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this one is my favorite, looks really clean, good job

Oh, this one is really good.

wow

my favorite too.

cool One!

I totally enjoy how clean and simple looking this is. Very nice!

I'd agree this is the best of the batch.

Ha! I recognized unconscious inspiration for this :) http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/52709

@bojan If it was it was very unconscious :D

:) yeah, no worries, it's like whateva you come up, mike's already has it in his portfolio :) lately i've been experiencing it constantly :) worst thing is when i see new logo uploaded that looks like almost identical to proposals i just sent to my client :) certainly very unpleasant situation...

But seriously - this has so much power, no way you can forget this design... i think you mission is close to an happy end - throw in some siah type here and you got yourself very nice identity - unit, vag, chevin, agbook, omnes comes to mind... gotham rounded maybe?

Thanks everyone! I'm starting to think this will be my new logo.**@bojan Thanks bud! I really respect your opinion.**I've added type people. It's a customized version of gotham rounded (thx for sugg. bojan). Thoughts?*

try oneliner with perhaps intersecting letters or just plain vanila so it doesn't compete with icon imho

About damn time %3B)

Clever and clean.

that's awesome!

Thx everyone!**@bojan: I don't think gotham rounded is going to work - I'm working on a custom type now. Cheers**

I do love it, but the hand seems to be waving, %22See ya!%22. That's how I pronounce your name, Siah. I have no idea how your named is really pronounced.

Thx guys!**@theartistt: lol, my name is Josiah but my nickname since I was little is Siah. Pronounced 'Sigh-Ah'.**The hands have an actual deeper meaning to me then I shared at the top. I am a Christian and like to pray over all my designs. The hand is in the position of prayer as shown in old paintings, etc.** I know some of you might think that is weird but that's the way I feel about it and it's significant to me. :)

well then, this is your logo then isn't it? you don't need us to validate it. although I know how great that is! faved and floated.

Thanks @theartistt!**I just updated type! Thoughts everyone?

I think it's a little too condensed

@Jared: Yea, I should have even uploaded that variation. I just did a custom type job on Stratum. I'm liking this more.. Your thoughts?

This one is much better. The angles fit well with the shape of the mark, I think and it's soft enough to match the weight.

logoholik%3E so it doesn't compete with icon imho**Very good point, because the type seems to be doing just that. I'd stick to a non-customized font, something like Etelka. The mark is very strong and it will easily pull the logo off.

this looks good, but for me it is like a %22stop%22 handsign imho

Yeah, like a 'stop by my portfolio' :)

Oh, and Josiah, not quite there on logotype yet :) i know, i know :) stratum is a tad more unique with that angled horizontal bars than it should have to be to work the icon

Siah my friend, I like the one you're using now 10 times more! All this time I'm wondering why you even want to 're-brand' your services? Your current logo is more original, more recognizable, it has more style and more creativity in it and it definitely presents your work better... Sorry, but that's just MO...

I really like what you've got going here. I'll be interested to see where you land on the logotype, but i think it's looking great as it is.

This one is very nice!

Thanks for the feedback people. I did some refining on the icon and changed the type to a very customized version of Wigan. Kudos to anyone who gives their thoughts on the new type. Thanks.

You always come up with cleaver logo's. However this one represents you and your company so I really like you to work on the typeface. The logo is perfect but the typeface is too overpowering and heavy. Neither the type nor the logo has a base line to sit on. Find a way to bring them together as one so that it balances each other out.

This version of the type is different, but I think it's not any better. The 'g' doesn't sit on a baseline, the shape of 'n' implies openness and simplicity, which is the exact opposite of what's implied by the shape of 'a' and 'e'. In other words the type looks inconsistent as if it was built out of two different typefaces.

mark - 10%0D*font choice - 3 (i really dont like that g)

Great job siah!

Oh, you'll hate me now :) but i think you're not quite there with logotype yet :) Remember, KISS :)

lol, thanks Bojan. After sleeping on it I agree with you. And I'll never hate someone for critiqueing my work. I have a quote on my wall that simply says, %22Don't Seek Praise. Seek Criticism%22. **I'll be looking for a more simple, rounded sans serif font to replace it shortly.

Replaced type. I think the all caps works much better with the mark.

That's it! Great job, Josiah.

Implemented a new concept. As a creative director I am now having the index finger showing direction. The finger is also pointing up which has positive associations.**Also takes away the possible negative vibes from the %22stop%22 hand.** Think the hand still comes through strong enough?

Thx Kev! :)

Nice complementary font choice, Josiah. Job done!

That a boy!

Well balanced now, very nice. **A bit more space between the mark and the type perhaps ?

%5E good advice. 1.5-2 times space than between the words and voila :)

Thanks Roy, Epsilon and Bojan! I agree about the spacing. Just corrected. Cheers!♦

Good one, number one!

Now it's perfect. Looks great type and mark a beautiful match.

Ok, now I'm a fan too %3B) **I think it was a great evolution, especially with that index finger! Congrats on your new identity%3C%3C :D

Wow, watta concept(s) with an innocent lookin pencil. Am inspired to work harder on my logo now.

Nice job, the font looks so much better. Send me your business card with the new logo on it, you got my address right?

Thanks Cam (fellow Albertan) :D, Mike,Dalius, Alex, Sindur and Behzad! I'm VERY grateful to finally have a finalized re-brand. **I'll be implementing my new identity once my new site is ready to launch. Looking forward to designing biz cards, etc, too :)

beautiful / intelligent mark! congrats! :)

Albertans gotta have each other's backs!

rock on Siah!

Thanks Andreiu, Cam and Raja!**Today I officially launched my new brand! You can read the process on my blog: %22www.siahdesign.com/archives/760%22:www.siahdesign.com/archives/760**

Just dropping by to say that I just ate the colours on your new website! delicious!

Thanks Gareth!

Really nice logo, I love the message behind it.

Congratulations on featured designer Siah :)

%5EYep well deserved. Happy Thanksgiving too.

%5E Nice to see You featured. Congratulations.

...and jubilations.

Gratz Siah! Finally........

congrats on being featured, well deserved!

congratulations on the feature!

Just goes to show how rarely I visit the home page these days. About time you got featured.

Just noticed! Thanks so much all! :D Cheers, David for the feature.**Happy Thanksgiving all! I know I have a million things to be grateful for.

Oh, nice! Well deserved Josiah!

you really deserve the feature! cheers Josiah.

Yeah, congrats. Big fan of your work - well deserved. Cheers.

Looks great. Congrats on the feature!

With a portfolio like yours i would say it's about time you got featured... Amazing stuff.

Congrats on the feature siah!

Congrats Josiah! Deserved on all levels.

Thx Gareth, Mike, Jan, Roy, Alen, M1sternoname, Alexander, Kevin, Bojan, Andreiu, mude, Joe, Alex, Glen and Jared! Really feel honored to get the feature - So much talent here on LP.**

Congrats on the feature!

congrats bud, you deserve it

'bout time too :)

great showcase %3B)

Congrats on the feature, your work is outstanding.

Congrats on the feature, awesome work:)

Congrats, very very inspiring showcase. Cheers.

congrats on the feature, you deserve it!!

Siah my man, featured...Congrats!!

well played :)

I thought you where featured a long time ago Josiah, well done, happy for you.

You were...dah!

Once again, thanks so much gang :D So many of you that commented I have such respect for and I'm blessed by the kind words. I still have a lot to learn in this field.**Rudy, this is the first time I've been featured. At least here on LP. Thx anyways though :D Cheers

Hey Josiah, nice to see your work featured. Excellent!

Great portfolio, some stuff is even not bad at all .. jk :-) Congrats on the feature.

a little late, but congrats with the featured siah! well done and well deserved %5E%5E

I'm with everyone! You've got one of those showcases that I can pretend is mine whenever friends visit %3B). Congrats on the feature! You definitely deserve it.

Hey thanks Chris, epsilon, Houston, Tomme and Chad! After admiring so much of all of your guys' it means a lot of hear the kind words.

Congrats with the feature : %5D

Great logo! Congratulations on the feature, well deserved. I love your site too.

Congrats Josiah, Well Deserved.. You're an inspiration for all of us!

wow %3B)

Congrats, man!

Great work! Love this. Well done : )

Thanks Jones, Gafyn, Steve, Jacek, Srdjan and Matjak. Appreciate the kind words :)

I've just been staring at this mark for a couple minutes and if you follow the finger from right-to-left to the thumb, then follow that line to the corner of the pencil curve on the right, then follow the line right around the lead point to the end...you get a vague 'S' for Siah is this correct or am I just seeing things? :)

hehe, yes Josh, I guess an %22S%22 could be interpreted in there. I had tested a way to make a clear monogram out of the logo by cutting the pinkie short and connecting the thumb line down to the lead - but I wasn't as pleased with it as I didn't think the hand came through as clear.**Here is what I %22tested%22:http://siahdesign.com/images/SiahDesignLogo-test.jpg

%5Ehummm. I kinda like that tested one too %3B)

I think I like it better because it eliminates the L shape I kept seeing.

Thanks, Mike.** I think the current one is a little more pleasing to the eye - but on the flip side the monogram version adds another element to the creative side of the logo. ** It's a matter of deciding if it's worth it to have that extra creative element. At the moment I'm leaning against it as the average client wouldn't see the %22S%22 in the monogram version. Make sense?

Congrats on the Feature, Josiah! Absolutely awesome showcase you have here, great work!

Cheers, Sean :)

I love this kind of designs,hmm what do they call this type of design?

Love your personal logo!

Very strong and memorable :)

Thanks Faisa, Tony, Mcguire and Davis! Not sure if I ever shared the business cards %22**so here's the link.**%22:http://siahdesign.com/images/siahdesignbusinesscards.jpg

Nice cards man.

very cool cards Josiah!

Simple, but effective. It's nice how the curves of the card mimic some of the curves in the mark. You gotta get rid of that gmail email address though. Why not, josiah%5Bat%5Dsiahdesign.com? It would be so much more professional that way. %3B-)

cards are great Josiah. Looks so good.

Cool, thanks Frank, Andre, Kevin and Mike. Kev, I%60ll probably have the next run with [email protected] - it's just when I'm on the road my gmail account is what I use most.

%5E I call myself a %22Logo Designer.%22 My specialty and that is my strength. I see no problem here.

beautiful / intelligent mark! congrats! :)

I agree with Mike. Logo Designer is a fine title.

Thanks for the input Anthony, Mike and Joe.** I feel my forte and what I enjoy most is logo design and branding. In fact, 98%25 of my design work is logo design and I'm most always booked 2 months ahead. Hence, I've been primarily marketing myself as a specialist in the identity field and it's been going well so far. **Cheers.

Made a minor update to the Siah Design logo. (thanks again for your thoughts Mike E. from a few months ago).**More about it on my latest post: **%22http://siahdesign.com/archives/1154%22:http://siahdesign.com/archives/1154

imo it's nice improvement since the negative space is cleaner now. A beautiful example on how details make a great logo even greater %3B) **

great update josiah. really feelin it :)

Agree with Alex!

Thanks Alex (x2) and Ali!

Great identity, Siah!

nice logo

usually I complain big time about logos being presented too small, but I would not have seen the S in the hand/pencil mark if it had not been presented to small. kudos.

Really great mark!! :)