They were thinking of a trippy smiley face eating a hotdog, which I obliged with some cosmic vibes included.

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A logo that I designed for Cosmic Dogs, a hot dog cart that the client was opening.

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[–] 20 points 6 months ago

Oh, that's delightful! Nice weight on the linework of the graphic, it actually fits the weight of the font. (you wouldn't believe how often I see mismatches between logo and fonts in stylized designs like yours...)

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Logo: A+

    Title: C-

    A logo that I designed for Cosmic Dogs, a hot dog cart that the client was opening.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    I don't understand is the face in a helmet? In front of a helmet? Why is it melting to the right?

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    A common trippy trope is objects melting. The most famous example of this is Salvador Dali's melting watches.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I think it looks great. Only critique I would make is the space helmet looked like a planet at first and I kinda liked thinking it was a planet over a space helmet.

    But the face is perfect and the melting spatter part of it is perfect for a hot dog stand. Especially if they got condiment pumps.

    All around great logo.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    Very cool. Hard to decide which version I like better honestly

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    The logo looks great, the title is total gobbledegook.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I don't know anything about logo artwork, but I know I love this! I also love how unexpected it is for a hotdog cart, in a good way. Don't think I've seen anything like that before (again, I mean this in a good way!). Really nice work.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Nice job...

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I love it. Very inspiring for me

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    Looks good. Are you new to graphic design out of curiosity?

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (8 children)

    A logo should work as a black-and-white, and it should be scalable. While this is cute, it doesn't work as B&W, and it isn't scalable.

    Yeah, I'll get downvoted. But it's a hard truth.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    It's true, it just may not apply here. There's no reason to make a whole design language and account for websites, merchandise and other products if we know the logo is going on a hot dog stand banner.

    The real truth is that, if they ever expand or branch out, they can invest more to have the logo reworked for their new ventures.

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    If you scale this down, the hot dog is the first to disappear into a blur. That's not great for a hot dog stand.

    And it's not only about making it small, things also appear small when they're far away. You want your logo to be recognizable from 2 blocks away or from the top floor of a skyscraper. That's where distinct outlines and strong contrasts come in. It's no problem to lose a little detail, but a logo shouldn't become a blob.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I don't like this opinion, but as a business owner and a business on their second logomark revision, I agree. There are times when you're getting an etching done on a metal mug or small item and colors can't cut it.

    I love the logo as is, but I suggest you need a B&W version.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago

    It isn't in Co(s)mic Sans though

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago

    You somehow forgot a whole word in the title.

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