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Message started by gitarzan on 11/10/04 at 18:15:41

Title: Logo challenge
Post by gitarzan on 11/10/04 at 18:15:41

I was sitting around on my hands and as I really liked the idea of a logo for a shirt or tee or hat, I thought I'd develop it out a little further.

I had a couple years of industrial design in school and learned the value of not stopping your first idea. We used to work on idea after idea after idea. Sometimes you combined ideas, always refining, sometimes you ended up using idea #1 anyway.

Well, it's too cold ride anymore, and I've not got a garage to work on the bike, so here's what I'm up to tonight. Simple stuff but I'm having fun.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gitarzan/logos/logo2.gif

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gitarzan/logos/logo3.gif

(Just a Joke)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gitarzan/logos/logo4.gif

From a few days ago...

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gitarzan/logos/logo.gif

I figure if the "artistes" among us all contribute over the next few months maybe we can come up with something great. Feel free to refine what others have done and and vice versa. Let's consider it a group effort.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by thehoghunter on 11/11/04 at 05:37:39

Can you use the Suzuki name - or would that be infringement on their name/logo (Including the red S)? And since they don't really listen to their Savage owners as far as needed improvements, why even mention Suzuki? Just a thought.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by Savage_Rob on 11/11/04 at 06:06:39

If it were my company, I wouldn't mind the free advertising... provided it was in good taste.

Just speaking generically of thumpers is obviously safe.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by gitarzan on 11/11/04 at 07:17:47

thehoghunter wrote:

For a small scale run, I'd think not. That would be cutting off their nose to spite their face. They're not Harley after all, licensing out Harley Barbie Dolls.

The reason they don't listen to owners is the same reason the Savage/Boulevard S40 is so cheap. By not having to redesign, retool, remarket year after year, the've recouped thier initial investment and pass it on to the customer. The Savage provides a lot bang for the buck in the starter bike price range. I'd doubt if sales would be as good, no matter what they did to it, if the bike cost $6000.

And if you look at the Boulevard, from an aethetics point of view, they did change it to the way most folks seemed to do it anyway, racy handlebars, one piece seat, no sissybar. It took almost 20 years, but they did change it up a little. Engine and drive train-wise, I suspect that emissons certications and retooling would cause a major increase in costs. The eye candy stuff they did was mostly done by just changing their order to their outside suppliers.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by rkutzner on 11/11/04 at 17:03:32

I like the second and third ones....hehehe......

I love my S40, for $3995 (plus the usual $500 tax/tags/title) what more do you want? After the K&N, Supertrapp, driver backrest and carb tune, I'll still be a hair under $5000 TOTAL. And it will run like a bat outta ........:)

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by sluggo on 11/11/04 at 17:26:09

i think greg's engine logo would be a perfect graphic simply because it's the one thing on the machine that nobody changes.

as i explained it to my lovely wife, we don't have 50k to buy a custom job. but with a machine less than a tenth of the cost and some creative customizing on my part, it'll do the job nicely. when i'm done i think the whole thing will come in around 6k. it will be more custom than a savage. i'll call it the md650 custom.

which brings me back to... gregs engine graphic would be a great logo.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by PerrydaSavage on 11/12/04 at 03:22:03

8)Those're cool designs ... and am all in favour of coming up with something for tee's & hats ... it'll be interesting to see what the artists here at suzukisavage.com will come up with. Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by Paladin on 11/12/04 at 06:39:35

The list of V-Twin cruisers is rather long.
The list of Thumper cruisers is rather short.

The Big Single was the reason I ended up with a Savage -- any logo would just have to include the engine.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by sunny on 11/12/04 at 15:15:54

single and lovin' it!

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by Diane on 11/12/04 at 19:28:04

I think Sunny nailed it!

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by savagethumper on 11/12/04 at 20:14:48

I tend to agree with Sluggo, Greg's logo is definetely the most original and unchanged.

Title: Re: Logo challenge
Post by gitarzan on 11/12/04 at 20:53:06

I wasn't asking for opinions.

I was asking for artwork.

::)