dont know if this is the right forum

 

 

 

 

 

does anyone here know how metal bands do their logos? like, is it all done on photoshop, ne stuff. i dunno, i need help with it hah, ne help is wanted!

usually its just custom made typography (fancy font)

 

usually drawn and then finalized.

ah, so like they draw it, then like scan it? lol and do it up on a program?

I'm pretty sure they'd employ a design agency to do it for them.

Dont they draw it on paper or something first?

 

 

 

I guess a lot of designing is done first, lots of different ideas.

I'm pretty sure they'd employ a design agency to do it for them.

 

 

 

Thats what we did:

 

 

 

 

 

 

He actually hand drew it, then they scan it onto the computer and use some editing program to smooth it out and make it look pretty.

u got a mys? or some te shirts out, look up drop anchor,(massa Hard core) how they made there logo,(just photo shop might be it)Me,(t shirt method) After a t shirt is printed i can usaly make a banner(photoshop).

I'm pretty sure they'd employ a design agency to do it for them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But sometimes they'll do it themselves

Depends about the band. Some bands just grab a cool looking font and do it that way, some first draw it to paper and then idealise it until it looks perfect in their eyes and some people hire other people to do it.

 

 

 

Here's a link you could also check. It's on Estonian forums but fully english.

 

http://www.metalstorm.ee/forum/topic.php?topic_id=5923

They should stop using those fonts. I can never read the band names. Besides, what's the point of it. :P

They should stop using those fonts. I can never read the band names. Besides, what's the point of it. :P

 

 

 

if anyone can read the logos, without like hours of looking at them, ill ay them

 

 

 

 

 

but they look F'KING sweet!!!! hah thats the point! :P

True, it does give things are more 'authentic' feeling. :) It would look less impressive if they would have their name in a standard Timesnewroman font.

True, it does give things are more 'authentic' feeling. :) It would look less impressive if they would have their name in a standard Timesnewroman font.

 

 

 

True, i tried designing a font, said "metal 4 life" its on the gallery

 

didnt turn out to great

 

 

 

if you wanna check it out http://forum.tip.it/viewtopic.php?t=692447

 

 

 

Im gonna start to draw logos lots, eventually get good

Cool man, I really like it! The boney look seems fitting! And I really like the form of the letter T in metal. It looks a bit like a bat. Which is dark of course, nice touch there. The 4 does look a bit weird though. Good for starters! But keep it up, practice makes perfect, at least that's what they say!

Cool man, I really like it! The boney look seems fitting! And I really like the form of the letter T in metal. It looks a bit like a bat. Which is dark of course, nice touch there. The 4 does look a bit weird though. Good for starters! But keep it up, practice makes perfect, at least that's what they say!

 

 

 

yeah, i couldnt find out how to d o the 4, so i just said f'k it and left it haha

Yea, sometimes you just got to take a break from it or it becomes so frustrating, and frustration doesn't always make great work. I sometimes have it when playing a video game, when I'm stuck in a dungeon on pok̮̩̉̉mon or something, then you just keep looking for that certain stair for hours but you just over-look it. When you take a little break you'll find it pretty quick later, same goes with your logo. It takes time and a lot of patience. Next time it might by smart if you just keep practicing that 4 on a different peace of paper till you perfected it and then you integrate it in the logo to make it complete.

Yea, sometimes you just got to take a break from it or it becomes so frustrating, and frustration doesn't always make great work. I sometimes have it when playing a video game, when I'm stuck in a dungeon on pok̮̩̉̉mon or something, then you just keep looking for that certain stair for hours but you just over-look it. When you take a little break you'll find it pretty quick later, same goes with your logo. It takes time and a lot of patience. Next time it might by smart if you just keep practicing that 4 on a different peace of paper till you perfected it and then you integrate it in the logo to make it complete.

 

 

 

yeah, ima start trying more "brutal" lettering something crazy but i dunno how thats gonna turn out, but i spose, if i stick at it ill get it eventually

Well, you can always experiment of course. Other than a bit of paper you haven't got much to lose, only to gain. :)

Well, you can always experiment of course. Other than a bit of paper you haven't got much to lose, only to gain. :)

 

 

 

true true once school starts... hah, ill have lots of time during classes, i got no time now, working full time, not home for a while, but yeah

dont just try to do letters, try to incorporate symbols.

dont just try to do letters, try to incorporate symbols.

 

 

 

yeah, thats sweet too, i gotta be able to draw the style first, that will come later

Some hire people, others do it themselves. Steve Harris drew up the Iron Maiden font, and I think the dude from Death did the logo for his band as well.