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Logotype for a hiphop ezine
Posted by taran80 in
23 Jul 2003 — 11:47am
23 Jul 2003 — 11:47am
so here are versions of a logotype for a hiphop culture based ezine.. think there will be a lot work on characters next..
any hopheadz have any comments?
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23 Jul 2003 — 1:19pm
Dima, klassnyj tekstovyj blok i "rvanaja plashka", kak na 1b i 1c, no mikrofon, po-mojemu, iz proshlogo vieka... hotja ja nie hip-hoper
23 Jul 2003 — 3:32pm
Andrij, I don't speak Russian, but I have understood some of your post anyway (you know - we're the same Slavic tribe). Personally I see a nice connection of microphone and hiphop. Yes, of course it is from another era, but I don't find hiphop very high-tech. I think the vinyls (which are from some previous era too) and microphones match perfectly with a hiphop image.
Dmitry - I like the logo, but I think you should give some of the roughness of the type to the microphone, too. That is why I like the 1.2A most, but it is still too soft and computerised for my eye. Hip hop has never been a soft politicaly correct music style, was it?
23 Jul 2003 — 8:12pm
It's called rap.ru?
I'm not crazy about the color on its own, but it would look good with the right other colors in the design.
One thing the logotype reminds me of is TV news reporters. You know, the ones with the mics with the little "NBC" signs on them?
I like the bottom one the best.
24 Jul 2003 — 1:14am
Yeah, really nice logo.. my favourite is nr. 1c ;)
but i think the green color is too boring for an hiphop ezine. try an yelow/red color combination
regards
Christoph
24 Jul 2003 — 2:10am
Thanks ya'll for reaktion and constructive opinions.. Ya'll right
I spend only 2 hours (from drawin sketch till this preview) on this logo. thats why its soft an green
(also this chars in "rap.ru" is too simple)..
! nu pokrajnej mere dlja serediny devianostih
)
So, about tha mic.. Tha domain name is "rap.ru" and its a problem for me, because rap is only a part of hiphop culture. so if i'll drew a turntable, for example, it will keep logical connection(between domain name and image), but if i'll drew spray can - i think it will not..
(2ANDRIJ>> da etoshe samij hiphopovij mikrofon
so i will continue workin on it right now
25 Jul 2003 — 9:09am
Wouldn't this be more appropriate:
Gangsta Diamonds
;o)
28 Jul 2003 — 9:28am
so.. i'd totally throw away first variant..
here is a second one.. and i think it will be the base for a final release..
28 Jul 2003 — 11:07am
i like tags that you used in first options (1.x) because in second options (2.x) i dont see RAP letters. i like 'X dot' more than 'STAR dot'
would you use tags of first option without 'micro'? it's more simple and effective i think
(sorry my english)
28 Jul 2003 — 1:42pm
I quite like the second series. It might be the roughness I was writing about in my previous post. There is of course a lack of legibility, but I think that the pure form might become significant enough (especially 2a). Well... the microphones weren't that bad anyway.
28 Jul 2003 — 2:01pm
Dmitry - perhaps you can draw inspiration
from my pal, Geo.
From him, here's 1) some lettering ideas
2) quick icon ideas
the top of the second R got clipped...
1 Aug 2003 — 3:50pm
Dmitry, maybe im stating the obvious, but have you tried doing the lettering with spraypaint and then photographing it? I think doing this way would capture street flavor better.
The R in the 2nd set is turning into a B.
my two cents.
Andrew
2 Aug 2003 — 11:19pm
I am in the throes of designing a poster for a hip hop festival in my home town. I have done what andrew suggested above and sprayed it. It just feels a lot better than vector art. But maybe that is quite appropriate for an e-zine.
3 Aug 2003 — 5:13am
Kris, thats pretty nice. im doing stencils&graff myself.
you guys might want to draw inspiration from other graff artists..
http://www.stencilrevolution.com
http://www.woostercollective.com
http://www.artcrimes.com
Maybe ill upload my serving suggestion later. I have this girly style in tags, but it might help you.
3 Aug 2003 — 1:36pm
Hey Kris, I would love to see the poster. Looks like your getting some nice results.
Yeah, Artcrimes has some good stuff.
Andrew
4 Aug 2003 — 4:47pm
and some more simple tests -
hope this helps in some way[?].
15 Aug 2003 — 7:53am
heyo.. i'd thought to myself "f*k dis fakesh*t klient!" and drew this..
so, i tired of all this sh*t and i want my f*kin vacations! ..oh, sorry..
anyway thanks a lot to ya'll for inputs..
15 Aug 2003 — 1:43pm
I like that. Much better than the other versions.
I think the orange and black one is the better of the two.
27 Nov 2003 — 6:37am
Wow dude. Thoughs are some great logos.
Do you have MSN or AIM? I would like to talk to you about a possible graphic request ;).
27 Nov 2003 — 6:40am
Wow dude. Thoughs are some great logos.
Do you have MSN or AIM? I would like to talk to you about a possible graphic request ;).
27 Nov 2003 — 6:41am
Wow dude. Thoughs are some great logos.
Do you have MSN or AIM? I would like to talk to you about a possible graphic request ;).