I like to make logos that are simple and usually elegant with flow and clean lines. The logos don't just appear that way from a pencil drawing so it might would be tempting to just go ahead and start in illustrator with the pen tool.
I don't start in Illustrator though, because I always end up changing my idea and it is absolutely faster to draw thumbs with pencil and take one idea to the final production program.
The page I scan usually has a lot of brainstorming notes, thumbnails and rough sketches. I'll sometimes blow up the thumbnail I like most and print it out in a low opacity; then draw the lines how I want them for a final version to scan. That acts as refined guide so you can easily trace your design and admire the outcome....or play with it more. I hope that this info influences more designers to draw more! Do like 50 thumbnails at least!
Edited by merchantweb, 10 June 2009 - 04:08 AM.