Yet another post that is only interesting to me. If you checked yesterday, you probably saw a variety of logos flash across the top of the site. Lauren was at a conference for most of the day, so I wasted a few hours doing something that I’m not very good at.
I think it’s good for a person to do things they are not especially good at. It gives you an appreciation for the people who are. I tell my students (usually in programming I) that it can be fun to work at things that you aren’t especially good at it. I’ve been in several choirs where I’ve been the worst tenor.
- This is the original one that I did. Lauren didn’t like the alarm clock. I was going with the whole time thing.
- This one was just me playing around. Lauren said it was like superman.
- So we ended up with this one: The logo that no one liked.
- When I first started playing this morning I made it larger (bigger is better) and used some gradient in the text.
- Hey, why not add in a thought bubble… No, that doesn’t look right.
- Out in front? Yeah, that looks better. And make the tag line pop out more. Everyone likes the tag line.
- What about a more interesting thought bubble? But then the LloydAndLauren.com is too busy. Lets simplify it a bit.
- No, too much. But the simplified LloydAndLauren is definitely better.
- But Now the “And” and the “.com” are too strong. Lets make them smaller.
I was feeling pretty good about the logo, but then Derek Guenther (a senior at Lincoln Lutheran) sent me one that I’m pretty sure is a lot better. I hate you, Derek.