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Don't mind critiques, but I'm not actively looking for them
- raja - amaze
- by Raja
- one shape was used and only rotated to form the letters r, a, j, and a spelling my name, Raja.
- Number of views: 7706
- Dated Submitted: Jul. 22 '06
- Added to Gallery: Sep. 23 '07
- As seen on: http://rajasandhu.com/
Sep. 04 '06
raja said:Flernk, thanks. Good to hear someone on this site speaking about recognition over readability.
Steven, the R and A are connected because I am using the exact same shape for each letter and I don\'t want to loose that concept. I need the extender to make the J.
Colin, that\'s an interesting idea. But it would take away from the enigmatic feeling I want to get across.
Lumpy custard, Liz, thanks.
M.Hess, simplicity is not the answer for someone as complex myself.
Thanks, Randy.
Ranjha, I made the letter using basic lines. I then just rotated it to form the other letters. Is that what you meant?
Karma, who are you?.. you sound like me.
Can someone translate what droid said...
Jan. 04 '07
Cliff said:Hey Raja, I think the Logo looks AMAZE-ing. I don%u2019t understand how it%u2019s %u2018too abstract?%u2019 It%u2019s explicable from a designer%u2019s point of view that a logo should be recognized not only readable as Flernk commented. According to me, and I%u2019m sure many others would agree, the logo is stupendous. For those who thought the logo was too complicated, I say you turn out to be a little more creative (H).
Sep. 23 '07
moverdrive said:Great mark. And readability does not make a great mark...memorability does. So you did a great job.
Sep. 24 '07
icu said:I just visited your website and was impresed by your portfolio... I mean wow... respect! I love your works
my favorites:
-vapshare (...oh my god)
-qommunicate (so simple)
-flo (perfect)
-inoplex (very nice)
Sep. 27 '07
amyblandford said:I agree that a mark doesn't need to be readable to be recognizable, which is the only thing that saves this. It's not legible AT ALL unless you're told what it says, and even then, it says "rada."
my first thought upon seeing the thumbnail was- that's not much of a maze, you can walk right through it. (no clue those are supposed to be letters.) One would assume that AMAZE is the name of the client and the maze is a supporting graphic element.
what's so great about making 4 letters out of the same graphic if no one can read them!
Sep. 29 '07
raja said:Thanks guys - everyone makes a good point. I guess my intention with this logo is a lot different than your typical end-consumer logo/brand. I am not selling a product or service with this. It's solely my visual key. Also not trying to follow any 'rules' to be honest, your comments are valid nonetheless and thanks to all for looking. You can see it on my arm here, http://rajasandhu.com/raja_tattoo.jpg
This logo will be published in 4 design reference books in 2008.
Sep. 30 '07
Matheus said:I just think you need a website at the level of your identity. Your v2 needs to hurry!
Mar. 24 '08
guezworks said:http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_carl/2342860542/in/set-72157604144345854/
bottom right hand corner
May. 27 '08
nicolemarie said:Hi--My name is Nicole.
I am interested in having you design a logo for my project. I can provide you all the details. I would appreciate if you could send me your contact and pricing information. I am contacting only a handful of people and I will be making a decision on price and quality fairly immediately.
Thank you
Nicole myofficedesk@gmail.com
Jun. 17 '08
jcnicholls said:Excellent work, Raja. Your logo should be seen more as a marking than the usual text-based. You know, like Apple.
I made my JCN logo many years ago after hearing that there were some German designers that tried to find the absolute simplest way to get their initials into a box.
Cheers from Montreal!
Aug. 06 '08
babo said:Really beautiful, really, really wow.
Aug. 23 '08
NEXQUNYX said:Raja, i've been admiring your work for quite some time now...your logos are brilliant mate! I was on ebay a few minutes ago looking at logo design services and guess what I found? I found one of your logos being used by a wannabe designer as part of his portfolio! Here it is (hope this link works here. If not email me and I will send you the link directly):
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250286154325&_trksid=p2759.l1259
I recognized your work right away the second I saw it. It's your SKYCUBE logo.
Have a look at it and let me know what you think? You can sue this clown's ass dude.
cheers,
Patrick
Aug. 24 '08
gthobbs said:!!!!!!!! Everybody should check out the link that Patrick (user name: NEXQUNYX) provided above. He's linking us to a guy that's ripped THREE of my logos as well for his "ebay portfolio" (Dirty South, Riverboyne and Navigator). And I see a lot of other samples that I recognize as other Logopond regulars' work. He's got a footnote on his site: * Bluepixel retains rights to post your logo in our portfolio unless you request us not to do so.
The jerk's emails are danny@bluepixelmedia.com and ebaybluepixel@gmail.com.
Let's all hit him hard.
Thanks for the heads up Patrick.
Aug. 24 '08
Relevant said:He took one of mine. I sent eBay an infringement report as well. I didn't see a single original logo in his listing, except for maybe his own and its crap.
Aug. 24 '08
muhanadhachem said:difficult to read RAJA in it...... mmmmmm
Aug. 24 '08
nido said:I think he has removed them all now!.. i don't know what annoys me more though.. that my work gets ripped off.. or the fact that it doesn't! its my ego that sways to the latter!
@muhanadhachem... "difficult to read RAJA in it (for me)...... mmmmmm" ;)
Aug. 24 '08
logomotive said:LOL Nido, hey let's take these to the forums guys. there's a couple posts there.
Sep. 19 '08
jessicacrawford said:I wouldn't have noticed the maze said Raja if you hadn't mentioned it but I'm not sure if that was your main concern. Nonetheless, a fun logo!
Sep. 23 '08
raja said:NEXQUNYX (Patrick) thanks, I really appreciate that!
LOL at brandsimplicity and nido
Thanks Jessica
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Jan. 02 '07
sao said:Hey Raja,
this is my first time commenting here and I just wanted to tell you that for as
long as I can remember my favorite logo has been puma the puma ag's trademark.
But your logo is the most masterful logo I have seen in my life, it's now my favorite.
I think that the trademark and the name make an unbreakable connection and it almost looks to me
as if it's telling me in a humble way "Raja is Amazing".
I truly admire your work!
Oh by the way,
I took the liberty to translate what Droid commented, line by line.
Some people just don't get it, keep up the good work man!
-sao
Droid said:
A logo is supposed to be easy to understand and easy to recognize.
This logo is too complicated, if I wouldnt've read the comments I wouldnt've realized that it spells RAJA, it doesn't work
in my opinion, it creates more problems than it resolves. And if it was published by logolounge3, well, then at
logolounge they're not doing a good job. Greetings.