My first logo - the Portland Peaks

Le Grande Orange · 09-26-2003, 02:43 AM

I saw someone in a thread here requesting a logo for this fictional team and I thought I'd give it a try. My first logo creation ever, so be kind in your reviews.

Here it is:

[IMG][http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-.../portland1.jpg[/IMG]

If anyone's wondering, I did it in CorelDRAW (once I figured out how to use it again - it's been a long time since I played around in that program).

Le Grande Orange · 09-26-2003, 02:54 AM

Hmmm, doesn't show up directly that way. Let's see if I can attach a smaller version of it to a post...

SanDiegoPadres19 · 09-26-2003, 03:02 AM

That looks awesome. Only thing i would change is the centering of Portland.

Cuss16 · 09-26-2003, 03:07 AM

Very nice. Good job!

Le Grande Orange · 09-26-2003, 03:38 AM

Thanks. I can't draw people or animals or anything, so I have to limit myself to manipulating text in various ways.

SD, I did have Portland centred on top at one point, but there were reasons for it to be off to the side. I like how the 'P' in Portand and the 'P' in Peaks are perpendicular to each other, and how the 'A' in Portland and Peaks line up with the mountain peak.

Anyway, I'm going to try to do a few more. I think the next one will be the Moose Jaw Moose. I still have a ways to go though before I reach the speed and quality of some of the other logo creators around here... but that gives me something to strive for.

Kelric · 09-26-2003, 03:39 AM

I like it without the centering, good job.

SanDiegoPadres19 · 09-26-2003, 03:42 AM

By no means was it a knock. The icon looks amazing. I am just wierd about centering.

Le Grande Orange · 09-26-2003, 03:49 AM

No problem SD.
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I will say that I love the Extrude feature in CorelDraw. A couple of clicks and you have an instant 3D object effect. Lots of other cool things in there too I'll have to try at some point.

Of course, Photoshop is still a very useful app as well.

Finding the just the right font to use though is a bit of a pain sometimes... there are so many choices...

Cuss16 · 09-26-2003, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Le Grande Orange
Thanks. I can't draw people or animals or anything, so I have to limit myself to manipulating text in various ways.

SD, I did have Portland centred on top at one point, but there were reasons for it to be off to the side. I like how the 'P' in Portand and the 'P' in Peaks are perpendicular to each other, and how the 'A' in Portland and Peaks line up with the mountain peak.

Anyway, I'm going to try to do a few more. I think the next one will be the Moose Jaw Moose. I still have a ways to go though before I reach the speed and quality of some of the other logo creators around here... but that gives me something to strive for.

the hill/mountain in the back looks good to me.

dbacks · 09-26-2003, 10:22 AM

Nice!

nmleague · 09-26-2003, 12:40 PM

Looks great

jaxmagicman · 09-26-2003, 09:16 PM

It is awesome. I am the one who asked for the logo, and it is great. Perfect. Thank you.

jaxmagicman · 09-26-2003, 09:19 PM

Wait I thought you were a schedule guy.

Eugene Church · 09-27-2003, 12:37 AM

I can't believe that's your first. It's excellent.

I agree with SD Padres that Portland should be centered.

I would put the "star" symbol...one on each side of the city name and center it. (Hope Monk doesn't see it).

I hope you continue to do the logos. You are very skilled and creative...excellent colors and design.

Now if you could just do a schedule as good as the logos

jaxmagicman · 09-27-2003, 12:22 PM

I like it without the Portland being centered, it gives it character.

Le Grande Orange · 09-27-2003, 02:54 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

I worked for a long time in the graphics arts business, so I'm reasonably familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. But I used to do only production work, and after doing a couple of fictional company banners for TPF, I thought I'd try to indulge my creative side by doing a logo. I hope to do a few more and hopefully be a little quicker in getting one finished with more practice.

By the way, I'm not really familiar at all with the particulars of what a logo in OOTP technically requires, i.e. size, whether it needs a transparent background or not, etc. So for proper use in OOTP it may need a bit of tweaking.

Yes, I'm still the schedule guy, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to branch out a bit.

Besides, without a handy importing tool, manually entering a schedule in OOTP is too time consuming. I need more practice in schedule creating anyway - man can that get hard if you're trying to get everything just right.

Kelric · 09-27-2003, 04:40 PM

150 by 150 in size, and it doesn't need a transparent background unless you want to give it one. Never use pure black either, or it will be transparent.

Shorty · 09-27-2003, 06:20 PM

Holy crap, that is so good.

I.. love you.

TheeLord · 09-27-2003, 06:49 PM

Le Grande, if you are interested in being the Portland Peaks, feel free to email me at Stankiem@hotmail.com and Ill get you set up!

Mike

Kelric · 09-27-2003, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty

I.. love you.

That's my line!

09-26-2003, 02:43 AM	#1
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	My first logo - the Portland Peaks I saw someone in a thread here requesting a logo for this fictional team and I thought I'd give it a try. My first logo creation ever, so be kind in your reviews. Here it is: [IMG][http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-.../portland1.jpg[/IMG] If anyone's wondering, I did it in CorelDRAW (once I figured out how to use it again - it's been a long time since I played around in that program).

09-26-2003, 02:54 AM	#2
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Hmmm, doesn't show up directly that way. Let's see if I can attach a smaller version of it to a post... Attached Images

09-26-2003, 03:02 AM	#3
SanDiegoPadres19 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 937	That looks awesome. Only thing i would change is the centering of Portland. __________________ Classic Jerry Colmanisms "Montreal leads Atlanta by three, 5-1." "They throw Winfield out at second, but he's safe." (As Matt Williams took a curtain call after hitting a home run) "Barry Bonds gets a standing ovation as he digs in." (Following the second out) ".. and the Padres win the National League Wes... oh, just got a little exicted." ************** Internet Sim Baseball League, Lo$ Angele$ Dodger$ ISBL Fictional Blog

09-26-2003, 03:07 AM	#4
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	Re: My first logo - the Portland Peaks Very nice. Good job! __________________

09-26-2003, 03:42 AM	#7
SanDiegoPadres19 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 937	By no means was it a knock. The icon looks amazing. I am just wierd about centering. __________________ Classic Jerry Colmanisms "Montreal leads Atlanta by three, 5-1." "They throw Winfield out at second, but he's safe." (As Matt Williams took a curtain call after hitting a home run) "Barry Bonds gets a standing ovation as he digs in." (Following the second out) ".. and the Padres win the National League Wes... oh, just got a little exicted." ************** Internet Sim Baseball League, Lo$ Angele$ Dodger$ ISBL Fictional Blog

09-26-2003, 03:38 AM	#5
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Thanks. I can't draw people or animals or anything, so I have to limit myself to manipulating text in various ways. SD, I did have Portland centred on top at one point, but there were reasons for it to be off to the side. I like how the 'P' in Portand and the 'P' in Peaks are perpendicular to each other, and how the 'A' in Portland and Peaks line up with the mountain peak. Anyway, I'm going to try to do a few more. I think the next one will be the Moose Jaw Moose. I still have a ways to go though before I reach the speed and quality of some of the other logo creators around here... but that gives me something to strive for.

09-26-2003, 03:39 AM	#6
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	I like it without the centering, good job.

09-26-2003, 03:49 AM	#8
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	No problem SD. , I will say that I love the Extrude feature in CorelDraw. A couple of clicks and you have an instant 3D object effect. Lots of other cool things in there too I'll have to try at some point. Of course, Photoshop is still a very useful app as well. Finding the just the right font to use though is a bit of a pain sometimes... there are so many choices...

09-26-2003, 10:22 AM	#10
dbacks Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,735	Nice!

09-26-2003, 12:40 PM	#11
nmleague All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 976	Looks great __________________ Northern Midwest League Commissoner Escanaba Miners - NML

09-26-2003, 09:16 PM	#12
jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Retired defloration-maker living in Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,801	It is awesome. I am the one who asked for the logo, and it is great. Perfect. Thank you. __________________ See ID Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Minor League Baseball. All rights reserved.

09-26-2003, 09:19 PM	#13
jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Retired defloration-maker living in Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,801	Wait I thought you were a schedule guy. __________________ See ID Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Minor League Baseball. All rights reserved.

09-27-2003, 12:37 AM	#14
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,239	I can't believe that's your first. It's excellent. I agree with SD Padres that Portland should be centered. I would put the "star" symbol...one on each side of the city name and center it. (Hope Monk doesn't see it). I hope you continue to do the logos. You are very skilled and creative...excellent colors and design. Now if you could just do a schedule as good as the logos

09-27-2003, 12:22 PM	#15
jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Retired defloration-maker living in Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 7,801	I like it without the Portland being centered, it gives it character. __________________ See ID Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with the permission of Minor League Baseball. All rights reserved.

09-27-2003, 02:54 PM	#16
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Thanks for the kind words everyone. I worked for a long time in the graphics arts business, so I'm reasonably familiar with Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. But I used to do only production work, and after doing a couple of fictional company banners for TPF, I thought I'd try to indulge my creative side by doing a logo. I hope to do a few more and hopefully be a little quicker in getting one finished with more practice. By the way, I'm not really familiar at all with the particulars of what a logo in OOTP technically requires, i.e. size, whether it needs a transparent background or not, etc. So for proper use in OOTP it may need a bit of tweaking. Yes, I'm still the schedule guy, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to branch out a bit. Besides, without a handy importing tool, manually entering a schedule in OOTP is too time consuming. I need more practice in schedule creating anyway - man can that get hard if you're trying to get everything just right.

09-27-2003, 04:40 PM	#17
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	150 by 150 in size, and it doesn't need a transparent background unless you want to give it one. Never use pure black either, or it will be transparent.

09-27-2003, 06:20 PM	#18
Shorty All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 992	Holy crap, that is so good. I.. love you. __________________ Here we go Redlegs here we go!

09-27-2003, 06:49 PM	#19
TheeLord Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 89	Le Grande, if you are interested in being the Portland Peaks, feel free to email me at Stankiem@hotmail.com and Ill get you set up! Mike