Firestation Logo

[Wo-Nellie]

If they don't... fight em.

[firepunk626]

Cool cool. Yeah I am digging it that way too.

Guys I really got to thank you for all the input. It really helped me out alot, hopefully the guys at the station dig it too.

[PencilVillian]

I really like the "back to back" look that is going on. Makes much more sense. Shows the fighting but also unity and with the hydrant at the center.

[eriksson]

I really like the bottom one! The upper one makes me think of the hammer and sickle, which perhaps is not what you very going for. Also, the 5 looks very WordArt-ish.

[Telekinetic Ketchup]

that bottom ones ****ing awesome.

[firepunk626]

[firepunk626]

I think that would look cool. I'll have to try that. As far as them fighting each other, I think thats what we were going for. Fighting over the hydrant, but i think i'll try it with them turned around. I also wanna try it with differennt colored helmets. Because as it is now its 2 officers.

Thanks guys. will post an update a little later.

[Beastie]

You should put them back to back. It would better emphasize unity that way.

Yeah, I like this idea.

At the moment they're actually staring at each other and raising their fists. That tells me that they're fighting each other - rather than fighting fire.

Put them facing away from one another and the whole image takes on a new meaning.

Great suggestion from Mase.

[Mase]

You should put them back to back. It would better emphasize unity that way.

[PencilVillian]

Ah! I've been typing while you've been working. LOL! Yeah, I think this has a nicer feel to it. It's in a completely new direction and keeps your brain from getting stuck. This can be easily blown up on the back of shirts, table top, coozies, shoulder of a t-shirt or pocket (many uses with those proportions. You just need to figure out how to incorporate the text and maybe a fire element.

Nice work firepunk!

[PencilVillian]

Separate yourself from the work, take a step back and look at this as a logo that will represent your whole station. Does it give you the impact you/your fellow firefighters invisioned?

I think that's an excellent point. Sometimes what you want to do just doesn't work for what will work. Maybe in this case a logo should be just that, a logo, and minus the cartoon characters and focus on the FIGHTIN' FIVE as a station?

The characters have a very Irish, Notre Dame vibe which keeps distracting me. I'm not saying to necessarily go one way or the other but to just step back, think from a completely different perspective and go down that avenue for a little bit. You'll know if it's right, wrong or somewhere in- between.

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Hmmmmm, table tops and t-shirts huh? If I go back to your original design and and think more, maybe you can do this...Take the FIVE and make it all engulfed in flames and have the hydrant spraying water out as if the firemen punched it open. While you're at it maybe just make FIGHTIN' and FIVE engulfed in flames for consistency. Quick thumbnail sketches is the way to go. You can bang an idea out avery one to five minutes and make subtle changes and combinations really quick.

[firepunk626]

and I am done for the night. Thanks for all the input guys, its definitely appreciated. And please keep it coming. This is a big deal to me and the guys and we want it to rock.

[Wo-Nellie]

Ninja's right, difficult to tell who or what they are fighting, especially since when I think of firefighters I always imagine them brawling with each other (every firefighting movie and t.v. show ever made doesn't help with this depiction).
Anyhow, maybe the station number on the helmet.

[ninja216]

I'm still not sure if thet're fighting the fire or each other, maybe a light twinkling in the eyes of our firemen to give more of an idea of where they are looking...also I like that you changed the hydrant to fire, but the fire seems a bit small...the five thing still is confusing, maybe yo could give them patches on there sleeves with 5 written on it?

just some ideas, keep working at it!

[firepunk626]

taking some advice, which I appreciate, here is take two