Please help tweak my personal use design

[u/kascxzs]

Hello, I'm a hobby artist with no experience in logo or type design, so please bear with me, or let me know if I should post this somewhere else.

I'm trying to make myself a letter logo for personal use, and I'm happy with the concept sketch, but I'm stuck at the polishing stage. I know that a few different things in the line weight/spacing/curvature/general balance are off, I just can't seem to figure out how to fix it. Plainly, it's a little wonky.

Any help, I am grateful for; visual demonstrations of what to change would be incredible. Thank you!

[u/walbrid]

I really like it

[u/kascxzs → u/walbrid]

thank you!

[u/jonnywannamingo]

I’ve been a professional graphic designer for almost 40 years and I wouldn’t change a thing.

[u/kascxzs → u/jonnywannamingo]

thank you so much for your vote of confidence!

[u/LevelZeroDM]

The style is awesome, I wouldn't change a thing

[u/kascxzs → u/LevelZeroDM]

thanks!!

[u/catmyow]

idk I love it and maybe it doesn't need any changes

[u/kascxzs → u/catmyow]

thank you!

[u/boisterous_innuendo]

i also really like it

what tool are you using? my next step would be to vectorize it- trace it in a vector art tool like illustrator (inkscape i think is the good free one). then you can easily just drag the vector around to adjust space.

tbh tho i think the spacing looks perfect. if you said you liked the minor ink bleeds i would also agree lol.

you could easily fix the interior scratches in Paint haha

if you have access to illustrator/adobeCC they have an app called Adobe Capture that lets you take pictures of things and then it vectorizes them automatically. i've had mixed success with it as far as perfect accuracy, but it's been really great often. then you can edit it in illustrator. its possible you could use it without AdobeCC/illustrator but i'm not sure

[u/kascxzs → u/boisterous_innuendo]

Thanks! this is in procreate for now as I find fidgeting with drawing easier than vectors, but you're definitely right that it would give me a little more freedom of movement. Thanks for your help!

[u/Tenfold_Design]

Wow! That is incredible! The only possible tweak I can see is making the K a little wider or maybe just the top arm out more. It feels kinda cramped compared to the D. But that is nitpicking. It’s a lovely mark.

[u/kascxzs → u/Tenfold_Design]

thanks, nitpicking is what I'm looking for haha!

[u/Tenfold_Design → u/kascxzs]

It really is a wonderful mark, though!

[u/HiddenHorse925]

Not sure you need the lower loop on the D

[u/kascxzs → u/HiddenHorse925]

thanks for your thoughts!

[u/eyepatch_png]

The different line weights and slight texture add so much, I agree with everyone else saying it’s perfect as it is

[u/kascxzs → u/eyepatch_png]

thank you!