If you think they all suck or some need tweaking, speak up! This is the point where I chose what logo to use and they start working on making it look good.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
I think that of the 5 you've got here, three is in the right direction, but it needs to go further, and be evocative of the types of games you want to have on your service. A Hex shape? Several Hexes? ApocoPlay in a Hex Pattern?
I'm not a graphic designer of any sort, but maybe like this but with a hint of talent?
I dunno, just a thought.
The most popular logo from polls outside of evercrest seems to be 5, followed by 3. I've got a decent amount of I don't like any of these as well. it is critical that you follow Tarquinn's lead if you don't like any of these. I'm paying these people good money to design a logo that is pleasing to my target audience, which are you guys.
One suggestion somebody came up with was to turn one of the letters into a game piece. I'm thinking I can have each game have its own variation of the logo with the current game piece (think the google logo), though I'd have to ask a branding expert if that's a horrible idea.
As for 3 resembling trivial pursuit/monopoly, I tend to agree. I think the "poke" part is cute though, as it implies that you are choosing the game you want to be built. diadem fucked around with this message on 03-27-2012 at 06:20 AM.
Maybe take that and try to add some art to evoke "board game". Blindy. fucked around with this message on 03-27-2012 at 07:57 AM.
But I'm with Tarquinn, none of these stand out or 'grab my interest' at all.
A logo needs to represent your company, not necessarily your specific product(s) or brand of products. I'd suggest deciding on something that reflects your mission statement or end goals. A suggestion from me would be building your logo around this statement:
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Out of a possible 10, Ghost of Forums Past scored a straight 1 with:
[QB]If there's one thing that most of you probably know about me it's that I like building things that make people happy.
That is the core of the man we know as diadem and that is what your logo should tell people - that this is a company which builds things that make people happy. As such, since you're paying them - can I suggest taking your logo and incorporating a children's playground kind of theme to it? After all, that's the epitome of building something that makes people happy. I can throw together a few ideas for you, but if you're giving them money I'd rather you make them do it 
For now I'm going with 5 with the following modifications:
- The circles change to an open book, a chess piece, a game controller, and a smartphone.
- One of the letters turns into a squirrel game piece playing (or grinning because it just got an acorn, etc). For example, the a could be an acorn and the back of the p could be its bushy tail.
i'll change it once i get something better. diadem fucked around with this message on 03-27-2012 at 05:22 PM.
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This one time, at band camp, Bajah said:
A logo needs to represent your company, not necessarily your specific product(s) or brand of products.
A good logo does both.
For example, Amazon's logo. Pretty simple. There's the word amazon, and an arrow pointing from A to Z. The arrow is curved to be evocative of a smile, with the arrow head a smile line. The .com portion of the logo is in a less bold stroke than the Amazon portion. This communicates a lot.
Amazon has a bunch of stuff (From A to Z)
Amazon delivers stuff (The arrow)
Amazon makes you happy (the smile)
Amazon is more than a website (the name is more bold than the .com)
Are you getting a graphic designer to do this or are you using a competition? Because it looks like the latter, which is kinda a false economy.
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Pvednes wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
None of the above.Are you getting a graphic designer to do this or are you using a competition? Because it looks like the latter, which is kinda a false economy.
Thanks. I'm using these guys for now but it won't hurt to put multiple lines in the water. I'll give the Something Awful logo teams a try while looking at multiple other options. One of my cousins got her PhD in media design (specializing in human computer interfaces) at MIT so I'll ask her for suggestions/contacts as well.
By the way, one of my Minecraft users had a similar reaction to you and thew together this as an example of what he'd suggest
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
Edit: I actually do like the squirrel best--it conveys playfulness and whimsy. Bloodsage fucked around with this message on 04-01-2012 at 09:48 PM.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about the Spice Girls:
Knights are more chess-specific than pawns?Edit: I actually do like the squirrel best--it conveys playfulness and whimsy.
The pawn shape is used in a large number of board games. Sorry and Clue, for example.
Aside, if I pretend to look at the squirrel logo as someone that hasn't been reading (and voting for) all of your progress, it doesn't really look like a "p", and I can see how some people might not interpret the title of the company correctly as first look.
Edit: Actually, now I can't help but read "Apocolay" or "Apocopay" for 7, 8, and 9. Inferno-Spirit fucked around with this message on 04-02-2012 at 12:11 AM.
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At least Bloodsage isn't Somthor:
Knights are more chess-specific than pawns?Edit: I actually do like the squirrel best--it conveys playfulness and whimsy.
The squirrel is a good concept, I agree, but I think the tail isn't "P" like enough.
