Do you like this new logo?

**Greg** · Nov 12, 2003, 1:41 PM

I'm trying to design a new logo for AlpineZone.com. Here's what I have so far:

Image Removed. See logo below.

Please vote in the poll and if you think there's room for improvement, comment in this thread. I like most of it, but the hiker and skier look a little weird for some reason. If you have logo graphic design experience and think you can help, PM me. Thanks!

Joshua B · Nov 12, 2003, 2:00 PM

I like it. So far the only change I would make would be to give the hiker some looser-fitting pants.

**MichaelJ** · Nov 12, 2003, 4:01 PM

I like it. Two things and one idea drop out at me...

Will the orange text still be legible at smaller sizes?

The head of the skier doesn't look right. The combination of the backpack and the knit cap causes me to lose the shoulders. Perhaps not use a peaked cap?

Will you have a more compact variation suitable for patches or stickers?

Jaytrek57 · Nov 12, 2003, 9:20 PM

I like it Greg.

Would like to comment but my artistic skills are...well...I have no artistic skills.

Max · Nov 12, 2003, 9:38 PM

I think the skier would look better without a backpack. Kind of looks like he's skiing with a kid carrier on his back, complete with kid. And the hat doesn't look right. The peak of his cap makes him look like a refugee from "da 'hood".

Otherwise I feel like Jaytrek...kind of like I'm in the Louvre and wondering where the paint-by-numbers exhibit is.

Max

ChileMass · Nov 13, 2003, 6:40 AM

I am the last person to comment on artistic skills, and I am constantly impressed by Greg and others who maintain and improve these boards (nice job!). Still - I can't help but think the mountain in the new logo is a dead ringer for the Sugarloaf stickers you see everywhere.......

**Greg** · Nov 13, 2003, 10:22 AM

WOW!

Some great feedback. Thanks everyone. It has help a lot. I've worked up a new prototype and incorporated many of your suggestions including:

Gave our hiker some looser-fitting pants
Fixed our skier's head a bit
Axed our skier's backpack
Modified the peak to be less Sugarloaf-esque.

Here's the latest (sorry if you have to scroll; the image is pretty big):

Let me know what you think! Additional comments are more than welcome.

MichaelJ - do you think people will be interested in patches or stickers or tee-shirts? I might consider setting something up through this site:

http://www.cafepress.com/

Nov 13, 2003, 4:29 PM

This is not Rich, its Diane.
A logo should be simple so it will translate well onto t-shirts, letter head etc... One of the most sucessful logos is the Nike chech mark..simple and effective
I like just the twined peaked mountain without the orange figures, maybe with the white line going downhill so it looks like a trail or Z for zone. The figures do not look in proportion.
I like the idea of having a t-shirt.

Its snowing in Sugar Hill.................yeah!

MtnMagic · Nov 13, 2003, 7:02 PM

I completely agree with Diane. The second version looks better and is more eye appealing. Wonder how it would look w/o the figures. __________________
T-shirts from this site would be great!

**Greg** · Nov 13, 2003, 7:15 PM

Thanks Diane and Magic. I agree. My goal all along was to create a logo that is simple and clean, which I think the peak is. I also wanted to somehow incorporate the the site's topics, namely skiing and hiking; thus our little orange friends.

So...try dropping them, eh? Hmm. So just the double peak could become the logo? How about a triple peak with two smaller ones flanking a larger middle one? Any other comments or ideas?

Cafepress offers a lot of items in addition to T-shirts like bumper stickers, those trendy oval stickers, mugs, mouse pads, etc. Their T's are those nice Hanes Beefy-Tees. Anyway, when I get a logo finalized, I'll order a few items to check the quality of the products and the printing. Is anyone else interested in AlpineZone merchandise?

View Poll Results: Do you like this new logo?
Yes, definitely.	9	75.00%
No, absolutely not.	1	8.33%
It's okay.	2	16.67%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

Nov 12, 2003, 1:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Greg Mad River Glen - 2/8/08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 18,918	Do you like this new logo? I'm trying to design a new logo for AlpineZone.com. Here's what I have so far: Image Removed. See logo below. Please vote in the poll and if you think there's room for improvement, comment in this thread. I like most of it, but the hiker and skier look a little weird for some reason. If you have logo graphic design experience and think you can help, PM me. Thanks! __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Nov 12, 2003, 4:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
MichaelJ In prior times Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Out in the MA 'burbs near 495. Posts: 1,889	I like it. Two things and one idea drop out at me... Will the orange text still be legible at smaller sizes? The head of the skier doesn't look right. The combination of the backpack and the knit cap causes me to lose the shoulders. Perhaps not use a peaked cap? Will you have a more compact variation suitable for patches or stickers? __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry Waterville 12/20, 12/30; Wachusett 12/21, 12/28, 3/9; Jay 1/26-1/27; Bretton Woods 2/2, 2/23-2/24, 3/22; Snowbird 2/10, 2/12, 2/14; Alta 2/11, 2/15; Sunday River 3/1-3/2, 3/8, 3/15, 4/6; Wildcat 3/30 (21 days '07-08

Nov 12, 2003, 9:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Max Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Templeton, MA Posts: 291	I think the skier would look better without a backpack. Kind of looks like he's skiing with a kid carrier on his back, complete with kid. And the hat doesn't look right. The peak of his cap makes him look like a refugee from "da 'hood". Otherwise I feel like Jaytrek...kind of like I'm in the Louvre and wondering where the paint-by-numbers exhibit is. Max __________________ "Never take no cut-offs, and hurry along as fast as you can." Virginia Reed, Donner party survivor

Nov 13, 2003, 6:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
ChileMass Red Sox Fan Since 1967 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: East/Central MA Posts: 2,264	New Logo I am the last person to comment on artistic skills, and I am constantly impressed by Greg and others who maintain and improve these boards (nice job!). Still - I can't help but think the mountain in the new logo is a dead ringer for the Sugarloaf stickers you see everywhere.......

Nov 12, 2003, 2:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Joshua B Mad River Glen Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hudson, MA Posts: 917	I like it. So far the only change I would make would be to give the hiker some looser-fitting pants.

Nov 12, 2003, 9:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jaytrek57 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Blue Hills, MA Posts: 207	I like it Greg. Would like to comment but my artistic skills are...well...I have no artistic skills.

Nov 13, 2003, 10:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Greg Mad River Glen - 2/8/08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 18,918	WOW! Some great feedback. Thanks everyone. It has help a lot. I've worked up a new prototype and incorporated many of your suggestions including: Gave our hiker some looser-fitting pants Fixed our skier's head a bit Axed our skier's backpack Modified the peak to be less Sugarloaf-esque. Here's the latest (sorry if you have to scroll; the image is pretty big): Let me know what you think! Additional comments are more than welcome. MichaelJ - do you think people will be interested in patches or stickers or tee-shirts? I might consider setting something up through this site: http://www.cafepress.com/ __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

Nov 13, 2003, 4:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
RichC Guest Posts: n/a	This is not Rich, its Diane. A logo should be simple so it will translate well onto t-shirts, letter head etc... One of the most sucessful logos is the Nike chech mark..simple and effective I like just the twined peaked mountain without the orange figures, maybe with the white line going downhill so it looks like a trail or Z for zone. The figures do not look in proportion. I like the idea of having a t-shirt. Its snowing in Sugar Hill.................yeah!

Nov 13, 2003, 7:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
MtnMagic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lancaster, NH Posts: 892	I completely agree with Diane. The second version looks better and is more eye appealing. Wonder how it would look w/o the figures. __________________ T-shirts from this site would be great!

Nov 13, 2003, 7:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Greg Mad River Glen - 2/8/08 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 18,918	Thanks Diane and Magic. I agree. My goal all along was to create a logo that is simple and clean, which I think the peak is. I also wanted to somehow incorporate the the site's topics, namely skiing and hiking; thus our little orange friends. So...try dropping them, eh? Hmm. So just the double peak could become the logo? How about a triple peak with two smaller ones flanking a larger middle one? Any other comments or ideas? Cafepress offers a lot of items in addition to T-shirts like bumper stickers, those trendy oval stickers, mugs, mouse pads, etc. Their T's are those nice Hanes Beefy-Tees. Anyway, when I get a logo finalized, I'll order a few items to check the quality of the products and the printing. Is anyone else interested in AlpineZone merchandise? __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

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