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About the logo - opinions needed

Post by jizzlobber »

Van from 4bg offered to create a logo for us, he seemed to like what I did so he cleaned is up and changed it around a bit... this is what he came up with

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I like this, i'm not sure about the nintendo zapper and I think 'the games' should be forum orange as there's too much bright white.

what do you think?
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Post by van »

Ya, speak up folks. Happy to make whatever changes the crowd wants to see. :)
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Post by Candy Arse »

Right now I'm loving van's logo.
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Post by GreyWizzard »

Just for a quick look would it be possible to do a wood grain finish for colour?

I like the zapper, sort of ties in video games and cowboys nicely.
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Post by jizzlobber »

like van said at 4bg, the nintendo zapper fits into the games theme, it's a nice idea and has already grown on me.

candy- do you like everything about it?
suggestions are needed to fine tune it
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Post by Pimpn Drop Bear »

I like it, but I think his arse hangs into the H too much.


Take that for what you will. :?

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Post by General Chaos »

I like the update but may I suggest he has a cigar instead of what appears to be a piece of straw.

This should help steer the logo away from brokeback territory.

Edit: I think he's supposed to be blowing the pistol oooer...
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Post by jizzlobber »

I like the straw
it's a bit curly though
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I thought he was blowing onto the end of the zapper.
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Post by lestat »

hey i like that new logo, is it possible to get it as a transparent gif too.
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Post by van »

Haha yeah, he's actually blowing the "smoke" from the end of the gun. Yeah it's a zapper, but he's also a cowboy, and blowin' smoke off the barrel is just what they do ;)

I'll tinker with it some more and throw up some variations, based on Jizzy's and other people's suggestions!
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Post by jizzlobber »

aah it's a bit of wind! :D

lestat- van should be able to help you out there, looks like be buggered off though

EDIT- there he is! ;)
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How about a shot up "RANCH"?
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Post by Scullibundo »

I like the one we have now, it's simple yet effective. But if you want my opinion on how to make it better, I reckon we get a Master Chief silhouette with a cowboy hat. :D

Is there any chance of being able to change the colour scheme to something a bit more distinguishable for the board? Maybe grey behind the text and keep the outer layer black?
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Post by jizzlobber »

I like that suggestion chaos.
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Post by Scullibundo »

Seems out of place. and the wheat in the mouth and cord are too thin to go with the rest. If you're dong silhouettes and you want a clean look, you don't need to go for fine details like that. The one you had up last night looked slick and clean.
Or if you're going to keep the gun there, maybe just add a sillhouette of smoke curving up from the barrel
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Post by jizzlobber »

just looking at the logo at the top, I don't think it sesized very well, the smaller details aren't very visible
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Post by lestat »

well i've updated the main page and themes with the new logo, thx van, top stuff mate. :up:
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Post by van »

A couple of variations.

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Sorry I'm not keeping up with the suggestions/requests as quickly as I could be, but I'm at work at the moment and trying to keep this stuff under the radar haha.
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Post by lestat »

:shock:

damn those are nice van. i like the bottom 3d one.
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Post by jizzlobber »

they look fantastic!

not sure what I like best, maybe a mix of the 2
I like the smoke in tne bottom pic, but the shadow makes it less clear, I think "the games" will be hard to read when resized down.
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Post by GreyWizzard »

Yeah the bottom sans shadowing. I like the smoke in it too.
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Post by van »

No worries, I'll get it uploaded soon :)
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Post by Scullibundo »

Yep the bottom one is awesome :up:
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Post by van »

Can I suggest the URL doesn't need to be on the logo? I mean, we're already at the site, we obviously know what URL is. It's handy to have it on link banners and buttons, but on a logo on the site itself... It's kinda redundant I'd have thought.
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