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So, I'm not a huge fan, but definitely an interesting attempt. Some commentary, because why not: - As others have noted, the "moonshot" imagery is a good idea
by ender7 14y ago
So, I'm not a huge fan, but definitely an interesting attempt. Some commentary, because why not:
- As others have noted, the "moonshot" imagery is a good idea and manages to seem classic and futuristic at the same time.
- The wordmark is a little cliche (lowercase sans wooo), but it looks okay. I like the beveled foot of the t, which provides echoes of the slanted logo, but feel like it's just an afterthought right now. I wonder what it might have looked like with a few more bevels.
- The slate shape is nice, but it's not an uncommon shape. In order to avoid confusion you're going to need something to make it extremely recognizable. A strong color identity will help a lot here. Your system of positioning the log above the top-left corner of text also helps, but only if there's text around. You know you will have succeeded when the demo image of the woman in the orange jacket is unquestionably your logo and not a random part of the jacket design (which it could be mistaken for at the moment).
- The derived logos (Windows, Office) are a little confusing. Why is windows two slates? Why are the slates fighting in Office? Why doesn't metro have any slates / why is it even up there with Windows and Office? To create a family of logos you actually need a sense of "family" -- this just feels like the first two things that popped into your head.
- It's still a little unclear whether the slate logo is also Microsoft's logo, or whether the corporation itself will just use the new wordmark. Why is the slate logo used on the Windows Phone? Shouldn't it be double-slates?
- Maybe it's just my screen, but your color palletes for metro don't look that great. Dark blue on black is hard to overcome; the teal is too light compared to the white text; the black theme is hard to distinguish from the black background.
- I really, really like the combination of screen reflection and slate logo that you see in the ad for the Nokia phone. You see those fake reflections on any ad for a device with a glass screen. I think you could turn that into an enduring visual language for ads.
- bascule 14y ago"The derived logos (Windows, Office) are a little confusing. Why is windows two slates? Why are the slates fighting in Office?" Apparently you missed what I thought were some pretty awesome visual metaphors: * "Why is windows two slates?" there are two of them, hence Windows plural * "Why are the slates fighting in Office?" They look like the walls of an office (the transparency helps with the 3D illusion)
- ender7 14y agoYou know what they say about a joke that you have to explain...
- bascule 14y agoOh really? http://inagorillacostume.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Amazon-Logo-A-Z.jpg http://inagorillacostume.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Amaz... http://pictures.mastermarf.com/blog/2009/090113-fedex-express-arrow.png http://pictures.mastermarf.com/blog/2009/090113-fedex-expres...
- nickzoic 14y agohttp://www.goodlogo.com/extended.info/2385 http://www.goodlogo.com/extended.info/2385 (Sun Microsystems)
- cmelbye 14y agoRegarding your confusion over the logo brands (which I shared in), I think some of the choices were made to distance Surface and Windows Phone from the Windows brand. This is why in this concept, Windows Phone is "surface phone", and it uses a simple slate icon rather than a double slate that would refer to the Windows brand. At least that's what I got out of it. Still a little confused. EDIT: I think this image might clear it up: http://www.minimallyminimal.com/storage/post-images/microsoft/m10.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1341179600868 http://www.minimallyminimal.com/storage/post-images/microsof... It appears that the single slate logo is Surface, the double slate logo is Windows, and the intersecting slates are Office.
- vacri 14y agoI didn't see the 'slates fighting' in Office, I saw them as a bouquet, given that Office is made of several items that work together.
- spudlyo 14y agoTo me it is reminiscent of the excel logo.