Newb logo critique

heya im kinda new to design and i thought if i want to one day make money from designing maybe i should try making a logo

well two minutes l8r here it is;

now that i actually look at it im not too sure about it so whatever critique you give will be appreciated and i wont be offended

BTW its meant to be for a salon or somthin

what can i do to better my designs based on this… err… work

The effect on the text is nice, but everything in behind it looks overdone.
If it’s for a salon, you might want to take a look at the style of the design and the style of the salon. The logo should represent to an extent the salon.

yeh my idea was that the cat represented “grooming”

but i guess that is kinda random :sigh:

Perhaps part of the problem is that the cat is a little difficult to make out with all the effects going on. For a logo, start with a standard text + image with as few colors as possible, then move onto giving it effects.

k il redo this with that in mind, might not be up till the mornin tho

thanx

Well, I don’t want to crush your dream but to me that logo doesn’t look like you put any thought into it. I mean, if it’s a logo for a salon why use the pixel type? Is this a virtual salon? Also, is it just me or does the brown and black look like dirt? Or maybe those black dots on the comb are headlice. lol

Think about who your target audience is, and try to put yourself in their shoes. Also as for a logo, what you have there is too complex. Keep it simple so the logo is legible at small sizes and in black and white.

Keep plugging away, you’ll get the hang of this stuff.

heh yeh i know it sucks but i gotta start somwhere right

il do a new one and see wat u guys think