Business logo needed in Logo Design

Held by pinewell

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Created:
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:59:32 +0000
Ends:
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:59:32 +0000
Modified:
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:59:32 +0000
Last Feedback:
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:52:22 +0000
Comments:
6
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20
Feedback:
85%
Brief Summary

Need a logo with simple bold one-color graphic for an institutional real estate investment firm, Pinewell Capital. This corporate identity needs to convey financial strength, stability, and confidence.

I would like to use a forest green for the logo, black for lettering. One idea I have is to use a stylized form of Japanese kanji for "i", which means "well". It looks like a tic-tac-toe grid.

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  1. The japanese kanji that I looked up with the tic-tac-toe look has the meaning of "a well". I am asking so I can clarify your intent to using it in the logo. Do you want it to tie into the name of Pinewell? Or do you want it to be a symbol of your financial 'well'ness?

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    Photo_Mommie
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    Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:25:27 +0000
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  2. The entry by lin73 shows the actual kanji character. It literally means well - like a water well. I want something much more stylized, so that it isn't an obvious kanji. I don't want it to look "ethnic."

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    pinewell
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    Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:49:52 +0000
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  3. It's interesting to want to use this Kanji above others when you might have your target audience be confused and mistakenly take the Kanji symbol as a pound symbol. I'm sure your clients are Japanese savvy and know the symbol if not you might want to think about it some more.

    ~Bob

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    BombardierBob
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    Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:03:53 +0000
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  4. Thanks for the input, Bob. It's more for me than for any target audience. Owner's prerogative. ;-)

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    pinewell
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    Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:23:18 +0000
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  5. ahah good one cafemocha! i thought you hit the spot on this one

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    MARZY
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    Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:16:21 +0000
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  6. thanks marzy :)

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    cafemocha
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    Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:18:10 +0000
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