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Client work I am actively looking for critiques
- ZigZag
- by tass
- zigzag collective electronic music band, producers and djs based in Bucharest, Romania. inspired by a banner that the band had on their events where a zigzag line was cutting out their name written in a basic font (something like arial).
- Number of views: 810
- Date Submitted: Jun. 02 '09
- As seen on: nocturn
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Jun. 02 '09
grahammond said:I like this a lot. The line that isn't really even there has such presence!
Jun. 03 '09
OcularInk said:This reminds me of one of Nido's logos. http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/32537
Jun. 03 '09
tass said:Ye, seems like we used the same tehnique. :) Interesting they were done in the same period of the year, a year ago. Thanks for the link it seems quite familiar, i think i've seen it before in the gallery or somewhere.
And thank you all for comments and suggestions. :)
Jun. 03 '09
nattiemon said:personally i like this one better... i think its an easier read, plus the zigzag cut through the type is directly associated to the company "zigzag"... nice work
Oct. 01 '09
nido said:"Ye, seems like we used the same tehnique. :) Interesting they were done in the same period of the year, a year ago. "
... yeah interesting... yours a year ago too huh?... is that just your word mate?... im happy to be proven otherwise... just feel that "done in the same period of the year, a year ago." alone don't cut it...
Oct. 01 '09
tass said:Hey there, and thank you all for your opinions.
@Nido. I feel a bit of acidity, quite a lot of acidity in your comment. The zigzag logo project started in august 2008 and was finished in september same year. Yours was uploaded in June so that gives you at least 3 months ahead. If i was considering ripping your work do you think i would leave you a comment with it on you project page or even considering uploading it here?
I'm trying , as i guess all of us here, to evolve in this field and make a name of it. It happened before once or twice to be accused of having similar concept logos, and all i say is that i am sad that this happens, to remark people had similar ideas with mine, or that i had similar ideas with them. I am really sorry if you think otherwise / something else.
Oct. 01 '09
nido said:well to be fair mate I ain one to jump on peoples designs & start accusing them of "rips' especially when it comes to mine... I'm just too lazy for that... but, I will say that (& I'm again not saying you ripped me) to just simply dismiss it with a statement like "oh well... mine although posted almost a year later was actually done at the same time... wow.. what a coincidence" just ain good enough regardless of who you are... especially without even attempting to then provide any evidence... I could easily create something similar to what's in your showcase, post it tomorrow & say it was done last year ":D"... & posting a comment on my logo here doesn't prove anything either... if anything it allows you to say "I wouldn't have done that if I ripped you" later... which you kinda did say.
I'm all cool for being proven wrong, heck, I don't even care... just flippant remarks like "Ye, seems like we used the same tehnique. :) Interesting they were done in the same period of the year, a year ago." rub me up the wrong way, cause it's just your word.
Oct. 01 '09
tass said:I see your point of view and that my explanation made you doubt even more. Sorry for that, my bad. I was not trying to dismiss anything, and i'm not denying the similarities. I am not trying to diminish you or your work in any way, au contraire i do respect you and your portfolio, i like quite a lot of your posted projects, again that was not my intention.
To be sincere i don't even know how to react in this kind of situations. A first thought was to remove it, but that can be easily interpretative. An answer that "i didn't..." again doesn't help. And again this kind of situations give me a very sour feeling.
I'm noticing that every day in many places things that look alike appear, and i am extremely upset and sorry to be put (even in a subtle manner) in that light. I do hope you understand my position too.
Oct. 01 '09
NeilMcDonald said:"I'm noticing that every day in many places things that look alike appear..."
Like this for instance ... ; ) http://www.nocturn.ro/identity/1stofmay.html
And the original ... http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/9507
Oct. 01 '09
tass said:I must thank you Neil for your ironic comment... But exactly! I didn't post that because i knew ocular's logo and i was aware that speculations might appear.
My idea came from an iphone application with larger details here and you might admit that is quite a common visual (retro clocks often seen in american movies for example, that has even a bit of airport alike style).
Any other logo to be blamed?
Oct. 01 '09
Chad Sanderson said:I think its unusual how quick some designers are to sling accusations at each other. I'm not specifically referring to this incident, but it seems like people are extremely eager to call others a plagiarizer. I think you have to make that judgment call based on experience. If two professionals perfectly capable of designing their own work have a similar idea...maybe they just had a similar idea. I don't think guilty should be the first assumption until further questioning.
Oct. 01 '09
Chad Sanderson said:Oh, and great mark.
Oct. 01 '09
NeilMcDonald said:Tass, sorry for the sarcastic link (my bad) You explained it's origins, I understand these things happen. I just feel in situations like this its better to be respectful of the designer in question and converse. Apologies.
Oct. 01 '09
tass said:I am sorry too for over-reacting in my long comments. I do hope that my portfolio proves better than my words that i do my best to be original, and i mean it when i say that i am more than sad when i see that someone else did that before in a more or less similar way, and these kind of situations (when people compare them) give me very harsh times. No problem Neil, i am not upset on anyone, i must thank you and everybody for understanding and support, and i do hope in a more active feedback on my other projects as well.
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Jun. 02 '09
rudy hurtado said:I really like this Alex, great sense of space here. I wish you can cheat on the first G stem and just thicken that hairline a bit though. looks fantastic otherwise.