MoT's Watch Deal Forum Branding

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What kind of site swag would you be interested in?

Stickers/Decals
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20%
Hats
3
30%
Shirts
2
20%
Pens
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20%
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1
10%
 
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Re: MoT's Watch Deal Forum Branding

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TheJohnP wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:46 pm
FTE wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:28 pm
I think the timebomb analogy totally works. The text layout is also really clean. What do you think about having the domain name somewhere?
I've got this saved as a draft, so I can still play around with it.
Are you thinking manontime.com or watchdealforum.com?
watchdealforum.com

Could also be separate from the design, like on the back of a hat or shirt
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ManOnTime wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:45 pm
TheJohnP wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:18 pm I was playing around a site called Brand Crowd where you can design your own logos and such.

This is what I came up with for a site logo based on their tools and premade templates:

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I didn't pay the $$ to get the nicely rendered, clean logo, but wanted to share where my mind was leaning.

Here's the site if anyone wants to play around.
https://www.brandcrowd.com/maker/tag/time

I went ahead and pulled all the logos that have to do with time with their tagging system.
I dig it. 8-)

If I might make a suggestion, "ManOnTime" vs "Man On Time".
Actually used that suggestion to add the domain.
Also made the hour hand a little more prominent. That was bugging me.
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TheJohnP wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:46 pm
FTE wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:28 pm
I think the timebomb analogy totally works. The text layout is also really clean. What do you think about having the domain name somewhere?
I've got this saved as a draft, so I can still play around with it.
Are you thinking manontime.com or watchdealforum.com?
The latter.

I am pushing many of the site's references to that domain and will eventually have it replace manontime.com as where the site resolves to.

(manontime.com will then point to it.)
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ManOnTime wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:53 pm The latter.

I am pushing many of the site's references to that domain and will eventually have it replace manontime.com as where the site resolves to.

(manontime.com will then point to it.)
Let's try this one:

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Never mind about that one above, it doesn't feel "balanced."
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TheJohnP wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:09 pm Never mind about that one above, it doesn't feel "balanced."
Round 4

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Wonder how a dollar sign as a hand would look instead of the fuse? That's something everyone would immediately get. Not sure if it would look good, though.

Is this a banner image? Or an advertisement that could be placed elsewhere? If banner image, then all you need is the site name and tag line. Website users don't need the URL because they are already on the website.
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I was picturing more of a top banner image, personally.

Mostly I was playing around with a logo design site and really liked how it turned out. So figured I'd share.
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Run or hide just for fun deals I find
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