Cant think of any good logos. How bout u? I do handyman stuff. all different kinds of things. Andrew’s Handyman Services
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I'm no artist, but I see your logo as the word Handyman with a lot of "clutter", a lawn mower, a saw, various instruments of destruction making up some of the letters.
Maybe have the first word kind of messy and things get cleaned up as you move down the line, or the bottom of the work kind of messy and cleaned up towards the top.
Also, unless you are less than keen on doing the lawn mowing, I think you should include lawn service in you name: Andy's Handyman and Lawn Service. Just a thought.
Rich Beckman
yeah clutter may be too busy
your name is smack in the middle of the word handyman. you could use a different color for a-n-d-y
good idea
hANDYman (except fancyer)
there you go.
Not necessarily fancier, but "stronger".Note- don't punch up 'andy' so much. keep the case as either: Handyman or HANDYMAN. let the color or change in font or weight make the statement; it will be enough. all letters should be the same height. the overall effect should be a cohesive word
HANDYANDY Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
too christmasy. LOL
If I took a picture from clipart on Microsoft word would that be against copyright or anything. (In clipart seach rideon Lawnmower and it's the cartoon with the big head (thinking if I blowit up I can have HANDYMAN where the mower deck is))
it will tell you somewhere whether it's copyright free or not.many very successful logos have just been word with no graphics, ie Kleenex.
you really don't need a picture. you might want a picture, but i still feel that the simplicity of the word within a word is a big plus.
the first and third have a patriotic feel. the second one has a Craftsman feel (there are great true craftsman era fonts available): it's a popular and classic house style, and using a compatable font sends a message that you are knowledgeable.
the bottom one is simple and strong. note that the 2nd color is not grey, but a taupe. snicker at the color name if you want, but using a classic designer color is another way to send a subtle message of quality.
I like that idea.You could also include a simple picture of a crafstman house or other clasic home.Probably have it in "half tone" or something to put in the background.But a home is the only graphic that would cover all of the things that he can do..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Why would he want to call his business Kleenex???.
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I have Transcended the need for Pants....oooohhhhmmmmmm......
I'm going to agree with msm-s here.
If you are going to go with this idea, stick with the text.
You are offering to do many different things.
Any pic that you go with is going to favor just one or at most, a few things.
If you try to incorporate a bunch of pics, it gets cluttered.
You want it to be simple. Easy to catch when someone is in a hurry.
Here are several examples of different fonts you could use.
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I would rather try to be kind, and fail miserably, than not care enough to try in the first place.
i love papyrus and some of those other delicate fonts, but IMO the font should be bolder for a business involving tools and hard physical work.If andyman is the winner, it should be'andymanNot just because it's my idea ;-) but i still think Handyman- nice and big, 2-color alone, no art is the best. It is rare that such a simple concept says it all.
As for the clipart.Whether it is copyright free or not, something from microsoft word is not going to say "original" to anyone that uses that program and recognizes the clipart...
I would rather try to be kind, and fail miserably, than not care enough to try in the first place.
hey Andy
Why don't you create a new category. There are handyman and then there is
Andyman
drop the H but everyone will still see it there if used in the right context. But you have created a new category. A category of one
I like HANDYANDY too.
It rolls across the tongue trippingly. Also, my teeth had a discussion with my lips about this. Their general consenses was that they had no choice but to smile when they said HandyAndy.
I wonder if HandyAndyMan would be too long?
"It will cost you less to pay O'Neill to do nothing, than do something." ~ Roger Green
RIP, H.D. O'Neill (0-Knee)
Andy's Handy, or Andy's Handy Services etc.
i like how it looks in your post. To the point simple, nice colors and easy to understand. I spent about 1000 bucks to have a logo designed (http://www.logoworks.com).
yeah I'm not spending 1000 bucks. that's like 1/3 my years salary almost
i dont blame you we are in different businesses...
that's really all you need.
pick a font that looks good and do the 'andy' section either in just a different color, or possibly in a different color and weight, as long as it flows as one word with no extra spacing.
then just have your full name and contact number at bottom. since you do so many things, don't list them. somebody calls you about something you can't do, be honest about it and tell them what you can do and ask them to keep your card for another time.
I was thinking same thing--fortuitous to have a name that works for that!
You are all ahead of me; was also thinking that "Handy Andy" was a good one or a Cockney 'Andyman.
Edited 12/15/2007 12:08 pm ET by Danno
I like Handy Andy's Handyman Services. Handy Andy is a very catchy name.
yeah my fav. so far is
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kids
lol
good for you! go with your gut.
yeah I like the second one with the green an red dirty one looks good.
Your posting brought to mind -
''If the woman doesn't fing you handsome she might as well find you handy''
The Red Green Show.
For 150.00 or so different graphic artisits will design your logo
http://www.designoutpost.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9
Edited 12/16/2007 9:41 am ET by shellbuilder
Anyone thinking of a sign, logo, letterhead, any sort of advertising at all ... you need to read Claude Hopkins' book "My Life in Advertising."
A short book, and an easy read. Mr. Hopkins not only pioneered many of todays' advertising methods (the book came out in 1932 - and is STILL in print!), he painstakingly documented his efforts, and tested them against each other.
In short, a logo needs to tell a stranger what you're about, even at a glance, before they start reading. The it needs to tell them who you are. Finally, how to reach you. There are NO bonus points for fine art or subtle detail. There's something to be said for keeping it simple.
Mr. Hopkins also observes that then, as now, many of the ads you see do it all wrong .... and, whatever the reasons for the success of those businesses, it's certainly not because of the ad / logo / name!
Another important point he makes is that your values may be very different from those of your customer base. So, the first thing you need to define is just what it is you are selling. Are you selling paint brushes? Or peace of mind?
Nor need you limit yourself to but one sign, or one theme. For example, you can market yourself in the Fall for setting up Christmas decorations, or snow removal ..... then change the signs at Christmastime to ones advertising that you repair storm damage, and install screens. You can have artwork aimed at particular groups, and brought to their attention at the right time. An example would be blitzing property managers just before 'moving season,' to get some turn-around work.