PACODET LOGO
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PACODET website design is soon over and we will launch a new website for our village. My thanks go to all members who have invested their time in this project. I would like to invite members to give their comments/advice on our logo which is attached which is one of the outputs of the website design. We would want to hear from you what message if any our logo is communicating.
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For any logo, there must be total clarity of all aspects in the smallest size in which the logo is ever expected to be printed.
If we imagine the smallest size of the logo will appear on a business card, then perhaps a size of 1 centimeter x 1 centimeter could be the smallest size in which the logo could ever be printed. There could be still smaller sizes like printing the logo on a pen, but those applications may not be exercised at your end.
To test for clarity, reduce the size of the logo to 1 cm x 1 cm, and see if all aspects are totally clear.
I do not think the logo in your post above fulfills this basic requirement.
Vijai
I agree with Vijai in that the small details within the globe can very easily be distorted and lost when the ize is reduced etc.
Stanley- the logo has quite a religious feel to it- is that something you wanted? I know faith is important to the community- but i just wanted to flag with you that if PACODET is not a religious based org then you may wish to reconsider your logo. or maybe not...
Just my thoughts...
Hi Carolyn,
The communities we serve and Uganda in general is very religious. They seem to draw their strength and motivation to work from the belief that some deity will bless their efforts. So we find nothing wrong to build on this positive thinking and encourage people to work harder. I pray that outsiders will appreciate this harmless belief. i must be quick to add that this belerf is inclusive. About the details gettting distorted when the size is reduced, i will ask the technical person behind this work to comment on this.
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Stanley Okurut
This has been dome see this one. Will ask technical person behind this work to comment on it.
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Stanley Okurut
Stanley,
The sizes as viewed on a computer screen are deceptive since they depend on the size of computer screen and zoom levels.
As I have advised in my post above, please do the checks 'on paper'. Print the logo 'on paper' after reducing the size on the computer, or after reducing the size through the photocopier.
Use a scale to measure the extremities of the logo 'on paper', and see that the complete image fits within a 1cm x 1cm size 'on paper' and not on the computer monitor screen.
When you reach this stage, look at the image and see if all aspects of the logo are totally clear and visible to the normal eye, without the need of a magnifying glass, and under normal conditions of lighting.
As I have already mentioned in my previous post above, this logo does not meet the basic requirements of total clarity in the smallest size.
Vijai
Thanks for that comment. I hope technical person will look into this.
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Stanley Okurut
Stanley- then it is appropriate that the logo reflect the community's belief/faith. It's not for us to judge.
Regards
Carolyn
Thanks Carolyn, i believed so for their confidence and motivation to keep working to improve themselves
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Stanley Okurut
Hi everybody,
Here is the logo in different shapes and sizes and the documentation on what the meaning of the logo is and some . The logo on the businesscard would be about 2,5cm x 2,5cm.
It is a concern that the logo itself might be crowded, but I think it will be allright. If not, we can allways simplify the logo when it is used in a smaller fashion.
Kind regards,
Lieuwe
Thanks Lieuwe! My main concern about the smallest logo is that you can't read the most important part- which is the tag-line at the very bottom.
It is this text that actually gives the reader an idea of what PACODET stands for. Without it the logo can belong to any org.
I'm not sure how this can be fixed- short of increasing the font size. What do you think??
Hi everybody,
I would like to share the photoshop file of the image, so the documentation is complete, but I cannot upload the file here, as Nabuur has restricted the type of files (Photoshop is not allowed), and the size of the photoshop file is to large. Does anyone know a workaround for this?
Kind regards,
Lieuwe
Hi Carolyn,
I think the logo should work without the text, when the logo is used in a very small size. The context in which the logo is used (the whole house style), will suggest this logo is PACODET. For instance: if you use this logo on the business card, you can use the logo without text. The words PACODET (or: all texts) could be printed in the same fonttype as the logo on another part of the business card.
I think the business card size will be allright (without text). For sizes smaller than a business card, one might have to use a simplified version of the logo (for instance: delete the images inside the lightbulb), as they will be unidentifiable at sizes smaller than say 1,5cm x 1,5cm.
For the people who are going to work with this logo: the technical aspects of the logo (fonttype, sizes, ratios) are in the explanation of the logo, which is added as a document in this comment.
I will make a businesscard, a letterhead and a template for official documents soon.
Kind regards,
Lieuwe
Hi Lieuwe, thanks for taking the time to consider all that. Sounds like you know exactly what you are doing! A very well considered approach to making a logo- we need to duplicate you so you can do this for everyone :)
Totally agree about the business card- using the picture alone will be enough as the card will spell out the details of the organisation.
Hi Vijai,
Thank you for the comment. With the logo beeing to small, to which one are you reffering: the logo with the text or the logo without the text?
I am not a logodesigner by trade, so any input is welcome! My idea was to use the logo without the text for smaller use. When you talk about the basic principle of the 1cm by 1cm test, are you talking about the logo with the text included, or are you talking about the logo without the text?
Kind regards,
Lieuwe
Hi Carolyn,
Thank you. We have to clone Stanley too though, as his input was vital to the design of the logo (and ofcourse: vital to the organisation PADOCET itself (without the organisation there would be no logo needed)).
Kind regards,
Lieuwe