Bistro 1689 by Raja

Bistro 1689

by Raja • Uploaded: Nov. 15 '06

Gallerized Feb. '08

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Description: Pour the wine, I say!

As seen on: www.rajasandhu.com

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jmansfield said on May. 11 '07

Wine glass concept is refreshingly wonderful!

raja said on Jun. 13 '07

just found out today that this logo was selected for LogoLounge 4

brandsimplicity said on Jun. 13 '07

Congrats Raja,great logo!

raja said on Jul. 02 '07

thnx!

A*Myth said on Aug. 28 '07

This is my all time Favorite logo%u2026..Beautiful :%u2019|

raja said on Aug. 28 '07

thanks bro

moverdrive said on Oct. 08 '07

Brilliant.

raja said on Oct. 09 '07

I think I'm going to pour a drink...

Reyneri said on Nov. 23 '07

Exccelent logo...congratulations!!

amarjeet said on Feb. 05 '08

great logo. concealing objects can bring forth some great results.

i remember that font from estudio.com.
could you please name the font for BISTRO.

tini1 said on Feb. 16 '08

wow, this is simple, elegant, and beautiful, just like wine...Great, great work:)

raja said on Feb. 20 '08

Thank you for the comments

amarjeet, in that link, the logo they are using looks a lot like a client of mine http://www.digicert.com/
you can compare the favicons

actiondesigner said on Feb. 22 '08

Having a zip of whine now ...after watching your logo of course;-) Nice on for sure

OcularInk said on Feb. 22 '08

Yum, it's wine night!! Great job, dude.

actiondesigner said on Feb. 22 '08

whining!!! I zip of wine of course;-) Where is the edit button when you need one

logoholik said on Feb. 22 '08

mmm, cheers!

raja said on Feb. 23 '08

haha - I got an ice cold Stella Artois in my hand right now - but, hey, who cares! cheers guys

actiondesigner said on Feb. 23 '08

What can I say. Im a beer kinda guy. I would trade an ice cold Stelle over a warm Tuborg any time. Cheers mate;)

jordoman said on Feb. 23 '08

Very inspiring. Love the fact that you didn't have to visually spell it all out.

gthobbs said on Feb. 23 '08

Steeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Anyone?

P.S. This is a very nice logo.

moverdrive said on Feb. 23 '08

I'm glad this finally made it in...it's one of my favorites.

OcularInk said on Feb. 24 '08

@ gthobbs : Seinfeld? :-)

gthobbs said on Feb. 24 '08

Correct ocular, which was a rip on westside story.

firebrand said on Feb. 24 '08

Gallery at last. Genious.

OcularInk said on Feb. 25 '08

gthobbs : Yup!! :-D

bob sakoui said on Mar. 08 '08

Very nice idea, really like the wine splash.

The illlustration of it could be a little cleaner, a bit more graphic and simple in detail, this I believe would make this into a really nice logo.
The '1689' needs some tightening up in terms of tracking and also spacing within the box.

Anyway I'll quit wine-ing (sorry that was bad).

Nice concept, well done. =)

mo said on Mar. 17 '08

Hello Raja, just wanted to say you are probably the best designer I've ever seen... Also, the FAQ on your site is hilarious!

I've been using Photoshop to design logos since I was a kid, but have recently got hold of Illustrator and it has taught me a whole new way to design. Your logos are an inspiration!

nido said on Mar. 17 '08

hey thats not fair raja... you cant get your uncle to comment on your logos!... ;)

mo said on Mar. 17 '08

Don't worry, I'm not his uncle lol

bettina said on Mar. 20 '08

very elegant! i love it!

raja said on Jun. 14 '08

lol- thanks for the kind words everyone (except Nido)

raja said on Dec. 08 '08

can't stop at just one glass!

http://www.logodesigner.no/logo-design.html

firebrand said on Dec. 08 '08

I'd like to paint Logodesigner's face.

raja said on Dec. 08 '08

lol, Roy, it's a little hard to make it out in that image though

raja said on Dec. 13 '08

I managed to take a screen cap, you can see it here "http://rajasandhu.com/images/logos/bistro_logo_rip.jpg":http://rajasandhu.com/images/logos/bistro_logo_rip.jpg in case anyone was curious.

logomotive said on Feb. 02 '09

Dang, I had this logo sitting in my arsenal of tools waiting for the right moment and then Raja posted it first. ARR.... jus kidding. I wish I did this one. CLASSIC!

logomotive said on Feb. 02 '09

Dang just noticed I never floated ya bud sorry. PPPPP

jsae said on Feb. 02 '09

fantastic! very elegant...

@ gthobbs: i think it was a rip on a streetcar named desire, not westside story. :P

LoGoBoom said on Feb. 02 '09

Ah....I think you're right!

raja said on May. 14 '09

This one got mention on Creative Pro http://www.creativepro.com/article/design-successful-logos

raja said on May. 20 '09

thanks tonfue!

rudy hurtado said on May. 21 '09

This one is just great!

raja said on May. 27 '09

Thanks Rudy. Kick ass portfolio you got.

rudy hurtado said on May. 27 '09

Raja, that's what I thought when I saw yours, this is so clever, like I always say, I wish I've done it.

firebrand said on Nov. 12 '09

Sad: http://brandstack.com/logo-design/details/1617

cerise said on Nov. 12 '09

^ $1500 they want for it too, it's a travisty, should float this now forgot earlier

janzabransky said on Nov. 12 '09

link to brandstack logo detail doesnt work anymore, do they put it down? good job Roy :-)

raja said on Nov. 12 '09

Roy you are good, I missed it!

raja said on Nov. 14 '09

open bar! - well this is what this guy at eLance.com thinks

http://rajasandhu.com/elance-raja-logo-rip.jpg

raja said on Nov. 14 '09

"here's a link":http://rajasandhu.com/elance-raja-logo-rip.jpg

this guy has taken other LP logos as well - heads up

siah-design said on Nov. 14 '09

Man, that loser pretty much just ripped your entire portfolio.

barryconvex said on Nov. 14 '09

As the logo in question was removed from brandstack, this is his portfolio site over there:
http://brandstack.com/users/portfolio/logos/idastudios

barryconvex said on Nov. 14 '09

And here he is over at Elance (as Design_effects)

http://www.elance.com/experts/yemen_sanaa/logos_corporate_id/2382841?

siah-design said on Nov. 14 '09

BTW people, a site was recently launched to help protect our original artwork.

Check out:

https://myows.com

I've started uploading my projects. It's simple to use and proves you the date, etc.

logomotive said on Nov. 14 '09

^Thanks just signed up.

Chad Sanderson said on Nov. 14 '09

Me too. That's a great idea.

logomotive said on Nov. 14 '09

maybe I can now upload again :) sorry for the imposing on your thread Raja. Maybe make this a topic in Forums.

nexqunyx said on Nov. 14 '09

@siah- thanks for the info buddy. just signed up and uploading now:)

alexanderspliid said on Nov. 14 '09

man that guy has 129 stolen works, i wish it was possible to sue his ass of man.

epsilon said on Nov. 14 '09

I started "myows thread":http://logopond.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=21381#p21381 in forums.

barryconvex said on Nov. 17 '09

This is more or less offtopic again, but the comments section here seems the most popular place. In case you don�t know it already, you might want to check out http://www.tineye.com for comparing images. The database is still somewhat limited, but better than nothing.

Michigan Web said on Dec. 27 '09

Awesome... very unique!

Tice said on Apr. 23 '10

Awesome work! I really love how the shaping of the wine still makes you think there is a glass!
9.5/10

raja said on Apr. 23 '10

that's the highest grade I ever got in my life - thanks, you complete me almost

Tice said on Apr. 27 '10

You're welcome!
Reason I rate it this high is because of it's unique style I havn't seen before. It could be even higher if you put the year '1689' a bit higher in the retangle as mentioned by someone else before ;-)

logopunk said on May. 10 '10

Saw your logo in one of my books I am sure!

raja said on Sep. 22 '10

HOANG peers her head in to this thread - that is an honor haha

logopunk, you may have seen it in one of your books, yes

jessicahousel said on Jan. 05 '11

Good job!!

raja said on Feb. 11 '12

Thank you jessicahousel

raja said on Mar. 15 '13

This logo got over 30 000 views. I just noticed the little counter and had some thoughts...

On thing is for sure, being a good designer requires an open and constantly changing mind. Seeking knowledge everyday, and a self realization that how you think today, will not be how you think tomorrow is a part of the journey.

Because clearly looking at this logo now (after having being published in many books, blogs and articles...along the way being copied many times too) I see that there is absolutely nothing here I would ever do again, and the execution, in hindsight is very weak.

But what do I know, I was more of a programer / coder at the time of designing that logo, go figure.

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