Logo ideas

[acejka]

What kind of images come to mind when I ask to think about the old south?

And not the rebel flag type old south, but the old south with romance and tradition. When I think about it I think about Savannah Georgia and big plantation style mansions, and southern cooking and generations of women sitting around in the kitchen cooking. I think about hot summer nights, certain flowers and just a certain way of life.

I'm trying to create a logo that gives off a old southern traditional feel.

I have several images in mind, and I'm trying to see if other people come up with the same things.


By old south, I mean years ago when people still cared about traditions and family and the slow pace of life of the south, where you snapped your own beans for dinner and kids were entertained by catching fireflies in a mason jar, you sat under shady trees talking or reading to pass the time, not inside with xbox and the a/c on high. I'm sure there are still plenty of people that obviously care very much for their family and live in the south and have xbox and a/c on high, I'm not going to debate that but I'm talking about times gone by, the "good old days" I could say what images come to mind when you think of Savannah GA and people will more than likely think or their last trip there or paula deen, but I want them to think back to years ago, to a time when things weren't go go go like they are now, before computers and cell phones, but I'm not talking civil war era either. If I say Georgia people think Atlanta, bad traffic, big city. I could say several other states, Tennesse or Kentucky or the Carolinas, and most people will still think of certain modern images that come to mind, so that is why I chose the term old south.

 

[si-am]

Magnolias

 

[OceanAnnie]

Magnolias

That's my first thought too.

And a tall glass of (sweet) tea.

 

[laurie31]

Magnolias, large plantation homes with greek-style columns, women in hoop skirts, and a slower pace of life.

 

[kirstenb1]

Magnolias, are a great suggestion by a pp. Also a ceiling fan on a deep porch. I have very conflicted feelings about "old South" depending on how far back you go. If you're talking antebellum, that conjures up bad feelings. Postbellum less so.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Large porches, with a porch swing and flowering shrubs.

 

[mickeygirl14]

Gone With The Wind - Tara , the magnolias, big hoop-skirt dresses and corsets, HOT, humid, horses & buggies, big hats.

 

[AustinTink]

All of the above, most especially the plantation style home, ladies in hoop skirts sipping a tall iced tea.

 

[acejka]

Magnolias, are a great suggestion by a pp. Also a ceiling fan on a deep porch. I have very conflicted feelings about "old South" depending on how far back you go. If you're talking antebellum, that conjures up bad feelings. Postbellum less so.

Good point. Old south was probably a bad phrase, because I'm talking about the modern-ish south... I'm not talking gone with the wind times, but I'm not talking 2010 either.

Am I getting any more clear? Probably not... It's so hard for me to explain!!

 

[acejka]

I'm happy to see that several of the ideas in my mind have home across in this thread already, even with my VERY poor explanation of what I am trying to get across and the feeling and time period I'm trying to get at.


Thanks so much to everyone who has answered!

 

[kirstenb1]

Acejka, maybe you're talking early 20th century? Pre air conditioning? What a huge innovation that was!! Possibly the most important innovation in the South! Anyway, I love that we have an earlier spring here. I have hyaci nths, crocus, and daffs in bloom, along with periwinkle.

I love our deep front porch. But what has struck me most in the last week is all the frogs at the pond singing. That is my cue that spring is here. Our younger dd and I were hanging out on the porch today. She loves watching the birds. We have some crows that show up that look like they could take down a dog or cat!!! But we also have smaller birds like chickadees, bluebirds, and cardinals.

 

[The Pink Cupcake]

I think of humiliation. I think of times when my grandmother or grandfather couldn’t eat at certain places. I picture people laughing at my grandparents for even attempting to get on a bus and sit where they want to. I think of them calling people “Sir” and “Ma’am” because they had to.

I think of certain people thinking they had the best manners in the world, but it was quite the opposite. They were really awful and terrible folks who thought they were better because they were fair skinned.

I could go back a bit more, but that would be even more hurtful. The South of Days Gone By was a beautiful and nostalgic time for some, but not for all.

 

[kathie859]

Tall glasses of bourbon with mint and crushed ice
Sitting on the veranda/ porch swing optional
Paper fans to keep cool (as you sit in the veranda drinking your bourbon)
Sunday dinner with the family....all of 'em
Gentlemen opening doors for females
Bow ties for men
Luscious sweet desserts...especially layer cakes
Making ice cream via hand crank ice cream maker

List compliments of an old girl from the old south

 

[twinboysmom]

I think of humiliation. I think of times when my grandmother or grandfather couldn’t eat at certain places. I picture people laughing at my grandparents for even attempting to get on a bus and sit where they want to. I think of them calling people “Sir” and “Ma’am” because they had to.

I think of certain people thinking they had the best manners in the world, but it was quite the opposite. They were really awful and terrible folks who thought they were better because they were fair skinned.

I could go back a bit more, but that would be even more hurtful. The South of Days Gone By was a beautiful and nostalgic time for some, but not for all.

I am sorry you feel that way but I think the OP was very specific in that she (or he) was not looking for images of that part of history.

OP, I think of gorgeous oak trees, magnolias, sweet tea, and rockers on large wrap around porches. I also think of bayous and beautiful sandy white gulf beaches.

 

[dis-happy]

Spanish Moss hanging everywhere.

Hand forged wrought iron.

(can you tell I just spent a day in Charleston???)

 

[The Pink Cupcake]

I am sorry you feel that way but I think the OP was very specific in that she (or he) was not looking for images of that part of history.

OP, I think of gorgeous oak trees, magnolias, sweet tea, and rockers on large wrap around porches. I also think of bayous and beautiful sandy white gulf beaches.

I think about hot summer nights, certain flowers and just a certain way of life.

I'm trying to create a logo that gives off a old southern traditional feel.

Sorry. I thought you were asking for opinions from everyone on this board. Because just a certain way of life excluded many people of the South even 50 years ago. So, do you want to talk about the South in the 1970s+? Or do you want to go back farther? Or do you only want to hear from a certain demographic?

Because, why would you have to go back in time to talk about oak trees, magnolias, sweet tea, and rockers on porches? That’s all still here.


Sorry I didn’t give the right opinion. I will back out now and let history omit the negative. Carry on with your stories of fancy drinks, well dressed lads and lasses, and a carefree world. Please remember it does excluded a large chunk of the southern population.

 

[acejka]

I am sorry you feel that way but I think the OP was very specific in that she (or he) was not looking for images of that part of history.

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Thanks... I'm not even going there or acknowledging that response... simply putting that poster on ignore and calling it a day... I specifically mentioned that I wasn't going into any of the rebel flag type, racial stuff. I thought it was common sense that I didn't want anything like that... I'm creating a logo for business and its highly unlikely that I'm going to use negative pieces of history... Yes let me put a picture of sweet tea, a tree with spanish moss and magnolia....and a rebel flag-sounds great...ugh. I'm glad my old southern traditonal business logo won't likely gain that person as a client because I am sure they'd just be a doll to work with....

 

[Agri]

I think of humiliation. I think of times when my grandmother or grandfather couldn’t eat at certain places. I picture people laughing at my grandparents for even attempting to get on a bus and sit where they want to. I think of them calling people “Sir” and “Ma’am” because they had to.

I think of certain people thinking they had the best manners in the world, but it was quite the opposite. They were really awful and terrible folks who thought they were better because they were fair skinned.

I could go back a bit more, but that would be even more hurtful. The South of Days Gone By was a beautiful and nostalgic time for some, but not for all.

No offense, but racism and bigotry weren't (and still aren't) limited to the South. Southerns who owned plantations owned slaves, but the "whites only" and "colored folks only" attitudes/water fountains/etc. weren't limited to the South. As much as some people in the North wanted to abolish slavery, they didn't want them to move into their neighborhoods or cities either. (Yes, the South was by far home to the worst of it, but much of what you state in your post was not limited to the South.)

Its an awful history of mankind that we tend to marginalize people who are look different, act different, and have different religions. (Hey, Gandhi was a racist, too.)

To answer the OP's question, the "Old South" to me is the South before the Civil War. Southerners had to change their way of life after the war - many had to adapt to a new way of living (whether they owned slaves or not) due to the effects the war had on the land and the loss of many men.

I think you can just slap a split-rail fence and a magnolia up there and call it a day. The truth is that the "romantic South" that most people think of was allowed for a small sector of society because of the hard work of slaves and perpetually indentured servants. (Oh, and it excluded a lot of white people, too, for those keeping track. Most whites in the South did not own slaves and did not live on big fancy plantations.)

 

[Planogirl]

Screen doors and ceiling fans. Crickets chirping and fireflies. A lazy dog strolling out of the way when you drive down the dirt driveway.

I think that my vision of the South is more like old-time rural Texas.

 

[Phil'sFrontier]

Farm House with a wrap around porch, elderly man sitting in rocking chair on front porch.
Possibly a tractor and wagon somewhere in the picture.

sorry if my image offends but that is the way I feel

oh yeah, the rocking chair also is a little creaky when it moves cause its an old chair.