Several weeks until it was clear we were talking about Rihanna, the singer. “I gave a business card out after an exhibition, andĪfter a lot of emails I was put in touch with a lady in California. “I’ve raised my prices since working with Lord of the Logos Christophe Szpajdel found himself working forĪn unexpected client a few years back: Rihanna. Its nose up at the genre, but the mainstream also sometimes embraces elements The non-metal world might occasionally turn Perceive their music.” This chemistry often – but not necessarily always –Ĭoincides with a deep appreciation for the band involved. Very elongated, tall logo with four wolves in it – my interpretation of how I Guys, giving myself complete freedom, this is how I see your music.’ I did a On their direction, and a second, much more vertical one where I said, ‘Hey “There was a very specialĬhemistry with Wolves In The Throne Room. Immediately found himself on the same wavelength as. There are, however, certain bands who he has Sketches, and we’ve immediately developed one and gone for it. I’ve had other clients I’ve sent one or two “They’ve told me none of them are anywhere close There’s a band from Chile who he has sent 160 If I send 10 sketches and I hear back in 10 minutes, we’re probably onto a winner.” “How quickly they respond, how enthusiastic they seem. “Chemistry with a client is important,” saysĬhristophe. Art schools rejected my work, that’s the sad truth.” I studiedīiology – I wanted to study art, but my parents told me there was no future in I’veīeen using this same compass since I was at school in the ’80s. Make the designs work exactly how I want in terms of balance and symmetry. Ruler and compass I’m still working freehand but I can use the measurements to I workįreehand with pen on paper, with a drawing board, ruler and compass. “After the sketches are approved I do a fullyĭeveloped draft on A4 paper. There needs to be a lot of discussion with the client, which is what the Logo based totally on the music, 90 per cent of the time it’ll be rejected. References for the logo is absolutely necessary but not sufficient. Listening to the promos and links the band send me as musical Who is available for commission via Facebook. The most important thing I do is listen to the band” says Christophe, “When I’m commissioned to do a band’s logo, Grim Reaper, Helloween and Armored Saint.'”Ĭhristophe designed logos for fanzines andĬompilations before his big break in 1994, designing the iconic ‘evil eye’ logo I was fascinated by logos of bands like Possessed, Sabbat, I heard them and realised, 'Wow, this is the thing I’veīeen looking for. Aīand that shook my heart was Protector, from Germany, especially their firstĪlbum, Misanthropy. Metal was definitely something that shaped me artistically. I love the Venom logo, it’s one of the ones Even if it’s a font.ĪC/DC, KISS, Iron Maiden, Venom. Where even if you’ve only seen it once, you remember it. An effective logo has to have a visual impact, “I was fascinated from the beginning with logos from different bands – not only “I started back in the early ’80s,” he says. His home studio, he designs logos for bands all over the world. Over the years, earning himself the nickname 'Lord of the Logos'. Parallel lines and mathematical precision, or the brutal barking of Napalm Death and the dense, messy chaos of theirs.Ĭhance on a band because the way they wrote their name looked badass.īelgian artist now living in Exeter. Think of the note-perfect, epic feel of Iron Maiden and their logo’s Logo to slap on a T-shirt and a couple of patches: a logo is a statement of Otherworldly messages, but they’re more than just branding, more than just a Some look like demonic scrawlings, some like futuristic Have ended up developing fantastic logos, from the savagely complex to the Grindcore bands and other inhabitants of the extreme end of the metal scale Guidance, or an album title, but in the world of metal, logos did a lot of the Go on – particularly in more niche subgenres that didn’t get any press coverage.īands had to do what they could visually – a band name could offer some Shelves of records trying to discover something new, you didn’t have a lot to Sifting through piles of tapes or endless It seems unthinkable, obviously, but there was once a time when youĭidn’t have all the music ever recorded, and all the information about itĪnyone could ever want, at your fingertips.
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