Logo Research

In this section I will discuss my logo design decisions for Influent, and show some examples of logo styles that are commonly used for high-end style consultancy businesses, as opposed to logo styles used for smaller, or single person style consultant businesses.

First i will show some examples of what I mean by high-end style consultancy business group logos, as they tend to look a bit more corporate, with sans serif typography logos, and using overlapping initials, not dissimilar to high end fashion labels such as Chanel, Louis Vouitton, Gucci, and Fendi. 

 

House of Colours overlapping icon at the side encompasses both initials with the connecting “o” for a professional looking logo.

Overlapping logo for House of Colour

(House Of Colour (N.D.) Find Your Nearest House Of Colour Image Consultant. https://www.houseofcolour.co.uk/find-consultant [Accessed 16/12/2024])

 

Charlotte Loves’s logo is reminiscent of the Fendi symbol and evokes connotations of high fashion, affluence, and luxury.

Charlotte Loves logo looks a lot like the Fendi Icon 

(Charlotte Loves (N.D.) Personal Stylist, Shopper & Beauty Consultant/ Charlotte Loves. https://www.charlotteloves.co.uk/ [Accessed 16/12/204])

Penny Bennett uses a simple minimalist typography logo, and like the others, evokes feelings of luxury and professionalism, as well as high fashion and minimalism.

 

Penny Bennet simple typography font for minimalist high fashion look

(Penny Bennet (N.D.) About Your Personal Stylist-Penny Bennet. https://penny-bennett.com/about-your-personal-stylist/ [Accessed 17/12/2024])

          Smaller Business Consultancy Logos 



Due to the differences in logo styles for high-end style consultancy businesses, and those of small business owners/ non corporate businesses, I will design some logos in each style and theoretically the client could choose their preferred style.



Here is an example of a logo for a small, single person owned business style consultant. The style is a lot different from the sans serif, and overlapping styles; it uses colour and has some more personality to it, and is more approachable. 

 

Kerrie Ellis’s Logo 

(Kerrie Ellis Image Consultant And Personal Stylist (N.D.) Style Consultation-Image Consultant & Personal Stylist. https://www.kerrieellis.co.uk/product/style-consultation-2/. [Accessed 13/12/2024])

This logo is also fun and creative, with personality, and colour, and is conceptual which is an interesting style choice. 

Styled By Susie Logo 

(Styled By Susie (N.D.) Award Winning Personal Styling/ Styled By Suzie. https://styledbysusie.co.uk/ [Accessed 16/12/2024])

Logo Rough Sketches

I tried lots of different shapes with Influent Hull’s initials, trying to make a logo that would be similar to the high end fashion logos, which led me to come up with a couple of different design ideas to carry through into Illustrator. I wanted to create a sans serif typography logo that would look professional, as well as having a smaller logo just using the initials of the brand; in addition to this, i also decided to design a couple of more informal and fun looking designs that could give the consultant brand the feel of a smaller business, making it feel more personal and less intimidating to clients. It will therefore be up to Influent to decide which style of logo they would prefer best for their business.

Internet Logos

I played around with the name initials for a long time; i wanted something that overlapped and could be used as a smaller brand icon, which is common for a lot of style consultancy businesses, as well as a regular typography logo which could be used in the nav bar for the website, and ended up coming up with these variations. I think the grey looks really classy and professional, with lots of spacing in the typography for a minimalist effect which is what I wanted to go for. The palette works really well as it still has some colour, but again is muted for a minimalist effect, and connoting to high fashion brands, as well as other popular style consultancy businesses such as House of Colour and the Penny Bennett logo.

For these next designs i created something that is much more informal and fun, that would give off the effect of approachability that the smaller businesses have with their logos, in order to create a look that encourages people to not feel intimidated by the seriousness of the logo, therefore resulting in the company being able to cater for less formal sessions such as families who have bought sessions as a fun bonding activity e.g. mother, grandmother and granddaughter (as is common in this sector), as well as those who are feeling unconfident about their wardrobe, and colour palette. 

 

One of the common feedback quotes on the smaller business websites is the clients feeling like they have “known the consultant forever” within minutes of meeting them; I want this logo to convey the warmth and personal relationship of a smaller business, with the logo having colour and personality in a similar way. I also wanted to convey old school hollywood glamour with the mannequin outline, as well as the use of feathers.

Here are some other informal logos I played around with as a choice for the company.

Finally, here is a concept logo using the initials to create the shape of the humber bridge

Harvard References

 

(Charlotte Loves (N.D.) Personal Stylist, Shopper & Beauty Consultant/ Charlotte Loves. https://www.charlotteloves.co.uk/ [Accessed 16/12/204])

 

(House Of Colour (N.D.) Find Your Nearest House Of Colour Image Consultant. https://www.houseofcolour.co.uk/find-consultant [Accessed 16/12/2024])

 

(Kerrie Ellis Image Consultant And Personal Stylist (N.D.) Style Consultation-Image Consultant & Personal Stylist. https://www.kerrieellis.co.uk/product/style-consultation-2/. [Accessed 13/12/2024])

 

(Penny Bennet (N.D.) About Your Personal Stylist-Penny Bennet. https://penny-bennett.com/about-your-personal-stylist/ [Accessed 17/12/2024])



(Styled By Susie (N.D.) Award Winning Personal Styling/ Styled By Suzie. https://styledbysusie.co.uk/ [Accessed 16/12/2024])