How should I go about creating my own insignia?

To put on cloth's i create.


I have sketched a couple idea's but I dont think they look all that good.


Should I like take the first letter of my name or the first letter of my last name and alter it or should I take a symbol and mess with it?How should I go about creating my own insignia?
If its for a professional business, the best thing you can do is hire a professional designer! Set aside a budget for a company logo and insignia, and let them help develop the brand/identity for your company. Its what we've been trained to do! :)








EDIT: maybe you misunderstood what I meant then... :) An insignia, from my understanding as a professional graphic designer, would need to be created as an EPS/Vector for it to be embroidered or put on clothing...correct? Usually, you would need a designer to then ';recreate'; whatever insignia design you come up. So even if you sketch the idea out, you would still need a designer to 'trace' or refine and execute said idea into a digital file format that can be used to transfer this design onto the clothing.





An insignia is essentially a logo. A designer went to school and has the experience necessary to create a communicative logo that represents YOU and YOUR design - according to YOUR specifications! Designers are not here to make up their own stuff on what THEY want....WE want to design something for YOU that works for YOU! That is why most professional designers find it very important to fully understand exactly what you want. What you are asking for is an idea or concept, and thats great and all, but thats part of what designers like me get paid for! Its the first step actually to approaching a design! We are not just clickin' buttons on the computer, we are learning what your needs are, and executing and concepting based directly on what you give us!





Designers have learned what works, and what doesn't How to integrate certain colors, typography and symbols together to communicate an idea...in your case you want a logo created to put on your clothing. I assume you would like your clothes marketing correct? That insignia or logo should be used consistantly to bring that idea home and tie in your clothes to your marketing materials...essentially what you need is a brand/identity created in order to sell your creative clothing designs. I can show you tons of sites from other clothing designers...you'll see their insignias on their clothing, as well as used strongly throughout their websites....see designers see the whole thing through and can see the whole picture! :)





I hope that helps explains where I'm coming from a bit better.How should I go about creating my own insignia?
I named my graphic design business as a tribute to a VERY weird and VERY cool animal. The cat's full name was ';Orion, the Mighty Hunter,'; but of course, we just called him ';Orion.'; He pronounced it 'rrrryaannnn!';





So, the logo for my busines is a simple diagram of the constellation, Orion, which most people recognize on sight. One sees the symbol, one thinks, ';Orion.'; As such, the works very well.





I knew another designer who's logo was a howling jackal. His work tended to have a younger, more ';edgy'; quality. Anyone who knew his work knew that the logo was very appropriate.





So, you insignia does not have to include letters of any kind. Playing with letters, while fun, does not always say much about the person or product the insignia represents. If you really want the insignia to be YOUR initials, you may be satisfied with just the initials in a font that you like.





But of course, you clothing line's logo is a personal choice, and, if nothing comes immediately to mind, then take some more time to research and play with your ideas. Remember that the BEST logos are very simple, and instantly recognizable.
No dis towards you my 'Answers friend' ...but I think it should all be your call-someones help on something personal like this, could kinda spoil it ...then again, what do I know!!! Guess I'm just anal like that ;)...


Good luck...


P.S. totally not stickin to my words now (hahaha) ...what style are your clothes?? Kinda envious of you actually ...always wanted to design my own 'surf wear'.


If you just thinking of one single letter as your signiture ...then defo check out the 'Rusty' sure wear. They use just an 'R' ...and it looks awesome. Though, they don't seem to have it in them anymore ...they just not creating good t's. A shame too ...for me anyway. But yeah, hope you get your stuff out(althought I think an 'independent' medium company is very cool). Myself ....I'd love to have a different design on every t ...or maybe just one thing on each that makes it that 'lil special... Dude ...seriously ...would love to know how you get on with this. Chuck me an email...


Hey, this is something I look at to help me with tattoo ideas. really think it could help you too my friend. 'Rusty' is a ways down ...as I said before, It's just an 'R' and it has a 'dot' next to ot on the right... Here ya go: http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl鈥?/a>