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Guys,
Please, I'd like your opinions about what happened in the AO logo contest. For the ones of you that don't know about what happened yet you can know about it HERE
What do you think about it?
Thanks,
DKRR
Edit: Sorry, i'm trying to delete this thread because i already posted it in the How do I? or What is? forum... but i can't delete it and i don't know why. :confused:
Im with letting the members pic the logo. If the rules say vector then vector it is i guess.
Its the color.......only the color.........lemme go and put on my pink flower dress and hop around the office :p
//edit Thanks ammo ;)
Wow, a "ping" flower dress! Wonder what's that like? Does it have 802.11g connectivity or just bluetooth? ;)
Ammo
pick a shortlist of say 3 - 4 logo's and let the community of AO pick for "their" own website !!
i have the same opinio ...we should pick a logo ( Greek Goddesse's) ..:)
Let me ask a silly question.
What was wrong with the original purple logo?
Hi,
For the one that neged me in this thread with this message: "who are you to decide?.. its not your site! you are just a member, like it or not..."
First, i'm not deciding anything and so i'm just giving an opinion.
Second, Sick Dwarf has said his logo is not valid for using PhotoShop and not a vector problem.
Third, Yes, it's not my site, did i say that?
Four, Yes, i'm just a member, still i'm not deciding anything
Fifth, I really LOVE to be an AO member and maybe you don't.
Sixth, why don't you just post that message here instead of negging me?
Seventh, I could answer back to you in many bad manners but i'm not like you...
Wish you a good time,
DKRR
thehorse13 ..the problem is that the logo was not created in a vector based programm ... and we all think that the AO community should decide which logo is the best ...and not just the admins..... we are what make this site great....
The rules don't aply (again) that's how big companies allways make their discisions..
but I must say the pink is cool !!
I took the liberty of changing the colout a bit...personaly I think AO would look crap in pink...the logo in itself is very good, but the pink...well.....erm....any way....Credits still go to SD for an amazing font and all...
- Noia
I agree with FrameWork. The members should pick the logo, without the members, the site wouldn't be really successful and fun and all that other stuff it is.
The members should choose the logo, since the members are the core and are the ones giving out help and keeping the community alive.
Also, I dont see why people are giving DKRR negs since hes just asking for people opinion and isnt asking people to hack NASA's website or something. Since when is it illegal to speak out.
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Always keepin us on your toes eyh MsMittens? ;) hehe....
Yea, I agree, the Logo's should be chosen by the comunity, but as far as I could see...the logo contest wasn't really taken seriously by the comunity so....
to meek every one half way...how about JM pick the 10 best ones ro some thing... and then the comunity can vote amongst those......just an Idea...
- Noia
I was under the impression that jup media was pretty big into market research and such. Maybe through their research they found that a high proportiion of computer professionals are gay ? , well thats my guess on the pink/purple ( i do like sickdwarfs font and his acceptance/nonacceptance post was the funniest thing i have read n a while, but my vote (s) go for Rioter and THeJRC )
I agree w/ memory. If we werent on AO then there would be no AO. So I agree the AO community should be the ones to pick the logo. Since were the ones that love the site oh so much. -Twisted-
I took the liberty of editing the edited version of the logo that Noia did, and added a little twist to it. First file is animated the second is not. -Twisted-
Heres the Second one. I couldnt get the second one in the same post. Like i said this one is not animated. -Twisted-
The problem with the logos posted above is that neither of them are in vector format either. Vector formats make it a lot easier for company logos because they scale without losing any of their quality. So when making anything from a t-shirt to letterhead, they don't have to do any special editing or logo recreation.
With this in mind, I recreated SD's logo in vector format. It's not exact, and there is no outer glow effect except in the raster version I posted to give viewers without an SVG viewer the option of seeing it. Also, I was unsure of the exact font used for the subtext and I used a close match.
I agree with voting on it, but if they've made up their minds, then that's it I suppose. It didn't follow the guidelines, so in essence, they've broken their own rules, which is fine too...they're the owners. I still congratulate SD on his winning, I don't want to take away from that at all, his logos were nicely done. I also congratulate the many of you who also contributed vector-based logos and were serious about the contest. SD is an excellent designer, I really enjoy his work and I got to see the styles of a lot of other graphic artists and that's really awesome.
Coming from a member of many graphic design communities, IRL and on the internet, I'm disappointed in the way this contest was handled, moreover the ethics, when clearly the rules had been broken. If JUPM was looking for a font to work with, they could have simply gone to one of the many font sites out there and chosen one to suit their tastes instead of wasting people's time for a contest that didn't even adhere to its own rules. It's not only discouraging to its participants, but its in very bad taste. DarkRaider put in a serious amount of effort, and had very excellent contributions that followed the rules. Who the hell is the graphic designer/coordinator for JUPM that they couldn't tell what was made with a vector program and what wasn't? It shouldn't even have come to this.
I would like give a round of applause to SD for his design. Also a congratulations for winning the logo contest, very nice font indeed. However this is only part of why I am posting here today. I think a simple resolution would be, just give us the option to pick the ten best logos. Roll them into an earned option, and allow us to pick the logo we see fit for our screen. Similar to the avatar process. In my opinion this would be a large step towards the future of your success as the owners of our community.
-Dopey
Oh good god, first you people bitch cause they didn't let anyone from the community contribute to the (admittedly hideous) blue and black logo, now you're bitching cause when they did let you contribute, they wouldn't let you decide for them. Agreed, it would have been nice if they'd stuck with the original rules, or posted that they'd changed their minds, but you have to remember they are a corporation...the days of JP running the site are over...and for that matter, how many of us would have chosen yellow and purple if JP had given us any choice to begin with?
In the words of my dad...suck it up and quityerbitchin.
You sound like the only one bitching at the moment debwalin. Were just talking here about the contest and the rules of it. :o
Meh...I'm not Bitching...I just can't see AO in Pink...it just dosn't seem right....personaly, I'd like to see AO be skinable but hey...I'm here for the content not the logo...
Meh...I think maybe AO should have it's origional logo and keep to it...I really do find the yellow and purple colours to be fugly and blinding but all in all....it's the way AO was when it first started (or so I think) and we should keep true to the nature of it...and not change it more than we have to.
damn...now I'v got 2 cents less
- Noia
I have to disagree with you. I have seen a couple of threads where it is complaining about the logo, how it should have been handled, and they have been "not fair." They picked a winner. It's over now. This thread is not discussing the rules about the contest. It's about bitching. :roll:Quote:
You sound like the only one bitching at the moment debwalin. Were just talking here about the contest and the rules of it.
/me walks away
Yes, but this post is rather broad and doesnt seem directed at those who you have mentioned alittlebitnumb. I agree this should stop here and we should get back to the subject of the thread. No worries. :pQuote:
Oh good god, first you people bitch cause they didn't let anyone from the community contribute to the (admittedly hideous) blue and black logo, now you're bitching cause when they did let you contribute, they wouldn't let you decide for them. Agreed, it would have been nice if they'd stuck with the original rules, or posted that they'd changed their minds, but you have to remember they are a corporation...the days of JP running the site are over...and for that matter, how many of us would have chosen yellow and purple if JP had given us any choice to begin with?
Yeah, lets get back to the subject of the thread.... which is bitching about the "man" that owns AO. Get over it. You don't like it, find a different community. There are plenty of forums out there that would love to have some more whiney people there.
Is there any way we can get this thread closed?
alittlebitnumb,
I'm sick of people like you preaching about everything. If you don't like this thread the don't post here, personally, i'm talking about the contest rules that were clearly broken, i took part of my everday rutine to make two designs following the rules to then find out that a logo that didn't follow the rules and again CLEARLY BROKEN THEM won the contest.
If you are one of that persons that let others treat you like a loser then it's your problem and not mine. I prefer to defend my rights and the other members because we are really contributing to this community.
The rules are just one way and were broken. The logo is invalid. The winner has tried to convince AO owers about that and they haven't answered yet.
So if you want to preach go other place or just worry about your personal problems and let us handle this or JUMP that will be the ones that will have the final decission i suppose.
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debwalin,
Sometimes complaining is good if you have proves that what you request is true.
Bye,
DKRR