A company called Alphabird recently hired me to design their logo. They told me they wanted it "to look like an owl, but also a city...but not too much like an owl, but then not too much like a city either." They also wanted it to "have the feel of the movie Metropolis" and to look "somewhat industrial, but not too industrial." After that, they went into great detail about the hidden meaning of the owl and sent me all sorts of links concerning historical owl mythology and symbolism. I don't know if it helped me in designing the logo, but I certainly learned a lot about owls.
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Nice.
Posted by: Charlie | October 23, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Absolutely perfect.
Posted by: Bionic Squirrel | October 24, 2009 at 09:08 PM
Really lovely! (enough to feel the need to comment :p) Has the company seen it yet? And if yes, what did they say?
Posted by: John | October 25, 2009 at 04:30 PM
Its a good thing you speak fluent "iffy".
Posted by: Vern | October 25, 2009 at 05:02 PM
Thank you!!!
John: Yes, they loved the logo and were such easy clients. A rarity! I'll post the url as soon as they officially launch.
Thanks again...
xoxo
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Posted by: 14 | October 26, 2009 at 12:23 PM
This is fabulous!
Posted by: JM | October 27, 2009 at 10:32 PM
You are a genius!
Posted by: Shannon | October 30, 2009 at 02:20 PM
nice work, 14!
Posted by: Knox Bronson | October 30, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Excellent!
Posted by: midevil | October 31, 2009 at 11:10 PM
That looks great! Sort of reminded me of this building in Barcelona:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m97/lineformsontheright/n3216765_37365908_1960.jpg
Posted by: Claire | November 10, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Husband would love this. Deco and modern and mechanical is his style. Brilliant.
Posted by: Red | November 11, 2009 at 11:41 AM
You totally nailed it. Well done!
Posted by: Vintagevamp | November 18, 2009 at 08:20 PM
I dig it. You did a great job of following their loose and not quite concise instructions. It's a good balance of owl, city, and Metropolis style.
Posted by: Kamala | December 06, 2009 at 08:37 PM