Reyaah Premium Concept

Company Identity - Logo and Brochure Design

By Reyaah

   on Nov 03, 2010
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  • Jamie Linder

    Jamie Linder

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    Logo :)

    Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    Hello Reyaah!

    I really like the feel this has. It really commits to a sense of consistent and unified branding across all elements, nicely done!

    I've added some comments, notes & suggestions on your uploaded images, I hope you find these thoughts helpful.

    Overall, its off to a great start and I can't wait to see more :)

    Jamie

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    • logoConcept.jpg
      • 1Graphic

        This graphic shape is nice, I like the simplicity & complexity all rolled into one. Although the shape appears like a replication of the X for the text in the logo font, my recommendation is to use the V in some way. A very subjective thought is that the V *feels* more unique than an X for a logo, which might be a little over done. Very subjective, I know, but just a thought. And if you go that route, you can work on some ideas for possibly integrating the V (the first letter) and the circle as part of logo design, instead of icon + text.

      • 2V or U

        I was trying to read this before I read your description. This letter form is a little misleading; would consider making it more distinctly a V shape than U since its the first letter.

      • 3Drop shadow and gradients

        I like the glow inside this globe, but the drop shadow looks a little generic. Plus, it may cause issues when reproducing your logo in various mediums. Consider tightening up the logo to be all vector line based so its easier to reproduce.

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    • brochureConcept.jpg
      • 1watermark

        I like the watermark in the background; it gives a nice little shift in the colors.... But what I don't really like is this strange, abyss, under water feeling. The little orbs glowing in the space and circular emphasis to the layout creates this very odd, unique experience. You may want to work on some separate layouts that emphasize technology more and in different ways, just to get a feel for what the company offers, what value add it proposes. The blue amorphous shapes maybe better substituted as technology elements and graphics on your company's products and services.

      • 2Bullets

        Bullets switching sides is asking readers to do too much. Keep the bullet character consistently placed.

      • 3Circles

        Just because the background elements are circular doesn't mean your text needs to follow that pattern. There are other ways to engage the circle icon element without sacrificing a nice grid system. Suggest you 1) layout your content in a nice grid and then 2) add circular elements to that structure. Trying to build a structure, organized system in an ambiguous shape is not working right now.

      • 4Space

        Back to losing the grid, even on a brochure design, consider giving the logo its own space to breathe. This header starts too close to the end of the logo.

      • 5Right alignment

        I am not sure if there is some layered meaning in your program that this circular format is calling for, but unless you're going for something on osmosis or reflective properties, try to keep your alignments consistent.

      • 6Things to reconsider

        Things are really getting ambiguous down here with left and right alignments and no headers in place. Try to anchor headings to allow semi-committed readers to skim the important parts.

      • 7White on blue in print

        Be careful of font size and kerning if this is a print piece. There are some odd spacing issues (almost looks newpaper like) and depending on your printer, the small, thin white font on the dark blue may not be easy to read, as the blue ink will basically print around the white text, which may cause some bleeding.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 04, 2010 at 10:54 AM

      Hello Jamie,

      Thank you so much for your comments and suggestions. They're very helpful. I 'm working on a second version of both the logo and brochure and will post when they're complete.

      Regards,

      Reyaah

    • Haider Ali
      Haider Ali commented:
      Posted: on Nov 04, 2010 at 3:05 PM

      nice thoughts Jamie....I think it will help Reyaah to achieve the biz objective

    • Jamie Linder
      Jamie Linder commented:
      Posted: on Nov 06, 2010 at 6:49 AM

      Thanks Haider!

    • Aaron Turpen
      Aaron Turpen commented:
      Posted: on Nov 07, 2010 at 1:06 PM

      I agree with the V vs. U thing. Making all sides uniform by adding the same bevel to all edges of the current "V" would fix this, I think.

      The brochure itself is great. The split circle is awesome. Can't say much for the information, since I don't speak Spanish. :)

  • Joel Glovier

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    Remove drop shadow and reduce circle size

    Posted on Nov 04, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    Overall there is a good concept here, but the execution is weak.

    First off, I can't read the word in the logo at all. Is is Uosyx? It's not very recognizeable on first glance, partly because of the letter styling, but mainly because the name doesn't seem recognizeable or understandable. Vosyx just doesn't make any sense to me or mean anything to me as a name.

    But if you had to just change one thing there, I'd say make the first letter resemble a "V" more than a "U". It really does look exaclty like a "U" because there is a soft edge on the bottom left corner, then a hard edge on the bottom right corner. You need to think about how to resolve that.

    Next I think your circular logomark needs to be re-worked to address a couple issues.

    1. You've got a very standard and amateur looking drop shadow effect. It's bad for two reasons. Number one: it just doesn't add anything to the logo, and it's very out-dated looking. Number two: because you're using the shadow on the circle and not on the word piece, you are introducing a discrepancy into the logo that fights your sense of uniformity. You want every element to feel consistent across the whole design. Drop the shadow entirely.
    2. Consider reducing the size of the circle bit. It's really just a supporting design element anyway, not the primary feature, because it doesn't convey anything that the word itself doesn't convey. It's just a circle with the last letter in it - which by the way doesn't seem to make sense. Why the last letter and not the first? So since it is just a supporting element, you should consider reducing the size to that of just a bit larger than your wordmark line height.
    3. Try using an icon in the circle that adds more meaning than the letter. Right now the logo really tells me nothing about the company on first glance. It's just a cryptic name, with a large circle next to it with a letter inside. I would suggest either drop the circle element entirely, or use it to convey something meaningful about your brand.

    Good start - keep working at it. And be sure to bring back a revision! Look forward to seeing what you come up with.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 05, 2010 at 10:42 AM

      Hi Joel,

      Thank you very much for your helpful input. I have discussed your comments and suggestions with my team and we agree with most of them. We're working on a second version and will post soon.

      Regards,

      Reyaah

  • Marco Slooten

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    Readability

    Posted on Nov 05, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    Let's start by saying that I like the colors of the logo. The round shape of the X is also fine. It's just that the logo font is not very readable. You could make anything of it, from uos4x to to vosyx. The X is nice though, but the rest needs changing.

    It could also use a subtle gradient and/or shade. The circle has a shadow, but the text doesn't.

    Overall I think it looks pretty nice, the shapes and color tell me it's something tech/IT related, it's just the readability that needs improving.

  • Lisa Tweedie

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    Text too hard to read

    Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    Logo

    I really love your logo it is clean and tells me it is a technical company.

    Unfortunately the text is really hard to read ... so it means that the company name is not reinforced. I'm not quite sure how you go about changing this. If the letters were a little taller then they would work but that would change the x so the link to the logo would no longer be there.

    I like the fact that they look like digital letters ... like when you used to try and write stuff using your calculator numbers ... however that was never readable either.

    Inner page of the brochure

    Somehow the logo is lost on this page ... need to do something with the background so this doesn't happen.

    I love the circular typography that works. I think I am alright with the left justified headings although it is unusual. Is it necessary?

    There is an awful lot of text could you not add some graphics?

    Could the logo go above the text rather than being nested i it. I think that would look cleaner.

    Text is hard to read on the blue background. How about going to white inside?

    Outer page of the Brochure

    Is fine ... logo is not so lost here.

    If you took all the text size up then it would be more readable on the blue background.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 03, 2010 at 3:02 PM

      Hi Lisa,

      Thanks a lot for your comments and suggestions.

      I agree you about there being too much text and not being very visible because of the blue background. I'll try a few changes and see what I come up with. I'll post them once I've finished.

      Also I'll try making the logo more readable.

      One more thing, what do you think about the inner shadow effect on the logo on the front of the brochure? Someone told me that it wasn't consistent with the rest of the brochure and I should remove it.

      Once again thank you very much.

    • Lisa Tweedie
      Lisa Tweedie commented:
      Posted: on Nov 03, 2010 at 3:40 PM

      I really like the inner shadow effect on the white ... on the blue it doesn't work as well. No idea what they mean about not being consistent with the rest of the brochure. It simply doesn't look very 3d on the blue. Could you go with a white mottled look on the outside? Happy to see any changes you post.

  • Wayne Roddy

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    Tech Field

    Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    I think it only works with the Tech Field, you can take certain liberties when your in this field with edge and creative design.

    The logo is great. Im not a fan of 3D but thats just a personal opinion.

    Only thing I'd do is add some kind of icons for the sections on the bi-fold.

    Overall good deal.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 03, 2010 at 3:03 PM

      Yes that's a good idea. Thank you very much for your input.

  • Vmtech

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    Who?

    Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    I like your logo, but I agree with the earlier review that the name is hard to read. From a print and online perspective, it looks more like a design than the name. You may try a completely different font or possibly extending the letters. I do see getting the 'x' in your name and logo to match, but knowing the name is a necessity as well.

    On your brochure, the overall design and structure is unique, but allows for readability as well. I would leave it as you have it, but with an enhanced logo as described earlier.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 04, 2010 at 10:55 AM

      Thank you for your comments and suggestions.

  • Abdul-Hadi Hawari

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    nice concept, but so confusing !!

    Posted on Nov 03, 2010 at 7:19 PM

    Hi Reyaah,

    I love the colors you chose and the why of working .. but I think it's a bit confusing to read the name of the company, and to understand the logo of it because of the leaf shape, it give another feeling to us!

    try to abandon this web 2 effect and make it as simple as you can.

    and I really love the concept of you brochure.. it's so nice

    that's all, good luck

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 04, 2010 at 10:55 AM

      Thank you for your comments and suggestions.

  • Ionut Resetar

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    I don't like the logo ...

    Posted on Nov 04, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    I like the brochure concept it's really cool, but the logo ...

    First of all the "V" looks like a "U" so I didn't know it's a V until I read your comments about the concept. The font just looks awful ... try to play around with the font in illustrator.

    I don't like the shadow under the globe, it has no purpose there because you don't have shadow under the text.

    Try to take out the style for the globe and just outline it like a circle and inside the circle you have the X.

    The X looks nice I like that.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 04, 2010 at 10:56 AM

      Thank you for your comments and suggestions.

  • Caion Alves

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    Change Symbol

    Posted on Nov 04, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    I also see an "X" symbol within the logo should change that. The source is not very readable, but gives me an image of being an international technology company.

    • Reyaah
      Reyaah commented:
      Posted: on Nov 05, 2010 at 7:27 AM

      Thank you for your comments and suggestions.