Logos logos logos

[NorthernIllinoisPlumber]

Having trouble choosing, for T-shirts or a sign. 3rd from the left I have seen on other websites.

[Service Guy]

All of those are terrible in my opinion.

[turdjerker]

I agree, they all look like very "tacky" clipart....

I would suggest going through the yellow pages to get some ideas. Any good T-shirt company can copy and enlarge your logo for a minimum "setup" fee.

[gear junkie]

I third that notion. Too cartoonish. Westcoast plumber and drain medic got customed designed logos that look great. Maybe they can offer some good advice.

[NorthernIllinoisPlumber]

LOL...thanks. Told you I was having trouble!

[Tyman]

Thats what I love about plumbers. No B.S. :D

[westcoastplumber]

thanks Ben;)

Logo is very important, a customer will remember the logo before the name and it is a very important way to brand your company

I lucked out, my wife's friend is a graphic designer. She did and excellent job with the many options and had the patience to deal with me.

Take your time and when yous ee it, you will know it is the right logo, no rushing, because the logo will be on everything!!

the ones above are too common, you need something of your own!

[tinmack]

http://www.ridgidforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3355&stc=1&d=1211334455Wanna see my wrench???

Where's his other hand???

His body appears to be out of proportion with his head as well....

[Drain Medic]

A logo tells a customer almost everything they need to know without meeting you in person.

Its probably one of the most important if not most important part of your advertising your going to use.

Do some research, get some different ideas. A logo doesnt have to be a cartoon. Think about where your going to use it, like on the side of your van, tshirts, business cards, website, etc....

Would you really want an overweight guy with 1 arm holding a pipe wrench to be your logo??

[Alphacowboy]

what is your company name? ALso, anything that is unique about you, your area, what you do? Give us some details, and one of us might help you on an idea.

[PlumbingSkool]

what is your company name? ALso, anything that is unique about you, your area, what you do? Give us some details, and one of us might help you on an idea.

Agreed !

I will "try" to please you and make one for FREE for you in Photoshop if you like,

I am pretty good with photoshop .

Give me your company name , colors you like, and maybe and tell me how you want to be seen and I will whip something up for you :)

Seriously , I will help you for free,

If anyone else needs a logo, Let me know, I will help you too :)

[MrsSeatDown]

That is very generous of you:grin-loving:

[PlumbingSkool]

That is very generous of you:grin-loving:


I look at the plumbing industry as one Big Family , If my skills can help out the family in any way , I have no problem helping out, :D

@the OP ,

I sent you a pm as well

[HVAC HAWK]

this is our name and it is a logo to because of the slant and the A's

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s279/hawk63/a.gif

[savant]

whatabout a red crosshair overlaid over a simple snowflake in bas-releif.(gray-blue shadow) with your name cut into the horizontal line of the cross-hair?

[garager]

Agreed !

I will "try" to please you and make one for FREE for you in Photoshop if you like,

I am pretty good with photoshop .

Give me your company name , colors you like, and maybe and tell me how you want to be seen and I will whip something up for you :)

Seriously , I will help you for free,

If anyone else needs a logo, Let me know, I will help you too :)

OK, I'll go for it. My truck and business cards are Red, so keep that in mind. I'll let you chose the colors. Business name is....

Bayside Exterior & Interior

This should be interesting, I've never used a logo, because I've never found one I like. Go for it. lets see what cha got.... :cool: :) Heres a picture of my truck, it would go on my topper...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa136/garager62/2007Parade001.jpg

[PlumbingSkool]

OK, I'll go for it. My truck and business cards are Red, so keep that in mind. I'll let you chose the colors. Business name is....

Bayside Exterior & Interior

This should be interesting, I've never used a logo, because I've never found one I like. Go for it. lets see what cha got.... :cool: :) Heres a picture of my truck, it would go on my topper...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa136/garager62/2007Parade001.jpg


Ok you got it,

Give me about a week and the only reason that long is because this weekend is a holiday and I am traveling to Long Island to visit family so I won't be working much?

Have you ever had any idea of what you would like?

[garager]

If I like it when I see, then thats what I wanted. No clue as to what I really like, just not fancy, basic but powerful, maybe. You can take all the time you need, its been 18 yrs and I still don't have one, I guess I'm in no hurry.... Thanks for giving it a go.... :cool:

[Watersurgeon]

Your logo is your most important part of your business. It is what identifies you. You want something that people will remember your company by.

The best thing to do is come up with a concept or idea that fits your company name. For us we drew up some rough sketches some twenty years ago and then hired a kid in graphic art school to draw up the final idea. I had him draw up about fifty different characters that match the logo character. We use those in varies brochures and ads.

If you go the route of having someone draw up your logo, you absolutely have to have them sign a copyright release form, no matter who does it. Even if its your own employee. Artists can file artistic copyrights on anything they do without your knowledge and then come back in five years when your business takes off and demand royalty money for the use of what they drew up for you. If you need one PM me, I have an iron glad one.

Also do searches on the federal trademark and copyright web sights for any name you come up with, and or logo concept. I did not do this when I first started my company. It turns out just before we went to press on the stationary, business cards etc... we found another comany using the same name, same industry, who had it copyrighted. The last thing you want is someone suing you for infringement. Also do google searches to make sure no one is using anything currently. Keep a file with copies of all your searches. You may need it someday. Common names that show up multiple times do not have to be trademarked or copyrighted, unless someone actually has a copyright on it. However if you come up with something unique then protect it, or at least show that it is being used in service if you don't have the money to go through the legal registration process. Getting business cards, stationary, invoices printed up with your logo protects its use, especially when you do go to finalize the gov. registrations. The main question you will be asked in the application is the initial use date.

When I did mine the information was not on the internet and the only place I could view it was at the Los Angeles Public Library, a 90 mile drive from our office. I spent two weeks there going through book after book after book. Now you can do the same search on the net in about a day.

Here is our logo, the color saturation is a little off on the upload but it gives you an idea of something catchy.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q206/watersurgeon/watersurgeon5a.jpg

[jrsaltz]

Having trouble choosing, for T-shirts or a sign. 3rd from the left I have seen on other websites.

I have a great friend fairly close to us that can help you. He works for a large marketing firm near Chi town but does work on the side for cheap.

He created mine and could give you at least 4 ideas to start with.

Let me know if you want his contact info.