Comments on: Michele’s surgery, new Acne.org logo - need your input

By: Realme2008

Realme2008 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:32:13 +0000

Won’t play for me. Says, “This video is a duplicate of a previously uploaded video.”?

By: TMW

TMW — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:59:42 +0000

You can go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5fggwBHVME until it gets fixed. Also I kinda like the idea of the smiley face Dan, but I do think it would be nice to keep the colors. Its a nice way to distinguish between the different bottles, so colored smileys would work.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:21:24 +0000

I was thinking a more distinctive logo would be great. This would allow you to take Acne.org off the front of the bottles to make it a little less obvious.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:21:45 +0000

woops. fixed.

By: Jakub

Jakub — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:24:23 +0000

I like the squares to be honest. they are simple, straightforward and chic

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:02:36 +0000

Not bad, symbolism is good too. I’d say the logo should have at least some color somehow.

By: liz

liz — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:16:52 +0000

I think the square attracts my attention much much more. The face makes me think of a smaller franchise where the square makes me think of a successful company. Stay with the square! and post your videos on youtube! It will definitely have people researching your product a lot.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:18:56 +0000

I agree with Jakub, definitely stick with the square…it’s simple. Also, with new products, you can always change the color of the boxes. The smiley faces are cute, but they’re a little too cute.

By: Voce

Voce — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:37:16 +0000

Square.

By: Realme2008

Realme2008 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:37:51 +0000

I gotta be honest, I love the squares!!! They are very unique, and catch my attention. I love the squares.

By: Vicente Fernandez

Vicente Fernandez — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:41:01 +0000

Ha huevo que los squares are better!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:43:17 +0000

I HATE the new logo proposition. I LOVE the square. When I first saw these products, that was what originally drew me in. A smiley face would be too amateurish, it would look terrible, and if you keep changing your logo, you are going to confuse customers. The logo now is perfect, PLEASE don’t change it. I don;t want people looking on my bathroom counter and seeing a lame, ugly, overused smiley face. I’ll stock up on your current products.

I am sorry to be so harsh, I just have to be honest! No matter what the logo is, you still have the BEST products. But, seriously, don’t change the logo!

By: spaceman

spaceman — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:45:56 +0000

Dan, square is way better.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:47:48 +0000

What if you just put the smiley face on the “O” in acne.org? The best of both worlds?

By: Realme2008

Realme2008 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:30:05 +0000

Hmm… Donna that sounds like a great idea!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:20:58 +0000

Yea, I think thats a great idea Donna… or just the square. I like the square. Oh and I think putting SA in your cleanser is a great idea too! lol

By: marissa

marissa — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:30:44 +0000

i think you should go with the smiley face that is filled in!!!!!
it also represents the many happy faces of the acne.org family that has tired your products!!!!!!!

By: Cody92

Cody92 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:44:22 +0000

Hmm I think the smiley face would be cool, but the square is fine too, this is a tough one! lol

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:05:41 +0000

Square all the way!!!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:33:54 +0000

dan I love everything you do, but I have to disagree with you on this idea. I think the smiley face isn’t defined enough. You need something strong, simple and unique. I think you should take a lot of time to think about this and come up with various different ideas. In the interim, the square logo looks great. I’m not a fan of the smiley face idea. If I think of any logo ideas I’ll let you know, but for now I think you should hold off.

By: gil

gil — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:38:39 +0000

the smiley face is awesome yes, but the square really does give that sophisticated feel. There always room in the website for those faces

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:54:17 +0000

I honestly prefer the square. Maybe you should start a poll on the forum and get everyone’s opinion.

By: White Fox

White Fox — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:47:25 +0000

I like it the way it is really - clean and simple logo. If you had to switch it atleast it should be a smiley face with pimples-haha.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:58:08 +0000

I like the squares. The face is a little too cutesy, imo.
-Brandy

By: TMW

TMW — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:32:35 +0000

Donna’s idea has my vote.

By: jab2002

jab2002 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:55:32 +0000

Square!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:59:21 +0000

Keep the squares unless a better logo idea is made.

i’m against putting a smile in there, it’s quite a nice idea but i think the square brand is a lot stronger and less common than a smiley. if i was a wanky marketing type you could say that it was clear, simple and efficient (like the products…) but I’m not so I’ll just say i prefer it

By: Elsewhere

Elsewhere — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:13:24 +0000

I like the filled in smilie face - the squares always seemed a little random to me. I never got that.

And it’s good to finally see you, Michelle! I’m glad you’re feeling better, we’ve been hearing about how ill you’ve been for awhile now! Yay for getting better!

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:13:19 +0000

Sorry to keep double posting, but what if we had a competition on the site to design the new logo? Dan, you could tell us what you want the logo to convey, and we could put our collective minds together to come up with it. Maybe there’s one you like, or aspects of several that would work well together. Just another idea.

By: keren

keren — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:44:56 +0000

stick with the square

By: AngelWithoutWings

AngelWithoutWings — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:01:31 +0000

I like the square too more than the smiley face.

You know who has the square logo too…H&R Block.

By: Miho

Miho — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:11:59 +0000

The square would be my choice. It is simple and, as someone said earlier, you can change the color for different uses. Smileys are everywhere so they don’t stand out like the square.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:55:11 +0000

Neither. The square is too non-descript and the smiley face is a tad cheesy. Sorry¬!

By: jesskite

jesskite — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:26:40 +0000

well…if you change the name of the regimen to “DKR” (I know this is an entirely different poll happening elsewhere) you could make the logo a stylized D, or DK…some brands do this…

I like neither square (random) nor smiley face (generic), sorry!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:44:33 +0000

Definitely stick with the square over the smiley face. Changing logos isn’t a bad thing, but between those two the square is much better.

By: ilovecakes

ilovecakes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:40:33 +0000

I like the idea Donna said and i like the squares. A green square. Even Better a bluegreen square.

By: ilovecakes

ilovecakes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:46:12 +0000

or how about like the opera faces (? theater faces?) where one is sad and one is happy and the sad one can have acne and the happy one can have a blue face (blue to me equals calm).

By: itsduc

itsduc — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:09:59 +0000

The whole changing on the logo is weird. I’d rather have the filled in logo though. But in my opinion it seems fine the way it is.

By: Siava

Siava — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:28:54 +0000

I love the logo. A happy face - it’s simple, to the point, and represents what many members find themselves doing when they see their faces clearing up do to the wonderful information obtained from the site.

By: Siava

Siava — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:29:49 +0000

“Due to” rather. If not just a plain smiley face, how about the blue square with a smiley face inside of it? It’s the same, but different if ya know what I mean.

By: Truls

Truls — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:43:33 +0000

Square. Please.
As long as you keep Acne.org with the logo. The square is simple and clean. Kind of what I think Acne.org represents. If you need to change something, please change the font?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:17:03 +0000

Square!! Like people said it is much more sophisticated. If I used a product with a smiley face I would feel more immature than acne already makes me feel. And I am also saying veto to the smiley face in the “o” in acne.org. It is silly, if you ask me!

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:34:10 +0000

Definitely the square.

A smiley face……seriously?! I was unaware these products were for preschoolers..

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:54:01 +0000

I have to agree that the smiley face seems a bit immature and unprofessional. Yet the square always seemed totally random to me. I like the idea behind the smiley face though — community, happiness, and a face. What if you use a more refined and sophisticated drawing of a face? Something an actual artist might draw? I’d keep it really simple so it stands out better. If you really wanted to get across the idea of community and support, you could make it several faces, but you might lose some of the visual impact that way.

By: Felix

Felix — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:56:03 +0000

The square is way better. There is something very unique, simple, and at the same time distinctive about the square. The smiley face is just okay, the square is much better!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:59:26 +0000

I love the filled in smileys around the site, perhaps have him somewhere on the bottle? I still prefer the squares in the middle of the bottles though (:

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:57:25 +0000

How about a * square * smiley face?

You could keep the blue square that a lot of people love, but give it more personality with a smiley face. Kind of like the Mac logo: http://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/images/logo_maclogo.jpg

By: CottonCandi

CottonCandi — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:20:54 +0000

I like the smiley face, maybe the filled in one better. No offense but I just don’t understand the square…it’s just….a square, what does it represent? It’s just a shape.

By: passer-by

passer-by — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:56:12 +0000

what i think — nice pecs *cheesy smile*

haha sorry, i had to.

By: Stef

Stef — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:00:46 +0000

I find myself agreeing with Alex. I was thinking something along the lines of http://stefanieanne.com/stefdkrlogo.png but it’s probably been done a zillion times.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:40:53 +0000

I like the minimalism of the square. It’s simple yet looks good.

By: erik

erik — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:29:50 +0000

i like the original style/packaging you had when it was the tubes and the light blue with the darker blue.
also, what happened with the idea of being able to peel off “acne.org”? some of us don’t like the stigma the word “acne” has. i’d rather see danielkern.com

By: evilbananas

evilbananas — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:31:51 +0000

Put the smiley in the square.

By: JeM

JeM — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:36:59 +0000

I like the square best. If you have to use a smiley, use the filled in one. Or what the person above me said, put the smiley in the square. That might look nice. I think you’re right the smiley represents acne.org well, but we should find a way to incorperate it into the logo better. I thought that the smiley as the “o” in acne.org was a nice option as well.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:05:48 +0000

I like the idea of putting the smiley in the square like everybody suggested… and I also would like you to take Acne.org off the bottles… I always turn my bottles around so the word ACNE doesn’t blast out from my bathroom counter. Something about it i just don’t like… Maybe it just reveals to much about me to my guests that they otherwise wouldn’t have to be privy to.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:58:29 +0000

I like the square. It’s more unique.

By: Golan

Golan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17:11 +0000

My Vote: Square. Professional, modern, clean.
Smiley face? The opposite.
Smiley face in the square? Too techno for my taste.
Don’t like the “Acne.Org”? Find a cool box or basket to hold your product that covers the logo? I like to advertise the product! You can always put the bottles away if you don’t like them to be seen, whatever part of the logo you don’t like. Or transfer the products to plain bottles for the counter.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:58:26 +0000

Keep the square. It’s minimalist in design, and adult.

Kids will see a smilley face, and think it’s for them.

You don’t any confusion. Your products are serious

skin care. Keep it as such.

Keep up the great work!

By: lexi

lexi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:10:34 +0000

i like the square. i agree with many people who say it looks more professional. :]

By: hazel

hazel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:22:28 +0000

it looks better square or filled in smilley face or just put dots all over the place hahahaah

By: Desiree

Desiree — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:40:19 +0000

I like the square the best, its simple, clean just like dealing with acne and the regimen should be. Acne products should look professional, clean, and simple. A smiley may just make it look too childish and un-proffesional. Stick to the old logo and take off acne.org on the bottles or just put it more on the bottom and a smaller font. If you really want to use the smiley make it outlined in white to be clean and inside the square.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:31:54 +0000

I think a logo change is a great idea if it stays simple and professional. The smiley is not professional at all. Maybe a color change of the square or overlapping squares. But definitely NOT a smiley face.

By: FlashGordan*

FlashGordan* — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:08:36 +0000

i like the square because its bold when i see u in tha sweatshit… BUT.. i think it needs a fresh change…. i like the bigger rounder smiley face witch needs too be drawn straighter haahaha but i think u should fill it in with tha blue color as used on the square…. alrite juss some crative critism.. have a good day! bye bye ::]]

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:40:19 +0000

I can’t put my finger on it but I like the logo the way it is. If you do a smiley face, because I get the point your driving with it, I hope you go with the smiley face that is filled in.

By: Medusagorgonia

Medusagorgonia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:56:18 +0000

Keep the Square and Put the circle with the smiley face inside the square and keep the coloured backgrounds

By: Leajer424

Leajer424 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:52:18 +0000

I actually like the smiley that’s not filled in.

By: Leajer424

Leajer424 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:55:42 +0000

As for the comments about taking “Acne.org” off of the bottles….if I didn’t have something from acne.org in my bathroom, it would be something else that was labeled for “acne,” so I don’t know that it bothers me that much. Shoot, I’ve had washes, lotions, supplements, makeup, etc. (just about anything) in my house that was labeled as being useful to treat acne, so…

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:20:24 +0000

I PREFER the NOT FILLED-IN smiley face.

By: louis

louis — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:36:42 +0000

square