WOW Anna!!! Looks good!! What are you using to make these? I don't even know what vector graphics are! Man you are talented!!
Drew
-I've been doing them on Microsoft Paint (cruddy pixel by pixel drawing program that comes with all pc computers).
-Vector art consists of creating paths and points in a program such as Illustrator, Freehand, Corel Draw, and Flash. These programs keep track of the relationships between these points and paths. Every time the image is scaled, the paths are regenerated: this creates images that are infinitely scalable without degradation. Your basic photoshop/paintshop program should have this feature. It is what most people use when designing logos and stuff.
....And ANOTHER (this is kinda addicting), this one is originally done in vector.
So far, this is the ONLY one that would work, IMO. The others, though interesting, cannot be read via the thumbnail - which means that they can't be read on a letterhead or anything that small or smaller. For a logo to be used on multi products, the simpler the better. You MUST be able to read the name at smallest scale, for instance.
This is a funny topic. I think MeThoS is probably right in saying serious designers tend to use Illustrator. That's what I use as well. I recommended the Adobe CS package to a friend (not a designer), and he HATED it because of the learning curve. He said that about Photoshop, too. Then he went out and bought Corel Draw and is now singing its praises because it's "easier to use". Go figure.
Okaaaaay, so besides fixing the spine, is there anything else anybody would recomend to make my logo any better? Color? Text? Anything?
Looks great! ... one minor suggestion... Move Murryville up off of the circle.... keeping it in the circular formation... just up and off of the circle...
Annah, you are doing a great job. These designs just keep getting better. From someone totally clueless about this field (so take this for what it's worth) I'd say you have a good future in graphic design among other artistic type things. :-)
