Total Joy Redesign

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

i think im getting somewhere... but im still not feeling it

[blackbelt135]

If it's not too much to ask, could you attach the picture? I'm assuming you may have it hosted on a site like photobucket or something, which is apparently blocked through my works internet. I'd be more than happy to give my .02 though.

[Dongerz]

Hi Joy,
To me it's a little distracting to have the two hearts in the name itself. But when I first saw the reversed out heart I immediately saw the possibility of using the outer shape to form a T and J. I played with it a bit. I think just having an icon like this with your text below would be a nice clean look. What do you think?

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

OK I REDESIGNED THE LOGO TOTAL I THINK THIS IS MUCH BETTER! ok finally what do you all think of this! ... just have to decide on the font....

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

this one too bad positioning i know but what about the font or the first letters

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

and one more....

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

Any one? someone have anything to say about the totaly new concept?

[Dongerz]

My first thought when I saw this is the face doesn't look joyful. I kinda like the idea of using marker strokes but I feel it needs more interest such as more variance in the stroke thickness. It looks too computer generated. You might try breaking out a black magic marker with the chisel tip and try a few by hand. Also I like the cleanliness of the font but I'm not sure it has the right feel for the icon style. I do feel contrast between the loose logo and a tight font is good, I'm just not sure this fits together. I'm sorry I wish I could be a little more exact but I think this is something you have to toil through to find what is right for you. I hope this helps.

[Dongerz]

Sorry I meant it doesn't look joyful enough. Not totally joyful which is what you are trying to express.

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

Sorry I meant it doesn't look joyful enough. Not totally joyful which is what you are trying to express.

*sigh* ok....... back to the drawing bored

[blackbelt135]

Maybe you should forget the face and consider just incorporating a smile in it. After all, what shows joy more than a smile? And the font used for "totaly joy designs.com" is a nice font, but I'm not sure if it's working well w/ the theme, or at least what I'm thinking what you're trying to go for. It's prolly too clean and modern where maybe something more scribbly and/or even "childish" might work well. Might be worth trying.

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

Maybe you should forget the face and consider just incorporating a smile in it. After all, what shows joy more than a smile? And the font used for "totaly joy designs.com" is a nice font, but I'm not sure if it's working well w/ the theme, or at least what I'm thinking what you're trying to go for. It's prolly too clean and modern where maybe something more scribbly and/or even "childish" might work well. Might be worth trying.

i dont know why but i would like to try and avoid childish if i could but maybe i should go with it or if i could have the contrast of child like but still professional or "clean" here is a redesigned face... what about this?

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

and i personaly like it in white best

[blackbelt135]

Well, I certainly don't get a childish feel, if you want to stay away from that. But I'm getting an oriental feel. Reminds me a little of the LG logo too.

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

ya i noticed the oriental feel too it i wasnt intending that either i dont know what to do about that XD lol

[LoShu]

I think you should try different sizes/positions of the elements. Try putting the image in front of the type and size it down a bit. They look a bit disjoined at the moment.

Getting the oriental feel too.

[blackbelt135]

Maybe consider taking it in a completely different direction. Sometimes I find when I design a logo that the more completely unique ideas I come with, the better the logo becomes. You can always come back to your original idea but wouldn't hurt to try something new and fresh.

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

hmm ya the thing is im tired of new ideas i been through so many!

[gdeetan]

the two red marks under the eyes looks like tears at first glance.

Also the font you, not a big fan of it... looks too techie for a creative company. Choose something more curvey and streamlined. Also try to come up with something more original for the artwork, something simple yet something that catches the eye

[TheDreamer_EJoy]

k thanks all im going to try something else ug