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Business logo and watermark

LatFoto or LatFoto with graphical symbol

Contest Holder LatFoto ?

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Project: Business logo and watermark
Industry: Photography Logo
Contest Launched: Jan 07, 2012
Selected: 1 winning design from 86 concepts
Winning Design by: anarte
Close Date: Jan 17, 2012


Business logo and watermark - Photography


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Creative Brief


Business logo and watermark

LatFoto or LatFoto with graphical symbol

No

I need a classic clean brand/logo from one word "LatFoto" and maybe with some graphical elements. The logo will be main corporate identity.
Should be effective in full colors as well as in black and white.
Should be light and modern.
Should not lose its look and feel if reproduced on different objects and different backgrounds, on white/black or in different sizes (as well in small size) and text should be easy readable. Should be easy understandable on small size, that's why it can't contain small details.
If logo had 3D effects/shadows, then in 2D they should be effective as well.
It is welcoming some grafical elements, hidden message or some interesting concept. Maybe something typical from photography like this https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F-YnCqNVnuw/TwWGr5JbaMI/AAAAAAADNeY/TrGsc_lP7QE/s271/l_957217.jpg
But please don't make another copy (variation) of Picasa logo. Nothing to "feminine", many wedding photographer logos have curly/floral design elements.
I'm going to use it as a logo for website (http://latfoto.lv) about photography, business cards, CD, advertisement and also use it as a watermark on color and B&W photos in transparent mode. Should not be too aggressive or vibrant, but I don't want the design to be dark. Now I use this:
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/8937693-lg.jpg
but other solutions are welcomed. I see popular variations are like this:
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000U61MN8OhbUE/s/900/900/hungary-budapest-F026709.jpg
Maybe there could be two variations of logo - one on the dark and one on the light background, but it should be universal any way - it will be used on photos (on light and on dark)

Photography

Logo Type
Logo Type

Symbolic
Symbolic

Abstract Mark
Abstract Mark

Illustrative
Illustrative

Character
Character


Cutting-Edge
Unique/Creative
Clean/Simple
Modern
Industry Oriented
Illustrative
Abstract

Platinum, grey, black and white or maybe unique colors. The only requirement is that it should look good on both dark and light backgrounds because its also being used as a watermark. I prefer 2 colors.

not sure

I understand than red is easy to combine with black and white, but this color is used by many photographers that's why I would like to not use this combination.

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Discussion


Comments

  • January 17, 2012 1:19 PM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    Thank's to all great designers for efforts. I liked a lot of designs and was hard to choose. But this time one of the idea I liked more.

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  • January 16, 2012 12:21 PM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #52 nice graphic and design, but not easy readable. Now text could be read as "LatFojo". Also I asked not to use picasa copies. Color is too aggressive too. #55 standardized solution of colors and in first eyesight logo looks like something related to cantine - plate,serviette and tableware. #48 already wrote that graphical element seems very typical. #51 unfortunately color is too feminy and I don't like graphical solution - seems old schooled. #57 and #60 are similar and also is hard to read letter "a". In one version seems there is sun and moon in another only moon. Anyway - is hard to catch idea. #67 and #68 is similar to current logo - just with colors and with some kind of element what also doesn't seem original.

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  • January 14, 2012 11:42 AM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #36, #37, #38, #39 and #40 all designs are almost the same except the one with .lv what wasn't asked in specifications. I like solution of colors because it gives so light expression. but like I already wrote on #27 - it is beautiful and graphical, but solution doesn't seem original. Now combination of "L" and "F" more seems like letter "E" what actually means nothing. Also on picture should be places LatFoto not just graphical symbol "E" what won't give chance to find author of photography.

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  • January 14, 2012 3:48 AM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #10 unfortunately such letter "L" already are in use here in Latvia that's why it makes wrong expression. #4 I eliminate this version because you already made another versions without .lv like i asked in specifications #12 I like solution of colors, but logo seems without any original idea and main problem is that there is no graphical element what could be used alone for instance in favicon. #14 and #15 seems too simple. #17 I like graphical design and also colors are integrated in style very well, unfortunately it seems something I had seen before. I can't write exact url, but something similar is for example this http://photobucket.com. #18 Gives me associations with shaving head http://www.shavers.co.uk/images/products/740_large.jpg #19 reminds me horseshoe and here in Latvia we have belief that if somebody hangs horseshoe with ends to bottom, then luck is going away. So I think is better not to use such form for logo. #20 I don't like font and yellow color also is not something original. #21 I prefer previous version with circle. Also there is no universal solution of colors - on different background should be used different logos. #22 It's hard to read visually, previous version with graphical element was better. #23 this seems one of my favorite but you changed fonts in graphical element. So there are 3 types of fonts in the same logo what doesn't seem good, but maybe I should think about it and afterwards I'll start to like it. #24 is similar to #12 so please read comments about #12. #25 and #26 are nice. I prefer #26 but there is no guarantee that somebody else not make the same shape from word "foto". Also such element is hard to use for favicon. #27 beautiful and graphical, but solution doesn't seem original. Besides graphical element seems made from "tF" what actually means nothing. "Lf" would be ok. I like solution of colors - it seems so light. #28 I like only solution of colors. Rest seems somewhere seen before and also text is hard readable. #29 I wrote in specification that I don't want to have red color unless it's not something really special. Red camera isn't something special even it's drawn very nice. Anyway I would like to have bigger accent on text (to be better readable) and graphical element to be less accented. Now proportions are vice versa.

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  • January 14, 2012 2:06 AM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #8 I'm sorry but this logo seems very similar to this http://www.cameralabs.com. Idea about lences are not proper because aperature makes circle not star when is opened. Also I had idea about almost closed aperture, because it is not so common used in logos. Perhaps it's not too original, but I didn't see such version of aperture too much in logos.

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  • January 13, 2012 1:29 PM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #13 I'm sorry, but this logo is identical with this one: http://masterfoto.lv

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  • January 10, 2012 2:34 PM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #6 I like colors and probably font also is good, but symbol remind propeller/screw. If using aperture, then would be better to use with more blades (like on example) and aperture blades should be rounded and more closed. #7 I already wrote in description about red - too much photographers already use it and also this color seems too aggressive. Round symbol alone wouldn't be usable on photos, because it gives not enough information about author. I wanted smaller and less aggressive logo. Also background usually will be black or white not nice brown. Any way already start to seem nice.

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  • January 08, 2012 10:27 AM
    LatFoto LatFoto
      Project Holder
    #1 solution of colors probably is nice, but I don't like font and also silhouette of photographer, because details are too small and is hard to understandable. #2, #3 and #5 solution of colors are not unique - orange/yellow with black is standard solution and that's why is boring. From the other hand combination of letters " L" and " F" is interesting. #5 remind me sun and because photo is "drawing with ligh", idea is good. However I didn't decide yet to associate logo with sun or not - it could seem too feminy or childish. #4 I like original solution of colors. Only request is - I would like to see "Latfoto" without ".lv". Also I would like to know how this logo will look like in "transparent" regime on photos.

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