Choose the new readyroom logo!
MonsieurEvil
Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
<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!<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->, 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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<b>1. Trunk</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo1%20NL%20copy.gif" border="0">
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<b>2. Black Wolf</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/black%20wolf%20-%20readyroom10.jpg" border="0">
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<b>3. Syntax</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo1.jpg" border="0">
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<b>4. Jeff Hochgesang</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo2v2%20copy.jpg" border="0">
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<b>5. Fam </b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/readyroom4.jpg" border="0">
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<!--EDIT|MonsieurEvil|May 20 2002,21:58-->
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!<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->, 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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<b>1. Trunk</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo1%20NL%20copy.gif" border="0">
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<b>2. Black Wolf</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/black%20wolf%20-%20readyroom10.jpg" border="0">
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<b>3. Syntax</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo1.jpg" border="0">
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<b>4. Jeff Hochgesang</b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/logo2v2%20copy.jpg" border="0">
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<b>5. Fam </b>
<img src="http://www.readyroom.org/images/logos/readyroom4.jpg" border="0">
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<!--EDIT|MonsieurEvil|May 20 2002,21:58-->
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
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 <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
<!--EDIT|Comprox|May 20 2002,21:33-->
phenom = trunks uber clan leedor
his logo is tight <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> I like Fem's as well
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 <i>expresses</i> 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. <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
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.
(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.
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-###.
Trunk's logo is cool, but I really think it lacks representation of the alien team. The gun looks cool, but it's <b>huge</b>, 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.
personally i voted for Fam's.
most ppl vote on treirself
<!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
<!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
Now, let's see... witch one should i vote for?....
i wanted to send my pic too, but i didnt have time tomorrow <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo--> .
I voted for Fam's pic, 'cause its nice and bloody red.
I LIKE BLOooOD...
Im not very pleased with it either, I feel like I could have done much better =//
Good work everyone, really amazing stuff. I'll be sure to keep you all in mind when we need more artwork like this. Wow!
<img src="http://www.box7.co.uk/ns/readyroom5.gif" border="0">
Man, awesome editing work there. It's perfect.