Hey guys can you help me out with my logo ?

[lambros]

ok i made a start for my logo but i don't find it very nice...so i ask for your suggestions.
make any comment or any suggestion...i think removing the "MEN" text is a choice....and if there is any artist out there that have color suggestions please tell me...this is the very first try!!!

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/151/logocl0.jpg

this is the version without the men text:
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9068/logonomencw0.jpg

[7788]

is this some volleyball team logo?
It looks kind of too crowded for me...
I'd remove the background and the figure.
The V looks like Comic Sans...
I'd go with less shiny/bevel stuff and just make a custom V.
//just a personal opinion

[lambros]

yeah it's a volleyball logo.........the bg you mean the ball ? and the figure the man ?
and as for the font it's not comic...about the custom v it's a good idea but i am not very good at making shapes myself!!!!but i'll give it a try!!

well which one do you prefer th first or the second one so i can choose where to work ?
i thought that the figure is very nice there . . .

[lambros]

ok this is the latest try to make a simple one!!! only v letter and the volley figure....
please tell which one of the two below is better and what i should do to make it better .....
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1057/logo1xk3.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9068/logonomencw0.jpg

[iLikePie]

the volleyball in the background doesn't work. makes it look messy and ruins any of the clean shapes you seem to be aiming for. I would suggest that when you're doing the logo designing, don't include ANY of the fancy stuff like bevels, gradients, anything like that. Work with flat colors, it will help you to actually think about the shape and what you want from that.

if you still want to make it look shiny afterwards, go back and put in all your layer effects etc.

[lambros]

hey thanks for the suggestions.....it looks that you are absilutely right!!!! i made my logo entirely in flash without any use of filters apart the gradient overlay as color....thanks for the help :P:P

[hybrid101]

lose the bevels and shinyness, logos are supposed to be vectorized + simple:D

[Pasquale]

lose the bevels and shinyness, logos are supposed to be vectorized + simple:D
well the final product can be prettied up as much as possible- so shinyness and stuff definately works, BUT

In the previsualisation stage, work from simple forms - just solid colour and clean lines.

The flashy stuff can come later.

[albinus]

darkmotion - you're absolutely right. I'd start with just a black and white logo, and make sure that looks stellar before adding colors. This way, you'll have a strong foundation to decorate later for various applications.

Also, I'd make a version of your logo that would look good on a dark background, and a version that would look good on a light or white background. This way, you'll never have to worry about your logo not standing out. I've attached an image of my company's logo, showing the progression for ya.

[lambros]

hey you got some very nice logos there dude...i made my latest version of logo and i am very please with it...simple and very customable for variations at some pages with clarity .

could you please make a logo for me with basic colors black and white, and if you can i want that volleyball figure in my previous logos....
i want to see if yours is better than mine!! some tips are...i want a V to be shown along anything you like..it's for a volleyball site!!
also i have a question...how can i make a pixel logo to a vector one ?