Logo Design

I'm not an 'artist' and have very little talent for drawing or painting, However I found that computers were a great way for me to design and produce things that looked good. Once I discovered the earliest desktop publishing packages, I found I could produce reasonably good layouts for posters, cassette inlays etc.

Alongside actual websites, I've also helped with design ideas for logos. I spent a few weeks working on a number of ideas for a name for the 80s band I tried to put together. Most of the names came from other people in the band, but all the design ideas were mine. I also desgined a logo for dorsetart.co.uk - a local painter who's website I may create in the future.

What's that logo that looks a bit like the Microsoft Office logo?

Perpetual Motion was a 'band name' I came up with around 1988-1990 ish, and I used it on two tapes I made of songs I'd written. I can't take credit for the name - I heard it talked about in relation to music in the superbly funny film 'Young Einstein' (starring the dubiously named 'Yahoo Serious'). I liked the sound of it, and it stuck in my mind, and so it became the name I used. I think there may have been a record released in the 90s by a band calling themselves Perpetual Motion, but as far as I'm aware it didn't have much success.

The logo I can't take credit for either, I found it on a clipart collection on whatever desktop publshing software I was using at the time. It was clean and simple, and seemed relevant to the name Perpetual Motion. I'm not sure when Microsoft first started using their 'jigsaw' type logo for MS Office, but I'm fairly sure it was after 1990...... However in the spirit of 'fair play' I have decided not to attempt to sue Bill Gates for stealing my 'intellectual property' :)

Perpetual Motion has become a bit of a philosophy of mine over the years. Things change, life goes on, and nature survives by constantly evolving. The only time things stop changing is when they die, so Perpetual Motion is the meaning of life...... (or is it 42?)

Band Logo

We all came up with loads of suggestions for a band name, and so I took a few of the best and started experimenting with logo ideas (in the hope that one would stand out over the rest, and help us make a decision). The band unfortunately came to an end before a name was chosen, but I'm still quite pleased with some of the designs.

Dorest Art

I came up with a few variations, mainly based on a map of dorset, and images of paintings done by the artist. When these were discussed with the artist, the more 'traditional' design was preferred (which is logical for the type of paintings he is producing). However I'm still really fond of the more 'modern' design, and keep looking for other uses for this logo (or elements of it).