JES copied me on a post over on VSS so I thought I would put this one to rest before my addled brain forgets it all.
Here is where I threw out the idea of a contest for the logo design. Luis and I had settled on Argonaut as the regulator name already. Kraken is more or less the model but it didn't have a logo yet.
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Clint Walker (more talent in his little finger than I have in my whole body) came up with the two logos that looked like something from Jason and the Argonauts which also had The Kraken in it.
He and I started brainstorming on Names......Here are some of the MANY that were thrown around.. And some thrown out for good reason!...I have removed some of my favorites as I might use them on later models..Please bear in mind that we were brainstorming for two separate models while we were doing this......Some of the names are quite comical!
Argonaut Surge
Argonaut Maelstrom
Argonaut Vector
Argonaut Whirlpool
Argonaut Tempest
Argonaut Strike
Argonaut Tide
Argonaut Ebb
Argonaut Flow
Argonaut Ebb and Flow
Argonaut Flux
Argonaut Rush
Argonaut Vortex
Argonaut Torrent
Argonaut Tsunami
Argonaut Cyclone
Argonaut Solace
Argonaut Quell
Argonaut Tranquil
Argonaut Serenity
There were a lot more but you get the idea....The one design he did looked like a Squid or Cuttlefish and there was no way I was going to call it either of those so I suggested this....
Something else I need your advice on....Is is possible to draw or illustrate the character of a Kraken?
He came up with this a day or so later
My reply was as follows:
Can you indulge me a little bit with this one please.....
Above the creature can you put ARGONAUT in a curve above it.....
In the space under it's head where it's mouth / beak would be can you put KRAKEN
At the bottom can you put in an Up curve (like a smile) VDH Wesley Chapel Florida
And finally....And this may be too much......Have a long pole spear with a Trident head facing down between the creatures tentacles sorta like it was holding it.....
Right off the bat, this drawing made me like it...... We may move right from like to LOVE..
His reply
And after a little more discussion and revision we came to this
And finally the one we have now
There are HUNDREDS of E-mails back and forth between us but this is it in a nutshell. The Kraken Red is actually Porsche Guards Red that I chose because it's neither red nor orange but the best of both of them and one of my favorite colors (and cars).
Luis was not sold on it at all in the rough draft days but when he saw the finished product he was all smiles......If it were left up to my artistic ability we would have called it Diving Regulator #5....But since Clint gave so much of his time and effort the logo is a real knockout and definitely stands out in the crowd!