Aspies For Freedom

I was reading through this thread, and the mini-discussion about the logo caught my eye. I'm currently up to my neck in graphic design assignments, though I'm actually finding it enjoyable (when I'm progressing, at least).

Can't spare much time right now, but I thought about refining the AFF logo myself. I aimed at a design that is recognisable, but clearer. I kept the colour scheme (well, close to it), though for the sake of clarity I removed both the textured background and the rainbow colour. I'm not sure about keeping the initials when the whole name is present though I'll leave them there for now.

This is the result:


Do you like it? Any suggestions?

I wonder if anyone has a different idea they'd like to make themselves, it would be great to get a little competition going!

Thanks for the feedback people.

The infinity sign was something I wasn't particularly fond of myself. I think I've got it better now. The AFF letters had to be changed and moved. Once again, the "aspies for freedom" running text at the bottom I'm not too sure of, and the colour scheme is not set in stone, but here goes nothing:

I tried to work in your suggestions, and I think I've made an improvement. One good change is that the logo is now reproducible in black and white.

I've made it smaller now (the original's height), although the size doesn't really matter at the moment, because I'm using vector graphics, which means I can make it any size I want to.

Oh, and the new one's here.

You might have a point there.

I don't like how AFF covers up the infinity sign in the current one, which is why i decided to put the text where it stands. But then again, there's nothing wrong in not putting any text on the sign, turning it into an ideogram, and just placing "aspies for freedom" underneath, just like in the current sign. Don't think I need to illustrate this minor change.

And with that I'm done playing around. Maybe now I could start advocating for its adoption...

I'll say it again, I'd like to see others create their own little logo. The saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" is especially true in design: a good work can teach you far more on aesthetic principles than an hour-long explanation.

to pikajedi4:
I use Indesign and the freely-available Inkscape. No photoshop skills required

to atypical:
The non-connected infinity is merely an aesthetic consideration. I struggled with a connected version, but as the first example shows, I couldn't produce a good one. There's no other reason behind it, and as far as I know, it is an acceptable stylistic variant of the symbol.

to chosen 1:
The problem with rainbows is that their varying loud colour goes against the whole idea of designing a logo. A logo's colour should be secondary, and a good logo can be reproduced, without loss of detail, using only one colour.

If the rainbow colour is crucial to the logo, however, the best I can do without distorting the above concept is to use a soft, pastel rainbow colouring for the background. Here's how it would look.

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I think the design's done, though. If the forum administrators want to use it, I'd be pleased and honoured to give it to them, although I didn't create it with that expectation.

Feel free to promote it .

I really like this one.  

I did a bit of messing around with the earlier purple version:



Sorry, what can I say? I like rainbows!

Thank you, and thanks to Eoin! Now I'm up, I'll be working on the closed version in a while.

OK,

Here's the latest effort:



Perhaps I should add that I still like the original!

I also like the original, but your's is getting really good as well.

And according to your signature:
I cut the roses in the garden today; the thorns are really a pain, I can take them out for you one by one if you want, and leave only the good smell and the soft petals for you. Have a good rest on them

This one I like the best so far. I still like the original, but this one has more powerful lining.

I love Möbius strips.

I LOVE this one!

Moi aussi.

Very different!