Client: Can you make our Logo reflected now?
Henry: No
Client: What? Why not?
Henry: Because I wouldn’t like to be responsible in making your website look tarty and cheap.
Client: But my wife says she likes it
Henry: OK let’s not go there …

But who am I to say that when I am so rubbish at graphic design myself?

The problem with following the trend is that – sometimes people do something because they can – instead of because it is needed.

When you create something that looks impressive at first (ie for the first 3 seconds) – novelty soon vanishes and you end up with a white elephant.

A logo should be simple. Clear. And above all scalable.

When you add reflection you add noise. But such noise can be minimised by making a rough surface reflection say.

But given that your article is about how-to-do a logo that way. Rather then what constitutes a good logo. The information is useful for those wanting to learn.