Since looking at other tattoo shop logos, I decided to start creating some of my own to get an idea of what mine could look like. I stuck with the nautical theme and drew out a lighthouse, ship steering wheel and other nautical items on Illustrator for me to use in my logo. Here are four of my current logo designs:
This is the first design I thought of. I like the idea of a lighthouse as they are a beacon and an important building for guiding ships. I chose quite a rustic blue for the background and then went with the Baskerville font for the type. If I did use this logo, it is not complete, but I quite like the idea of having a coloured background.
I wanted to try and draw a boat using one line which is what I have done here. I would draw it by hand and scan it in if I were to use this one line boat design (one line designs are popular tattoo designs). I do this it is quite a nice idea as it is incredibly simple and easy to recognise.
I decided to go back to my lighthouse design to create this. I am currently trying to colour in the second stripe on the lighthouse as for some reason Illustrator does not recognise it as an area to fill. I like the way the sun and the top of the lighthouse have merged to create the shapes for each other. I placed a slightly darker title under the light blue one to create a 3D effect on my title. This is probably my favourite logo design at the moment.
Crosses are quite a typical nautical logo design (they are also slightly hipster like Shoreditch!) so I thought I would have a go at making one of these. I am happy with the design but I am not sure if it is a little too stereotypical for my logo.