It's Another Logo... opinions?

haha that GTSR one is so sad very original…

Long time no see!

Man i know! Ive been running around like crazy! Trying to keep focused, its hard! haha

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I wouldn’t use a cartoon person but this one looks great, it’s a local AC company

I think you need to decide if the name will be the logo, or if you will have a separate logo from the name, and if they work separately or need each other. The popular ones Brodi named work well on their own, but also have a small quick logo.

Another local company i like is Red Rhino Leak detection, the logo is a red rhino silhouette. Clean modern.
Some Orange, blue green mixes can look so tacky and old.
I think the philosophy of “stick to what you know to do” aplies here, you’re a cleaner, not a logo maker. Hire some young artist that knows what’s currently acceptable.
I personally aim for a corporate look for my company, like an international cleaning firm.
Aim high

My two cents.

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Anytime I see the Milwaukee logo my heart skips a beat.

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The owner of this forum built the largest window cleaning business in the Eastern US and called it “All County Window Cleaning.” If I remember right the legal name was AAAAAll County Window Cleaning to be first in the Yellow Pages. I believe @Chris also owned a storefront window cleaning business called “Storefront Window Cleaning.” My personal favorite.

Clever names will never overcome bad service and a great company will not be hampered by a plain name like Acme pressure washing. Having said that, if you want a cool name, do what Starbucks did and look to classic literature (Starbuck was the first mate on the ship Pequod in Melville’s book Moby ■■■■). Look to song lyrics by bands that you like, or appropriate a name from poetry or geography. A window cleaning company I know in Canada called themselves Swiss & Sennhauser which came from the name of a city in Switzerland called Sennhauserweg just because it had a cool ring to it. You could use old car names like Fleetwood or AllDays. Or the name of a favorite animal like AC Lockyer did with “Mallard Soft Wash” and his duck logo.

My point is the marketing and service make the name not the other way around.

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Hallelujer!

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“Fifty Shades of Spray” …You’re welcome.

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That’s awesome… I guarantee if the woman of the house is making the call, “50 Shades of Spray” would be the first and only company she would call for an estimate. They like those movies even more than the Lifetime channel.

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Lol, go for it! If I used that business name my wife would tie me up alright, but only to make it easier to throw my dead body in the river…

I was going to use the name “Soggy Bottom Boys Pressure Washing” once after watching “O Brother Where Art Thou?” Had a cartoon logo made with a guy in wet overalls and a pw wand in his hand, but my whole family threatened to change their last names if I did. Can’t win.

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They never let us put our “great ideas” to work.

Last thing I need is for my wife to think of that rich stud from the movie every time she sees the business name…lol. I’ve never seen the movie but the preview I saw on tv was enough for me to know I wanted nothing to do with them. Then again, we’ve been married 15 years so it could be a good thing.

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When I saw a company with the name Guns N Hoses… I knew I would never be happy with my name lol.

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A cabinet maker I know names all his equipment. His drum sander is Sandra Burns. That made me laugh like a child… but 50 shades of spray made me laugh like a middle aged woman on girls night.

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People say they can’t forget my business name.

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Dibs on the first franchise

All my trucks and machines have names. The kids name my trucks so I’ve had spongebob, Larry Moe and curley, patches etc. Machines are named after grandmothers until i ran out of grandmoms and now they have Callie, Callie 2 etc

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My two pressure washers are called “hay maker” and “rope-a-dope.” Hay Maker never goes down so we make hay with it, and Rope-A- Dope likes to break the pull cord every time I desperately need it to start.

We’ve named our rigs Swamp Thang and Gator Bite.

Might also consider what will be most easily printed on different mediums for marketing: shirts, business cards, mugs, magnets, etc. Totally agree that simple is better, while allowing elements of the logo to explain what you do as well. Having a house in your logo implies that you clean houses, bubbles imply washing vs vacuuming or whatever, kinda silly examples. Ultimately, you know your business and market so design what will attract people in your market. We have a senior community <1 mile from my house with ~100 double wide units, easy work, so I have door hangers targeting them separate from the normal ones.

I just got my Logo made from Fiverr. Looking at some of these it seems like they may all share some common files. Anyway, does anyone know how I can get the hex color code from my image so I can make my website colors to match? Thanks!

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