Please take a look at my logo idea

MrPurple said:
Unless, of course, you see the golden arcs, then it's not McDonald's, it's McDowell's! (can't wait to see how many get this reference!)

I agree with Stacy, but I also like the idea of a catchy logo. I guess you can always change it, as things progress... I mean, how many times has Bob Loveless changed his? Sure, they're all very similar, but they certainly evolved.
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Maybe Bob Loveless had a logo, but he ALSO had his NAME on his knives!
Use your name.
 
Good point, kbaknife. Custom knives are one of the very few hand-made objects left, where you can know exactly who made it. Not just a company or team or some broker who bought it from overseas, but the actual person whose hands and sweat and heart went into it. I think that counts for a lot.

I'm a printer by trade, and somewhere in a musty file folder there is a sample from every roll of paper I've ever run, with my initials on it. It's a matter of pride.
 


Wrong line of thought. The Zebra is the national animal and someone else has the zebra and well boring. I came up with this great one and registered it, with more than a few titters from the registration staff.

They didn't tell me that it has very crude connotations. I should have known better.
 
I have a different thought on the logo. I like plain and simple. I prefer a makers logo to be as small and unobtrusive as possible. Hell, I'd prefer no logo at all! I have passed over many a beautiful custom and production knife because of an overly large logo. I just don't like them, but that's just my personal preference and my personal opinion.
Scott
 
I've seen a couple of people who stamp their name on the spine. I like that too as it's is very likely to get worn off, or sharpened off, with use.

Just a thought.

I'll play around this weekend with some more ideas. Not sure on an image to use, may just use C. Shepherd. Don't want to use my full name as that would take up a bunch of space. :-)

Charles

p.s. I'm actually suprised with the amount of discussion that this has generated. It's a good thing though.
 
Say no to the picture.
Yes to your name spelled out.
Yes to your location, even if it is just the state's initials/abbreviation.
A good logo will work as large as a bill board or as small as a postage stamp.
 
How about your name underlined with a shepherd's crook and a stylized ramshead somewhere? Or just the horns adorning a crook, laying horizontally- first name above the shaft, last name below it.
 
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