OK, hit me...

[Leananshee]

This is for a corporate identity class. I have to reinvent a company logo and justify it based on company research. So I thought I'd take another stab at the Iron Maiden logo I was working on before, decided I hated most of the approach and went for something based on rail spikes and runes.

I invite you to destroy it. I think I'm heading in the right direction, but I need some crowdsourcing here.

 

[HK]

Are Iron Maiden a company? :ninja


I like the general look of it but the red doesn't stand out enough against the black for me. It looks a bit... insubstantial at the moment.

 

[Leananshee]

Thank you for the feedback!

Yes Iron Maiden is a company, Iron Maiden Holdings, Ltd. Bands are also businesses.

Still working on it, so other comments are welcomed!

 

[Siphorous]

I agree with the insubstantial comment from HK.

Just an idea, how about making the logo somewhat reflective of the name of the company - e.g. metallic looking?

 

[Veronica]

i agree with HK, but I do like it.. just needs to stand out more

 

[Leananshee]

Thanks, guys. I think it's getting washed out by the bright screen. If you click on the thumbnail you can see it better. Red on black was intended for posters and T-shirts, in which the contrast would be sufficient to see it. But here are some other variations, to see it better.

 

[Leananshee]

And thanks again to those who commented! Here are the final versions. Now that this Corporate Identity project is done and submitted, I may just have to try to submit it to the band itself. I don't know what response I'd get, but you know what they say, fortune favors the bold.

 

[HK]

Ooh.... I like the red and white one, I think the white 'pops' nicely against the two colours. The third one is a close second!

 

[Leananshee]

Thanks! I went with suggestions that the sketches were too thin. I thickened the lines so the outline could work by itself better, then made a fill to work with it. So far I have an "A" in that class. Hooray!