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MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive

Post Number: 2461
Registered: 5-2001

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 3:36 pm:

I saw in the Star Ledger, that Montclair has now an "official logo"

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/essex/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1116306967252740.xml

With that in mind, maybe South Orange needs one, as well. After the election and last night's shenanigans, I guess this might be appropriate (Dave or Soda...feel free to try YOUR design skills, as well)

beifus

composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn

Post Number: 291
Registered: 8-2004

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 3:49 pm:

ha! By the way, the Star Ledger link doesn't have a picture of the new Montclair logo.

Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave

Post Number: 6413
Registered: 4-1997

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 4:03 pm:

The critique

1) Color choice: Hey... it's Halloween all year long! (the mind is very associative with colors)
2) Freud was involved on some level
3) Is that a person standing on his head?
4) Is it a light bulb? (don't use elements that aren't readily identifiable)
5) Typography is not good. The 't' needs a higher ascender for one thing; or make the "M" lowercase.

Final score: 70/100

Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave

Post Number: 6414
Registered: 4-1997

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 4:19 pm:

90/100

Deidra
Citizen
Username: Deidralynn

Post Number: 186
Registered: 6-2004

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 4:20 pm:

Dave, it's an eagle and flag on a pole that is very symbolic of the town in the beloved and popular Edgemont Park. Montclair is my hometown and I happen to like it. Your critique about the typeset is right on the money though...

composerjohn
Citizen
Username: Composerjohn

Post Number: 292
Registered: 8-2004

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 4:22 pm:

not impressed. I definately agree with Dave's #2 - that's the first thing I thought when I saw it.

mrosner
Citizen
Username: Mrosner

Post Number: 1954
Registered: 4-2002

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 4:43 pm:

MHD: Surely you can come up with a positive image as a logo for S. Orange.

peteglider
Citizen
Username: Peteglider

Post Number: 1136
Registered: 8-2002

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 4:45 pm:

and the oddly tilted characters are supposed to be?

I thought the "L" was our own lovely "South Orange Pole" -- model of which is in front of SOMS!

Pete

Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave

Post Number: 6415
Registered: 4-1997

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 5:08 pm:

Not quite an eagle

eagle

kathy
Citizen
Username: Kathy

Post Number: 1128
Registered: 5-2001

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 5:21 pm:

It's the war memorial in Edgemont Park, not a flagpole.

Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat

Post Number: 668
Registered: 5-2003

Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 6:11 pm:

There's always the plastic orange in front of the middle school.

thegoodsgt
Citizen
Username: Thegoodsgt

Post Number: 837
Registered: 2-2002

Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 7:37 am:

Lizziecat is onto something.

As we conceive of a logo for South Orange, we mustn't forget or ties to the citrus industry.

Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk

Post Number: 8458
Registered: 5-2001

Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 8:00 am:

After Dave mentioned halloween because of the orange circle (moon or sun?) the finial on the monument looks an awful lot like a witch on a broom to me. But then I have always been a little odd.... :-)

Deidra
Citizen
Username: Deidralynn

Post Number: 189
Registered: 6-2004

Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 2:35 pm:

Thanks Dave...oops!

how did you find that!?! oh keeper of the board!

Old and Gray
Citizen
Username: Pastmyprime

Post Number: 100
Registered: 2-2005

Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 10:42 am:

For a logo: how about a stolen car with no headlights.

Or a town mascot: a drunken college student.

Just kidding.

MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive

Post Number: 2470
Registered: 5-2001

Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 11:14 am:

How about a town slogan:

South Orange - like Newark, but without the political patronage, empty lots, corruption, lifetime appointments and taxpayer boondoggles.

uh...nevermind.

red_alert
Citizen
Username: Red_alert

Post Number: 120
Registered: 3-2005

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 9:35 am:

New Town Name Suggestions:

Upper Vailsburg
West Newark
Lower Maplewood
University Heights

Anyone else?

Brett Weir
Citizen
Username: Brett_weir

Post Number: 639
Registered: 4-2004

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 4:41 pm:

Shorter Hills

Sheena Collum SHU
Citizen
Username: Sheena_collum

Post Number: 117
Registered: 4-2005

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 6:56 pm:

oh common... how's about this for a slogan...

SOUTH ORANGE-YOU (pronounced "are-n'-juw") glad you live here?

oh.. I just kill myself

BOT MEETING TONIGHT - BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Stuart0628
Citizen
Username: Stuart0628

Post Number: 61
Registered: 2-2003

Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 - 7:42 pm:

Sheena, have you been teaching my daughter knock-knock jokes again?

Orange you glad I didn't say South Banana?

Sheena Collum SHU
Citizen
Username: Sheena_collum

Post Number: 118
Registered: 4-2005

Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 12:12 am:

Oh Stuart,

It's good to know someone has somewhat the same sense of humor as I do...lol (it's hard to come by my level of corny now a days).

-Sheena