17 Apr
2013
17 Apr
'13
12:25 p.m.
Hi Paul,
Sounds like a lovely series!
I'm a graphic designer in my non-dance life, and the first thing I would
recommend you consider is this: do you actually need a logo? Here's a great
article that talks more about that:
http://www.mcwade.com/DesignTalk/2011/11/does-this-need-a-logo/.
Perhaps you just need a consistent look to your flyers — our dance series
in Montpelier, VT, doesn't have a logo, but has an effective flyer design
that's been consistent for many years. Our regular dancers could all
probably pick our flyer out of a table-full of flyers at 50 yards! :)
I don't know if David Kaynor's on this list, but he creates beautiful,
often hand-lettered flyers for his dances in Greenfield. Very elegant,
old-fashioned feel that might fit really well with your historic spaces.
I'd also be happy to work with you! I'm not an illustrator, but I do like
good typography. Send me a private message if you're interested. You can
see some of the stuff I've done here: http://danadwya.daportfolio.com/.
Good luck with the series!
Dana Dwinell-Yardley
Montpelier, VT
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Paul Rosenberg wrote:
Hi folks,
I'm looking for suggestions for clipart, or for someone who is a good
graphic designer I could pay to make a design for a new dance series that I
am creating.
The two series that I organize are family dances and community (easy, all
ages welcome, longways, squares, circles) dances.
In addition to these series, I am hired for some special events that are
open to the public. My email list for of interested dancers is well over
300 subscribers. For a while now, I've had an idea of getting people
interested in coming to these "extra dances" that are not part of my
regular series. Many of these dances are in beautiful, unique spaces.
For example, in 2 weeks we are playing in a hall that is over 100 years
old, and very much looking like it probably did in 1900. Lots of nice
woodwork, pretty stage, etc. Then, 2 weeks later, we are playing in the
"Octagon Barn", built around ten years ago (it's about 100 years newer
than
the other hall). Gorgeous floor, ceiling, windows, etc. We have some
other annual or occasional or one-nighter events like these in all sorts of
incredible spaces.
So, my idea is to have a series of dances with a name like "Unique Spaces
for Delightful Dances" or something like that. Any ideas for a better
title?
Does anyone have a nice design they can share that we could use as a logo,
clipart, or does anyone want to create one that I can use?
Paul Rosenberg
Albany, NY
www.homespun.biz
518-482-9255