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Published: 2008-11-13 23:38:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 10090; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 57
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Description
This is my entry for the 'Magnifique'-contest.
I worked very hard on this logo. I thought that a hand-written logo would fit the best for this contest.

Pen and ink
Yes, that's right! For this contest I searched for my pens and ink. I started by practising the writing in my sketchbook. After filling some papers with these writings I selected the ones I liked the most. Next the scanning followed.

After scanning the handwritting I digitalized them using Adobe Illustrator. Ofcourse some changes were made during the digitalisation. Notice the g that flows into the n or the connection between the f and the i. Those are the things that make a typographical unique amoung all those other logos that are out there!

Concept
Important keywords in the creation of this logo were: elegant, girly, stylisch and unique! Yes unique, as that is why I created the letters for this logo entirely myself. What's more unique then that?

The colors
This logo was made in black and white first. It's simple but classy. The addition of the pink line makes the logo feel more girly. Also the line can now be used as style-element in the creation of other corporate material.


Headers
Header 1
Header 2
Header 3
Header 4

Sample page
Sample page 2

Hopefully you like the logo. I enjoyed working on it. I had to practise my pen and inking skills again, but I'm proud about the result.

Sincerely,

xo

Result: No win
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Comments: 24

bazingan [2012-09-07 07:38:20 +0000 UTC]

keep up the good work!

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xo In reply to bazingan [2012-12-12 21:58:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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qwerty-is [2010-06-20 19:53:03 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! *_*

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xo In reply to qwerty-is [2010-06-30 19:43:42 +0000 UTC]

THank you! :]

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neghab [2009-06-29 12:51:46 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job

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xo In reply to neghab [2009-07-04 10:39:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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jorgeletona [2009-01-13 18:01:33 +0000 UTC]

awesome! is there any possibilitie to download the font?

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xo In reply to jorgeletona [2009-01-19 21:09:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
Well I din't really make a font. I just designed the letters needed to create this logo (traced my calligraphy-scans). So the letterspacing was hand-done too.

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artistdan [2008-11-19 23:52:02 +0000 UTC]

I've seen a calligraphic font very similar to that, that's just calligraphy, not that unique

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xo In reply to artistdan [2008-11-19 23:56:56 +0000 UTC]

That's odd, as I've written the letters myself (without refference)! Using chinese ink and a special pen-point.

Next I digitalized a bunch of them, took the best version out and modified the letters to simplify the overal shape of the typographical font. No calligraphic font will ever look the same as I've written the letters by hand.

Thanks for the comment.

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artistdan In reply to xo [2008-11-20 00:00:41 +0000 UTC]

do you just do contests to win money? Is that your motivation?

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xo In reply to artistdan [2008-11-20 00:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Man, what kind of argument is that. You're just unable to proove me wrong about what I told. And now you're trying to offend me writting total nonsense.

You could win €50 with that contest, sure I did it for the money I did this because I love graphic designing and would like to specialize into corporate design! I'm having great fun creating logos and have a huge interest in everything design-related.

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artistdan In reply to xo [2008-11-20 05:50:01 +0000 UTC]

me too, I think you have a good sense of design. good luck man.

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xo In reply to artistdan [2008-11-20 10:48:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man, best of luck too!

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Fabrikken [2008-11-14 22:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Good stuff, helvetica has been use reasonably. Maybe use pink in one other place?

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xo In reply to Fabrikken [2008-11-22 15:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Well I thought about adding a small pink line between the black and white surface. The logo I would keep the same though.

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kicky [2008-11-14 19:26:57 +0000 UTC]

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xo In reply to kicky [2008-11-15 10:55:40 +0000 UTC]

Hehe :]

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kicky In reply to xo [2008-11-15 11:57:24 +0000 UTC]

well believe me i didn't know what to say! and i still don't know!

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xo In reply to kicky [2008-11-15 12:00:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man!

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cesuu [2008-11-14 11:53:10 +0000 UTC]

good composition
good design
as draw as colors
good job

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xo In reply to cesuu [2008-11-14 12:11:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank for the kind comment cesuu!

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Saraphim [2008-11-14 01:33:37 +0000 UTC]

looks good!

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xo In reply to Saraphim [2008-11-14 09:31:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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