Totally lost in logo design

[Foxycub2007]

Hi all. This is probably a really simple question, but I am currently trying to design a logo. I have the background as;



I am hoping to keep the name of the website in capital letters, and simple text but even if I try putting black text on this background, it doesn't look at all professional.

Should I be using a different colour other than black? Are there any rules I should be constricting myself to?

TIA

[Toon]

Can we see what you've done it might be easier to give you advice?

[Foxycub2007]

Thanks. The current logo that I have is (a mess);

[Toon]

It doesn't look that bad but if you set the opacity to about 85% is will blend with the background more, in the same way if you put a white stroke on it will make it stand out from the background more.

[Foxycub2007]

I shall give the opacity a try. I can see where you're coming from there. I'm not with you on the white stroke though. Do you mean a stroke across the front of the text or behind?

[Toon]

A stroke around the text

[Foxycub2007]

I see what you mean with the 'stroke'. I'm still new to all this design lingo. lol. I like the opacity suggestion and I have used that with a slight shadow which I think makes it look more professional and 'together' with the background rather than just looking like someone placed some text on a background.

Much better now....;

[Toon]

Much better! It's amazing what you can pick up, I maybe asked the same question years ago, but now you'll never forget.

[Foxycub2007]

This is true. lol. Thanks. I will work on the rest (which isn't much) and then let you see the finished product :D

[picky-very-picky]

never a good idea to build a logo on a background