Fonts for the name are still being considered (everyone is in agreement that using one of the following is the way to go, with AQR and SAC proving particularly popular) but what are your thoughts on the above? I think it’s subtle enough that you could wear around town, and it highlights the fact that the firm is Handbridge and not Gigantic Rack Capital. Naked has also rightfully pointed out that we have a few types of customers on our hands. The ones who “don’t give a fuck and want full tits,” the ones who want just the fund name and tagline sans picture, and everyone in between. So we may offer three positions, to accommodate your various comfort levels.
Update: Greg and I have figured out what’s off about the image. The hands are kind of just laying there, instead of pushing up and together. I think, personally, I’ll be going with the name/tagline only tee (plus the fleece, obviously).
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this one gets my vote.
-biff
Nix. Looks like Mandy’s hands smooshing Gaspos pecs. Nix.
Is that a self-portrait, Bess?
@3 it’s the same as the original picture, just cropped.
“Hand Bridge”: To the melody of “Time Warp”
It’s just a push from the left
And then a push from the right
With your hands on your tits
You bring his cock in tight
But it’s the pelvic thrust that really drives you insane,
Let’s do the Hand Bridge again!
I could wear this to the office, and therefore, it gets my vote.
-andrew tong
I’d say just go with the name, sans pic. The pic kind of makes it like having to explain the punch-line
Can we have those hands digging through a bucket of chicken?
-PTJ
@7 I agree
@8 nice
Agree with #7.
I like it…its tasteful, the first ones were too big, save the fake tits for Beamers.
This version’s good! I’d even be okay wearing this to the gym. Not ridiculously apparent, but rather one of those, “did I really just see that?”
drop the pic. unless you go more abstract. this sketch also looks like a pair of hands about to pry open a pair of butt cheeks
I’m with 7 & 9. With the name, the tagline on the back, and the pic it feels overdone.
I’m sure Naked’s friend is very nice but it doesn’t look like a professional logo at all.
Sorry.
@12 Beamers for the MF’ing win!!!!
-Stever
put a cock in between the tits
@12 agreed.
-cliff asness
@14 – Needs more BLANUS!
Whoever was commenting on the scent of my pleasure valley, beware I am contacting the Internet authorities and having you tracked down.
-Sheryl Weinstein
The imagery floating around today: Kneale and the collie, CG with a no-sleeve version of this, Bernie’s tiny schlong and the “wizard sleeves”, prying open butt cheeks, hand bridges to make up the deficit….
Surreal.
bess, i think we should vote on who will pose for the logo
@22 amanda drury.
totally agree w/ @17. If you are going to do it.. do it right!
I’m also a supporter of a more abstract logo ala the United Way logo type hands.
@14 Agreed. Needs to be more abstract or kill it. Thinking something along the lines of Rubin’s faces-vase drawing… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure-ground_(perception)
Nothing of the potential Lehman movie yet? Really?
Three different levels is a good idea b/c for work this needs to be even more subtle than the above. AQR font please.
Incedently, will the offices be located in Handbridge, Chester UK
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=handbridge+chester&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=qDWMSqr-B4qkMfDJ5ZMO&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1
@27 yes, really. it’s already been cast, so there’s not much to say. worthy of a write-off, not a full post. re-read the press release if you’d like.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/08_august/19/lehman.shtml
@29 it’s quite lovely in the winter after a light dusting of snow
An abstract logo would be best. Something like this would make it perfect.
http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/v5.0_images/bad-logos.jpg
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If you need help picking out the perfect fleece, let me know. I’m kind of an expert.
-sc
If you need help picking out the perfect fleece, let me know. I’m kind of an expert.
-sc
If you need help picking out the perfect fleece, let me know. I’m kind of an expert.
-sc
fucking shit, sorry for the triple post. my bad.
-sc
No logo for the guy’s. For the girl’s tee a logo with just a set of hands – obviously, the wearer providing the Ts for the B.
James Cromwell as the Hammer and Corey Johnson as the Gorilla?
Very well-offered.
Girls should always be topless…
Guys should always be sleeveless…
The Book of Gaspo 2:20
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Can my shirt have six nipples like my bitches do?
Dennis Kneale
Beyond the shirt, have you considered Handbridge logo’d swim goggles? Safety in the workplace and all that…
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DK’s Illustrated Bitch
I’m with Bess: text only for me. Plus as somebody pointed out in a previous post, it makes it more of a secret DB thing.
6 nipples, not 8!
I DO NOT MOLEST ARACHNIDS!
Dennis Kneale
Agreed with @14, @25. Need to go more abstract or no logo at all.
@32 hilarious!
Where’s DK going on vacation. My money’s on a giant LAN party.
H(.)C(.)P
What about a more abstract image, just a random one I found (SFW, no worries)
http://s3.images.com/huge.16.83265.JPG
At one point last night, after several adult beverages, I came THIS close to plunking down $400 for the Gold package at http://www.logoworks.com and having them create a logo from stratch.
fwiw, there’s just too much going on in the pic (drawing, shading, etc). imo it should be a very basic/simple line-drawn logo where you get the rough idea without being too vulgar. i too would like to wear this around my clueless colleagues…
http://www.dynoxicon.de/cartoon-kunst-details/bilder-images/otto-mueller-liebespaar-detail-3.jpg
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But what about Gasparino???
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7374/handbridgelogo1.jpg
HiRes available if you guys want it
and version for fleece:
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/1493/handbridgelogo1fleece.jpg
@Bess, Thanks. That sucks though, the casting call would have led to another awesome comments section. Oh well, this week is already legendary.
-27
@56 Could use a Roman Column or two. You know, to give it class.
CG
8========D ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (__*__)
-Moneygripwisdom
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE CITI LOGO!!!
@56,57.
Beautiful!
@56 – Needs more titties.
Perhaps take the horizontal line between the handbridge and line below and make it more like this (top 1/2 that is)
http://handbridge.org.uk/ESW/Images/Hanbridge_logo_30.jpg
@56, 57 those look awesome very nice work.
What do you think about softening it up a little bit? I think we would like our logo to reflect that HCP is not only a wonderful place to work; but is different than other cold and reclusive hedge funds in that we love the services we provide but dont take what we do so seriously.
@64 – I saw that and great idea. to build off this, maybe add a few “small hills” off in the distance behind the bridge.
@65
Won’t the tagline soften things up enough?
And, um, I don’t think you want things too soft. Right?
-62
I would gladly model for this t-shirt, so make a ladies XS please. But I agree w/ #7, sans picture all the way.
68 = dennis kneale
Agree w/ 15, though I’d be down for a more abstract logo too
give her that pearl necklace she’s been asking for…
there need to be bombs in the logo somewhere, otherwise it’s no fun. this is about the hand-bridge guys, some of you are losing the plot a bit…
yeah the bombs need to be huge for her to have such a relaxed handbridge. Otherwise she’d need be pushing on the outside of the tits to get them into position for the schlong. Let’s get this thing technically correct & do it right!
69 – Actually no, but thanks for playing.
i want the opposite of whatever greg gets
@64 this logo (though I don’t like the font) but with 2 arches supporting the bridge, and maybe a canoe travelling upstream towards the bridge
“Greg and I have figured out what’s off about the image.” GET OUT!
@65
Hey, she’s a sophisticated lady. Why not put that font in ‘small caps’ to match those small T’s?
also, here is a smattering of HF logos: http://www.hedgecowebsites.com/work-showcase/logo
graphic design website with logo design contests, incl some HF-related: http://99designs.com
‘smallish’. i meant to say ‘smallish’.
not small.
-78
looks like handbrigding over knees.
f – have been following the awesomeness but seem to have missed the tagline… can someone help?
@Naked – Please listen to me:
Go back to the original. It was the best concept, even if the T’s are “technically” too big to need the HB.
The Perfect is the enemy of The Good. Stop fucking with a genius concept and hit the “print” button.
You are now returned to your regularly scheduled program.
Make the pic a small chest logo and the name large, centered.
What about commissioning the WSJ dot artist to make the pic more abstract?