tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690857438981122051.post5863649854736023019..comments2023-11-24T03:27:15.889-05:00Comments on Anglophile in Academia: Designing LogosAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17712141283147033409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690857438981122051.post-57148455216219250872013-02-06T10:04:29.217-05:002013-02-06T10:04:29.217-05:00Have to say, I think this is fantastic. I think it...Have to say, I think this is fantastic. I think it'd be even better if you actually mark this content up in HTML and use some CSS and JavaScript to make the web page look like this image. You could add the flourishes as background images for specific parts of the text.<br /><br />The Augmented Notes logo looks terrific. My first suggestion would be to try it with a few more typefaces, and see if you can find one that more closely resembles the shape of the notes. You likely won't get an exact match, but something closer than the one you have might help make the appearance of those notes not as abrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690857438981122051.post-75691034001598626912013-01-31T11:23:10.086-05:002013-01-31T11:23:10.086-05:00Hi Matt,
Thanks for the suggestions! They're r...Hi Matt,<br />Thanks for the suggestions! They're really helpful! I'll definitely implement them in Photoshop tonight. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712141283147033409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4690857438981122051.post-36696892621927354812013-01-31T11:19:43.754-05:002013-01-31T11:19:43.754-05:00Hey Annie! Cool post, for which I have a few sugge...Hey Annie! Cool post, for which I have a few suggestions (puts on design hat):<br /><br />For 'Songs of the Victorians': Comparing to Balfe's cover art, the icon you've generated is somewhat dark and cramped. To start, I'd highly recommend tweaking the letter spaces on the main title. The cover is only using a few more characters than you are but allows itself to occupy far more space. Even if you have to shrink the font size a little bit, this could make the image more readable. The cover also does a good job of keeping the text and design separate, arcing the title just over the inner curls and fading the line elements whenever they come to close to the subtitle - taking a similar approach to all the text in the logo (both keeping the text away when possible and fading the pattern's lines when not) will make the text stand out more.<br /><br />Similarly for 'Augmented Notes', the background image feels like it's conflicting a bit with the text i I like that the font lines up so well, but perhaps graying out the horizontal lines of the staff (possibly the clef symbol as well) will emphasize the text more, while keeping the pun.<br /><br />Just some thoughts!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306749492777467728noreply@blogger.com