1. D
2. Isn’t working for me yet, you could try making it lighter and altering the position might help.

Tim

1. D

2. I’m not seeing it either.

I agree with D.

And I don’t like the pairing either.

Although I like the mark, it doesn’t say “innocent” to me, which is what I would think a personal logo for a baby would try to convey. Have you tried playing around with Dalliance as the logo?

I like ’e’. But why would a baby need a logo?

Nick Cooke

again: D, but I think it might work well in combination well with E as well.

1. e ...it seems to be more subject-matter appropriate (it’s soft and pudgy rather than hard and pointy)
2. they might if you separate them visually enough (with white space)

Hi to everyone,

Thank you for your time and comments.

From your comments:
1. I think I will explore more of D and E.
2. I have to remedy the hard geometric shapes which is not quite representative of a baby. (Thanks Scott and Darrel)

To Nick...You got me, hehe, I really cannot give a convincing honest answer to your question :)

Thanks guys.

Joseph

a logo for a baby? why? why? babies are humans not products or brands. people may brand themselves for business reasons, but your child? really? sorry, but this is very strange to me

“But why would a baby need a logo?”

Because dad is a graphic designer, duh!

I’ve been working on an ambigram logo for my kids as well.

Kids, I’ve found, are also highly logo-aware. For better and worse, of course, but it is something that appeals to them.

I hope you’ll share them with us when you’re finished, Aluminum.
I’ve been studying Langdon’s work lately to get a deeper insight into ambigrams since I would really like to add at least one to my work.
As for Nick’s question, I have to admit I also like the idea of a logo for a kid. Imagine growing up & beeing able to send out birthday invitations with your own logo on it. Now tell me, what kid wouldn’t like that?

Hey Tom and Darrel, you guys should talk to Dave Bailey, a recent Drexel U grad, he’s been working along side John Langdon for the last 3 year. He might be able to pass on some of the wisdom he’s garnished from John.

Thanks for the information, Asvetic! I love Langdon’s work, so I’d be more than happy to talk to someone who worked with him.

Thanks for the information, Asvetic! I love Langdon’s work, so I’d be more than happy to talk to someone who worked with him.

Not a prob, it was totally by chance that I noticed he worked for Langdon, Dave posted his resume for a crit, and his (still current) work experience with Langdon was top billing.

Isn’t that’s what Typophile is for, bringing together creative spirits.

Love the A! So sixty!!!

I like E - much more humanistic.

But where’s the ™ ? Protect your children at all costs! :)

piece

D is clever.

some colour would make it more babyish

“e” is ok for my eye, the visual style could tell me it is about a birth of a baby, just needs to add an cute ornament to it, or a soft color to it, because the gray is boring for a baby birth subject. The others mainly are based on sharp edged shapes and glyphs; which doesn’t look right for the subject.

Ahmad Shawkash

“I hope you’ll share them with us when you’re finished, Aluminum.”

I hope to soon have sketches up in here for critique. I so miss doodling and actually designing stuff on paper (my 9-5 gig these days is hacking code for the most part...)

I agree that the first logos are way too punch-you-in-your-face with their sharp corners and boldness. Unless you’re hoping that your baby grows up to create cheap designer sportswear, Lance Enzo should have less of a Tommy Hilfiger or Ralph Lauren vibe.

E is the only one that seems to even resemble having a childlike quality but it still leaves me with a why bother feeling. What does that typeface say about your son? And how long does this branding last anyway? How long until he outgrows his logo?