Logo help please

[Deisel Weisel]

I want to make the word ‘GO’ into a sports motorcycle, by adding the minimum of graphic to make it recognizable as a bike, while retaining the all-important legibility. The ‘G’ and ‘O’ being the wheels, side on. I also want to do the same with the word ‘CO’.

For ‘GO’ the bike must be facing to the right, and ‘CO’, facing to the left.

Font: I want something big and bold and easy to read. So far I favour Avant Garde Gothic Bold, because it has the most round ‘G’, which makes sense for the wheels.

Italics: I’m favouring them being in italics, but it’s not essential. It will help in making the bike appear to be speeding.

Some similar logos I’ve seen resort to adding a rider between the letters, but I’d prefer not to resort to that. Just the bike. And the spacing between the letters must be standard or very close.

I can’t really afford to pay for this, because I’m broke, but if someone comes up with what I want, I’ll see if I can’t repay my gratitude, at some point in the future when I'm less broke

[z4chris99]

why should someone do something they have been to uni to do, payed for thousands of pounds of software etc, for free?

[WinstonWolf]

z4chris99 said:

why should someone do something they have been to uni to do, payed for thousands of pounds of software etc, for free?

Why not if they've got the time free? I had loads of help from PH when I set my business up, I now repay the favour when I can.

[trickywoo]

WinstonWolf said:

z4chris99 said:

why should someone do something they have been to uni to do, payed for thousands of pounds of software etc, for free?

Why not if they've got the time free? I had loads of help from PH when I set my business up, I now repay the favour when I can.

Big whoosh from a long standing member - hard your card in on the way out.

[Frimley111R]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfprIxNfCjk

[3200gt]

Surely that would just end up looking like the "occ" logo?

[Deisel Weisel]

z4chris99 said:

why should someone do something they have been to uni to do, payed for thousands of pounds of software etc, for free?

I didn't ask to see anyones qualifications. I’m asking a favour from anyone adept with a suitable graphics package. Whether that package costs thousands, or was freeware, or whether they’re a pro, or not.

3200gt said:

Surely that would just end up looking like the "occ" logo?

Their logo was definitely not the inspiration. Hopefully it won’t end up looking half as bad as OCC. It will be based on a nice sports bike (R1 etc), not one of those hideous chopper things.

[jammy_basturd]

I feel like you're asking a lot for nothing in return, especially if you expect it to be better than OCC's logo - which is actually much harder to create than it looks.

But then, if there are any graphic designers starting out that want the challenge then fair play to them.

[3200gt]

If you want the G and O to be the wheels, what do you propose to use for the rest of the bike? Two letters are not enough to achieve what you are aiming for.

[4xTrader]

Why not try http://www.fivesquids.co.uk/search?filter_sub=0&am... for a cost of £5?