Suggestions on New Logos

[dsoukup]

Hey, everybody...

I've been an off-and-on OOTP player for about 3 years. I always play fictional leagues, and in the past I have relied on others' mods for my leagues. This year I decided to try making my own logos, to give the game an even more personal feel. I am not very adept at graphics, so I was hoping you all could give me some suggestions on a few logos I have created for my league thus far.

I have used logos from cephasjames' huge logo set for these; the only real work I have done is creating a team-colored circle in which to place the logo and the circular text around that. They are pretty plain as of now. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to make them better without expending too much time per logo (I have 32 teams that I need logos for)? Please let me know what you think.

By the way, I am using both Inkscape (which I use for the vast majority of the editing) and The Gimp.

[DougWyatt]

I think they almost look perfect. I love the team name circled around the logo look.

Although, I do *hate* the upside down nicknames.

(and oh, as a Detroit fan ... I must suggest a better Seawolves logo - our AA team in Erie.) ...

[silvam14]

Originally Posted by DougWyatt

I think they almost look perfect. I love the team name circled around the logo look.

Although, I do *hate* the upside down nicknames.

(and oh, as a Detroit fan ... I must suggest a better Seawolves logo - our AA team in Erie.) ...

Yeah, my only beef is the upside down names.

Oh yeah, and I like how he called i "The GIMP" Makes me think of Pulp Fiction...hehe

[cavebutter]

Great job. I agree with Silvam though, I would want the names right side up, but that's a matter of personal taste more than anything. Keep it up!

[DougWyatt]

Originally Posted by cavebutter

I agree with Silvam though, I would want the names right side up

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I hate being invisible.

[Magc8Ball]

Does everybody call their Philly teams the Patriots?

One thing that works if you're looking to "spice things up" with your logos is simply to do some bevelling on them.

What worked for me is to make the outer ring its own layer, and then bevel the outside of that. In Photoshop, you can do a "Color Overlay" layer style on it as well, which allows you to very easily and quickly change the color of it (I don't know what the equivalent is in The Gimp). Doing the same to the logo itself usually works well, and I also "downward" embossed the text.

Logo Batch 2 :: Logo Batch 3

**and yes, "The Gimp" is actually that piece of software's official name.

[cavebutter]

Originally Posted by DougWyatt

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I hate being invisible.

Oops. Uh, yeah. That tiger guy said the same thing too.

[cephasjames]

Originally Posted by dsoukup

Hey, everybody...

I've been an off-and-on OOTP player for about 3 years. I always play fictional leagues, and in the past I have relied on others' mods for my leagues. This year I decided to try making my own logos, to give the game an even more personal feel. I am not very adept at graphics, so I was hoping you all could give me some suggestions on a few logos I have created for my league thus far.

I have used logos from cephasjames' huge logo set for these; the only real work I have done is creating a team-colored circle in which to place the logo and the circular text around that. They are pretty plain as of now. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to make them better without expending too much time per logo (I have 32 teams that I need logos for)? Please let me know what you think.

By the way, I am using both Inkscape (which I use for the vast majority of the editing) and The Gimp.

I think these look really good too. I like the simple white ring with the team name. I do, also, think they would look better with the nickname right side up. But other than that good job!

[Dvdmanny]

I agree with putting the name right side up as well otherwise they look great

[robster1225]

These are very good logos. I also love using the beveling style in photoshop