Timeline for Critique on logo design for map based app
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
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| Aug 18, 2021 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDesign/status/1427872919305216004 | ||
| Aug 13, 2021 at 12:31 | comment | added | AndreKR | I'm German and I know what a sugar glider is. It's a Kurzkopfgleitbeutler of course. :) | |
| Aug 13, 2021 at 12:31 | answer | added | Carsogrin | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 13, 2021 at 8:02 | answer | added | Chris Schaller | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 13, 2021 at 4:22 | comment | added | joojaa | @MapGlider The thing is you are buying taste from your designer. If you now substitute that taste with your own taste then you are getting only half of the product. Remember its not so much what you like of the logo, its how your potential clients react to the logo. Easy to read, memorable and understandable are better than fills emotionally good for the person doing the choice. Im afraid this logo wont work in appicon sizes thus not good. | |
| Aug 13, 2021 at 2:16 | comment | added | alephzero | Outside of Australia, a product name like "MapHopper" and a logo based on a kangaroo (or even a frog) might have a better international "I get it!" factor. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 20:44 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Aug 12, 2021 at 17:34 | answer | added | Scott | timeline score: 9 | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 15:14 | comment | added | Julian Steinmann | Why is the sugar glider not shown flying? When the concept is that this animal is jumping from one destination to another having it sitting does not work well. Also this would prevent it looking like a Squirrel / Kanguru / Mouse. Main issue is the combination of animal and map marker I think as as app icon in small scale this wont look good. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 14:05 | review | Close votes | |||
| Aug 18, 2021 at 3:02 | |||||
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:25 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | Assuming the designer is reputable and professional, yes I would take my designer's advice very seriously, much more seriously than my own personal taste if I were an ordinary (non-designer) person. Sure it's good to collaborate too, but remember your designer is trained to know what does or doesn't work. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:22 | answer | added | lmlmlm | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:16 | comment | added | MapGlider | So you would agree on a logo for your business and/or project based on a designers final copy, even if you have speculations on liking it yourself? I don't know man, I would like to at least meet half way where I like a design, not just based on a designers final choice, hence, why I'm asking for advice to help myself and/or the designer. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:14 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | I'm not judging you or the designer. These are just my personal observations. Others may disagree. Take them with a pinch of salt. Also if your designer has totally free reign, then ideally your designer should really be the one making the final choice. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:09 | comment | added | MapGlider | @BillyKerr you really don't know nothing about me, so it's not good to judge - I gave the designer free-for-all and there were a few less like-able designs presented, but this one was my favorite. We are working mutually on seeing what other details would make this logo stand out, so I would appreciate not putting the blame on me and/or the designer. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:07 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | @pbasdf - yeah I agree. It's uncomfortable criticising another designers work when we have no idea what the design brief asked originally. Maybe their hands were kind of tied. Looks like an attempt to please the customer rather than the designer having free reign to make creative suggestions. A word of advice to the OP: try not to limit your designers creativity - otherwise you will end up with something only you like. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:03 | comment | added | MapGlider | @pbasdf, you totally have consent! It's a mutual partnership to improve the design. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 13:02 | comment | added | pbasdf | Hi MapGlider, welcome to GD.SE. I’m a little uncomfortable with providing feedback on your designer’s work, unless you have their consent (at least) or support (better) for posting it. Grateful if you can confirm. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 12:59 | comment | added | Billy Kerr | Before reading your explanation, my first thought was that it's a kind of badly drawn squirrel holding a vinyl record. I didn't get the connection at all. I didn't even know what a sugar glider was. Had to look it up. Maybe it would be better to go with something more abstract, and not some actual representation of the physical words in the app name. Just a personal observation. Also this question is too opinion based TBH. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 12:57 | comment | added | Tetsujin | I bet most people in the world have no clue what a sugar glider is anyway, so the logo will only make sense to Australians who do know already. Unless your user-base is entirely East coast Aus, you're rather limiting your market. | |
| Aug 12, 2021 at 12:40 | review | First posts | |||
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| Aug 12, 2021 at 12:38 | history | asked | MapGlider | CC BY-SA 4.0 |