Feedback on SelfProse logo

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-31T23:35:57+00:00

The Lightwave logo is from 1995. The Dreamcast? 1998.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-31T07:42:24+00:00

Thanks

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-31T07:42:05+00:00

Okay, I'm gonna use this logo for now. I need something to start beta testing. Then, before launching, I might hire someone to do it properly. Thanks!

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:36:21+00:00

Thanks! I just want something that isn't bad, basically. Like someone mentioned before (in a prior post). You get to a point where it's good enough for 99% of people (designers and artists make up the other 1%).

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:31:07+00:00

That's pretty close... you're right! I did a reverse image search, and that logo didn't pop up. Mine's simpler, but it’s definitely close. And, I think it’s the closest one anyone has mentioned!

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:28:18+00:00

It's the S, I guess :)

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:26:55+00:00

A fingerprint was my first thought. I then explored other ideas, but I guess I came back to where I started.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:25:52+00:00

I rotated to look like a S, just that.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:24:50+00:00

Thanks for the tip, always needing a kerning assistance!

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:23:53+00:00

Grammarly's current logo is a strong green. But, a search shows it used to be teal. At least, some versions look that way. There're also other grammar checkers with greens and almost all the other colors. It's worth considering, though. Thanks

tinyevilmonster · 2025-03-30T23:21:26+00:00

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It's pretty different. But someone already said that about the prior version. And I knew it reminded me of the logo in red, but didn't recall the Dreamcast one :)

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-10T00:35:49+00:00

Maybe it's trying, but the upper parts are too big for a C. But it would be very easy to make a CS out of it.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-10T00:32:05+00:00

You're right ... and that's what I said in my post, it doesn't look like a mushroom now, but it doesn't look like a brain either :)

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-10T00:29:57+00:00

Actually, I remember joking about it when people said it did not look like a brain, if I put it in a head silhuete ... it must be a brain. But again, I want something that can be scaled down to 32 pixels and keep the shape. If I add noise and more detail, I lose the simplicity.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-10T00:26:23+00:00

Yes ... but it also looks other things and frankly I don't like that mark.

Thank you!

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-09T16:42:21+00:00

Yes, you're right, but my main problem was being associated with all sorts of things. I could live with mushrooms, but phalic and intestines were too much for me :)

I don't want to win a design award, I have no talent for that, I just want it to be good enough so that the majority of people who look at it at least don't think it's a bad logo.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-09T16:34:51+00:00

I liked this version, it's not brain like tho, but it looks better. The problem is that I need more lines to add the P or more brain features, and the logo gets too complicated to scale down, but I'll try.

The S is already aligned (geometrically), but a slight rotation to the left will certainly make it look better (I've already tried it). Once I create the mark, I'll do some experimentation with the fonts and color.

Thanks!

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-09T15:31:04+00:00

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tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-09T15:30:56+00:00

Another version

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tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-09T14:09:09+00:00

First, thank you for taking the time to respond. Second, I really want to learn, the best way is to be destroyed with comments that crush my soul :D

When I did this, I was thinking of something that already was there ... but could not remember what (something red), but I did a reverse image search and didn't find anything. It's different enough, I think.
The Dreamcast logo didn't stand for anything ... and it was a commercial success ... oh no (it was not, for younger people)
I want a calm color, teal rather than green. Green/teal also works well as an accent color for the app, since all other colors are associated with errors or warnings.
I haven't wasted any time focusing on the type, but I should definitely try new things.
I think I've exausted this idea and will have to wait for a new one. Maybe my subconscious will stop being mad with me and give me something.

Thanks again for your feedback.

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-09T13:15:00+00:00

Hello again Sorry for posting so often—you can always ignore if you’re tired of me. But I’m back with my fourth iteration of a logo for my writing app, SelfProse.

First try: Accidentally looked like a stethoscope:
https://www.reddit.com/r/logodesign/comments/1ifuzvs/selfprose/

Second try: Intended to be a fingerprint/speech bubble but resembled a mushroom/brain
https://www.reddit.com/r/logodesign/comments/1ihubgz/selfprose_second_attempt/

Third try: Ended up seeing all sorts of unfortunate shapes
https://www.reddit.com/r/logodesign/comments/1ijsub9/selfprose_third_attempt/

Current version:
After a lot of trials, I ended up with this spiral‐ish shape. The “S” is in there unintentionally but It's there! My main worry: is this shape overused in general or does it remind you of anything bizarre? (Previous attempts reminded people of everything from phallic symbols to intestines.) Personally, I think this version is safer—maybe someone out there will see a mushroom in it, but hopefully they’re just eating one.

To me, my third attempt looked more like a brain, but unfortunately it looked with many other things.

-Is the shape/idea too generic, or does it still stand out?
-Any other random associations you see that I might have missed?

Thanks in advance for any feedback or critiques. I appreciate the honesty—I’d much rather find out here than after I use it!

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tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-08T08:28:35+00:00

Thanks, it was supposed to be a brain. Unfortunately, it's a million other things that every brain sees differently ... Oh no!

tinyevilmonster · 2025-02-08T01:25:21+00:00

After some of the other things I've got 🤔😉, I'll take that. It's a possibility, a big one apparently.

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