help me design a logo

I've decided to go ahead with my harebrained plan to become an independent travel agent specializing in ski travel (original thread ). The company will be named Downhill Destinations. I will provide highly customized ski vacations for everyone from the brand new gaper, to the highly experienced extremeo dude. This will be a part-time home business with plans to expand into a larger company over the next 3 or 4 years.

I've started work on a website, but I'm really bad with graphical design. I threw together some basic logos, and was looking for comments. Here's are some basic ideas that I threw together:


http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo7.jpg


This one was done by a friend. I love the way it incorporates ski tracks, but it does have the unfortunate effect of making the D's look like a pair of breasts.

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo1a.jpg

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo1b.jpg


http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo2a.jpg
I like this one, but it almost makes the company look too expensive.

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo3.jpg

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo5a.jpghttp://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo5b.jpg
http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo5c.jpghttp://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo5d.jpg

Here I was just playing with the double d element of the name. I like these, but they don't really evoke a feeleing of winter (also I didn't do a great job reflecting on the logo with the capital Ds).

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo5e.jpg
Another one that makes the company look like it was designed for rich people (I was inspired by the Beaver Creek logo)

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo6a.jpg
I like this one a lot (mainly because it has color)

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo6b.jpg

I like the yellow oval the best of the ones listed

The yellow oval looks like a gated community sign.

I would be careful of using DD. DD means "Double Dildos." But maybe that's just me.

And I think I like the first design best.

Why don't you incorporate the "W" into a mountain.

Double D huh?

"When you want to go down...."

Downhill Destinations

Wait, it's better to have two mountains in the shape of titties. The first one is too blatant.

I like the breasts one. Maybe try some diffferent fonts.

I like breasts.

seriously it's by far the best. maybe you could try to develope the "ownhill" and "estination" out of a line too, as if you were trying to say, the whole spirit of downhill destinations is based on and developed from the central idea of drawing bigturns in virgin snow.. :rolleyes:

yeah it sounds cheesy, but it's not. your first concept is really unique and stands for what your business is all about. you see it once, it catches your attention (because you start thinking about it) and you won't forget it. all the other graphics could just stand for anything from slippers to toiletpaper or a law firm.

thinking about it twice, maybe my first idea might actually be a little cheesy. but maybe you could find another fond, that doesnt contrast es much with the lines (maybe italics would help already). but with this harsh contrast it seems as if your business doesn't really have one corparate idea - which is in fact drawing lines like those Ds.

don't laugh, I am serious :)

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Originally Posted by AntiSoCalSkier

but it does have the unfortunate effect of making the D's look like a pair of breasts.

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Unfortunate????? Breasts are good. Go with it.
Oh wait, you're a homo? not that there's anything wrong with that.

They could be giant fleshy manboobs.

I'm more of a face-ass-leg man than a breast man,but I still say the 1st one with the ski tracks(breasts) rules supreme.

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Originally Posted by freshie247

I'm more of a face-ass-leg man than a breast man,but I still say the 1st one with the ski tracks(breasts) rules supreme.

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Me too. I'm in the "more than a handful is a waste" camp. I love titties, but I love long legs, ass and a hot face even more, oh, and a tight pussy. Big titties, while fun, tend to sag. I like firm pert titties with big nipples.

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Originally Posted by Superstar Punani

Me too. I'm in the "more than a handful is a waste" camp. I love titties, but I love long legs, ass and a hot face even more, oh, and a tight pussy. Big titties, while fun, tend to sag. I like firm pert titties with big nipples.

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So use the first logo, but make the D's smaller and add giant nipples? ;)

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Originally Posted by Below Zero

The yellow oval looks like a gated community sign.

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Good call,

I want on the boob design bandwagon

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Originally Posted by AntiSoCalSkier

So use the first logo, but make the D's smaller and add giant nipples? ;)

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Sure, I like the first logo.

How 'bout something more apt to your clientele and target market, say....

GAPER
GETAWAYS

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Originally Posted by Superstar Punani

Sure, I like the first logo.

How 'bout something more apt to your clientele and target market, say....

GAPER
GETAWAYS

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SuPu prefers GGs to DDs. (More than a handful.)

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Originally Posted by Superstar Punani

Me too. I'm in the "more than a handful is a waste" camp. I love titties, but I love long legs, ass and a hot face even more, oh, and a tight pussy. Big titties, while fun, tend to sag. I like firm pert titties with big nipples.

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Note to self: Keep su-pu away from my wife.

do the ski tracks one but line the D's up vertically and add a set of straitline tracks on the far left to form the back of the D

A google images search for "DD logo" yields a whole lot of potential inspiration.

Wanna use my old avatar? ;)

Or put the dude from Homer Jay's avatar in there. :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by TBone

I would be careful of using DD. DD means "Double Dildos." But maybe that's just me.

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I always thought DD's were tits, but if you're into dildos...






....not that there's anything wrong with that.....

Truthfully none of those are good logos. If you want some help from a professional designer. Drop me a PM, I'd be happy to help you get your stuff set up.

Indy

Clearly, the logo needs more penises... errrr... I mean boobies. Yeah more boobs.

http://www.downhilldest.com/logotest/Logo7.jpg
is nice especially because its good at any size.

lot of ski tour operators here if you want to see how your logo stacks up/compares
http://www.skitops.com/members.htm