Critiques please...help me learn...

Hey guys,please review this design and have feedback on it...
I had lots of hope on this design when I designed it...
Maybe it doesnot convey the message rightly...?
please suggest me some ways to improve on designing such logos...
thanks in advance to all...

It's good! I have a a few small critiques, but the reason this one didn't do so well is simply because it was not what the CH had in mind.

critiques:
1) It's hard to explain but I don't like the black stoke outside the gradient highlight( the one over the text) - look to the top left of the letter "G". the transition between the highlight and the stroke is a bit unnatural - it goes from almost white to black too quickly. perhaps if the stroke was thinner it might be better.

2) underneath the letter "y" on "share your soundtrack" there's a thick stroke that looks wrong to me - it looks like a blob. I think it would be better flat.

3) it looks like you've drawn a black rounded rectangle behind "share your soundtrack" - i guess that was to hide the jagged edges of the stroke but it looks off to me. It's the way it merges into the outline above - the corners look wrong - which makes the text look misaligned.

4) I think the "dancers" should extend a little more to the right - just to balance out the height of the letter "R". There's a steep drop off which I think makes it look a tiny bit unbalanced.

I'm looking hard for these things and it's just my opinion - others may disagree - If I made this logo I would be pretty happy with it so keep up the good work!

Edited by GJR, 29 November 2013 - 09:14 PM.

Pretty much what GJRDesign mentioned.

But more importantly, never use stock images in logos, like you did here. If you did submit this for the GoRave contest earlier in the year, then you could have been deducted rating points and even banned. Even if you are not designing for a contest, don't use stock images, it doesn't look good and it makes the logo unprofessional

I had assumed you had illustrated the dancers seeing as it was presented here and in a competition, but because it is stock the work is completely devalued. It's not about whether it looks good or not... It cannot be copyrighted, it is available for anyone to use.... CH wouldn't be happy if they see half of their logo on a flyer for the local nightclub.

Thanks GJR and HappyGD for your critiques...really appreciate it...
It was very helpful.It was really cool that you could find such minor drawbacks that I couldnt see even when I designed it...
Now I know why you guys are very successful in DC...
Im a fan of you guys...!
thanks again...cheers