Kevin Tomasic

Concept: Logo for project management Web App

Welcome Marc!

I agree with Nate, the first logo is a good start but make it text-only.

Maybe make the whole word red and have the second "g" brown and drop down with a mouse cursor over it. Also, it looks like you put this together in Illustrator. Try bringing it into Photoshop and using an outer glow or drop shadow for the second "g" with a mouse pointer over it, and a letterpress style for the rest of the word.

• Design: 3
• Purpose: 3
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 3

Concept: Portfolio Homepage

The majority of your design portrays a "street" attitude, but you have this slap-happy cartoon can contradicting it all. I have a mental picture of a character holding spray cans in his hands with tattoos all over himself and a bandana (like the one on the Twitter bird).

Everyone pretty much covered everything else I wanted to say.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 3

Concept: HDesignOnline.com

I partially agree with Graffino about the wood texture, but I don't think you should get rid of it. The light wood is a nice change from the typical dark, burnt wood you see everywhere else. Try giving it a fixed position so it stays visible wile scrolling. I think the fact that it disappears when you scroll is what's ruining the concept.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 4
• Engagement: 4

Concept: logo design for Aviation group "Blue Wing"

Are you stuck with using that shade of blue? If you can, make it a darker blue. Medium or dark blue gives a feeling of security and professionalism.

Give "Blue" a soft linear gradient and the wing a radial gradient centered from the tip closest to the "i". Also, remove the stroke from the wing.

• Design: 3
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 4
• Engagement: 3

Concept: Motorcycle Stunt-rider ARAS FREESTYLE

I can see the same image that Robert sees. Maybe disconnect the seat of the bike from the "F". Also, try making the rider a different color, maybe a bright orange or yellow.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 5
• Engagement: 5

Concept: Fat Astronaut Productions logo

Its the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man ... in space! :)

I actually like the font a lot. It adds character to your company and I think that's what you're going for. I might try "fattening" up the font a bit, see how that looks, but it might not contrast well with the astronaut.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 5
• Engagement: 5

Concept: Logo Etnomark

Sorry for being blunt but I think you need to start from scratch with the blue square. I agree with shabbir ... blue IS overused in that industry (so is orange). Try a different color, radial gradient and rotate the square 30 - 45 degrees.

• Design: 2
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 2
• Engagement: 2

Concept: Logo redesign

Robert does have a point ... the feathers do sorta look like spoons. Try reversing the gradients, that might help the optical illusion.

Other than that, I think its beautiful. Don't change anything else!

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 5
• Engagement: 4

Concept: Alpis Design Website Version 2

I like the design a lot. Colors, typography, etc are nicely done. It's not the most unique design but its quite clean and well executed.

Nice work!

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 4

Concept: Racer Narain Karthikeyan - Website design

There's way too many animations on the page. The logo in the upper-left doesn't need to animate. The header (like everyone else is saying) has too much going on as well.

The only other thing I would change is to place the sponsors horizontally in a row just above the footer. You can then use that space to put a Twitter icon and maybe a headshot of the driver or something.

Great colors and overall layout/design!

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 5
• Engagement: 5

Concept: My freelancer profile

The contact info drop down is just a tad slow, maybe speed it up slightly.

That's all I would change, you have a great site! I love the 3D effect of the background.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 5
• Engagement: 5

Concept: Website redesign

I think the gradients for the header and body are fine. Maybe lighten up the body gradient to improve readability. The gradient in the footer needs to go, use a solid color.

The main navigation has to many links. Try incorporating some of the more redundant links, such as faq's and about us, into the footer or somewhere else on the page. Then you'll have more room to fancy up the main nav.

Great start, keep at it!

• Design: 3
• Purpose: 3
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 3

Concept: Logo Experiment - v3 - Updated

Having the one small red square in the middle seems very generic to me. Make the 4 top-right squares red to give the illusion of one larger red square.

• Design: 3
• Purpose: 3
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 3

Concept: Home Expo Logo Design

Great job using the shapes of the letters! Although the yellow does look good and it works for its purpose, I agree with Swarat, try orange or a lime green.

I have to disagree with Nate (sorry). I think the home in the E is perfect. the word HOME with the house separates itself nicely from the word EXPO. It looks like a logo inside a logo.

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 4
• Engagement: 4

Concept: SixSix8 Logo

Looks beautiful! Love how you incorporated roman numerals in the name.

I would try a few different color variations, but keep the same blue and gray.

Try having the 6IX 6IX in gray and the 8 in blue. At first glance I read it as 69698, then I saw the tag.

Or you can try making the 6's the same height as the "IX" and keep the 8 taller.

... is there any significance in the numbers 668?

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 0
• Originality: 0
• Engagement: 0

Concept: Construction Logo

Try playing with the sketch effect in Illustrator on the word "ADJUST" to give it a more realistic blueprint look. The shades of blue you chose are perfect for it.

I did a similar effect for a client of mine who is also a construction company. Here's an Illustrator (CS4) file of it ... feel free to use the same sketch settings:

http://files.me.com/kevintomasic/y8u3j6 Password: blueprint (expires in 14 days)

Also, maybe outline "construction" with a darker yellow or making the fill darker.

I agree with Miro about the tape measure. You should keep everything 2D. Try doing a simple outline of the tape measure to the left of "ADJUST" and have the tape underline "ADJ" and end at "construction"

or

Extend the "J" so the bottom reaches the bottom of "construction". Then have the tape underline end at the "J".

• Design: 3
• Purpose: 0
• Originality: 0
• Engagement: 0

Concept: Logo design for graphic design/illustration company

I like #18A the best but try this with the "clock"...

Use the spaces in the circle to look like its a clock set to 7:30. use a wider space (hour hand) to represent the "7" and a thinner space (minute hand) to show the "30". Then rotate the weight of the clock so the hour & minute hands are in the middle of thicker stroke of the clock. (does that make sense?) It will put more focus on the representation of 7:30.

I really like how you combined the number 7 with the word "Thirty". The other logos with only numbers looks more like an icon rather than a logo.

Also, get rid of all the logos with outlined text, it doesn't look good and it will narrow your choices down.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 3
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 4

Concept: Italian Food Restaurant - Logo Redesign

I think the chef is too cartoon-ish if you're going for an elegant look. Try a simple but abstract black outline of a chef over the Italian flag background. Otherwise, the newest design looks the best.

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 4

Concept: logo design for "Be Positive" t-shirt line

I like #2 the best, very clean. As for the colors, I actually like it in B&W, it gives it more impact.

The only thing I might change is to make the square a tad smaller and rotate it a bit more. Otherwise, it looks great!

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 5
• Engagement: 5

Concept: Template Design for an IT website

Great design and colors! The grays go very well with the blue.

First ... I agree with Connor's suggestion about the carousel arrows.

Second ... The pink headers in the carousel should match the color of the corresponding large icons on the right.

Third ... Change the color of the icon for the "New Add-ons & Features" carousel window so it doesn't look like the rest of the site, try a nice rich red.

Finally ... "What Others Are Thinking" sounds nice and all but I immediately asked myself, "But what are they actually saying?" I think it would be best to stick with what you had before. Also, about the "y" looking like a "v" ... I don't think you should be concerned with it. Your visitors will know what you're trying to say and they'll understand that cutting the letters off a bit is part of the design. Also, remove the punctuation from that phrase as well.

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 4
• Engagement: 5

Concept: Pizza menu

The basic design & structure is simple and has character. Although the blue color scheme doesn't work in a food-related industry. There are colors that stimulate and suppress a person's appetite. For example, orange stimulates hunger while yellowish-greens suppress it.

I suggest grabbing a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pantone-Guide-Communicating-Leatrice-Eisemann/dp/0966638328/ref=sr12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256163804&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Pantone Guide to Communicating With Color</a>. It explains the basic meaning of colors and the psychological effects on people.

The pattern you have is ok, maybe try using two shades of off-white and grunge it up a bit. For the rest, try using a semi-dark green and some orange for accent.

You're on the right track, keep at it!

• Design: 5
• Purpose: 5
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 2

Concept: Dental Practice Logo

The heart seems to be missing something. The thick white border works quite well with the text, it brings the two elements together nicely. Maybe try something different with the fill color. Perhaps make it the same darker blue as the background or maybe reversing the two colors (white heart with blue border).

You could also fill the heart with a similar gradient mesh as the tooth and use the dark-blue background color for the heart's border.

The text is definitely pleasing to the eye. I only gave 3 stars for originality because of the common nature of the tooth-based design ... but overall great work!

• Design: 4
• Purpose: 4
• Originality: 3
• Engagement: 4