I was looking through my archives and saw this logo I created for my first design studio, back in year 2001. I just got laid off then, and decided to partner with my best friend at the time. We split after 4 years because of different visions.
Do you have the first logo you created for your freelance business? Feel free to rebound (or not) ;-)
Rebounding with my first company logo, circa 2005.
Shortly after it was created it occurred to me that branding using my actual name would probably be a better idea. Thankfully I've made the right decision.
Since you mentioned to go ahead and rebound the first studio worked at and the logo. Here's mine. Tad old.
Started the studio in 1978 with a partner (Larry Brekke). Larry did the airbrush illy for my concept and we were off and running.
As you'll notice I have just updated the original design to fit me now and use it as my avatar and for my personal work. Its hard to let old designs go sometimes. But great memories from those days. Thanks for the reminder to look back.
Cheers.
Almost started a design studio with my friend Tom but neither one of us are business men, so we leave our computers and go backpacking instead.
At least this will be in Logolounge 7.
Want to reboud this one and, it is not my first logo but near my starts, I am a disaster with security copies i found this in an old pendrive. I want to go with this colors white background to express natural and exclusivity on olive oils but finally end with the black background for exclusivity...
Here's my first freelance design logo, circa 2003ish. It's actually a stylized illy of a photo of my own eye. I was being sooper-clever with the name, and had various taglines like "eyesee," "eyeimagine," "eyecreate," blah, blah, blabbity-blah.
Back then, the majority of my freelance work consisted of designing promo materials (posters and flyers) for nightclubs and electronic dance music events, which I also DJ'd for.
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Inka Mathew
I was looking through my archives and saw this logo I created for my first design studio, back in year 2001. I just got laid off then, and decided to partner with my best friend at the time. We split after 4 years because of different visions.
Do you have the first logo you created for your freelance business? Feel free to rebound (or not) ;-)
5 months ago
Clever Inka! Great idea! Happy new year, wish you the best!
5 months ago
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e-known
by Enon Avital
Rebounding with my first company logo, circa 2005.
Shortly after it was created it occurred to me that branding using my actual name would probably be a better idea. Thankfully I've made the right decision.
Happy new year, y'all.
5 months ago
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Inka Mathew
Thanks, Abdallah. Have a great New Year to you too!
5 months ago
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Muhammad Ali Effendy
Nice one Inka :)
5 months ago
Love that Mark Inka!
5 months ago
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Gert van Duinen
Very playful & creative!
5 months ago
super Inka ... love it !!
5 months ago
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Inka Mathew
Thank you so much, Gert & Bernd! Cheers!
5 months ago
Wow back in 2001 but the logo still look great in 2012, not outdated at all.
5 months ago
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Inka Mathew
Thanks for the kind words, Anton ;-)
5 months ago
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Nick Slater
I'm in love with this beautiful logo! Great job Inka!
5 months ago
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Inka Mathew
Thank you so much, Nick! Glad you like it. Kinda sad to let it go after I left the company, but I think I'm very happy with the "replacement" logo :-)
5 months ago
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Mike Bruner
Love this design Inka. clever name also.
5 months ago
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Graphic Traffic Design Studio
by Mike Bruner
Since you mentioned to go ahead and rebound the first studio worked at and the logo. Here's mine. Tad old.
Started the studio in 1978 with a partner (Larry Brekke). Larry did the airbrush illy for my concept and we were off and running.
As you'll notice I have just updated the original design to fit me now and use it as my avatar and for my personal work. Its hard to let old designs go sometimes. But great memories from those days. Thanks for the reminder to look back.
Cheers.
5 months ago
Rebound
Tom & Jerron
by Jerron Ames
Almost started a design studio with my friend Tom but neither one of us are business men, so we leave our computers and go backpacking instead.
At least this will be in Logolounge 7.
5 months ago
Rebound
Design Engine logo
by Carlos Fernandez
Ha good idea Inka! Here's my old logo back in '96-98 when I went by Design Engine. Lol
5 months ago
Rebound
Carrizales
by Luis Lopez Grueiro
Want to reboud this one and, it is not my first logo but near my starts, I am a disaster with security copies i found this in an old pendrive. I want to go with this colors white background to express natural and exclusivity on olive oils but finally end with the black background for exclusivity...
5 months ago
Rebound
eyedesign logo
by Jon Stapp
Great game idea, Inka!
Here's my first freelance design logo, circa 2003ish. It's actually a stylized illy of a photo of my own eye. I was being sooper-clever with the name, and had various taglines like "eyesee," "eyeimagine," "eyecreate," blah, blah, blabbity-blah.
Back then, the majority of my freelance work consisted of designing promo materials (posters and flyers) for nightclubs and electronic dance music events, which I also DJ'd for.
Rave.
5 months ago
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Matt Vergotis
I missed this. great concept. love the hand drawn feel
about 1 month ago
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Inka Mathew
Thank you, Matt :-)
about 1 month ago