#band logo

[lil-tachyon]

For the last couple weeks I've been drawing logos / designs for local-ish (mostly NJ, some PA and NY) bands as warmups in the morning. Here's what I've come up with! Massive post below the break explaining each logo + where to find each band and listen to their music.

Teenage Halloween- a staple of New Jersey basements for probably about a decade now and finally getting wider recognition in the last couple years. Pop punk / power pop with a killer horn section. First time I saw them was in New Brunswick playing with Walter Etc. and Blowout. They played a killer cover "Build Me Up Buttercup" and my wife got a black eye in the pit. Recommended tracks: "Brain Song," "666," "Clarity." Their first EP is on a separate bandcamp page btw, check it out here it's great.

Sweet Pill - They will call themselves a Philly band but in my heart they'll always be from Glassboro. Definitely one of the more recognizable names on this list. Emo revival - early stuff is more twinkly, more recent stuff is heavier. All of it's great. Recommended tracks "Nephew," "High Hopes."

Shark Club - Central Jersey's finest. I'm very biased because I actually know these dudes and they did the music for my wedding. Some of the best pop punk you'll hear and the nicest people you'll meet. Recommended tracks: "Game Theory," "Bill Murray," "Heavens to Betsy."

Rest Ashore - My favorite band for the last (oh God I'm old now) eight years. From gut-wrenching emo ballads to virtuoso math-rock instrumentals they do it all. One time I got to sing vocals on "Lucy's Theme" at a house show- thank you Erica! Recommended tracks: "Hjarta," "Chinese Opera," "Devotion," "Soyuz Sweetheart." Too many bangers to name honestly, just deep dive their discography.

Morus Alba - First band I ever went to see at a house show and still one of my absolute favorites. Their music feels like the bridge between the best pitchfork, /mu/ alt rock bands and high energy basement emo. I mean that as a compliment and I hope it comes off as one lol. I should note that since 2019 Morus Alba has morphed from a band into an experimental hip-hop project so later releases sound radically different and basically disconnected from the earlier stuff. Also my favorite release from them, Live at Isabelle's, has been scrubbed from the internet but if you'd like the files just email me. Recommended tracks: "Skyscraper," "Human Resources," "The Goodnight Waltz."

Have a Good Season - another Jersey mainstay that's still going strong. Emo revival in their earlier releases, now with more 70s power pop influences in their newer stuff. See them live, they put on a fantastic show and usually play some great covers in addition to their original music. HaGS guys if you're reading this, please put your version of "Since You've Been Gone" online, I'm begging you. Recommended tracks: "Joseph / Shel Silverstein," (you have to listen to them together for the drop, so good) , "Gum, "Gleaux / Scab." Also, frontman Nic Palermo interviewed me once.

Elephant Jake - If you see any of these bands live make it EJ, they put on such a damn good show. Electrifying indie punk from the Empire State. Recommended tracks: "F.D.C." "Sarah Moyer," "Goodness to Honest," and of course you gotta learn "Sebastien Bauer" for the singalongs.

Blind Lion - Sadly one of the greats that we lost along the way. Defunct since about 2017. I only got to see them once but it was a great performance. Alongside their own stuff they played some killer covers of "Bad Moon Rising" and "Moonage Daydream." I had trouble doing a logo design for them because I actually really like the composition, if not the "Ed Hardy-ness," of their existing logo so what you see here are two separate attempts, neither of which feels entirely satisfying to me. Frontperson Larry Flately currently plays in Nematode and also handled production of Bradley Gardens joke hiphop group The Breakfast Boiz under the moniker "DJ Ova EZ." Recommended tracks: "Brumous," "Dinner."

Fighting Seasons - A band that I sadly found out about too late (via a sticker under the bridge in my town which has since been painted over). 2010s pop punk that packs a helluva punch, especially considering that I'm pretty sure the members were high schoolers for most of the band's existence. I think some members may have gone on to form Sawce (FFO Chon, Polyphia, that type of music) but I can't remember where I read/heard that so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Recommended tracks: "Fighting Seasons," "Oil on Canvas"

Milkmen- Another fallen giant, officially disbanded in 2019. Like Morus Alba, they played the very first house show I attended and their few releases remain on constant rotation in my home. Used to put on a great show and were one of the bands I always thought would make it big until suddenly they weren't around anymore. Frontman Ben Thieberger contributed guitar and vocals to Covid quarantine project Kin if you're looking for a bit of an extra fix but beyond that I don't know what these guys are up to these days, sadly. Recommended tracks: "Ramus," "Johnny Dangerously," "how sieves catch breeze," "K.O.T.H."

Stand and Wave - New York (now Philly) pop punkers delivering instant dopamine hits with every track. Another great live act, see them with EJ if you can! They often play shows together. Recommended tracks: "Convos," "Mrs. Dash," "Splashton Kutcher," "Michael Collins."

My Chemical Romance - You know who they are. While I was drawing all these other logos I ran a poll on Patreon to decide which famous New Jersey band should also be graced with a drawing from me. MCR won the poll by a hefty margin so unfortunately you won't get to see me do an illegible black metal take on Hoboken's Yo La Tengo. I ended up doing two versions: the one with the halo is the first, the one with the bats was the second. I tried to do something kind of thin and elegant with the first one and I don't think it's terrible but I also wasn't quite satisfied with it. For the 2nd attempt I tried to lean into the kind of pulpy, almost horror punk aesthetic of early MCR and I think that one looks better even if it's less original.

Anyway if you took the time to read through all this, thank you very much! And please support these bands! Also If any of the links aren't working please let me know.

-Logan

#emo #pop punk #new jersey #band logo #logo design #punk #my chemical romance #mcr #emo revival

[fuzzpetalz]

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#anothrknife #my art #thursday band #band logo #hand lettering #lettering

[possible-streetwear]

#genesis p-orridge #genesis p orridge #genesis p.orrige #psychic tv #ptv3 #ptv #throbbing gristle #tg #experimental music #Experimental #industrial music #industrial band #industrial #indus #ambient music #ambient #electronic music #electronic band #electronics #electronic #uk artist #logo #logo design #band logo

[p0is0ngirlx]

#p0is0ngirlx #static x #nu metal #glitter #glitter gifs #glitter edits #gifs #gif #bands #band logo

[toothcemetery]

currently having the time of my life making cute little band logo stickers

#elliott smith #title fight #band logo #digital art #artists on tumblr #redbubble

[tackyvillain]

i completed my debut solo zine, featuring 10 metal band logo designs for bands that don't exist!!

you can download the pdf for free on my itch.io here, or message me via tumblr if you are interested in a physical copy (for the small cost of printing + shipping)

(note: these logos aren't free to use)

#metal art #metal logo #band logo #death metal #black metal #crust punk #grindcore #doom metal #extreme metal #please forgive the tag spam. im really proud of how this turned out #zine #art zine

[larshogstrom]

WIP logo and mini identity for sound designer Sebastian Kurtén

#graphic design #band logo #logodesign #larshogstrom #typography

[thehappyspaceman]

In case you ever think logo oversimplification is bad nowadays, just remember what Electric Light Orchestra did to their logo in 1986.

Yeesh.

#electric light orchestra #jeff lynne #logo design #logo #band logo #oversimplified #minimalism #1970s #classic rock #rock #progressive rock #prog rock #prog #art stuff

[glitchyghoul]

Dumpty Humpty from Danny Phantom

#danny phantom #fake band #band logo

[pikmin-applebloom-art]

Ok. This is a prequel AU where professors Sada, Turo, Birch, and Sycamore are college-aged and in a metal band which logo is the best option (Birch is the lead singer he flew in from Hoenn). I have band logo ideas

[ID: a Breaking Bad-like logo for Cytoplasm Blastocyst that uses the Chemical symbols for Oxygen and Arsenic. end of ID.]

Breaking Bad logo because science nerds making a metal band. Yes those are Oxygen and Arsenic, the second one make it edgy because Arsenic has Arse. Turo explained this to birch and he started laughing when Sycamore told him what Arse means in Galarian English and made breaking bad jokes is a terrible Blazikeney Accent.

[ID: Cytoplasm Blastocyst Logo made from Lipops, a cutesy font, but with drippiness to make it edgier. end of ID.]

It's implied Augustine drew this on a chalkboard and Turo shook his head and Spraying and they based the logo on the drips. Turo said it was too cutesy and told Birch to make Augustine the Drummer.

[ID: Cytoplasm Blastocyst logo with triangle-shaped letter A's and in Secreto Demo. End of ID.]

Drawn on a whiteboard by Sada. The eyes are from Clobbopus nd Polywrath respectively

[ID: Cytoplasm Blastocyst logo spelled with unown, a pokemon based off of the roman alphabet and an exclaimation point and question mark. End of ID.]

Just uses Unown that Birch took a Photo of

[ID: Cytoplasm Blastocyst logo with the melty monster font. End of ID.]

Made with a font called Melty Mon in the Pokemon universe, Sada rejected this from birch.

#digital art #pokemon au #metal band au #made in clip studio #wip #breaking bad logo #poll #band logo #font choice #pokemon #professor sycamore #professor birch #Professor turo #Professor Sada #college au #edgy but like how Seventeen Magazine portays it

[lil-tachyon]

I'm sooooo obsessed with your style! who are some of your inspirations?

I've gotten this question a few times and I try not to repeat myself, so if you want to see some of my previous answers, here's a link.

Some people/things that are influencing me right now, in no particular order:

@ollyneanderthal is my current favorite creature designer. Conveys so much with the minimum amount of detail + their silhouettes are always so distinctive:

@olliemnjones is my current favorite painter. Incredible blend of detailed rendering with highly exaggerated character proportions and compositions:

Sheilah Beckett is an illustrator who I somehow only discovered this year but who is fast becoming one of my primary influences:

Been really into band logos and rock/punk/metal iconography lately. Here are some favorites:

(Also, can't believe I didn't realize The Cars had such a sick logo until recently. Looks like it belongs to an early thrash / NWOBHM band)

In general I've been really enamored of a lot of 20th century art from socialist / Eastern Bloc countries, especially poster designs. Was never exposed to any of this growing up (I'm from the US of A) so it's all new to me. Too broad a topic to discuss in detail (actually if anybody could give me book recommendations on socialist art, I'd really appreciate it) but here are some random favorites I've saved:

In particular I'd like to highlight the work of René Mederos:

Hope you enjoy! And thanks for the question!

#send me an ask! #ollyneanderthal #olliemjones #socialist art #band logo #René Mederos

[hanselw]

I did some logo designings for RhythmStar heros idol group/band parody.

#rhythm star #parody #logo design #band logo

[skulljackxiii]

GrojBand Vs. The Newmans

(Note: Every story needs their antagonists, but that role doesn't fit in line with the Newmans, that's already been filled by Trina Riffin. I always felt that the Newmans were a missed opportunity for the show, more could've been centered around them and show more of how their dynamics worked when compared to GrojBand's chemistry. Besides that, I never truly felt that there was any real reason to hate them, besides being a lazy gender-swap, they never stole, harmed, discredited, sabotage, or threatened GrojBand in any capacity, all of that was ever done by Trina. So I'm going to do a complete design/character overhaul for the Newmans, so that they not only have their own designs, but also their own character.)

Role: Rivals to GrojBand and competes with them regularly for higher rankings as the only other band to participate in the competition in every genre.

Bio: Lead and created by Carrie Beff, the band was first formed in her late years in middle school. Though starting up later than GrojBand, the Newman's reputation and fanbase were above theirs' since Carrie is able to produce her own music in a much faster and consistent rate than Corey, since she doesn't rely on the emotional instability of others but rather use her own past turmoils  to make her songs. A lot of the Newmans gigs and sessions are often based on  GrojBand's activities, or more specifically it's Carrie seeing what's Corey been up to and trying whatever she can to tease/jokingly provoke him. (More about their complicated relationship will be revealed later.)

#Total Drama Island #total drama #tdi #total drama fanart #tdi fanart #fanart #grojband #newmans #band logo #logo

[possible-streetwear]

#the sisters of mercy #sisters of mercy #sisters #alice #trad goth #goth music #goth aesthetic #gothic #goth #artwork #art #merciful release #80s music #80's #80s nostalgia #1980s #80s bands #80s #80 #cover #80s aesthetic #eighties #arte #art graphic #graphisme #graphic design #graphic #logo design #logo #band logo

[clumsydoodles]

logo for my band turūpi

#clumsydoodles #clumsy #graphic design #illustration #modern art #original art #digital illustration #artists on tumblr #artwork #digital artist #procreate #digitalart #digital art #illustrator #adobe illustrator #illustrative #art #poster #poster art #graphic art #visual art #typography #design #creative #poster design #my art #band logo #lietuviškai #darkwave #3d

[ratlinez]

#graphics #web graphics #headers #custom banners #banners #alternative #alt #evanescence #amy lee #music #band logo