My Designs

[TheDreamer]

Would really love your opinions guys, moving into the web market and creating my site. Below are the two logo designs that I have come up with (not a professional), would really like to know which you like better. Feel free to leave all ideas/opinions regardless of like or dislike, I want all the feedback I can get.

-This post in no way shape or form is being used as a "plug" for advertisement and or future business-

#1

#2

The images are very large so that they can be scaled to any size needed.
The designs will be placed against a grey background vs. the white, if I need to put them on grey let me know.

Thanks guys,
Drew

[andrewlamberson]

Being the Marketing Manager type that I am... Weird is not a "positive" word and does not reinforce confidence in the quality, design or fish catching ability of the baits.

But ...if you still like it...I like the bottom logo's look and feel...since it looks more "weird". I know "weird" is kind of "in" right now...but....

If you came up with a good Western sounding name then the Western font is kind of cool.

You could always start a little contest to name your company...you'll get WAY to many responses...but it could be fun!

Names the match the font:

Shoot 'em Dead  Bait

Tombstone Baits (we knock them dead)

Bass Slup....Wyatt Erp Baits ! (I can do even worse if motivated!!!!)

Andy

[kipbass]

I agree with Andrew regarding the font. Put some slime hanging off it too. People will look out of curiosity.

[TheDreamer]

Thanks for the feedback Andy and Kip, named "Werd as in word" I can see Weird being a bad bait company and it seems as if the design needs to be more letter specific allowing everyone to determine the "meaning" of the name.

Tombstone Baits (we knock them dead)

^Love that idea^

Drew

[ghostbaits]

You are going in the right direction in my opinion Drew. Sift through names and have bait names going around in your head to coordinate. I started out around halloween so the Ghost thing just made sense. Plus, I knew that would turn heads and make people think. I get stopped and asked all the time if I am a Ghost hunter. (Until they read the rest of my magnet... LOL!!)

Point is, get something catchy and pull the names in too. Goes a LONG way in folks remembering your company and website.

I like the tombstone idea too. My first slogan was.. Ghost Baits "Scary how many you will catch!!"

LOL!!!

Jim

[toadfrogbaits]

I did the Toad Frog Baits thing with the slogan Toad Frog Baits Hopping good lures . Get some then rip - it !

[andrewlamberson]

Whoops...#1 rule of Branding ...don't make it to hard to read, remember....or read correctly!!!!

[TheDreamer]

It's not you Andy, it is the human mind.

"Aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."

Crazy how we can auto-detect a werd in a sentence without it being spelled correctly, lol.

Did anyone catch the last one?     

Drew

[Justin9j]

I like number 2. 

[RonDon]

Yep i like the second one also.

[knifemaker3]

One thing I always see bait makers make a mistake with when they come up with their logo is not thinking of all the different substrates they may want their logo to go on.

Will you want shirts or jerseys made up?  What about vehicle graphics?  Business cards? Size of packaging?  Boat decals? etc.

When you start to think in those terms also do what is called a squint test.  Design your image and then look at it with your eyes squinted and test how readable it is.  If it is hard to read with your eyes squinted, it will be hard for people to read on certain substrates making your advertising of non effect.

Just a couple of things to think about.

As for your designs above, my vote is for #2