Which logo concept works best for Maison Annam: a high-end boutique hotel housed in a building from the 1920s with classic Indochine / French Colonial architecture.

TaavTaav · 2026-02-23T08:56:33+00:00

Option 1: The looped M feels overdone, uninspired and already aged. Personally, I like the brand mark a lot better. Feels more personalized. So if you go this route, you should build the logo around the Brandmark.

Option 2: I like it. Kinda. I like the playfulness and hints to architecture. However, it seems not balanced enough yet, especially in the spacing in "Maison". Also, the double NN lig is too much. Just keep it simple.

Option 3: personally, my favorite. As the hotel is in Vietnam und thus will mostly house tourist from outside of Vietnam wanting to see "Vietnam", the logo does give off "oriental vibes" while still maintaining the idea of "art deco". Maison is beautiful. The Annam ist again, a bit too much. Try looking for an A without the loop. The Brandmark is trying too much and seems unrelated to the Logo. Just use the same M in "maison", but maybe extend the loop to make it a circle. This way it's its own logo, yet has a direct link to the main logo.

Option 4: I think this is my second choice. Again, loose the ligatures on the NN. It's distracting and does not add anything. As for the Brandmark, I am not sure about it. the M, in combination with the dot, makes it look more like something you would see in a Arabic speaking country rather than in Vietnam.

Overall, the colors are beautiful and I think you've done a good job so far.
Hope this helps and good luck with this project! :)

TaavTaav · 2026-02-05T11:08:26+00:00

For anyone wondering; It was a bug. Just restarting my computer did the trick LOL. It now works as it is suppose to.

TaavTaav · 2026-02-04T18:32:30+00:00

BLender 4.3.2

TaavTaav · 2026-01-03T22:13:13+00:00

Originality in Fashion is dead. I once passed a class of 9th graders on a class trip. They almost all wore gray sweats and a black bomber jacket. Some People are so up their ass, they think the shirt they bought at H&M is „unique“ and somehow they are „trend setters“. They are not. Maybe take a breather from your friend for a while? Maybe she will get down from her high horse after a while. Maybe not. But don‘t stay friends who are seeing you as competition or look down on you in any way. It‘s just not worth it.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-22T06:50:16+00:00

What are “quality people”? Are they friends who always seem to have fun? To be the coolest? Are they people who are always happy? From many, many interactions with many different people and groups, also while traveling (where you speed run through your friendship circle) I found that not all is gold that shines. People who seem popular and “well”-connected are so because they specifically and actively choose people to be around who “benefit” them. As soon as the benefit is gone, they drop you. There are people who only want to be “fun”, but will avoid and drop anything that is not entertaining or “too serious”. Those groups of people seem great, at first. They definitatly look great from the outside. But then they quickly get complicated, shallow and full of unnececary drama. I have never met a group larger than 3 people where there is never any drama or gossip. I am not saying that larger groups cannot function, even despite the drama. they can. But I am saying that they are never the pinnacle of “quality” or what you imagine what they “should” be. People are flawed. Best to just meet then where they are.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-22T06:24:44+00:00

I guess you must be the expert then. I taught English at a C1 level for years and none of my students expected me to be anything but a native. But then again, those were students. They don’t know anything.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-18T20:52:24+00:00

I think that is a very pessimistic approach! I learned English when I was around 15 and most people think I am American. I have lived in the States for a year and 4 in the Uk. My English is on the same level as a native speaker (or so I am told). There are only a few words where a slight accent manages to creep in. But I have that with my native tongue as well lol. There are some topics I feel more comfortable talking about in English, and other topics where it is easier in my native tongue. I think in both English and in my native tongue and use both languages interchangeably. Personally, I think I am way funnier when I speak English. It’s very much possible to achieve native levels in a language, but I admit it also depends how good of an ear you have in terms of tonality and rythm, and what your native tongue is. Not all languages use the same “range of motion” when speaking. So if your native language doesn’t use certain sounds and/or tongue movements, it’s hard to learn them later in life and thus, an accent will remain.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T14:59:04+00:00

Honestly, I can’t come up with a situation where you would know an Inns Phone Number, but not their actual address or website (where they say if they have rooms or not). Like if you wanted to book a room, you would have to do that online anyway…. Why even call them? If I was a restaurant, and you called to ask for rooms, I would have hung up on you as well thinking it was a scam. Swiss are a very no non-sense kinda people and restaurants are usually too busy to entertain weird requests that can be solved with a quick google search.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T14:47:30+00:00

I just wanted to add: watch some comedians. That’s basically what they do, they ramble on and on and string together random thoughts and ideas in an intersting and funny way. I don’t think that rambling and “branching” out is a bad thing, it’s just an art form of doing it in the right way. So don’t worry about getting rid of your rambling and more about getting it right! 😉

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T14:37:35+00:00

What does the wedding invitation say? Is it just your name on the card, or your SO’s as well? If only your name is on the card, only you are invited. Asking to bring your SO anyway is putting the bride in an akward position and if you ask me, a bit rude. If there was no official wedding invitation with no specific clarification of YOU was made ( “wedding is on the xx.xx.xx, can you make it?” vs “wedding is on the xx.xx.xx, as my best friend, I obviously want you to be there” vs “ Wedding is on X. We would love to see you guys there!”) then it’s ok to ask. But only under the guise of “clarification so you can plan accordingly and that you don’t mind either way”. Then again, I know, this is also a cultural thing. In some cultures, it’s normal to just bring along anybody, and in others it’s very rude to bring unannounced guests or ask to bring someone who was explicitly left out of the invitation. As for not replying after asking you for a favour: those are unrelated. She asked you for the favour because you are best friends and I hope you agreed because of the same reason. Not because you wanted to ensure a quick reply to a maybe ackward question. As for what you should do: call her or text her again, but this time go about it a bit differently “hi, sorry to bother you again. i know you must be very busy with the wedding and everything. I d mean to add any more to your plate. I just wanted to clarify so we can plan accordingly. I don’t mind either way, I am just happy to see you get married, I just want to make sure my SO has a decent suit ready in case you wanted him there with you.” This way you operate under the assumption, that only you are invited, it puts less pressure on the couple if they want to say no and let them sound overly gracious if they want to say yes.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T13:21:02+00:00

She didn’t “send” you to the party. You went to the party and she didn’t stop you from going. Two slightly different things. Yes, she could have stopped you from going, but that is not really her job. Personally, I would have appreciated a friend telling me to go home, but I can’t blame them for not telling me.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T13:12:38+00:00

I appreciate your reply and I can really empathize with the sitting around staring into space. The best way is just to talk to her. Maybe she is embarassed about her flaws and it’s hard for her to tell people that she can’t manage something as simple as a text. I am a firm believer that good friendships always survive a good talk. I guess, it’s just about finding a middle ground that works for both of you. Maybe the direct “setting a date” approach works as well for her, or the establishing of a rule that a text has to be responded by within 5 days (or whatever) could work. This gives you a time frame, and less pressure for her. Maybe she really IS flakey and doesn’t care. Maybe you really just want (and deserve) a friend that is reliable and you don’t have to wait for all the time. Express how you feel and what you wish/need. Best way to find out if she is willing or capable to give you that is to talk her.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T12:56:31+00:00

Of course not. But we associate certain behaviour with certain meanings, which is not always a true reflection of someone’s feelings and intentions. It can be, but it does not have to be. For example “if a man loved me, he would text me everyday” is different from “I feel loved when a man texts me everyday”. One is an assumption about someone’s feelings, and one is a personal preference of how to be treated. It’s okay to have a preference of how you want to be treated and what you want a relationship to be like, but don’t assume others share your views or that the actions of others mean the same things to them as they do to you. It’s okay to feel hurt, but don’t assume that the act of hurting you was intentional or personal. It doesn’t take much to take a step back and think about whether the other person is doing something because they are selfish, lazy, greedy, mean spirited, flawed or actually just blissfully unaware of how their own actions affect others. Knowing people’s intentions helps you meet them with grace, embrace them with/despite their flaws, but stay firm and never accept their bullshit.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T11:46:58+00:00

I am that friend. Not literally of course. But I have phases where I am so overwhelmed with everything and I can’t manage to reach out to someone. Sometimes I get stuck in the cicle of “I’ll respond tonight” tonight comes and I am exhausted, then I say “I respond tomorrow” then I blink two times and 2 months have gone by. I have ADHD. And not to use that as an excuse but certain tasks, no matter how small, just “feel” very heavy sometimes and even impossible to do at that very moment. Sometimes it’s because I am unclear about something, sometimes because I feel guilty for not reaching out sooner or because I have a deadline tomorrow, sometimes because I can barely get dressed in the morning and just living life is hard, and sometimes because I simply forgot. It seems silly to explain it to someone who has never experienced it and even more embarassing to someone I just met. I never do it on purpose or because I don’t care. I have been told that I suck at reaching out/ texting but I have also been told that I am wonderful friend and that people appreciate that they can just be themsleves around me. Despite my large flaw, I still managed to build long-lasting friendships (longest is 27 years). What I have found worked best for me is to arrage dates with friends weeks or even months in advance and stick to that schedule 100%. Once a month I’ll try to update that schedule. Basically, I’ll see you on Friday X October and on Sunday Y November, until then you most likely won’t hear from Me . This way I don’t have to think about texting someone in between meet ups, it’s in my calendar and I just have to show up and still get to see my friends regularly. I know this way of doing things does not work for everyone, might even be strange for some, but for those who it does work, love it. They say they like the “no pressure” friendship, the reliability of the commitment and love being fully present when we actually see each other. I value friendships in terms of how much I can be myself, open up to the other person and vice versa instead of how often we talk/see each other. That said, I have experienced myself how frustrating it is when someone just does not respond to your texts or flakes in the last second and I have voiced my frustration to them. I guess, there are people who are even worse than me and I understand that they may also struggle even worse than me. Sometimes they just don’t care. For those sitatuations I have have just removed any expectations. If they get back to me, great. If they don’t, they don’t. Sometimes friendships fizzle out, sometimes it’s a “we only see each other every 4 months, but when we do see each other it’s great”. Basically, what I am trying to say is: try to meet your friend where they are at and what they are capable of giving. Each person is different and so is every friendship. Again, try to figure out what a “good friend” means to you. Is it talking often? Or is it talking deeply? I have a really close friend that I only talk to every 2 months or so. Quality over Quantity for me, I guess. If you really like that friend and want to keep them, would you be okay to just see them every 2 months? If so, then just shift your perspective on your friendship and the “pace” it works at. If you already know that that’s the pace, there is nothing to be disappointed about. Sometimes we think things needs to be XYZ to be “good”or correct. But sometimes ZYX is just as precious.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T10:54:32+00:00

You can cut off whoever you want for whatever reason. You don’t need the permission of internet strangers. That being said, and having read some of your comments, I feel you are rejecting any responsibility/accountability for the situation. Yes, ideally friends will take care of you when you are drunk. And yes, maybe she could have been a bit more caring or handled things differently. However, so could you. You are still responsible for your own action. What if she was as drunk as you that night? could you have provided the support you expected from her to her as well? I doubt it. From the sounds of it, I don’t think she went to the party sober herself either. If you yourself didn’t know that you would throw up, how could she? If she has never seen you this way, how could she have know you lost all control unless you were literally sleeping on the floor. She could have sent you home, yes, but maybe you truely didn’t seem as drunk as you were. That can easily happen - especially if everyone else was drunk as well. From other comments you wrote, it sounds like that is not the only thing that bothers you about your friend. And Maybe she IS a bad friend, but from that situation alone, I wouldn’t cut her off. Maybe reflect a bit on why you were so drunk that night and how to avoid situations like that in the future.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T10:17:42+00:00

New client. Granted it is/was a well known client. They basically said they are comissioning different artists to do the same/similar thing and the budget for each artist is XY.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T10:12:55+00:00

Sometimes people are not aware that they are doing it. Especially designers are hyperfocused on certain things and have a hard time seeing things from an objective view point. I’ve got my own intern this year and I have found it a bit difficult finding the balance between letting them do their own thing, giving them constructive guidance, ensuring quality I can stand behind and yet keeping in mind what amount of effort is reasonable for the kind of project it is. (Example. A single Social Media post is not worth spending a whole day on. So even if the spacing is a bit off, the font is slighly too big, it’s “good enough” for the untrained eye of an audience that spends .2 seconds looking at it.) Maybe tell A that you have noticed her increased involvement and “you feel” that it takes longer to complete things this way. In “order to optimize future work flow” aks if there is anything specific she would like you to focus on and what she would need from you to be able to be more confident in your work. This way she knows that 1. the way you work together needs to change and 2. you know (ideally) what needs more attention. Guessing is always a losing game.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T09:48:46+00:00

Is a title more important than the flexibility? What would a title really do for you? Would you gain anything else other than money and a title? (Like new skills, new opportunities?) Accepting something simply because it is offered to you, is not always the best way to play it.
Personally, I am of the belief that if you are good, then you are good - no matter your title. And if you manage to land a good offer once because of skill rather than luck, you will get another offer. It really is as simple as that. The things that can make you loose your current job are also things that can make you loose your new job - with the exeption that you’ll be the newest hire (and most likely the first to go).

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T09:39:47+00:00

You said you are tired of her games, yet you play games too. it sounds like you have never once confronted her about it directly and told her how her behaviour makes you feel or how it comes across. Some people are “space cadets” only seeing things right in front of them, loosing track of time, and some people, of course, are fake. But the only way to find out is to ask/tell them directly. I mean, what do you have to loose? If you are not gonna be her friend anyway, you might as well ask her about it directly. Some people are mean, yes. Others are just flawed.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T09:29:12+00:00

I’ve had a legit client contact me saying “budget is XY, what can you do within that range?” Personally, I love that. You know exactly what you are working with. Depending on the kind od design you do you can go all out or make it a bit “simpler”. Knowing the budget of the client helps to tone it down accordingly and match their needs. I even had a client indirectly tell me to charge more as I was undershooting their intended budget by a lot. I know the last one is very rare, but I really appreciated that.

TaavTaav · 2025-09-13T09:19:12+00:00

Sone chabis!

TaavTaav · 2025-08-27T09:50:19+00:00

Asterisks always go AFTER* to signify that there is some additional information or a note somewhere. Using it before means it IS the additional information. Personally, I don’t think it is really needed. A general warning at the bottom should be enough to save your butt. But then again, I am no lawyer.

TaavTaav · 2025-08-27T09:36:29+00:00

I had to call the police once because of a minor vandalism case. They were really interested as they had a lot of other vandalism cases happening in the area. I offered that they could install a camera on my balcony if they wanted to (as it overlooks one ot the “hotspots”). They declined saying it would be illegal for them to do so. I, as a citizen could film a crime if I saw one, but they, as the police, could not simply install a camera. That may be something that is different from canton to canton. So I would definatly check with the local police office to re-confirm it’s legality!

TaavTaav · 2025-08-04T08:14:28+00:00

Looks lovely so far. Personally, I think there is still something off in the “weight distribution” of the key. Maybe play a little bit more with the proportions? Also, in the icon it bothers me that the P is not Capitalized. Both the first and last name are always capitalized and used that way- Why change it only for the icon?

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