tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post7238502649011245087..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: Critiquing the Austin LogoDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-77019862512632083892014-04-09T09:00:16.336-05:002014-04-09T09:00:16.336-05:00I think the Nivea blue is much darker (more like t...I think the Nivea blue is much darker (more like the usual Spam blue, actually)... and not to get into a font ID war, but Kabel has tilted ends. <br /><br />I thought it was more similar to Metro with a Gotham C and K. Or even better, Eagle is really close, though the P and D shapes appear to be just a bit squarer than in the tag line. http://www.myfonts.com/search/eagle/fontsDaughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-75577438191620577562014-04-09T05:04:02.165-05:002014-04-09T05:04:02.165-05:00The font used in the original logo (Kabel, if I am...The font used in the original logo (Kabel, if I am not mistaken) and the combination of blue and white remind me of <a href="http://www.niveausa.com/" rel="nofollow">Nivea</a>.Guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949844752239205341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-64613239034091221042014-04-06T22:02:06.282-05:002014-04-06T22:02:06.282-05:00David, the proportion of the shape is pretty close...David, the proportion of the shape is pretty close to the Spam can. <br /><br />I think they were trying to skirt the Spam reference without being too close to the specifics of the lettering or color scheme. Maybe hoping to head off the objections that they got anyway. <br /><br />Michael, it hadn't occurred to me that they might be thinking of the A as the ring. Huh. Could be right.<br /><br />I agree that it's kind of problematic to refer to a can that has its label on the side by putting words on the top. <br /><br />Though I can see an argument being made that this is another way in which is not literally a Spam can and so therefore can represent Austin more generally.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-45847063876125106272014-04-06T16:43:41.470-05:002014-04-06T16:43:41.470-05:00The design *might* have been influenced by who don...The design *might* have been influenced by who donated the 48K in private money. Maybe if Hormel had kicked in a little more, they would have gotten those rounded letters...<br />But I like it. Both the original and your simplified version.Pete Hautmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904540764318731548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-85288012899930995882014-04-06T15:29:41.497-05:002014-04-06T15:29:41.497-05:00I like your version more than the original. But th...I like your version more than the original. But the can still looks like a sardine can to me. And a Spam can has its name on the side, not the top. David’s last paragraph says what I was planning to say, that it should look more like the Spam can (or go in another direction).<br /><br />I think the tilted <i>A</i> is supposed to suggest a pull-top ring. Kinda clever, but also kinda ugly.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-86267354494627246032014-04-06T15:01:55.236-05:002014-04-06T15:01:55.236-05:00Makes me wonder if this logo is a tribute to the n...Makes me wonder if this logo is a tribute to the new-ish DC comics logo with the peeling D. That logo is -- in a way -- a tribute to the peeling sticker thing that was kinda big in design three to five years ago. <br /><br />I agree that the deformed "A" is confusing. <br /><br />Is the proportion of the can top correct? It seems a bit too narrow. I could be wrong.<br /><br />If I were to pay tribute to the Spam look, I'd go all the way and use rounded sans serif letters. And I'd use a darker blue and toss in some yellow for the letters. THAT is the Spam look to me.David Steinlichthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603448356360110818noreply@blogger.com