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Nancy · 10-12-2005, 12:05 AM

ege carpets (the place where I work now) wanted to make a folder with their company values. They needed some sort of illustration on the front page with a symbol of esprit de corps and since I am the only one around here who can draw they asked me to make it.

After much brainstorming and sketching I came up with this:

I showed it to one of the secretaries and she said „ooohhhhhh! Those are some sweet little athletes!”. Obviously they're not athletes as ege has nothing to do with sports haha. They two characters are suppose to be ordinary people representing the various departments of ege (hence the different colors). And they're not only lifting ege's flag, no they're making an efford to hold it as high as possible – together. I thought that was a pretty good symbol of esprit de corps myself. The rings in the back are ripples in the water to symbolize the spreading effect of this idea/attitude.

Is it really that hard to see?

Uncle Pony · 10-12-2005, 12:29 AM

I saw it as two people holding the company logo (emblazoned on a flag) on a swirly background. It's safe to say that I didn't get it at all.

Nancy · 10-12-2005, 12:34 AM

^^ Damn. What if NONE of the ege employers get it?!

Uncle Pony · 10-12-2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Nancy

^^ Damn. What if NONE of the ege employers get it?!

They probably will. Remember, I have absolutely no idea what your company does. They do.

Nancy · 10-12-2005, 12:39 AM

^^ Let's hope so

skier · 10-12-2005, 08:45 AM

Seems to me that with their other arms up in the air it's like they are both celebrating something together. Cool.

Is there a reason/symbol why the red guy's head is bigger than the yellow guy's? Or does it just make the drawing look better

Bill O'Rights · 10-12-2005, 09:53 AM

Hmmm...
OK, I got the part about the employees holding the company's flag up together, as high as they could. I didn't pick up on the symbolism behind the different colors equating different departments, within the organization, but I can see it now. (good touch, by the way) The part about the rings in the background being ripples in the water, symbolizing the spreading effect of an idea...right over my head and out of door. Not saying it's a bad idea...just that it was completely lost on me.
Overall, though, I'd say that it's A+ work.

El Pollo · 10-12-2005, 10:40 AM

It's a cute pic, but I totally missed out on the ripple symbolism. I just thought it looked nice. Either way, I think it works.

clavus · 10-12-2005, 07:16 PM

Your "a" and "e" are too close together.
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JUST KIDDING!

I like it. I saw swirls, not water rings, but other than that, I got it.

Nancy · 10-27-2005, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by skier

Is there a reason/symbol why the red guy's head is bigger than the yellow guy's? Or does it just make the drawing look better

It makes the drawing look better and it adds to the whole "representing different departments" concept

cyrnel · 10-27-2005, 01:10 AM

I like it!

Cripes, I wouldn't call that "drawing". I draw, you illustrate.

She's probably picking up some Olympic torch connotation.

Screw 'er, sez this pirate! Go with it!

Nancy · 10-27-2005, 01:15 AM

^^ P-pirates?

cyrnel · 10-27-2005, 01:23 AM

p-feeling p-piratey.

A local store I drive by several times daily still has "national talk like a pirate day" flags hanging & a pirate on the roof. They probably leave their Christmas tree up through August. p-procrastinators. p-can't p-get p-it p-out p-of p-my p-head.

I've seen many team-building binders, handouts, materiel from inside and out of large companies. Yours is great. The pirate likes it. I like it.

Nancy · 10-27-2005, 02:27 AM

^^ hahahah arrrr! Awesome!

Nancy · 10-27-2005, 02:38 AM

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ <~~ They've even made a book about it!

cinnles · 11-01-2005, 06:22 PM

I think the athletes comment must've come from the fact that most sporting logos have people drawn like that in them.

It's simple, eye-catching colour scheme, but the different light directions with the gradients make it a little distracting.

can we see a flat colour version?

hunnychile · 11-01-2005, 06:50 PM

I'm an illustrator and I think this is quite effective and well done. It's got balance, design & symbolism. All the best logos are the most simple.

Tak for sharing!! Skol!
hunnychile

cellophanedeity · 11-01-2005, 08:42 PM

Very nice Nancy. Easy symbolism, basic colours, simple shapes...

but, in order to properly critique this, I'd need to know what your company does, the audience this is for, and what media this will be presented in.

Luckily, neither of us need to critique this, right?

Nancy · 11-02-2005, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by hunnychile

I'm an illustrator and I think this is quite effective and well done. It's got balance, design & symbolism. All the best logos are the most simple.

Tak for sharing!! Skol!
hunnychile

It's not a logo, it's an illustration

- now where did you pick up in those Dansish words?

I know that you cannot reproduce the "Å" letter on your keyboard which is a part of "skål" - however in Denmark double a equals Å so next time just write "Skaal!"

Nancy · 11-02-2005, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by cellophanedeity

Very nice Nancy. Easy symbolism, basic colours, simple shapes...

but, in order to properly critique this, I'd need to know what your company does, the audience this is for, and what media this will be presented in.

Luckily, neither of us need to critique this, right?

Hehe I've said that already! The company is called "ege carpets" – guess what we make

The media is a print – the front illustration of a folder that is to be distributed internally for all ege's workers and managers only. Its content is our company values – how to improve our mutual respect for one another, co-operation etc. That's why the characters are holding ege's flag – as a symbol of their aim at improving our internal values.

Nancy · 11-02-2005, 12:43 AM

^^Bah I forgot to thank you for your kind words guys. Zank you, zank you!

Nancy · 11-02-2005, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cinnles

I think the athletes comment must've come from the fact that most sporting logos have people drawn like that in them.

It's simple, eye-catching colour scheme, but the different light directions with the gradients make it a little distracting.

can we see a flat colour version?

Thanks

Distracting you say? Take a look at how it looks in flat color then:

talk about distracting!! *covers eyes*

10-12-2005, 12:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	Esprit de corps illustration ege carpets (the place where I work now) wanted to make a folder with their company values. They needed some sort of illustration on the front page with a symbol of esprit de corps and since I am the only one around here who can draw they asked me to make it. After much brainstorming and sketching I came up with this: I showed it to one of the secretaries and she said „ooohhhhhh! Those are some sweet little athletes!”. Obviously they're not athletes as ege has nothing to do with sports haha. They two characters are suppose to be ordinary people representing the various departments of ege (hence the different colors). And they're not only lifting ege's flag, no they're making an efford to hold it as high as possible – together. I thought that was a pretty good symbol of esprit de corps myself. The rings in the back are ripples in the water to symbolize the spreading effect of this idea/attitude. Is it really that hard to see? __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip. Last edited by Nancy; 10-12-2005 at 12:08 AM..

10-12-2005, 12:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	^^ Damn. What if NONE of the ege employers get it?! __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

10-12-2005, 12:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	^^ Let's hope so __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

10-12-2005, 08:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	Seems to me that with their other arms up in the air it's like they are both celebrating something together. Cool. Is there a reason/symbol why the red guy's head is bigger than the yellow guy's? Or does it just make the drawing look better __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

10-12-2005, 09:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Hmmm... OK, I got the part about the employees holding the company's flag up together, as high as they could. I didn't pick up on the symbolism behind the different colors equating different departments, within the organization, but I can see it now. (good touch, by the way) The part about the rings in the background being ripples in the water, symbolizing the spreading effect of an idea...right over my head and out of door. Not saying it's a bad idea...just that it was completely lost on me. Overall, though, I'd say that it's A+ work. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

10-12-2005, 12:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Uncle Pony Crazy	I saw it as two people holding the company logo (emblazoned on a flag) on a swirly background. It's safe to say that I didn't get it at all.

10-12-2005, 10:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
El Pollo Insane Location: Austin, TX	It's a cute pic, but I totally missed out on the ripple symbolism. I just thought it looked nice. Either way, I think it works.

10-12-2005, 07:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	Your "a" and "e" are too close together. . . . . . . JUST KIDDING! I like it. I saw swirls, not water rings, but other than that, I got it. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.

10-27-2005, 01:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	I like it! Cripes, I wouldn't call that "drawing". I draw, you illustrate. She's probably picking up some Olympic torch connotation. Screw 'er, sez this pirate! Go with it! __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

10-27-2005, 01:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	^^ P-pirates? __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

10-27-2005, 01:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	p-feeling p-piratey. A local store I drive by several times daily still has "national talk like a pirate day" flags hanging & a pirate on the roof. They probably leave their Christmas tree up through August. p-procrastinators. p-can't p-get p-it p-out p-of p-my p-head. I've seen many team-building binders, handouts, materiel from inside and out of large companies. Yours is great. The pirate likes it. I like it. __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

10-27-2005, 02:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	^^ hahahah arrrr! Awesome! __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

10-27-2005, 02:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ <~~ They've even made a book about it! __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

11-01-2005, 06:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
cinnles Addict	I think the athletes comment must've come from the fact that most sporting logos have people drawn like that in them. It's simple, eye-catching colour scheme, but the different light directions with the gradients make it a little distracting. can we see a flat colour version?

11-01-2005, 06:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	I'm an illustrator and I think this is quite effective and well done. It's got balance, design & symbolism. All the best logos are the most simple. Tak for sharing!! Skol! hunnychile __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

11-01-2005, 08:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
cellophanedeity Heliotrope Location: A warm room	Very nice Nancy. Easy symbolism, basic colours, simple shapes... but, in order to properly critique this, I'd need to know what your company does, the audience this is for, and what media this will be presented in. Luckily, neither of us need to critique this, right?

11-02-2005, 12:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
Nancy Femme Fatale Location: Elysium	^^Bah I forgot to thank you for your kind words guys. Zank you, zank you! __________________ I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why. My nightly bloodlust has overflown into my days. I feel lethal, on the verge of frenzy. I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.