critic/your thoughts please

[Acuity]

i agree with the comments about maybe messing around with the type, and reducing the number of dots. But the design is decent as is. Not bad.

[philjohns]

nice looking, simple logo

Ive just looked back at my emails I recieved from the client and this was what they requested!

A testimonial that I recieved from the clients shows me how pleased they are with the logo.

I agree with the fact that editing the typeface may have been an idea, but at the age of 16 I'm not going to spend an age on a logo that I wasnt being paid a whole lot for.

Thanks all for your comments, Im really glad some people like and will take in all your critique next time I do a logo.

[Acuity]

what ur age has to do with it, I don't know...

Ima 21 year old Medical Degree Student, with NO TIME watsoever, yet im of mind, if I do something im going to do it properly... especially when puttin my name to it...

If you couldn't be bothered brother, you wouldn't have posted it up for critique!

[blueocto]

Originally Posted by ACuity

what ur age has to do with it, I don't know...

Ima 21 year old Medical Degree Student, with NO TIME watsoever, yet im of mind, if I do something im going to do it properly... especially when puttin my name to it...

If you couldn't be bothered brother, you wouldn't have posted it up for critique!

I think that is a valuable point. Age counts for nothing, skills everything.
An 18 year old could possibly do profoundly better work than a 40year old who's been in the business donkies.
Just be confident in what you are good at and just develop your skills the best to your ability :)

[philjohns]

If you couldn't be bothered brother, you wouldn't have posted it up for critique!

I never said I couldnt be bothered - I just said I wasnt going to put in more time than I was being paid for.

I was just looking for a bit of critique of some of my work...

Just be confident in what you are good at and just develop your skills the best to your ability :)

With the letter I recieved today from the client I am extremely happy with I produced and very confident with the fact that she was pleased.

Thanks all,

Phil

[crazyleaf]

Originally Posted by philjohns

...put in more time than I was being paid for.

It's not always about the money. Sometimes it's about the passion for design and doing something you love.

[philjohns]

Ok, I don't reckon Im not gunna get out of this one but here goes the testimonial that I got from the client:

When I needed a new logo and website banner for my business I was fortunate enough to find Phil Johns Imaging. I have little technical knowledge and didn't really know what I wanted. Phil took the time to listen to me likes and dislikes, the type of business etc and came up with the perfect look to suit me and my business.

I cannot praise Phil highly enough, he not only exceeded all the requirements but the job was also completely over a reasonable time period.

I am absolutely delighted with the services of Phil and his company and have no hesitation in recommending them to you.

[Noli]

EAAAAAAAAAAASY guys!

I believe "vercotrportrait" was trying to say that the logo lacks some visual effects that are available to all designers in applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, etc...

I agree though that the medium is irrelevant but this graphic is kind of plain and too big to be a logo. "Philjohns" clarified that the client is not going to use it in an extremely small size - but still in a medium size it won't work.

For instance, try to create a business card and place that logo on it: I'm sure it'll be hard to see the 2 Ds in the first circle when you resize it down to something like 2-3 cm wide!

~KEEP CREATING~

[Seedy GD]

First off, I think you may have gone a little nuts with the gradients. I mean there isn't anything in your logo without them (part of the reasoning is that a printed version will never look as good as a digital logo, the design should cross both platforms).

Secondly your font works. Good choice, clean effective. However your kernning (for those who don't know, its the space between your letters) needs some work.
Specifically around your o and a. And why no ligiture or something interesting between the t's or just something to take attention away from the gap in between the horizontal lines.

I will say the colors work nicely together, the dots seem to carry more weight and thus the horizontal motion follows the dots and not the words, and that is a bid problem in logo design. The words must have the most emphasis.

[zumojuice]

Phil,
At the end of the day the client is happy with the work, but are you? Many people spend all day doing design work they personally hate. I tried it and personally I find the work is nothing like as good as when I am behind it more. Design is about passion.

What you have created is a good effort, I'd perhaps take on board what has been said and if you feel you want to, do another edit and present this to the client if its not too late, or simply learn for next time. That is not saying you've made a mistake in the slightest. We are all learning (or should be).