when i put it in since its not aligned with the h but i think ill take it out, for the gradient, it really was supposed to be a reflection. Can you also suggest names for the portofolio also.

[REEF·]

"Waseem"

I never heard of it, sounds different & random & like one of the cool names that win the FWA awards. Kill the designs part, names ending with pixels or designs or studios or productions are so played out.

[thesparky007]

ohhh man! nice try on get it to look trendy, but no, i had a really hard tiem first of all trying to figure out what the heck it was, even after i read through your description, i couldnt figure it out, sorry

[Esherido]

I think the "H" looks really cool! Great work! :D The "ype" after it doesn't fit it, just swirl the eraser around a bit and make it go away. You can put the Hype Interactive in your copyright, and then make it stand out a bit more than it should, so people really looking for your full company name will be able to find it without much trouble. I can't wait to see your site, based off of the great work you've done with your logo.

Also, Waseem would be a good name for your portfolio. I've only met one person in my whole life who had a name even slightly related to Waseem, so it is very original and different from the rest.

[waseem]

thanks for the feedback, I was gonna say before this that I am gonna take out the "ype" after it so its just the logo symbol, or i can write it underneath it. My name is Waseem, and i am using waseemdesign temporarliy so I thought I could make a diffrent name.

[REEF·]

Change it to Waseem, sounds better..

[waseem]

is it ok to name your portofolio after your name?

[Anogar]

Absolutely. Many excellent portfolios don't even have a "name" - it's just "The Design Portfolio of ..."

[waseem]

ok thanks

[ApixDesigns]

i dont elaly get why there would be an m and a w... or those "d"'s on the sides. its cosmetically appealing, but doesnt really make sense.

[waseem]

im just saying what i used to make it, they are just elements and not anything that really needs to be thought about when you look at the logo

[Anogar]

I think that it's certainly always a better thing when your logo means something. :P

[=guinness=]

its a stylized h with a teardrop shape on each opposite corner. BUT when i saw it i thought it said either dwmpype or doop-ype

[BoonDock]

This is your best yet. I'd just use the H with no tear drops and fix that e ... it looks odd (maybe too big? or perhaps just a different font for the ype in Hype.)

[waseem]

what does your three pill things represent?

[waseem]

teardrops? lol sorry but me no understande... :puzzled:

[Anogar]

Note the thread that you posted in that centers around me creating a new logo. ;)

Second, if you have abstract shapes, they don't necessarily need to mean anything. However, if you have what appears to be letters, they should make sense.

[ApixDesigns]

Note the thread that you posted in that centers around me creating a new logo. ;)

Second, if you have abstract shapes, they don't necessarily need to mean anything. However, if you have what appears to be letters, they should make sense.

totally agree. with that being said. a logo doesnt always have to have a meaning, but only if its executed properly.

[waseem]

ok thank you everyone for the constructive critisism, i am gonna work on fixing it up a bit.

[Esherido]

Glad we could help. ;) I'll keep checking back here to see what changes you've made. And possibly crit or complement them. :D

[REEF·]

is it ok to name your portofolio after your name?Yes, its perfectly okay. Sometimes its much more professional sounding.

[waseem]

ok thanks, im gonna be working on my graphic part of the portofolio since all the coding is finished

[bwh2]

not saying you ripped it b/c quite frankly i don't really care, but it instantly reminded me of a logo vexir raved about the other day: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227595

anyhow, when i look at your logo, it looks like "M Wype" or maybe "MP Wype". definitely not hype.

[waseem]

well i didnt take it into consideration or thought when I was making my logo, I used 2 "w's" and 2 "d's" to make an "H". I really dont see similarities only that the fact that my logo used letters to make it and that one did too.

[Anogar]

While I agree that the logos are a little bit similar, it isn't anything I would worry about. :thumb: I do however think that the readability is a little bit compromised by those random little loops that don't mean anything. :puzzle:

[waseem]

those are actually d's that formed a connection between the two w's

[waseem]

those are actually d's that formed a connection between the two w's

[Anogar]

Uh. Oh. Hehe. Well, that didn't work even a little bit. :h::huh: They don't look like letters, and if I pretend that they do, it looks like dHpype or dWMpype...

Some letters can be flipped upside down or backwards. Others become a different letter, and that just isn't going to do. :td: You can't flip a lowercase 'd' either direction - you get a 'p' or a 'b'. :sigh:

[waseem]

well the point is not the D or the W its the form of a H

[Anogar]

It's good that you have defined what the point is in your head, but it doesn't come across in the logo.

I like what you've done, but it makes no sense. :huh: If you decide to use a typographic logo, it has to make sense, you can't just stick random letters around and then try to tell people that 'oh, those odd little letters aren't the point'.

[waseem]

its not random letters its w and d

[Anogar]

Another problem that you're having is that every other letter is defined by one line, and the 'H' is an outline - which makes it a bit confusing.

[Anogar]

its not random letters its w and d

Wait, what? It's a "W" - I thought it was an "H" in hype?! If it's a "w", why is there an "m" and a "p" on top? It really makes no sense. :P

[waseem]

it forms and H but its made of two w's for waseem which is my name and two d's for design

[waseem]

but that doesnt need to be taken into consideration its just hype but if people want to know what it is its just what i discribed

[Anogar]

If you're happy with it, then stick with it. It's confusing. :thumb:

[waseem]

well im gonna go try out that game ZWOK that people are talking about

[Anogar]

I really like ZWOK. I've spend hours on that page, lol. :lol:

[waseem]

it would be cool if they had something that shows what ur last shot was

[Anogar]

Indeed, but I think not knowing is kind of part of the trick to it.

[DDD]

Personally I like it. And it is pretty strong. I instantly see Hype. I think its a keeper.

[.:Gravity:.]

I read that post that you replied to on the penguin logo and thought it was funny when someone called you out on ripping off an actual logo. Then, I read your profile and realized that you are only 13. This is pretty impressive work for a 13 year old. Also, if you go with your metaphor with the "w's" your logo spells Wype and I like that.

[Anogar]

I don't think it's supposed to say "wype". :look:

[waseem]

thanks DDD, i really like this and im happy with it, so Im gonna take out the ype and maybe right it underneath but this is definality gonna be kept

[waseem]

I read that post that you replied to on the penguin logo and thought it was funny when someone called you out on ripping off an actual logo. Then, I read your profile and realized that you are only 13. This is pretty impressive work for a 13 year old. Also, if you go with your metaphor with the "w's" your logo spells Wype and I like that.
well i just turned 14! :azn: anyways for the wype part I think its getting misunderstood. its actualy HYPE but the "H" is formed by 2 W's and d D's

[waseem]

its actually quite funny, everyone has there own interpurtation of the logo! i think my motto/slogan should be called "misunderstood in the kirupa HOOD"