Business logo redux

[taimatsu]

Because I want to print labels ASAP I have come up with a design; it has no connection to the name of the business other than the Japanese angle, which is not ideal, but it's pretty. Thoughts?

Label 1 First attempt at label for hikari arts

Comments

[bibliogirl.livejournal.com]

Well, _I_ think it's pretty!

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

Why all lower case?

[taimatsu]

Less formal feel, I think. Insofar as I can analyse my gut feeling here :)

[raggedhalo.livejournal.com]

I likes it. Hurrah!

[randomchris.livejournal.com]

I like it too. Lowercase does work here, I think. Maybe a softer font for the web address? Still works though.

[taimatsu]

mmm, good point. I am keen to make sure it prints clearly, though, so I'll give it a try before I change it :)

[tartful-dodger.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest something less techy for the web address font, but other than that pretty, simple, readable and easily recognisable which is what you want in a logo, really.

Just out of curiosity why hikari?

[taimatsu]

'hikari' means 'light' in Japanese. 'Lucy' comes from the Latin 'lux' which also means 'light'. It's the reasoning behind my username too - 'hikari' was taken so I used 'taimatsu' meaning '(pine) torch' - like flaming torches used in festivals. :)

[tartful-dodger.livejournal.com]

Ahhh.

Just out of curiosity why did you go for something Japanese?

[taimatsu]

Oh! Japanese is a language I've always liked and I studied it for three years. I just like languages :)

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

I think it's very cute and nice. Agreed that the url font is a bit hard but also agreed that softening it might make it less readable... although I guess even if it's not very readable, people will probably be able to make the leap to interpreting it via the name of the business. Would be interesting to see a variant, anyway!

[igniscience.livejournal.com]

i like it, agree that url font could do with being slightly softened - and maybe the url moved down a fraction so that the bottom of the flower has a smidgeon more room ?

[v15u4l-3rr0r.livejournal.com]

I think it looks very pretty! It's not over complicated and I agree that the lower case looks good in this context.

[danfossydan.livejournal.com]

i like