Logo Ideas (Your Vote Matters!)

**Trip** · December 23rd, 2002, 02:28 PM

I've designed this logos real quick, and i must say they are pretty interesting for the subject at hand. Basically LightBox is a company that creates website templates and sells them online. They also do logo and game graphic design. So tell me which one you think is best. And if possible tell me why.

**Trip** · December 23rd, 2002, 02:30 PM

Ooops...forgot to add the actual image.

**ksv** · December 23rd, 2002, 02:41 PM

#4 was the first one to catch my attention. In other words, it's the best logo

I like the contrasts and the general bold figure of the logo. But maybe you should try to make the text fit better? Maybe using the bold font for the whole name (since the whole logo itself is bold)?

**Trip** · December 23rd, 2002, 02:52 PM

Forgot to mention: The text isn't actually a part of each logo, i just threw random text in there because i was bored.

So all you really need to be looking at is the icon.

**moav** · December 23rd, 2002, 04:49 PM

3... the others look like a paint/chemical company or a freight box/shipping company. The flames should probably be shaped more into a light bulb with the inner filament burning brightest... there should be a reverse of the bottom dark v to form the top of the box which should be at least 40-60% lighter... grey in color of set on top which would then finish the box concept

**Trip** · December 23rd, 2002, 06:22 PM

Very wise comment there moav, i'll take all that into consideration here. Oh and: it
s a "l" not a "v" on number 3, although i completely understand how it can be a "v".

**ksv** · December 23rd, 2002, 06:25 PM

Hmm. What about making the L in #4 more like a box, and make the yellow B a shadow of the box? I think that could give a cool effect...

**nofue** · December 27th, 2002, 06:43 AM

Originally posted by Trip
Basically LightBox is a company that creates website templates and sells them online. They also do logo and game graphic design.

Servus.

Frankly, I wouldn't consider any of those four to fit the purpose. Instead of working my way through the problem to come up with something I'd rather help the brainstorming process:

What's "LightBox"? A box with little weight? A light weight? Is it a box containing light? Is it a lit box? What was that company doing - website templates. They're creating stuff for a box that emits light - the monitor. They usually work with a medium which is lit by default (broken monitors aside

Is "light" being used intending a pun? Does it suggest "Bright brains at work for (or in?) a box"? Or is it meant as "light" instead of "full version"? "Light box" instead of "Heavy work"? A cheap pizza cardbox?

As websites are composed of rectangles (windows) and get "alive" by the use of light, "light box" might be a bright rectangle. As the company deals with flat (2D) design only, a 3D approach doesn't "sound right" to me.

If it weren't overused, I'd suggest some bright rectangle with a dark(er) border, showing some transparency and fine lines as if it were a TV screen (yeah, say "Aqua" to me. That's the problem here). However, as geniuses know what to clone you shouldn't hesitate to try to make the typical Aqua look work for your purpose. More or less that's what the company tries to sell: A better looking human interface on well known platforms.

Well, in case you want to contact me directly feel free to do so. Being busy with a lot of my clients stuff I haven't the time to come back that often.

All the best,

Norbert
Human interfaces for all media