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- Colorado Conservation Trust
- by gthobbs
- A non-profit foundation that raises funds for conservation efforts.
- Number of views: 2971
- Dated Submitted: Feb. 15 '08
- Added to Gallery: Feb. 15 '08
Feb. 15 '08
gthobbs said:Thank you. You are correct in your translation of the image. The hands come together to form an Aspen leaf, as well as protect a damaged tree, while forming the mountain range.
Feb. 15 '08
sdijock said:Great blend of symbolism. Well done.
Feb. 15 '08
admarcbart said:I love the mark. Would find it more appealing and would have better balance overall if you could use a different typeface. Something sans serif would be best IMO.
Feb. 15 '08
firebrand said:Great icon. The hands representing mountains works very well. The type is a little heavy.
Feb. 15 '08
TwoPD said:I agree, the type looks so generic and takes away from the awesome symbolism.
Feb. 15 '08
mebs said:I think this is one of the best logos I've seen on here in a long time! And there are a lot of awesome logos on here.
VERY well executed. I really like that you can see the mountains, the hands and the leaf all at the same time, it's not like people will see one or the other, or one is hidden or anything.
I think the typeface is a good choice, seems very professional and structured. I think if you went with a sans serif, or all lower case, it may look too 'hippy-ish' with the nature images.
Feb. 15 '08
Jeff Fisher LogoMotives said:Great icon - the aspen leaf immediately said "Colorado" to me. The hands/mountain duality is brilliant.
Feb. 15 '08
logomotive said:Great mark Glen. I agree with Bart, I might try a bolder sans serif on this one with the angles and amount of dark area in the sky.
Feb. 15 '08
clashmore said:Awesome. I might scale down the size so that it has some room to breathe within the template.
Feb. 16 '08
gthobbs said:Clash: I'm glad you said that. The tightness was bugging me too.
And thanks to all for the positive feedback.
Feb. 18 '08
mariozitow said:couldn't be better!
Feb. 18 '08
actiondesigner said:This is very good. Putting all those symbolisms into one logo - to end up with a "simple" mark like that - very well done.
Feb. 18 '08
ryantoyota said:Very cool, and beautifully executed, although I have seen this concept before.
Feb. 18 '08
gthobbs said:Ryan: Interesting similarity.
Feb. 18 '08
bujang_keparat said:Nice work, a triple symbolism. A leaf, mountains, and hands, that's truly represent the foundation. Excellent job
Mar. 05 '08
andrendhiq said:cool logo with cool concept.:)
Mar. 12 '08
Logomotive said:Wow, that looks great bro.,love it in color even more,not that it needed color though. Great design.
Mar. 13 '08
gthobbs said:Thanks for the comments AND coming back to check out the color version guys!
Apr. 27 '08
mainichi said:this is really a great logo but I'm very curious. nobody has found other meanings?
in italy during the '70 there was a great female movement for the equal opportunities of the female and male sex, and the symbol that the women used was the two hands linked like this logo.
image from wikipedia, look at the right side:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/9/9d/Femministe_anni_70.jpg
the meaning is clear, the shape of the two hands internal remember the female sex.
anyway, after that, anyone who wants to allude to female sex, make this symbol with the hands.
this is not a critique, i love the logo, but when i make a logo or a normal symbol, I need to remember that in the world there are shapes used and abused for multiple and different symbolism.
don't you think?
Apr. 27 '08
mainichi said:(left side, sorry)
Apr. 27 '08
gthobbs said:@ mainichi: Your points may very well be true and valid. However what you forget to mention is "audience". The intended audience for this is a very specific region in the US where this symbolism holds no ground and bears no meaning whatsoever. Handshakes may be viewed as vulgar in some areas but it doesn't stop the practice or use in others as a form of communication. And if someone truly chooses to read the graphic as the female reproductive organ...I'll just say that correlation is intended to represent "mother earth". Ok...that last one was a joke. But after 18 years of presenting to clients...I can justify any design on the fly.
Thank you, however, for bringing the cultural perspective on this.
Apr. 28 '08
mainichi said:gthobbs, yours are sacred words. all designers should find a way out in these occasions.
however I didn't want to criticize your logo for his wrong message, or that can be interpreted differently, but I just shared my opinion about the double or "different by culture" meanings.
great work, thanks for not jumped on my words! :)
May. 21 '08
BigAl67 said:Great piece of work... great concept rendered brilliantly.
May. 21 '08
gthobbs said:Thanks big al. This is one of my personal faves. I've enjoyed seeing your stuff too. Keep it coming.
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Feb. 15 '08
Lucidity said:I like the symbolism of the mark. Could be viewed as all nature, with a leaf surrounded by mountains, or has 2 hands holding nature (which I think is what you were going for) I like the concept alot.