What's Your Handle? (Origins of your maker marks)

[KingsCountyLeather]

9 hours ago, alpha2 said:

Thanks! I was right, mine didn't sound like that...

Lol

[lostcaggy]

Caggy is slang for left handed

[Orangeleather]

On 30/12/2017 at 3:27 AM, Mjolnir said:

you are killin' me. I'll design it for free then go find a blacksmith. I went to college for graphic design.

Your generous offer is duly noted & if my own methods fail to materialise then it’s another option thanks.

I did start a thread in the computer section reference acquiring a copyright free digital image catalogue for my laser engraving so it’s another tasking for 2018.

(long story short, military cap badges*, police & fire brigade badges, custom motorcycle and coat of arms images) 

 

*UK & European to start

Edited December 31, 2017 by Orangeleather

[bvc79]

On 12/30/2017 at 0:15 AM, bikermutt07 said:

My idea for the stamp is "Leather Nut".

In this image you can see how the face and back are not parallel. The post is set square to the back face. Rossr and I were discussing how I might be able to fix it. But it will leave at the most a shallow impression.

 

 

I like the design, Mutt, I wish the idiots had cut the stamp right for you. I wonder if you could find someone to even it out?  I know very little about stamp making, but may someday I hope to fabricate one myself.  I was going to look into just getting a structural bolt or something, removing the thread, flattening the head, and figuring out how to carve the image in.   (I imagine that being a lot more difficult than I'm assuming, though)

[bikermutt07]

4 minutes ago, bvc79 said:

 

I like the design, Mutt, I wish the idiots had cut the stamp right for you. I wonder if you could find someone to even it out?  I know very little about stamp making, but may someday I hope to fabricate one myself.  I was going to look into just getting a structural bolt or something, removing the thread, flattening the head, and figuring out how to carve the image in.   (I imagine that being a lot more difficult than I'm assuming, though)

It would probably cost just as much to start over with a new one.  

As for your idea, it would be costly unless you already have engraving tools.

People that do have them make custom tooling stamps for themselves.

Thanks for the ideas.

[KingsCountyLeather]

23 minutes ago, Orangeleather said:

Your generous offer is duly noted & if my own methods fail to materialise then it’s another option thanks.

I did start a thread in the computer section reference acquiring a copyright free digital image catalogue for my laser engraving so it’s another tasking for 2018.

(long story short, military cap badges*, police & fire brigade badges, custom motorcycle and coat of arms images) 

 

*UK & European to start

I’ve looked at the thread in the computer section... did you find anything interesting that you could use? I would imagine that there is a very limited amount of images without copyright? I think some people are gifted at that type of work.

I remember paying an artist onetime to design a logo for a carpet store for me, I didn’t like anything she tried but paid her for her time anyway. I probably should have tried a graphic designer like Mjolnir said.

[bvc79]

Also, my handle is just my initials, and my driver number for the taxi company I work for.  They don't allow us to have names any more, being cabbie scum, after all.  My maker's mark is still in the design process, as I am incredibly new to this, and I'm trying to keep focused on building my skills before I dare to dream of needing a mark or needing a company name.  

[bikermutt07]

1 hour ago, KingsCountyLeather said:

I’ve looked at the thread in the computer section... did you find anything interesting that you could use? I would imagine that there is a very limited amount of images without copyright? I think some people are gifted at that type of work.

I remember paying an artist onetime to design a logo for a carpet store for me, I didn’t like anything she tried but paid her for her time anyway. I probably should have tried a graphic designer like Mjolnir said.

 

1 hour ago, bvc79 said:

Also, my handle is just my initials, and my driver number for the taxi company I work for.  They don't allow us to have names any more, being cabbie scum, after all.  My maker's mark is still in the design process, as I am incredibly new to this, and I'm trying to keep focused on building my skills before I dare to dream of needing a mark or needing a company name.  

Since we are heading down the road of designing logos, here are a few thoughts...

You don't need your name in your logo. It is your brand that people will eventually associate with your company. Think Apple and McDonald's. 

You want to try to stay in the 2D world and one color. This makes printing paraphernalia easier. 

The design should be simple. This helps when you enlarge or more importantly shrink down your size. If you have a large difficult design after reducing the size it will become illegible and muddled.

King County Leather, here is just a suggestion for a logo. How about putting that crown inside the shape of your county? You could even fit "KCL" inside the crown.

Take it all with a grain of salt.

[KingsCountyLeather]

12 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

 

Since we are heading down the road of designing logos, here are a few thoughts...

You don't need your name in your logo. It is your brand that people will eventually associate with your company. Think Apple and McDonald's. 

You want to try to stay in the 2D world and one color. This makes printing paraphernalia easier. 

The design should be simple. This helps when you enlarge or more importantly shrink down your size. If you have a large difficult design after reducing the size it will become illegible and muddled.

King County Leather, here is just a suggestion for a logo. How about putting that crown inside the shape of your county? You could even fit "KCL" inside the crown.

Take it all with a grain of salt.

Thanks bikermutt07, 

i dont know why, but every time I try to design something I never like it. I’m actually quite good at drawing, carpentry, and making things with my hands but always someone else’s designs, always a copy. That’s why I think the people who can design new things and create art are naturally gifted and is not learned from scratch.

[bikermutt07]

2 hours ago, KingsCountyLeather said:

Thanks bikermutt07, 

i dont know why, but every time I try to design something I never like it. I’m actually quite good at drawing, carpentry, and making things with my hands but always someone else’s designs, always a copy. That’s why I think the people who can design new things and create art are naturally gifted and is not learned from scratch.

My wife is an art teacher and I'm sure she would disagree. We all have at least some creativity buried in us. She is really good at bringing it out in her students.