Logo Design

I dig the name! Also think the use of brackets is appropriate however the script font and typewriter fonts are not working together. This becomes very apparent when the script bracket wraps "coded", its just not jelling

Hmmm... I like the idea - it's been done before but this is a little different... The hand-drawn writing and brackets don't look that great - why not use the same font as you used for "coded", keep the same layout and see what it looks like?

I agree with the previous comments on the hand-written font, it's not that great, and not too "coding related".

Also, switch position in the second variant, with "something" on the main line, and "coded" as superscipt ("power"), not subscript ("base").

I think you need to go with something that's not like every other coding site out there or you won't stand out. Personally I prefer a cleaner looking site over a grey and dull look. But that's just me.

The third logo is my favorite. I like the font that coded is in, I like the bracket placement with something written smaller and above coded. The blue shows up better on the top two fonts because the font is bolder. Start with trying the handwritten font on the third concept. But, handwritten fonts can look childish and fun. I think your idea of creative and edgy would better convey your seriousness of a designer.

I would make the left bracket the same size as the right one. But I really like the idea and the name

I'd make the parentheses thinner.

I would use the placement of the words from the last design on the bottom and use the font from the two above.

I like the name dude...its young, hip, and well representitive of what you do.

I love where you are going with the logo, but understand your frustration. Just some ideas that hopefully will get you closer to where you want to be.

My first thought was that I really like the first & second "coded" font. It is clearly a system/courier-style font, yet it has slightly casual features and looks great large.

The handwriting font and the other fonts used just seemed out of place.

My idea is to try using one font (the first 'coded' font) for the whole thing and drop the last bracket. It would look something like this:

something { coded

(of course, it looks horrible in the font and spacing of this text box I'm typing in).

I played around with the size and spacing and liked how it looked when you made the bracket a bit larger than the rest of the text. You could even hand-draw the bracket, since you want something hand drawn.

The 'code' font communicates the technical side and the simple design and use of the large, single bracket communicates the stylish side.

My $0.02... good luck! Hope this helps.

Of the 1st two and last two. The 1 between those I say work.

If I feel as a designer that the 1st two give me a headache just by looking at them I'm sure the target audience will feel the same.

The squiggly lines just scream out nnnoooooo!!!

look to coding type...courier, ms sans, etc... then, consider writing as follows:

some.thing {coded};

This would show your knowledge of CSS/html/flash etc. I think your first image is on the right track, just without the handwritten type - you are a "tech" company first and foremost.

I oike the concept on the last example. However, I might try a heavier weight on the "coded" to add a little punch to the right side, i dont know. It is clean and readable which I think is important.

I personally don't like any of them. In my opinion, the best one is #3 but again, don't like any of them. Don't try the hand-drawn style. Try to incorporate HTML elemenets like <>.