Gifts and business

[trystinn]

I received two boxes today, both from Ruth - an absolutely gorgeous mortar & pestle set, now residing on the kitchen Hestia shrine and a HUGE box of plastic jars to get my business going. Yeah, baby! Thank you, absolutely perfect in every way.

Now that I've got enough containers to get myself started, its time to trot out a few name ideas, each with a little descriptor of why I like it and possible deterrents. Comments practically begged for!

Triple Pillars - a Kabbalist reference to the Tree of Life, Con: two many l's and p's. Great logo potential, though.

Basset Boys - the stinky bassets that first got me interested in making incense to cover their own musky scent: while honest, it lacks romance. Logo potential is limited (but cute).

The Incense Cupboard - nice, tidy but lacks any true imagination as its a tad forgettable. Pros - It is what it says. Cons - Logo potential boring.

So, Flist, what's your thoughts?

Btw, would any of the amazing artists on my Flist be willing to help me create a logo? I've no artistic ability whatsoever, so I'm a bit desperate! I can't offer you any money, but can promise a nice box of incense as payment.

Comments

[jullia-starz.livejournal.com]

I really like "Triple Pillars", with "The Incense Cupboard" a close second. I don't know if I would buy incense from a company named "Basset Boys" if I didn't already know you.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Thank you - those are my two favorites, as well!

[jullia-starz.livejournal.com]

I actually can see one potential image for "The Incense Cupboard". I have a really old oak cupboard that we found on the side of the road on LI. Its what I use to store my canned goods at the moment, but it has been used to hold my incense making supplies.

The image.... an old cupboard, doors open with a variey of different jars, "Incense" is across the top of the cabinet, and "Cupboard" is on the bottom. Pencil drawing. Just an idea.

[mzwyndi.livejournal.com]

I prefer Triple Pillars.

But I am no artist.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I'm truly without any sketching ability at all - but yes, it does appeal.

We have a HUGE black cabinet (roughly 5 feet tall, maybe 4.5 feet wide with double doors) and if I was able to finish the door inserts in a timely manner, would make a great picture. Unfortunately, only the stag cross-stitch is completed at present.

It would also enable a Gallery of folks' incense cupboards to send pictures in to post. :)

[jullia-starz.livejournal.com]

You have a stag cross-stitch??? Where did you find the pattern?

Your cabinet sounds really cool, I would love to see a picture of it, and a great marketing tool to get pictures of other's folks cupboards.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Sigh. Me neither. I've got a rough up on Paint of three pillars - black, red & white. Ugh.

[mzwyndi.livejournal.com]

Is onyxtwilight on your f-list?

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

There was no pattern. Josh has a gorgeous celtic stag t-shirt, that he put on a light box and sort of traced out the outline on a piece of graph paper, then roughed out an embroidery pattern as he went.

Fricking gorgeous. He embroidered it on plain green fabric (not cross-stich fabric) over the course of a few nights. His first embroidery/cross-stich project.

I'm hoping he can make a doe, looking the opposite way for the other cabinet door. I'll post pics in a moment.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Yep, in fact, it was Onyxtwilight's gorgeous TOL graphic that gave me the original idea.

[mzwyndi.livejournal.com]

He is, among the designers I know, most likely to have a sign that says "will work for incense."

And now, I'm going to go duck before he comes along and thwaps me.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

He's on my Flist, apparently I'm not on his - so I'm not sure if Keith will be interested.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I've just posted pictures in a new post.

[dbmyrrha.livejournal.com]

I'm for Triple Pillars...and now I wish I knew something about design!

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

That appears to be the reigning favorite at the moment.

[seastormwitch.livejournal.com]

Triple Pillars, hands down.

I'm no artist though. :(

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Crap. Where's a pagan artist when we need one??

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Hey, you never mentioned what you thought of the web hosting company?

[man-of-snows.livejournal.com]

TripLe PiLLars gets my vote because the three L's can become pillars in the logo.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

You little sneak, you've let the cat out of the bag!

Now, if I only had an artist....

[dana3.livejournal.com]

Just not reading your LJ at that particular six hours, at a guess ... ;)
What kind of artwork do you need? How much are you willing to pay for it? (ie, do you want to try to hire Robin Wood for an original design? If so, www.robinwood.com). Or drop onyxtwilight a query as mzwyndi suggested.

Logo work takes time and is potentially hugely important. Patience, my dear, patience ... :D

I took these last night as I was leaving work

[mzwyndi.livejournal.com]

I have pictures for you. In architecture, there are actually five pillars (but the sunlight makes our building glass like a mirror, so there are ten total) I have a feeling someone better than I with photoshop could... capitalize on my amateur photography... (hint, hint)

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

Not deliberate, my flist is bigger than I can handle already. No offense intended. :-)

Other comments coming momentarily.

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

My which?

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

Of those options, I think Triple Pillars has the best potential for a business name.

And yes, I've been known to work for barter. The trouble is, I'm not sure I'm your best choice. The one skill I *don't* bring to the table as a graphic designer is hand illustration -- I don't really draw. Now, that doesn't mean I wouldn't turn you out an excellent logo, but if I did it, it would not be by the most direct and straightforward route of just drawing your little incense cupboard. There are certainly other possibilities, which include things like "find a hand artist to collaborate with" or "modify some stock art" [there is some great cheap stock art out there these days, I'm not talking about modifying Microsoft clip art here] or "start with a high-contrast b/w photo and alter/filter that until you have something you can make an outline from" or any number of other things I regularly do to get around my handicap.

The rest of this might be easier offlist, feel free to email me at onyxtwilight at comcast dot net.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I don't take offense, I promise. Email sent offlist, as requested.

*WEG*

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Didn't you have a glorious 3D view looking up the TOL at one point?? I may be mistaken, though.

[onyxtwilight.livejournal.com]

Oh. TOL = Tree of Life, I wasn't tracking properly. No, I don't have any icons (or anything else) like that, you must be thinking of someone else. I do have lots of nifty stuff, though. :-)

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I've noticed all that nifty stuff.

[winterlion.livejournal.com]

While I arrive late I think "Triple Pillars" is a good name :)
(but I think you've already gone with that, ya?)

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Yeppers, it was by far the favorite!