[REQ-LOGO] - Hand Therapy Business ($50)

[blacklabpit]

Type of Contest : LOGO Design

Prize : $50.00

Contest End Date & Time : 3/04/2011 @ 9pm PST

Size Requirements : Resizable (will be used on website, brochures, and cards)

Color Requirements : White, Blue, Gray, Think medical colors (no red)

General Requirements : Please incorporate a hand or hands into the logo with the business name. This logo should not be too stylized. It will need to appeal to doctors and patients.

Additional Information : Company name is "Inland Hand Therapy". Can try to play with "IHT" if you think it would work better but leaning more towards the full name in the logo.

Money will be sent via paypal.

A little about the business: rehabilitation of patients with hand injuries, hand surgeries, and other disabilities of the hand.

 

[steveteva]

First entry

 

[dlight]

Here are my first entry, feedback will be great , thanks

 

[Abdel]

My entry...

 

[nguyen_huy_hai]

Thanks!

 

[nayfeee]

Feedback would be appreciated

 

[blacklabpit]

Sorry for the delay, and thank you all for your designs!

Steveteva: I'm finding the hand a little too plain, and the lettering of "Inland" too large. Good color choices. Not wild about the 2 crosses you have on the second logo.

Dlight: I like very much the "yin-yang" design of the logo, and I'm leaning more toward the open border of the 2nd logo. The white-space in the center of the logo, where the hands come together to form what looks like an "I", bothers me a bit. If we play with white space, can we somehow incorporate "IHT" in it? Or perhaps, instead, have no white space image at all.

Abdel: I like the idea of the 2 hands touching like you have them, but the hands don't quite look enough like hands, and the image reminds me of lips on someone's face. The blue is a nice color, but maybe tone it down a shade, and I'm not crazy about the shade of gray. The lettering of "Inland" is too large, not crazy about the rounded letters, and I don't think I like to orange lettering of "Hand Therapy". Maybe also play around with the idea of placing the word "Inland" above the hands, and "Hand Therapy" below the hands, to incorporate the business name into the whole design???

Nguyn Huy Hai: Interesting concept for the hand design; maybe a little too blocky and square feeling at the base. I see the white space relief of the hand image, but it took me a while to get it -- maybe somehow make the white space stand out more strongly?? The font for the lettering is too "soft"(??)-- reminds me of children's bubble lettering.

Again, thank you, and I look forward to seeing your revisions!

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Nayfeee: I just got your design, would make the word "Inland" smaller, and delete the cross. The hand image and lettering within the hand look too "raggedy" on the edges. The grey is too dull, maybe color scheme mor on the blue-gray tones??

 

[steveteva]

New logo submitted

Revision for 1st logo

 

[blacklabpit]

Steveteva: The new logo is a little too plain and not sure I like the boxy look. I like the revised logo but not sure about the spiral -- I think we can use that space more effectively. Some ideas: maybe a hand within the hand, or maybe lines within the hand that correspond to the normal lines of a hand (that palm readers read), maybe incorporating the lines into the negative space??? Still open to other ideas, just some thoughts for your logo. I appreciate your revisions and hard work.

 

[steveteva]

Steveteva: The new logo is a little too plain and not sure I like the boxy look. I like the revised logo but not sure about the spiral -- I think we can use that space more effectively. Some ideas: maybe a hand within the hand, or maybe lines within the hand that correspond to the normal lines of a hand (that palm readers read), maybe incorporating the lines into the negative space??? Still open to other ideas, just some thoughts for your logo. I appreciate your revisions and hard work.

 

[blacklabpit]

Steveteva: Appreciate the fast revisions! I like the hand within the hand! I notice that a lot of people are emphasizing the word "Inland", but if there's any emphasis, it should be slightly more on "hand therapy", or there should be no emphasis at all. Also, can we play around with some different font styles. Thank you again!

 

[steveteva]

Steveteva: Appreciate the fast revisions! I like the hand within the hand! I notice that a lot of people are emphasizing the word "Inland", but if there's any emphasis, it should be slightly more on "hand therapy", or there should be no emphasis at all. Also, can we play around with some different font styles. Thank you again!

Tried this:

 

[Gooddesigner]

 

[dlight]

Here is another try, feedback will be great

 

[will7]

Hi,

Here is a first idea:

Feedback is appreciated!

 

[LANDstrykere]

The hand has the letters IHT in them, in case that needed clarification.

 

[blacklabpit]

Very cool ideas, to all of you. Will get back online a little later and give feedback. Thank you.

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LANDstrykere: Very creative! Love the way you integrated IHT into the hand. As for the lettering, I'd like less emphasis on Inland, and more emphasis on Hand Therapy. Possibly shorten the horizontal line on the "t" to maybe end around the thumb and place the lettering next to it rather than inside and above the line? I don't mind the long line on the "T", but I don't like how small "hand therapy" is inside the line. I love the 3 shades of blues, and especially like that the lightest color is on "Inland" (the word I'd least emphasize), the boldest color is on "Hand" (the word I'd most emphasize), and the middle color is on "Therapy". Any way to incorporate that shading theme in the wording too?

Will7: I love the shading emphasis on the wording -- you emphasized "Hand" with the boldest color, "Inland" with the subtlest color. I like the logo, but somehow it seems too large, maybe not compact enough??? Can't quite put my finger on it (no pun intended)

Dlight: Great revision! I love how you were able to incorporate IHT into the 2 hands! Not crazy about the font style - maybe something that matches the inside lettering better?

Gooddesigner: Very nicely designed logos, but the hands don't really speak to me. Maybe try different styles of hands? Like the choice of colors on both designs. I'd like less emphasis on the word "Inland", as the primary message I'd like to get across is the "Hand Therapy", maybe even with more emphasis on "Hand" (or no specific emphasis on any of the words).

Steveteva: Still really like the hand in the hand. The lettering now looks too long and plain. What if you were to start the "Inland" within the negative space of the hand? Not sure if that would work out, but might be worth a try? Maybe try playing around with different word placement?

All of you: Thank you for the time and effort you're putting in. I'm very impressed so far.

 

[steveteva]

 

[LANDstrykere]

Kept 'Inland' in a larger point size, but used a slimmer face and lighter font to keep the attention on 'Hand Therapy.' Also brought the colors over from the logo. Let me know what you think.

 

[Abdel]