Looking at other band's Logos

Before I decide on a logo to use for my band, I want to look at other bands logos, to help give me inspiration.

 Above are the logos of three British Punk Rock bands- the Sex pistols, The Clash and Guns n' Wankers. They're all very simple- Just the title of the band in a particular font. One of the things that leaped out at me at first glance was how similar the Sex Pistols' and the Guns n' Wankers' logos are. They're both made to look as if they've been made from paper cuttings of letters- As if somebody used a newspaper to cut out the letters, and assemble them as the words they wish to use. Again, this gives it a very hand-done look, which is relevant to the DIY Ethic popular with Punks. Guns n' Wankers have definitely gotten a lot of inspirations out of the Sex Pistols' logo- It's as if they're trying to mimic it. It helps make the audience recognise the band as being of the same genre, and shows it is catering to the same audience. By using a similar style of design, it's making the audience familiar with the type of band it is. Even people who've never heard of the band before can guess what it'll be like.

 British Punk Rock bands tend to use simple colour schemes, with their simple logos. Usually, they seem to go with Black, White, and occassionally Red. Red, of course, has connotatiosn

 Above are the logos of three American Punk Rock bands- Less than Jake, the Offspring and The Ramones. American Punk Rock Seems to have a tendency to go more towards Image-based Logos. They also generally feature little colour, simply being black or White, and go for a design more comparable to a stamp of some sort. 

 I experimented with the design of my own logo, to see what I could come up with.

1) To start me off, I decided to try a drawing of a hand, just to see where it would get me. Originally, I planned to have it holding scissors, but that seemed a little complex for a logo. I decided to try a more simple design, which would perhaps be more recognisable. 

2) A Slightly simpler idea, this is a pair of scissors "Cutting strings". This was meant to symbolise the freeing of something, or someone. This ties into the general message my brand is trying to portray, that we're puppets to society, that a "Puppet Master" is pulling the strings, and that we should free ourselves fro these strings. 

3) I simply drew a pair of scissors for this design. I decided to take inspiration from some of the other Punk-Rock logo designs, and give this logo a stamp-like look. This design's more simple, and is easily recognisable. 

4) This one's a more literal demonstration of the message I'm trying to portray, actually showing the strings of a puppet being cut with a pair of scissors.