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Pixelbox - Logoby ~xo

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Luckily I found the time to work on this logo. I think that for most of us designers "pixelbox" is a very thankfull name.

There's plenty of possibilities with that name. That's why I didn't want to design anything too obvious. After a few sketches in my book, I got really stuck. You know, you design something but it's just not that. Certainly when you start working with basic shapes, it's hard to make a logo any special.

It's always a good idea to analyze your doodles after a first brainstorm. That's how it worked for this logo. Here comes the concept!

Concept
An important keyword in this design is consistency.
Weither you take a photo of a landscape, a portrait, event ... it's always a combination of your quality as a photographer (technically and emotionaly) and a moment. A moment in time, but also a moment you got an *idea*.

The pixels around the box represent the combination of technical skills, those moments you get the chance to capture an idea in a picture.

The colors
The inside is the result of the outside. It's colored orange, it's warm, emotional. It looks more natural then it's outside. It's outside was the technical part remember (that's why it's black).

I hope I managed to explain this a bit ... I'm sure that I'm still rather unclear, as my english can be a bit messy when i'm so tired. Make sure to check monday (I'm not home this weekend + no PC) for a nice and fresh explanation. It'll say the same stuff, but only easier to read ... and hopefully more clear.

After people gave me feedback, I edited my logo, you can see the result in the link bellow.
Edit: updated/final version: [link]

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~shrikarchavan Oct 27, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

Sexy !!

~xo Nov 8, 2011

Thank you!

~MarinoVargas May 23, 2010

Just AWESOME!!

~xo May 23, 2010

Thank you, glad you like this logo! :]

~Alikhan412018 Dec 6, 2009 Student Interface Designer

man this is really good...

~xo Dec 10, 2009

Thank you! :]

~crezo Aug 16, 2009

really nice stuff

~xo Aug 22, 2009

Thanks Crezo!

~robinson-scott May 4, 2009

absolutely amazing, i love 3 Dimensional logos, im trying to tackle that problem at the moment, i want to create something 3D got any tips for me? what programs do you use?

~xo May 4, 2009

Hi Robinson!

I'm using Adobe Illustrator to make my logo's.
Hmm lets see, tips. Well I always start by doodling in my sketchbook. I usually grab for a piece of paper too. I fold it sometimes, look at it in different angles... (that's what I did for my Weeger logo) That way you discover interesting shapes.

When you're doing something 3D then try to keep it simple.
As you might notice, most of the 3D-logos that I created consist of "easy" shapes. If you're to design something with a mascot (or a more complex logo ex. immo-company), I'd still go with a 2D logo.

Another thing I try is to keep the number of colors down to 2 hues. I don't say 3 doesn't work, but 2 is enough to create the desired depth, also you can easily make one color stand out.

A last tip I could give is to make sure that the 3D logo doesn't look too heavy. Fine elements are the key to a natural and fresh looking logo. The best example I can give is the logo I designed for Iceman.

For this logo (Pixelbox) I felt like I needed more then just a cube. To make the logo look less heavy I created the "pixel-shell" around it. Ofcourse it's part of the phylosophy behind this logo too.

Well I hope this explains a bit of my vision on 3D logo's. I only started this quite recently too.
(half a year ago I only created 2D logo's)
I hope you'll enjoy making 3D logo's, it opens a wide range of possibilities!

Greetings

xo :]

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