If I was going to try and combine the antlers with the type like you have there, I'd draw the type by hand. It makes it much easier to merge the two and you'll be adding a little of your personality into the design.
If I was going to try and combine the antlers with the type like you have there, I'd draw the type by hand. It makes it much easier to merge the two and you'll be adding a little of your personality into the design.
Hi,
I kinda feel bad critiqueing(?) someone for my first post but...
Have you considered perhaps using the words ELK Designs to represent the Elk's head? You could scale the letters in proportion to the antlers on a real elk, drop it below the antlers and add a couple of ears to it. Would avoid having too much emphasis on the antlers and not enough on the name which is I think one of the main issues you have in these images. I think you would need to play around with the font to make it work properly but it's an idea...
Also in terms of colour etc I think it would look really good in black on white with a almost washed out/broken up look to it. Make it look a bit used and less crisp.
You're lucky to have a name to play with so effectively though! Good Luck! :)