I looked back into my influences and took this image:
I really like this image and decided to created my own version on this on graph paper:
I then scanned my sketch into illustrator and used the line, curvature and pen tool to create this digitally, I really like this design and I want to develop this further. I am considering adding ink splatters to this design, and adding colours that I would like to be the companies colour palette.
I spent last night drawing each type separately to develop the companies name further. I kept it similar to my previous styles, however I combined the two:
I then took this font and compared it to an updated font draft I also drew, to see if it went well with the style. I do feel like the font is too fancy compared to the theme of pirates. I also am not completely satisfied with the logo design as there’s too many elements and I feel like the logo should be kept simple for it to be successful.
I want to re-design this and combine the anchor and a ship together, inspired by an image I saw on Pinterest earlier last week. I am also going to experiment with drawing the font in a rope style.
I had a look at existing Shoreditch Tattoo Parlours to help me think about what kind of styles and layouts already exist so I can develop something new to that area. I found these websites which are tattoo parlours in that area and I looked at their different logos:
http://goodtimestattoo.co.uk
http://iamvagabond.co.uk
http://www.shalladoretattoo.com
Most of these companies take on a black and white colour scheme and either go with a gothic style or a simplistic design. I want my design to be simple but I also want to add some colour to it which will give it uniqueness, giving it a distinctive type and a colourful logo.
I have been researching into popular tattoo fonts and also looking more into the possibly logo inspirations. I started drawing this weekend what my font and logo could look like, I decided I’m going to go for an anchor as my main base but somehow include elements of a 1800’s HMS Ship. This was my rough first idea:
I then started thinking in more depth about my typography that I wanted to use for the companies name. I looked on dafont.com and searched for ‘script’ types. I found two tattoo inspired fonts and then combined the two, this was my first sketch:
I really liked this style, however I was a bit too fancy for what I needed. I drew it again, with less curves and made sure the capital letters joined up to each other
I like the boldness of the font and the different thickness in the form of each letter. I like the fact it keeps in the ‘tattoo script’ style but strays away from it through the spacing and the different parts of thicker line. I plan on developing this more, focusing on each letter separately.