stephenj148
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Just a quick design so far. Was looking for a little input on this. Need some strong criticism.
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Tennis Team Logo
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TheSellOut
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Try using the white line of the tennis ball as the smile with white eyes, and I would work on the font more too!
stephenj148
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The customer was looking for streaks coming from the ball, or a sequence to imply that the ball was in flight. I was trying to give it at look as if it were spiked (reason for having the 4 balls) I threw this design together and never really got an opportunity to spend some time on it before class.
The coach of the teams name is "smiles" so That was the reason for the goofy face on the tennis ball. not sure if i'm going to include it. Like I said, it was thrown together.
I'm having trouble now making the tennis balls look realistic in a flying motion. And the font is obviously terrible. Can anyone maybe offer some tips as to how I could improve the look of this logo. I'm fairly new to logo designs and I'm really hoping to make this one look good. It will eventually be applied to T-Shirts, and made into stickers.
The coach of the teams name is "smiles" so That was the reason for the goofy face on the tennis ball. not sure if i'm going to include it. Like I said, it was thrown together.
I'm having trouble now making the tennis balls look realistic in a flying motion. And the font is obviously terrible. Can anyone maybe offer some tips as to how I could improve the look of this logo. I'm fairly new to logo designs and I'm really hoping to make this one look good. It will eventually be applied to T-Shirts, and made into stickers.
stephenj148
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hmm, interesting way to say it. Guess I'm at the level of a high school student, may as well be. In college and unfortunately haven't been in a lot of design classes yet. Many of them are still basic...
However, I can be mature enough to take it constructively and work to make it better, and myself better...
Can anyone help point me in a direction to make a tennis ball look more realistic? I've tried the 3D revolve tool but not sure if that is the way to go. It makes the line on the ball look flat.
However, I can be mature enough to take it constructively and work to make it better, and myself better...
Can anyone help point me in a direction to make a tennis ball look more realistic? I've tried the 3D revolve tool but not sure if that is the way to go. It makes the line on the ball look flat.
Marlene
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the reason I said that is I have dealt with logos from high school teams and they look a lot like that. there usually is a bad choice of font because they think it looks "fancy" and an over use of any special effects. the ball isn't a bad one, it just needs to be re-wroked without all the gradients and as a tennis ball doesn't look like that. just a good, bright yellow tennis ball with the happy face. a couple of swooshes so it looks like it's bouncing and a good font with a good soild color, not yellow and you're there.
when you ask what we think, we tend to tell you. glad that you took it as constructive as that is how you learn. we all did but most of us didn't have the site to post things and get ideas so you all ready are a step ahead.
DOGraphics
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Kudos to you.
StopSignGraphics
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Are you mapping the art of the tennis ball onto a sphere shape?
stephenj148
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stephenj148
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No, I was using a semi-circle and trying to use the revolve tool...In my post above I did the same thing, looks a little better after toying with it but still not 100% happy with it.
stephenj148
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Oh man now you say that and I gotta change it!!
signgal
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eeep! That one scares me! Most of the design geniuses here will tell you to design in flat black and white, first. If it looks solid, you can add the gradient, etc. My High School son and hubby are on tennis teams and were not crazy about these.
Maybe try the "simple" approach. My 2 cents...
Maybe try the "simple" approach. My 2 cents...
stephenj148
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uhh, wow. Those are awesome. Did you make those?
What are the steps involved in that motion creation?
What are the steps involved in that motion creation?