southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 24, 2012

I'm finding that legibility from a distance is becoming a key factor the more I look at the offerings...being able to see the title clearly is critical for signage, post bills, etc.

Just letting you know

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 23, 2012

The words South Pass! Need to be separated with the exclamation mark. This is a proper name of a real place....thanks....

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 23, 2012

If you read through my comments you'll see that the core idea of South Pass! Is discovery...I'm not seeing any expressions of this visually like a silhouette of someone expressing joy or hands raised in celebration...reminder that this era is about fur trappers, mountain men and explorers NOT cowboys...you might want to review the comment that lists a webpage with mountain man paintings in order to see the difference in style and dress.

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

I have uploaded some more images of musical theatrical production logos for review...I notice that all of these have some form of visual icon that reveals the "core" concept of the show while still giving the text of the show title prominence. I'd love to see more creative uses of this idea

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

It would be great to have a mountain man type figure (or 2 or 3) with their hands in the air or joyously waving a hat overhead or pumping a rifle overhead, on horseback or on the ground, as though they just found South Pass...maybe looking down from a ridge onto a valley with South Pass title below them...playing off the band of brothers idea...

Just a thought...

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

Imagine putting the words "The Musical" under the logo...it might help you to envision the logo as an advertisement for a broadway type theatrical show....

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

Here's a link to some oil paintings from the mountain man era in which the show is set for anyone who wanted to consider the band of brothers concept mentioned above:

http://www.legacygallery.com/events/mountainmenandtheirlegacy.html

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

Might be interesting to see an attempt at a Band of Brother's type logo idea but with the silouettes being Indians, mountain men, women in hoop skirts, spanish conquistadors, french trappers, etc

I uploaded a version of the Band of Brothers Logo that I'm referring to.

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

Right now I'm liking the clean simplicity of submission #7 I'd like to see a creative way to bring a visual idea from the show concept that evokes the era into the script...? subtle but "there"?

I ranked submission # 10 at #3 just because I'd like to see another idea developing...I think the colors are wrong and need to be a bit more subdued and the idea feels a little too modern, more hiker than fur trapper, but I was intrigued. I also think the "feel" needs to be a little more serious/epic....but I liked the concept on another level.

southpass
 United States
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Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

I like having the title prominent. Need to find a way to capture the essence of the idea of a great adventure of exploration and discovery long before wagon trains and settlers came west...this was the time of mountain men and explorers...Lewis and Clark era.

South Pass was the one small opening in the impenetrable rocky mountains that made the Oregon Trail possible. The show is about the discovery of this Pass and the rugged explorers and men who found it.

southpass
 United States
Buyer

Joined: Aug 21, 2012

Posted On: Aug 22, 2012

Too busy. Not original. Not clean or easy to reproduce. No wow factor. Looks more like a book cover than a logo. I need something like you would see for a brand for a broadway musical opening in NYC or London. Like Les Miserables or Beauty and the Beast or Oliver. Something that is iconic and immediately evokes the idea of the show but where the title is prominent.

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