Feb 27, 2008
This represents my third attempt to design a logo for endeavr.com, the site I am designing for my master’s thesis project at Fuller Theological Seminary. I’d love feedback. How does it strike you?
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This represents my second attempt to design a logo for endeavr.com, the site I am designing for my master's thesis project at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Asides
Feb 27, 2008
- I'm working on a web site for my thesis project. The development blog where I track my progress is Endeavr.org.
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3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Eric Wakeling
I love it. Awesome! You should write a post about my blog!!
Feb 27th, 2008
Trevor Behrns
Good job J. That’s the best one yet. I think you’ve refined it quite a bit and the colors are really dialed in. I can’t wait to see how this gets integrated into your larger project. It would be cool on a t-shirt, too ; )
Since it’s mostly a web tool that you’re developing, did you give any thought to adding the .org or .com to the logo itself? I wonder if it would help with brand clarity and make the orange r even more distinct. Just a thought. Keep up the good work.
Mar 3rd, 2008
Tom Channer
Greetings!
Since you are trying to get feedback, regarding the logo…here is my 2 cents. : )
I think the logo would be stronger without the illustration of the world. The multiple circles are cool!…and relate to the idea of “earth” without actually having an illustration.
If the world were not used…another way to add visual interest would be to treat the circles in some sort of way: ie. fill in the far left circle and then fade the color as you proceed to the right…or start with slightly smaller circles and progress to the larger circles…just some ideas.
These are just my thoughts, so disregard them if that is not the direction you want to go. The strong part of the logo for me, are the multiple circles. The orange against the blue are nice color choices.
Take care,
Tom Channer
http://www.tomchanner.com
Mar 16th, 2008
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