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hawkeye
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| johnnywayne wrote: | | definitely nice work, but i have to disagree with liking the identical shadow. there is shadow because the logo is set off the building, a real shadow. drop shadows make a logo very amateurish. not saying you are by any means hawkeye, just that drop shadows on logos are not used by professional companies. |
These things are very subjective, it all depends on what the client wants. There is no absolute do or don't in my world, I find that far too confining. |
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thehermit
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Wisdom indeed.
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johnnywayne
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I didn't mean it to be absolute, it was hyperbolic. The percentage of those who don't is large enough to warrant saying never. As for "what the client wants", I suppose that's true in the end, but a designer should use his knowledge of the field to try and inform the client to use best practices. This apple doesn't count. I don't know if it's sanctioned by Apple or just done because someone likes Apple, but it's not their official logo. |
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hawkeye
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We agree, never say never... |
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johnnywayne
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There's no need to find an example of a professional logo with a drop shadow, I'm sure there are plenty out there. This isn't one of them either though, another one done for personal use probably. The Microsoft logo guidelines do include one that has a miniscule drop shadow, hard to see without zooming really far. If you're interested, here are their presspack logos. You have to agree with their rules of use to see them.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/gallery/logoguidelines.mspx |
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hawkeye
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Need has nothing to do with, just having fun...it's been a boring day. |
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johnnywayne
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Yeah, this is the one I was referring to. |
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Auieos
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“A man ought to do what he thinks is right”
John Wayne. |
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thehermit
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