Choose the new readyroom logo!

MonsieurEvil · May 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">'cause we sure can't</div>Time to vote on that new Readyroom.org logo. Remember how I said I'd select the top 3 and let NS fans vote on which one looked best?

Yeeaaaaahhhhhhh...

Umm, we were able (with much knashing of teeth) narrow it down to a mere 5! If you aren't in this list, don't depair. Everyone sent us great stuff (even Kassinger - well, his was just plain weird&#33<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>, and you're all winners in our eyes. That and 75 cents will get you a cup of coffee too. Please please please vote, and tell your friends to as well - no winner will be picked if there are not enough votes, and I'll have to make a decision myself.

Let's bring out the contestants!

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1. Trunk

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo1%20NL%20copy.gif" border="0">

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2. Black Wolf

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/black%20wolf%20-%20readyroom10.jpg" border="0">

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3. Syntax

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo1.jpg" border="0">

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4. Jeff Hochgesang

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo2v2%20copy.jpg" border="0">

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5. Fam 

<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/readyroom4.jpg" border="0">

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Slycaster · May 2002

omg they are all so pretty... so hard to decide... <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

Personally, i voted for jeff, sorry fam and co. but his seems to fit the tint of the page, and it looks great!

i still think your guys;s are great otherwise though <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

SmokeMasta · May 2002

vote 4 fam!

Comprox · May 2002

Fams fits the theme of readyroom.org better I say, GO FAM!

eBnar · May 2002

Trunks is promoting firearms!

phenom · May 2002

trunks = uber cs skinner
phenom = trunks uber clan leedor

his logo is tight <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I like Fem's as well

SmokeMasta · May 2002

if fam his pic was ontop he would be in the lead!

Killtoy · May 2002

Yes, they are all good. I say Fam.

His logo is excellent. This is more than a piece of art. It is a logo. It conveys the desired message very well, while not being too bland or too busy.

Most importantly, his logo is one of the few that accuratly expresses what it should. "What?" you say...

A simple fact of life is that most people don't read. At least, they don't read much. They "skim" things. When you "skim" the logos, letting your eye move from top to bottom and letting your brain process what you take in, you will perceive something like this:

1. A gun.
2. Metal.
3. Ready Room
4. <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>
5. Readyroom

Fam's logo nails it. It really invites you to read it.

#3 is good in that it does communicate the necessary information effectivly. I also really like the font and 3d effect. It just lacks the catchphrase, "The Natural Choice".

Again, nice work all around. Any of these will put a nice face to readyroom.org.

realityisdead · May 2002

I voted for Fam's. It was tough choosing between his and Syntax's... but, the lack of "The Natural Choice" is what tipped it in favor of Fam's in my mind. That and Fam's has a shot of my favorite part of any NS level in the background (ns_bast red thingy). Otherwise I wouldn't be able to choose between the two.

SmokeMasta · May 2002

everything is good as long as it's not trunks
(nothing personal)
most ppl only notice the big gun on his pic that starts to annoy after you seen it a couple of times
especialy if you notice that that gun isn't a gun used in NS
but just some gun.

Greedo · May 2002

Actually, SmokeMasta, the gun in Trunks' logo is the NS <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/ns_models/pistol1_8x6.jpg" target="_blank">pistol.</a>

But besides that, I think Killtoy hit the nail on the head. You just don't really notice the name in any of the five except for Syntax's and Fam's. And if Syntax had used "The Natural Choice," well, it would have had my vote. That concept drawing is just so bad-###.

chalupamonk · May 2002

I voted for Fam's.

Trunk's logo is cool, but I really think it lacks representation of the alien team. The gun looks cool, but it's huge, and there's not much room left for anything alien. The screenshot contains two aliens and some marines, but they're not highlighted enough. Plus, the red tint on the screen isn't appealing, and the frame is a little too clean.

Fam's is also nifty, but there are a few things I don't like about it. First of all, the alien element on the right doesn't really blend into the screenshot behind it. The other beef I have with it is the black strip on the lower right-hand corner, highlighting 'The Natural Choice'. I think it would look better either entirely devoid of that strip or completely filled with it, all along the bottom. I can see that without the gradient strip, part of the word 'choice' would get caught up in the commotion of the alien element.

I dig the caution texture of BW's logo, but it just fails to fit into the readyroom.org theme. Otherwise, it has the right elements, except for a surprisingly un-NS/RR style of text for 'The Natural Choice'. That kind of dropped it from being a contender, for me.

Syntax has kick-### marine representation on the left side, but the right side is completely empty. If there were only some pics of aliens on the right, I would have voted for it. Even though 'The Natural Choice' is the slogan of the RR, I actually like Syntax's 'The Official Natural-Selection Resource'. It's direct, while 'The Natural Choice' kind of avoids defining what the site is all about.

Jeff Hochgesang's is spiffy as well. It has both team's elements in it and the name and slogan in cool text. However, I don't really like those lines, and the pictures of the aliens and humans seem a little too close for comfort. Still, it follows the RR theme well.

What sucks is that I know none of this is useful now, because the vote has already begun. Anyway, I was just explaining my choice. Peace.

Black_Wolf · May 2002

mmmm, mine sux, dont vote for it, i didnt have the creative energy to adapt it for the theme after id finished the first time.

personally i voted for Fam's.

SmokeMasta · May 2002

black wolf that's very friendly
most ppl vote on treirself
<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Spyder_Monkey · May 2002

I know that I sure as hell voted for me. =)

SmokeMasta · May 2002

hahah ur a sneak spider
<img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

ChromeAngel · May 2002

I was divided between Trunk's and Fam's, but I voted for Fam's because it emphasised the alien element more.

DruBo · May 2002

Go Fammeh!

doctopepa · May 2002

Where's MINE?! *bu-huuu huu!* *sssniff*
Now, let's see... witch one should i vote for?....

Prema · May 2002

Bheeee...
i wanted to send my pic too, but i didnt have time tomorrow <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> .

I voted for Fam's pic, 'cause its nice and bloody red.
I LIKE BLOooOD...

doctopepa · May 2002

all the pics are horribly overcrowded with monsters, marines and textures. with the exeption of syntax's, witch is the one i voted for. well well, just drwing my vote to the stack...

CyonPro · May 2002

I dunno, I don't think Fam's is that crowded; the text is distinct and easy to read, the level 5 opposite the siege gun make for nice "border" elements, and the whole thing just looks well put together.

pielemuis · May 2002

I voted for Fam, but if syntax changed the text to the natural choice he had my vote <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

sander · May 2002

fawk, my logo wasn´t good enough.. =(
Im not very pleased with it either, I feel like I could have done much better =//

Graheim · May 2002

Go Trunk! The others looked too busy in my opinion. Rather cramped.

Biomechanoid · May 2002

I had to vote for fam: Trunks was really nice, I lreally liked the squad of marines taking on the lvl 5, But... that gun was just too distracting for me. fam's was nice, the two models on the side made for a nice border, and like wossisface stated earlier, it read nicely

Flayra · May 2002

I know everyone will probably say the same thing, but I would've liked some of the other logs in the list list. I realize they can't all be in there, but at least we have lots of luscious choices here.

Good work everyone, really amazing stuff. I'll be sure to keep you all in mind when we need more artwork like this. Wow!

Shuvit_Viper · May 2002

they are all really nice... but i voted trunks, because his logo is more futuristic, and if you look good you can see the detail of a firefight between some marines and two lev5's. That is so cool!

Fam · May 2002

I like them all. Especially Syntax's. I hope he and Trunks will excuse me for butchering their artwork.

<img src="http://www.box7.co.uk/ns/readyroom5.gif" border="0">

realityisdead · May 2002

Umm... Can we use that one? Please? Pretty please?

Man, awesome editing work there. It's perfect.

Moleculor · May 2002

Once Fam wins ( <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> ) then we may have to have a second poll to decide between the one at the top of the thread, and that one he just made.

Choose the new readyroom logo!

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