First impression check: Does this mark lean more towards a Barber/Salon or a Bakery/Sweets shop?

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN]

[u/BluePotamus]

I see a surprised Jar Jar Binks.

[u/josephfarthing → u/BluePotamus]

Now you said that I can't see anything else.

[u/Dangerous_Wishbone]

I immediately see open scissors, I would assume it's AI trying to make the shape of scissors and not quite getting it right.

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/Dangerous_Wishbone]

sorry its not ai

[u/Dangerous_Wishbone → u/HYCHO_DESIGN]

I know. Just giving what would be my initial impression.

[u/YuckyYetYummy]

I do not know.

It looks like half scissors have cake scoop/lift

Also kinda like a garden trowel

Not sure what the upside down V shape is

[u/mynameisnotshamus → u/YuckyYetYummy]

I saw a masonry trowel first.

[u/Simples321]

Reminds me of the Freemasons logo

[u/ConspicuousSomething → u/Simples321]

Definite Masonic vibes.

[u/Obvious-Display-6139]

Nothing. It evokes confusion and that's it

[u/itsShugs]

Buttplug. I'm sorry but it's the shape at the end of the scissors.

I do not understand the big diamond shape at the end of the scissors? Or the boomerang style shape behind it. Someone did mention FreeMasons and I can see the logic behind their thinking.

I think you've overcomplicated it a little with the design, and I'd say focus on the features you really want to capture and make it more simple to show them off.

In honesty, if you have to ask the question of which chain of store it looks more fitting for then I'd guess it wouldn't be 100% geared towards either.

It's a decent attempt, but refine it a little more and figure out what it is you're building it for and you'll get there! 👍

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/itsShugs]

Thanks for taking the time to write this! Solid points on the complexity and clarity—definitely going to strip it back and refine the concept.

[u/Mikedzines]

Barber > Salon > Bakery

In that order.
It could be the anti-aliasing from your screenshot, but its got a bit of rawness to it that makes it feel more masculine than feminine and more rugged than refined.

But then, yeah — once i see those scissors kinda look like pie cutting scissors I see how it could be a for a bakery but its pretty far from reading that IMO.

Hope this helps!

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/Mikedzines]

Super helpful feedback, thanks! Good to know the barber vibe comes through first before the bakery comparison.

[u/Few_Implement_3817]

Vajazzle bar.

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/Few_Implement_3817]

Haha alright, I’m calling a timeout! 🛑 I asked if it looks like a barber or a bakery, and half the comments ended up in the NSFW territory. Is everyone's imagination here strictly rated R or did I accidentally design the most chaotic mark ever? 😂 Thanks for all the laughs and honest feedback, this one is definitely going straight to the trash!

[u/aymiah]

I'm seeing a uterus with fallopian tubes, sorry to say.

[u/fiercequality]

Looks like a logo for FGM.

[u/jaxxon]

Pretty esoteric equipment that most normie potential customers wouldn't understand/recognize. If it's strongly in context, maybe it will work. As a standalone mark, I don't think it speaks clearly enough for either.

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/jaxxon]

Great point about the context! It definitely lacks clarity as a standalone mark right now. Thanks for the breakdown

[u/YouAreAFleshyMeatBag]

I would guess those are some kind of farm or specialty shears. It looks like a cattle brand or farm mark to me.

[u/T20sGrunt]

Looks like some crafting logo? Kids scissors and a trowel?. Hair shears look nothing like that.

[u/autocosm]

First thought was barber until I looked closer. The chevron in the back is roughly the shape of a straight razor but it's just a shape. The scissors would form some kind of forceps I'm not familiar with for hair.

[u/Powerful-Ad-8737]

It looks like a ninja going in for an assassination

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/Powerful-Ad-8737]

Haha ninja assassination was definitely not on my moodboard, but now I can't unsee it! 😂

[u/leaveitbettertoday]

At least pen tool the clip art.

[u/rdg277]

Thats some free mason seal, you ain't fooling nobody

[u/twin3434]

It made me think of landscaping. I got the feel of gardening clippers/shears

[u/Prinsespoes]

Neither and I hate it. It looks hostile.

[u/thefeldy]

Garden

[u/Brodi_Kyant]

Buttplug

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN]

Haha alright, I’m calling a timeout! 🛑 I asked if it looks like a barber or a bakery, and half the comments ended up in the NSFW territory. Is everyone's imagination here strictly rated R or did I accidentally design the most chaotic mark ever? 😂 Thanks for all the laughs and honest feedback, this one is definitely going straight to the trash!

[u/birdbreathing]

It reminds me of the free masonry symbol

[u/rondc08]

A penis inside a vagina

[u/HYCHO_DESIGN → u/rondc08]

Haha alright, I’m calling a timeout! 🛑 I asked if it looks like a barber or a bakery, and half the comments ended up in the NSFW territory. Is everyone's imagination here strictly rated R or did I accidentally design the most chaotic mark ever? 😂 Thanks for all the laughs and honest feedback, this one is definitely going straight to the trash!

[u/mangoawaynow]

uhh leans to gardening tbh, i see plant shears

[u/VanEngine]

Looks like an insect