Input Wanted - M. Jones Logo Help

[go mike]

I've got all the materials for an etcher, but now I need a stencil. I'll be buying stencils from Ernie, but I'm still working on my design. What do you guys think of what I have now? Please make suggestions, and/or modify the picture.

Here's the full sized image:

Here's it at 1/2" x 1/2":

 

[Patrickknives]

I like the design overall but it took a couple of looks to figure out that was a J, if someone did not know your name it may take longer. I would try to make the J a little more like someone would expect.

 

[go mike]

Something a little more like this?

I wasn't sure whether or not to do that, because if you don't know my signature, you wouldn't know my J.

 

[Patrickknives]

That does look more like a J, Just for astetics I would try the top loop just a little smaller, there is a pretty big open space in the middle, the height is ok just the width.

 

[nate1714]

I think it looks great but if anything could be done i would make the top of the J a bit smaller...and if you want to go crazy then add a smilely face in the center of the J haha...

 

[go mike]

This is about as small as I can go on the upper J. If I go any smaller, it won't look like the J in my signature.

 

[go mike]

Ernie (stencil guy) suggested making the M thinner, so it is now.

 

[Ken Hurst]

My personal preference would be towards a dignified, quite small block letter sig. Of course, I am biased to my 1/32" high sig. stamp.

 

[69_knives]

I thought about using my 'signed' last name but decided against it for a number of reasons, one being that a regular font looks way better.

I would say that the M should be the same height as the loop in the J, it just doesn't look right otherwise. the slanted 'ones' is rather off-putting to me. I think all the lines should be the same thickness as well.

 

[heatheninthehills]

I'm With 69_knives I'm Not digging the rest of the letters going vertical. I like the concept overall tho.

 

[go mike]

Taller M, less vertical ones.

 

[69_knives]

I think the M looks big now, I actually measured it on my screen and it's 8 3/4" and the loop on the J is only 7 1/2" so it still looks a bit funny, but that's just me; I guess I'm partial to standard graphology rules.

Maybe a dot would help or maybe put the M inside the loop of the J??

To be blunt, I think if people see the bent "Jones" they might think there's something wrong with the knives too.

Sorry man, just my humble opinion.

 

[go mike]

This is a lot more standard, which I may like. Thanks for your opinions 69.

 

[Robert_Phelps]

I like the straightened 'ones' better. Mine is PHELPS, in a really plain sans-serif font. If I etch it deep it's stamp-esque.

 

[69_knives]

That is definitely more pleasing to the eye. the only thing I'd do now is a tiny space between the J and the dot.

 

[Keith_H]

I like that. The original was nice, but this is read across one center line, which is nice.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Have you shrunk this bugger down to 1/4" or so? It's all for naught if you can't read the thing when it's small and etched!

 

[blgoode]

I would not have the Jones angled at all. Looks like a mistake. Use the part of the J that dipps down to be where I'd have "Knives", "Maker" or state or something written below the "ones" in Jones.

Also, try another font maybe or simply

M.Jones
Custom Maker

 

[go mike]

Changed spacing, and size of the "ones"

This is it at 3/8"x3/8"

 

[Jack O'Neill]

Are you totally set on using your signature ? It seems so . Some people have real nice hand writing , mine is just terrible and yours is not much better . You told me once you had thick skin . Do you want to make a really nice knife and have an ugly signature ?
You are good with a computer , get creative .