Absinthe

by florisvoorveld • Uploaded: Jul. 21 '11 - Gallerized: Jul. '11

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Description: Jugendstil wordmark
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milou Jul. 21 '11

Once again, this is really great.

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Atomicvibe Jul. 21 '11

As an avid absinthe enthusiast (I actually know a tremendous amount about absinthe%3B some might call it an obsession), I feel like stylistically, this mark is on point. However, I'm really confused by the color choice. Even the most abecedarian absinthe drinker would tell you that the color most associated with absinthe is green. La F%E9e Verte, The Green Fairy. There are some things you just don't take artistic liberty with, and I feel like the color of an absinthe logo is one of them. And yes, I know, the best absinthes being produced are actually clandetine La Bleus, which are actually clear (they don't run their distillate through a coloring phase with green herbs), but most, if not all people naturally associate absinthe with the color green.

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atomicvibe Jul. 21 '11

At any rate, I floated this because I think the lockup as a whole is MF-ing phenomenal.

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Rudy Hurtado Jul. 21 '11

Floris, this is just great, balanced, interesting and fantastic.

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florisvoorveld Jul. 21 '11

Thank you all!**@Jon: Cool to hear man. I know green is the colour that is associated with absinthe. But this is for something totally different, not for actual absinthe. I chose the name because people also link it with hallucinating, as a metaphor (Van Gogh is rumoured to have had some when cuttting of his ear), so I wanted the colour to stick to that theme too. From that point of view green just seems too obvious.

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florisvoorveld Jul. 22 '11

colour not final though, might throw in some green %3B)

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milou Jul. 22 '11

%5E Green blue combo would be more absinthe-ish %3B)

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megashred13 Jul. 22 '11

wow..........just.....wow...

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Raoul Camion Jul. 22 '11

Fresh, great style, love the gradient too.

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javaap Jul. 22 '11

Lovely line work! love the a b ligature.

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florisvoorveld Jul. 23 '11

Thanks for the kind words

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nickhood Jul. 23 '11

I really like what you've done here, Floris. These thin intricate strokes with this gradient are killer.

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sean heisler Jul. 23 '11

Really love this a lot, great job on this all around, Floris!

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florisvoorveld Jul. 24 '11

Thanks Sean, Gracias Chris.

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mister jones Jul. 24 '11

Lovely style, well done

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!mude Jul. 24 '11

Yummie - love it.

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struve Jul. 26 '11

really like this one. such clean line work.

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marscall Jul. 26 '11

I think the color is accurate. I instantly related with the flashy hallucinogenic look, though green is it's main, this is really suitable!

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florisvoorveld Jul. 28 '11

Thanks lads! I'm now emotionally preparing for this one to leave the front page... :D

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pacmanb Jul. 28 '11

Ooo...this is really stunning!

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pjmaster Aug. 02 '11

Excellent! That gradient.. uff..

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Type and Signs Feb. 25 '12

agree excellent work ... really good

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milena Aug. 03 '12

I love line work! Wish I could do it as well as you did here. Bravo!

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