Crawfish Capital

by j-CAZ • Uploaded: Nov. 05 '09

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Description: This is a design I am creating for a city near where I live. They are known as the crawfish capitol of the world. The design is of a Corinthian Capital made up of crawfish accompanied by the Fleur-de-Lis.
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j-CAZ Nov. 05 '09

Hey guys, I would love to get some feedback on this. Thank you.

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barryconvex Nov. 05 '09

I don%B4t like it as it is, because it just doesn't seem appropriate for the business. But developing the fleur de lis (which is 100%25 out of place here) and the crawfishshape into something unique and exciting seems in reach.

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Type08 Nov. 05 '09

This is just too busy mate, it could work for a poster but toooo much for a logo IMO...

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j-CAZ Nov. 05 '09

Sorry, I should have explained further. This design will be used more for banners, T-shirts, posters, etc. Also, the Fleur-de-Lis is very appropriate and important to the city of Breaux Bridge which resides in Louisiana. Appreciate the comments guys.

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sdijock Nov. 05 '09

I personally don't agree with the above comments about it being too busy. If you were to look at the Unilever logo you'd find it has a lot more elements than this one within the logo and it still reads well. My only suggestion would be to heavy up the segment lines in the tails of the crawfish so that they don't close up - especially if you're silk-screening them onto t-shirts. The type is just a bit on the small side as well, but there's not a lot you can do about that since it's part of the column graphic. Nice overall.

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j-CAZ Nov. 05 '09

Thanks Steve. I am anticipating the segment lines for silk screening. I'm waiting till the design gets finalized, then I'm going to go back and fix those areas to make sure it screens well on shirts.

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chirp Nov. 05 '09

I think the capital works great! And if it's a Corinthian column, it should be really busy. Great concept, and the execution is well done. I don't care for the type choice, but I'm curious about it if you'd care to explain.

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j-CAZ Nov. 05 '09

I chose a slab serif because I think the letters resemble columns, look at the I. Columns show structural integrity so I wanted the type to be strong enough to hold the weight of the design. Thanks for the feedback Todd.

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chirp Nov. 05 '09

Thanks, Jonathan. Solid rationale. Still wonder if Capital would work better at a larger size and tightened tracking.

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j-CAZ Nov. 05 '09

Great idea Todd. I'll definitely try that out.

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j-CAZ Nov. 05 '09

Alright guys, updated the design and type. Increased the segments, tweaked the type and added a few elements to make the top of the column wider. Please let me know what you think.

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rincon Nov. 05 '09

I really love this style J-Caz, very gooood one for real

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michaelynch Nov. 06 '09

Nice but a bit too complex. Any smaller and details would get lost.

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chirp Nov. 06 '09

Solid mark, Jonathan. Must have taken some doing to execute, and I think it was worth it.

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