new logo & pic
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Brian Manzella
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The "new" pic was taken when Never Slice Again 2 was shot, and when the new redesigned BrianManzella.com debuts in a couple of weeks, the pic will go.
The new site has pictures in the banner that changes in a window below the top of the site.
The new logo was designed by Rebecca Carr a designer in New Orleans.
The "M" is a downswing arc/plane from a 3D perspective. It is a nod to my "Absolute Golf" logo from 1986, and something that would look good by itself.
We now have hats from Ahead that we will have up soon.
The "new" pic was taken when Never Slice Again 2 was shot, and when the new redesigned BrianManzella.com debuts in a couple of weeks, the pic will go.
The new site has pictures in the banner that changes in a window below the top of the site.
The new logo was designed by Rebecca Carr a designer in New Orleans.
The "M" is a downswing arc/plane from a 3D perspective. It is a nod to my "Absolute Golf" logo from 1986, and something that would look good by itself.
We now have hats from Ahead that we will have up soon.
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Zztop
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Only kidding about the picture Brian. no offense meant. I thought you had a good sense of humor?
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Brian Manzella
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Jim Kobylinski
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Ya, good thing. That pic looked a little..um..creepy lol
Brian Manzella
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The Logo and the New Website.
We have ben in the process of a web re-design for about 8 months.
Instead of just getting a "prefab" cms template, myself and my web guy have designed something from scratch, and one that is also changeable as we go.
It will have a shopping cart, and with that new products.
But, back to the logo...
My original logo was a triangle with a golf ball inside. The triangle represented full swing, short game, and on course strategy.
This approach became "Absolute Golf," a book I wrote in 1985. The full swing in this "method" was pretty good stuff, looking back, and the logo was a backswing and downswing arc, like the one in Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons book, where the downswing is narrower then the backswing.
After going to see Ben Doyle in 1987, Absolute Golf went to the back shelf, and the logo with it.
Years and years later, when my internet site was now going, my logo was a drawing I did of Lee Trevino, post impact, with a downswing arc drawn around it.
I was fine with it, until another teacher flat out stole it, used it, then when confronted about it, blatantly lied to me and told me he had it designed.
Please.
So I hastily came up with my previous logo, with the "Tiger-like" upper body, "coming out" of the "A" in my last name. I liked it, mostly because the position the golfer was in relative to the "A," but it just didn't cut it on hats, and was too much for shirts.
We did a shortened one for those items that was better, but I knew that by the next web re-design, it would go buh-bye.
This one is perfect.
It looks good "long"—like the one above. It looks good "Stacked" like I use it on my card and merchandise, and the Symbol is the downswing arc I have long favored, from a 3D perspective, with the bottoms of the "M" marking spots on the arc.
The font looks the most like my signature.
It looks great on the card and the new site, and I hope one that everyone likes.
The new site is ultra-clean and will be a huge upgrade.
We have ben in the process of a web re-design for about 8 months.
Instead of just getting a "prefab" cms template, myself and my web guy have designed something from scratch, and one that is also changeable as we go.
It will have a shopping cart, and with that new products.
But, back to the logo...
My original logo was a triangle with a golf ball inside. The triangle represented full swing, short game, and on course strategy.
This approach became "Absolute Golf," a book I wrote in 1985. The full swing in this "method" was pretty good stuff, looking back, and the logo was a backswing and downswing arc, like the one in Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons book, where the downswing is narrower then the backswing.
After going to see Ben Doyle in 1987, Absolute Golf went to the back shelf, and the logo with it.
Years and years later, when my internet site was now going, my logo was a drawing I did of Lee Trevino, post impact, with a downswing arc drawn around it.
I was fine with it, until another teacher flat out stole it, used it, then when confronted about it, blatantly lied to me and told me he had it designed.
Please.
So I hastily came up with my previous logo, with the "Tiger-like" upper body, "coming out" of the "A" in my last name. I liked it, mostly because the position the golfer was in relative to the "A," but it just didn't cut it on hats, and was too much for shirts.
We did a shortened one for those items that was better, but I knew that by the next web re-design, it would go buh-bye.
This one is perfect.
It looks good "long"—like the one above. It looks good "Stacked" like I use it on my card and merchandise, and the Symbol is the downswing arc I have long favored, from a 3D perspective, with the bottoms of the "M" marking spots on the arc.
The font looks the most like my signature.
It looks great on the card and the new site, and I hope one that everyone likes.
The new site is ultra-clean and will be a huge upgrade.
vjsinger
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Sounds great...Time frame??
Brian Manzella
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Two or Three weeks tops.
tongzilla
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this is quite funny...so signature = printing your name.
I like the new logo, font and photo. I've been following the site off and on for about five years and I've enjoyed watching both the site and the videos become more polished. I know how hard it can be for an independent contractor to market themselves and keeps the ideas fresh on top of working a full time job. Keep up the good work.
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Steve Greffen
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I love the new logo! The 3d effect that you looks very cool and I think it it would look awesome on a hat or shirt.
Look forward to the new web design I'm sure it will be great as well.
Take care Brian and enjoy some r&r in Florida.
Steve
Look forward to the new web design I'm sure it will be great as well.
Take care Brian and enjoy some r&r in Florida.
Steve
Kevin Shields
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I think the middle of the M is low point and the first side is when the ball is on the ground and the other side is for when its on a tee.
Jared Willerson
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Some would say the first upward point in the "M" is the tripod pivot center.
Otherwise I like it.
Otherwise I like it.
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