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    I know it's a crappy quality but this is just a test.
    Want to know if you like it....
    Try to guess what I mean :-)


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    if we have to guess, means its not a good logo

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    Well, way to big. Its also kindof hard to understand.

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    well ok this is what I get from it:
    Head + razor = c design....think that its supposed to mean, brain + edge = Cutting edge design? is that right

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    Now actually I had something else in my mind, but yours is much better:-)
    I thought, brains + a pencil that represents the design = camme design
    But yours is much better:-)
    But generally what do you think of the logo? I know it's quite big but that doesn't matter.

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    allways make your logos in a vectorbased program.

    how are you supposed to scale it now?

    also I think it is a bit to complex for a logo. logos are not games

    try to fit all that info in to one design, one graphic, one eyecatching graphic

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    yes, try to work on vector, and it actually looks like 3 diferent logos. other thing the head, is to complex, and looks like is out of proportion.

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    What program should I use for the vectors ?

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    Illustrator or Freehand

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    Originally posted by montara
    Illustrator or Freehand
    If you are going to use logo for print Corel Draw registers
    better in programs than freehand or illustrator. It also has more options in enhancing your logo for different applications. I have all three programs but Corel is more user friendly and interacts better with Pagemaker and other publishing software. You can also export out of it to about any format.

    Consider using the two images together in a positive negative way making the C. Blade reversed from Brain to form the letter c. Those kind of decisions will make a logo last longer in a market standpoint

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    I use xara x for all logotypes, I have illustrator but I find xara works just as well and suits my style better, it has particularly sharp bevels.


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    Adobe Illustrator continues to set the standard in illustration software, providing one of the richest and most versatile design and illustration packages available. Preferred by more than one million graphics and multimedia professionals, technical illustrators, desktop publishers, and Web developers worldwide, Adobe Illustrator combines the finest illustration tools with extensive typographic control and image support. Illustrator provides the tools needed to create packaging, ad and editorial spreads, brochures, video artwork, Web pages, and more. Apply shapes, curves, effects, textures, grades, fills, and filters to design elements, objects, and images with the click of a button. You can also create paths; and place, trace, mask, and edit or create graphs and freehand drawings with this versatile tool resource. The new reshape tool lets you modify a path or set of paths while preserving details and anchor points.

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    ouch...

    hurt my eyes to read all that. Whenever I see jobs in the paper...I would dare to say... 90-95% of them all ask for Adobe Illustrator. (As well as Quark Express) From the descriptions you posted I would say Corel Draw has many features that were not mentioned with Illustrator..is that bacause that are not available? I have been considering XARA bacause I heard it very user freindly...but havent made a choice yet. Thanks for the info.

    -whispers-

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    Don't be fooled if you want a serious vector program Illustrator is the program.

    If your on a budget and need a porgram that thinks it can be photoshop and illustrator in one for a 1/8 the price and you are going to be sending work out to small business and sigh shops buy [Coral Draw]

    If you are a Windows user and industry compatibility is not an issue for you, Xara X is your buy it fast and somewhat powerful but not up to speed with big drawing programs like Coral and Freehand. CAUTION I have heard its loyal base of users are extremely zealous!


    If you want to design cheesy flashpages and work on the web Freehand is your buy.

    If you have some money and are going to send the work out to service bureaus or any print-oriented environment [Illustrator] is well supported. Its been the industry standard since it hit the market.


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    Logo

    I've owned my business for over a year and still haven't come up the my logo so I'm not one to be judgemental but...

    My theory is if someone has to stop for too long to figure out what your logo/business is, it's probably not going to work.

    Just my opinion for what it's worth.

    Michele

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    freehand

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    Illustrator or Freehand are the two options.If you can, get used to both of them as one is better than the other at some functions and vice versa.

    Generally design companies do not have a logo (of course there are exceptions) as it is a criteria to be judged on before any work is undertaken. Personally I would make it as simple as possible when doing an identity for a design company, don't make it too trendy as fashions come and go, let your portfolio sell the company and not your logo.

    Also, use Quark for prepress and not Pagemaker. Some repro houses do not accept these files and you may have to convert the files to Quark which could be a nightmare in the long run.

    There, that's my piece.

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    Looks like someone has a hard on for Illustrator

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