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Don't mind critiques, but I'm not actively looking for them
- Ed's Electric
- by Siah-Design
- proposal for local electrical company...
- Number of views: 23418
- Date Submitted: Dec. 09 '08
Dec. 09 '08
jsae said:yes, excellent concept!
Dec. 09 '08
THEArtistT said:This is fantastic but have you looked around to see if there are any similar designs out there? I would be surprised if there weren't any. But I would also be surprised if they are executed near as well as yours. Great job.
Dec. 09 '08
epsilon said:Very cool use of negative space. Very simple and clean looking too. Floated.
THEArtisT has a point though - I'd check for dupes.
Dec. 09 '08
siah-design said:Thanks reddskinn, jsae and ArtistT!
@Artistt: no, I haven't checked for similar designs yet. Their may be similar ideas out there, but using it to make a monogram of E.D. may be a little more unique... At least I hope so :)
Dec. 09 '08
joder said:Floater fer sure. Top notch.
Dec. 10 '08
itsgareth said:nice, same concept as my logo for Havan Electrical :)
Dec. 10 '08
canhur said:nr:1
Dec. 10 '08
sdijock said:Dude, spot-on graphic. Nice work. Fav'd.
Dec. 10 '08
siah-design said:Thanks ArtMachine, Firebrand,Sebastiany, Matheus, Joder, Oronez,Indiview,Lawrence, Alen, Janzabransky, Gareth,Waggit, Spasquini, Canhur, Coraud, LevelB, Sdijock! Really appreciate it! :)
Dec. 10 '08
brandcore said:very good concept!
congratulations
Dec. 10 '08
penflare said:awesome job josiah, perfectly done
Dec. 10 '08
Muamer said:Well done, Siah! :)
Dec. 10 '08
teight said:Sweet!
Dec. 10 '08
dotd420 said:SOO GOOD! didnt even see the 'D'.
Dec. 10 '08
b3nder said:Outstanding!
Dec. 10 '08
rudy said:Well done...kudos.
Dec. 10 '08
Mars said:Clever! Nice use of negative space.
Dec. 10 '08
siah-design said:@teight,cristiano, dotd420, b3nder,rudy, dpdzyne and mars:
Once again, really appreciate all the positive comments!
Dec. 11 '08
mavric said:truly nice work bro, clapping!!!
CHEERS
Dec. 11 '08
gyui said:i just wanted to offer my congrats too siah-design, really nice, clean logo!:)
Dec. 11 '08
karbanovich said:very creative and simple!
Dec. 11 '08
siah-design said:LOL @Kevin. mavric, Gyui, are_p, jen and karbanovich: Thanks everyone ;) Muchly appreciated. Logopond is such a great place... :)
Dec. 11 '08
jasoncho said:bold, great!
Dec. 11 '08
karimix said:Good job!!
Dec. 12 '08
sanjay patil said:Great job
Dec. 12 '08
siah-design said:Kudos to jasoncho, logotivity, karimix and sanjay patil for the kind words. Thanks boys!
Dec. 13 '08
scala_humana said:simply clever, love it!
Dec. 13 '08
Houston-we said:uhhh i just love this one!
Dec. 13 '08
keoshi said:de putamadre
Dec. 13 '08
siah-design said:@Kwaku, dado, rfrusso, scala_humana and Houston: Once again thanks everyone! Really grateful the concept popped into my head... :)
Dec. 13 '08
cerise said:Very Brilliant and all that Josiah
Dec. 18 '08
dozdius said:Brrrrrrrrrrrrilliant, I'm shocked by simplicity and the idea.
Thanks.
Dec. 20 '08
Facu12 said:look for the logo of the new E-MINI couper...
almost it's very cool
Dec. 20 '08
firebrand said:That's unfortunate.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/mini-e-2/1167303/
Dec. 20 '08
siah-design said:I was wondering if there was a similar concept out there... I think they are different enough though.
Dec. 20 '08
magicshadow said:PERFECT :)
Dec. 20 '08
bedoy said:it es a very beatiful "logo" excelent
Dec. 20 '08
ClimaxDesigns said:I would say these logos are different enough, could email the people who created the logo to see what they say.
Dec. 29 '08
harlock2019 said:Sublime
Dec. 29 '08
Tats Me! said:woweee!
Jan. 17 '09
satansgoalie said:i love this. great idea!
Jan. 23 '09
kitchen said:I think you did a good execution, but the logo was created for "ED Milan" by famous designer Gianni Bortolotti.
http://www.studio-bortolotti.it/ed.html
Jan. 24 '09
Siah-Design said:@kitchen Interesting. Never saw that one before. They are fairly different looking - but it is the same concept. It's a big world....
Feb. 05 '09
satya said:Excellent!
Added to favorites.
Feb. 06 '09
RobTaylor said:Inspirational!
Feb. 11 '09
maxrho said:love the logo, but cmon, you never saw http://www.studio-bortolotti.it/ed.html before? ya right :D
Feb. 11 '09
Brandsimplicity said:That is the first time I have seen that...I've been doing this for 15 year ...sometimes with designs such as these the simpleness of the design is also a designers curse...bugger it's been done before:D
Feb. 11 '09
ClimaxDesigns said:I wish people would stop assuming just cause some one is 'famous' that everyone in the world has seen their work...
I never heard of Jerry Kuyper ( how i need to send a thank you package to, dammit) til I was educated by Bart to who he was, only one of the biggest and most influential identity designers next to Paul Rand, another name people like to throw out there...
Feb. 12 '09
Relevant said:^I'm going on 10 years and I've never seen that logo. We all need to calm down with accusations and just make each other aware of similarities in cases like these.
Feb. 12 '09
THEArtistT said:ClimaxDesigns is absolutely right. When I went to college for commercial design, our instructor had an ego the size of DC. We only saw his work the whole time. I also went to school back in the 80s when commercial art being taught was new so there weren't a lot of books available (we used none) for instructors to access. I was never taught trends or styles and we only had SuperPaint and FreeHand to design in. The instructor would give you an entity name and you came up with something. If the instructor like it you got a good grade, if not you got a bad grade. You hoped your instructor had a good imagination and liked you. Until I started reading the Graphic Designer newsletter a couple of years ago, I had never heard of any 'famous' designers before.
Feb. 12 '09
Siah-Design said:Thanks for the support David, Jon, Fabian and Trish - appreciate it.
Indeed, (as stated before) I had not seen that logo before either. I'm finding out how the big the world really is... kinda depressing... :)
@Fabian: So true. Striving for simple logos can have it's drawbacks...
The concept is the same but I think there is enough difference between the two to keep it for another company, no?
I don't think the Ed Milana logo had anything to do with an electric outlet - I'm pretty sure that was just a simple monogram.
Feb. 12 '09
THEArtistT said:Check it out to be sure. I agree that if the industries are not related and they are used in different locations/countries, you should be good.
Mar. 08 '09
Paul Rand said:this is freakin' brilliant!
Apr. 03 '09
bcreative said:I keep coming back to this. The other logos are similar but this logo has a real concept behind it which is lacking in the examples mentioned. Spot on!
Apr. 05 '09
hindmarshdesign said:I like how much more visable the E is in yours :)
May. 05 '09
tomokeefe said:I'm late on this topic....
for starters it took me 1 google search to find the other logo so I find it hard to believe for one minute that Siah did not see this logo before. With that said...
When I look at both logos side-by-side I feel that the same designer did both. The over-all concepts are the same. 1 is more clever then the other. The ED %u2013 Elettro Domestici version is the more clever one. It feels that this logo shown here was a earlier version of the other logo. Unless Siah came out with his concept first I don't buy into that he never seen this before.
ok lets play pretend for a minute for the sake of discussion on Siah's logo.
I think it's distracting to have both plugs on each side. I feel that it could of been simplified and to me it doesn't read "ED" it reads "E" and if i were to take the plug to be "D" then it would read as "DED"
I think the Elettro Domestici logo concept much nicer and clever as well as brilliant.
Sorry.
Tom
May. 05 '09
epsilon said:> I don't buy into that he never seen this before.
In other words he is lying. Just say it as is. Damn the niceties. Go for the balls.
May. 05 '09
tomokeefe said:Epsilon--
Maybe he didn't in fact see it. I still find that hard to believe since the first thing i would of done in the beginning is do a Google search on the name to see if anyone else there did a "ED" or "ED ELECTRIC" logo. Why? Hmm it's called researching and at least to find out what others in the same space have done? Could i be wrong? YES! Could I be right? YES! Look at both side-by-side they look like the same person did both. Just one is better then the other in MY OPINION. ;)
May. 05 '09
theartistt said:tomokeefe, I designed a pretty complicated logo the other day. now I did do the research and unfortunately found an almost exact version already out there. I can tell you, for sure, there was absolutely no way I could have seen that other logo (a Japanese Military logo of all things). Yet I practically designed an exact replica. And that is not he only time that has happened with me. I designed a logo for a construction company and did a quick search through the trademark site and found the exact same concept (not as well executed) used by a spa in the same damn town.
This is a very simple concept and design. I stated above I would have been surprised if the idea hadn't already been designed. I would bet there are more than what you can find through a simple internet search, actually. Yes, Siah should have done some research before presenting this logo, but you are deliberately being divisive by accusing Siah of knowingly copying anyone else's design. This kind of thing happens all the time and it will happen to you if it hasn't already.
May. 05 '09
Siah-Design said:Thanks for the support, Trish. Appreciate it.
I had no idea the other logo existed until after I had done this one. I should have done more extensive research but blast, the world is BIG.
The client never used this logo so in fact it is currently NOT in use. I always strive for original work and I think. When someone showed me the other concept I was shocked. I do agree with Tom Okeefe that his version is probably better as it is more simplistic.
Tom, please give me a break though - I honestly had never seen that other logo before.
May. 05 '09
logomotive said:Siah, dont'; bother with this guy. Save your breath for your band my man.
May. 06 '09
tomokeefe said:ok Siah--
If you never seen it before then fine. done.
Logomotive...zipit.
theartistt--
"deliberately being divisive by accusing Siah of knowingly copying anyone else's design."
-What I said was that i find it hard to believe since it took me seconds to find it when I searched the name. I also stated that I could be wrong.
So without sounding like a big mean jerk I have very strong opinions about stuff like this. I'm not new to the game I'm going on about 16yrs and when I see something like this I do get pretty annoyed.
Also you will be surprised what could of happen if both companies ran with the logo. Oh the legal battles is something you would never want to have to deal with. the money, stress, and time it will take to end the legal horror it could bring.
Your right sometime designers come up with something that someone else did without any knowledge of either. I understand that. All I pointed out is that I searched for the name and found that logo before Siah's logo and within the first couple of results. It was that simple. That's all. So in MY OPINION I found it hard to believe that I was the only person that found it and or thought this.
for the record I CAN BE WRONG!
:) How's that? better? Cool. Done.
--Tom
May. 06 '09
theartistt said:Tom, it's cool. I accused a Logopond member of a rip once and to my embarrassment found he had been ripped, not the other way around. I'm just a bit more careful about such things now. I mean the community here at Logopond is pretty tight. Speaking of research, for example, reading some posts around Logopond would have made that obvious. And the question of this, Siah's, design and the other one had already been discussed in this thread. That is why it appeared to me (and others) that the way you phrased your initial post was deliberately divisive.
And for the record, several of us have been in the business longer than you have. Logomotive Mike for one. And I would have to say Mike knows just a little bit about being ripped off. Read around and you will see.
May. 06 '09
tomokeefe said:theartistt --
I would HOPE people have been in the business longer then me. I didn't say that thinking or assuming that I have been in the business longer then everyone on this site. LOL!!!!!
I know this topic was discussed regarding the other logo. Right above in this thread it was mentioned. If "YOU" read the first few words on my comment it should of made it clear that "I'm late on this topic...."
Also I speak from experience as well... The legal battles can be pretty intense.
Like i said if he never seen the other logo until someone brought it to his attention on this site, then fine. He never found it and everyone else did. Ok I get it. That's cool.
It's Dropped.
May. 13 '09
epsilon said:Lookie, lookie .. just bumped into Electrical Digest logo while flipping through LogoLounge 2 book. So is it an egg and Elettro Domestici is a chicken or is it the other way around ?
Aug. 01 '09
zooley said:The hegative space on your logo is more pronounced. Very clever and simple. Great work.
... and as you said: the world is so small sometimes...
regards, zoli
Oct. 04 '09
Wylee said:I LOVE this logo! Great negative space. I'm jealous :)
Oct. 13 '09
premal123 said:sorry but have already seen this b4.
http://38one.com/images/blog/casestudies/ed/ED-elettrodomestici.jpg
http://blog.corporatelogos.ws/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ed-elettrodomestici.jpg
Oct. 14 '09
ClimaxDesigns said:Yeah... after further review I think there are to many other compelling images of similar concept so I'm taking this one out of the gallery.
Oct. 14 '09
siah-design said:Hey David... I personally felt it was different enough but I respect your administration.
Note: As I stated earlier on this thread I wasn't aware of elettro domestici logo till after I posted it here. Cheers
Nov. 02 '09
Chad Sanderson said:Wow. Apparently I'm on my A game today. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=11609181897
Unfortunately I'm not sure how to leave a message, or I would already.
Nov. 02 '09
lundeja said:I messaged him back in March. His response to me was not so nice. Every other word was a swear word.
Nov. 03 '09
Momentummagazine said:Still love this one Josiah!
Nov. 16 '09
MaNurs said:Wow! thats perfect!
Nov. 24 '09
DanubeDesign said:Masterpiece.
Nov. 25 '09
ideoma said:http://www.studio-bortolotti.it/graphic/ed.jpg
i just found this on a italian site! has the world gets more globalized our ideas become common, yours make more sense because it has a double meaning beeing a word and at the same time an eletric plug
Nov. 25 '09
lundeja said:^ That has been posted in this comment thread about 60 times now. I think he's aware of it at this point.
Nov. 26 '09
ideoma said:sorry i thought i was giving news =)
Dec. 03 '09
cvillelli said:WOW! I was staring at it for at least a minute trying to find the "genius" about it, then it hit me like a freight train! Looks great!
Dec. 22 '09
xmadenyux said:awesome use of black & white :)
Jan. 16 '10
thenetmencorp said:Fantastic !
Feb. 22 '10
brandcore said:this is hot!
great concept man!
your a good designer!
Mar. 08 '10
khutaza said:I like the way you made the E...it really unique bro..NICE!
Mar. 09 '10
sergiu.lazin said:http://www.globalgiants.com/archives/fotos11/SmartElectric-03.jpg
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Dec. 09 '08
reddskinn said:It's a great concept