Monday, November 2, 2009

Thoughts on THIS as a Logo for the Site

Goldwater's Ghost suggested that I consider offering merchandise...something I've given some thought to. Gotta have a logo if you're going to do that--so here's one....what are your thoughts?

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

No way. The Flag is the Flag. No modification for a commercial needs. You can use the Flag in a logo, but leave the design as is.

Goldwater's Ghost said...

It's a good start. Personally, I'm not crazy about messing with the flag, but that's just me.

I was thinking more of a cartoonish icon (think Playboy). But, then again, I've been called a walking cartoon. A play on the Conservative Wahoo name, like a fish wearing a bowler, Churchillian-like, and a tag line along the lines of "The Conservative Wahoo - Swimming Against the Currents".

Slap that on tee shirts, mugs and mouse pads, and away we go.

Not exactly a Don Draper pitch, but you get the point.

SamShapiro said...

Have a contest. Winner gets a CW mug.

Mudge said...

Sam S - Winner gets a clear glass CW coffee mug.

Anonymous said...

Use of the flag is ok in my opinion since it is in good taste. That said, where is the hook to UVA (colors, jefferson, dome...something that does not infringe on the current logos used of course). The downside is that use of a UVA inspired logo would tend to brand your site as elitist, duke loosing, and groh loving! Go Terps!

Smoothfur said...

"NEVER" mess with the flag. Use a cartoon drawing of a Naval Officer at the bow of his ship with a spy glass looking for news.

The Conservative Wahoo said...

All of you would-be ad agency types are welcome to provide a drawing of your ideas....

Goldwater's Ghost said...

That's what the Art Department is for; I'm from Creative...

Hire one of them there graphic arteests.

PK said...

I agree with most - don't mess with the flag.

I'm envisioning a big "C" (which looks much like an "O"), perhaps with some red and white stripes swooping across the bottom. You know, something that inspires Hope.

Smoothfur said...

Pick one from among these

http://images.google.com/images?q=a%20ships%20captain%20with%20spyglass&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

My choice;
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://picture-book.com/files/userimages/249u/st18.png&imgrefurl=http://picture-book.com/node/3176&usg=__9qcqVPupRtiRDS5y7BoA3yHsuGM=&h=700&w=600&sz=672&hl=en&start=6&um=1&tbnid=FowFX44J-CJk-M:&tbnh=140&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dships%2Bcaptain%2Bwith%2Bspyglass%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

The Conservative Wahoo said...

I like GG's idea--a Fish, standing up, with a Bowler and a Monacle.

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