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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #120, on November 19th, 2010, 03:15 PM »
For the geek win, the slogan should of course be "A New Hope" being the tagline of the first (proper) Star Wars film, and that was about a group of rebels standing up against the Empire and declaring that they would not conform, battles of masters of their skills, etc.

I like pretty much every logo that's gone on here, and to a point it almost doesn't matter what the logo looks like: we can always improve on it later. What's more important isn't the surface finish but the under-the-hood, the heart of the machine. No time vortexes here to be seen, naturally.


The unrelated note is pretty neat actually :) It actually reminds of what I did when I started arantor.org - I put the dark theme there, but I use the same dark theme on Airship Chronicles where there are a couple of regulars on both sites, so I changed the orange header to red for the other site so they're distinguishable at a glance.
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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #121, on November 19th, 2010, 03:32 PM »
Quote from Arantor on November 19th, 2010, 03:15 PM
For the geek win, the slogan should of course be "A New Hope"
A new hop? :P
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being the tagline of the first (proper) Star Wars film, and that was about a group of rebels standing up against the Empire and declaring that they would not conform, battles of masters of their skills, etc.
But... I wanna be Dark Vaderz lulz  :geek:
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I like pretty much every logo that's gone on here, and to a point it almost doesn't matter what the logo looks like: we can always improve on it later.
Sure we can... It's not final as long as v1.0 isn't out. But it's also important to give a good impression from day one ;)
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What's more important isn't the surface finish but the under-the-hood, the heart of the machine. No time vortexes here to be seen, naturally.
Yeah... So, what about "Simple math, really"?
It's a pun on Simple Machines, of course. But it also means that choosing between SMF and Wedge is simple math.
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The unrelated note is pretty neat actually :) It actually reminds of what I did when I started arantor.org - I put the dark theme there, but I use the same dark theme on Airship Chronicles where there are a couple of regulars on both sites, so I changed the orange header to red for the other site so they're distinguishable at a glance.
Yeah, it's pretty cool playing with headers :)
Unfortunately, most forum owners either don't bother, or when they do... Well they shouldn't :lol: The myspace effect!

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #122, on November 19th, 2010, 03:43 PM »
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A new hop?
You're not Arnold J. Rimmer, your family doesn't thrive on a misprint of the Bible.
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But... I wanna be Dark Vaderz lulz
My natural English accent isn't quite up to Alec Guinness', but I do have the beard.
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Sure we can... It's not final as long as v1.0 isn't out. But it's also important to give a good impression from day one
That's very true.
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Yeah... So, what about "Simple math, really"?
It's a pun on Simple Machines, of course. But it also means that choosing between SMF and Wedge is simple math.
If you're going for the pun angle:
Simple Math, Finally
Simple Math, Fortunately
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Yeah, it's pretty cool playing with headers
I don't for the most part (except for the colour change as mentioned), but most people grab a theme they like and stick with it, because they're boring.

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #123, on November 19th, 2010, 03:52 PM »
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A new hop?
You're not Arnold J. Rimmer, your family doesn't thrive on a misprint of the Bible.
I can't believe you found the reference!! :lol:
Are you a hoppist, too? :whistle:
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But... I wanna be Dark Vaderz lulz
My natural English accent isn't quite up to Alec Guinness', but I do have the beard.
Yeah, nice combo.
Or I could be Han, and you'd get to be Chcensored
(What? He DOES have a beard! A hundred of them, too!)

I suppose I'd be more likely to be Luke, though. That's what you get when you're blond. <sigh>
Works with Obi-Wan, too. Although it tells me you're going to leave before we release v1.0. Refund! Refund!
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Sure we can... It's not final as long as v1.0 isn't out. But it's also important to give a good impression from day one
That's very true.
For instance, I think the logo better works on the golden background than the blue background. Should I invert the two background colors?
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If you're going for the pun angle:
Simple Math, Finally
Simple Math, Fortunately
Or "Simple Math: Fuck'em!" :lol:
Anyway, do you like the Simple Math take? I didn't even think about adding an F to complete the pun.
Maybe "Simple Math, Friends". Hmm no.
Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #124, on November 19th, 2010, 03:53 PM »
Quote from Arantor on November 19th, 2010, 03:43 PM
most people grab a theme they like and stick with it, because they're boring.
I say we remove Theme support from Wedge!

No, even better! We remove people support from Wedge! No more stupid themes!

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #125, on November 19th, 2010, 03:58 PM »
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I can't believe you found the reference!!
It's even a continuity error across the canon - he talks about that as being awful for Sunday dinner since it goes everywhere (especially the gravy), then points out elsewhere that he nearly starved as a child because he wouldn't be fed unless he answered questions correctly, and failed.
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Yeah, nice combo.
Or I could be Han, and you'd get to be Chcensored
(What? He DOES have a beard! A hundred of them, too!)

I suppose I'd be more likely to be Luke, though. That's what you get when you're blond. <sigh>
Works with Obi-Wan, too. Although it tells me you're going to leave before we release v1.0. Refund! Refund!
I'm definitely hairy enough to be Chewbacca, and I can sometimes growl like a Wookiee (did I spell that right? been way too long)

But... did Han shoot first? :o

Relax, Obi-wan isn't only in the first film, he does turn up at times in the two later films, then we get a whole new set of three films with his character and someone doing a terrible impersonation of his accent, haha.
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For instance, I think the logo better works on the golden background than the blue background. Should I invert the two background colors?
It does work better, but I'd leave it alone, there are currently more private boards than public ones and I like feeling special :)
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Anyway, do you like the Simple Math take? I didn't even think about adding an F to complete the pun.
Maybe "Simple Math, Friends". Hmm no.
I like the Simple Math take generally, but if you're going for the pun, really should have all three letters.
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No, even better! We remove people support from Wedge! No more stupid themes!
Headline feature for 1.0.

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #126, on November 19th, 2010, 04:08 PM »
Quote from Arantor on November 19th, 2010, 03:58 PM
It's even a continuity error across the canon - he talks about that as being awful for Sunday dinner since it goes everywhere (especially the gravy), then points out elsewhere that he nearly starved as a child because he wouldn't be fed unless he answered questions correctly, and failed.
Well... I've read a couple of trivia books and watched all episodes at least 3 times (sometimes many more, but not season 3), and I have no remembrance of that detail. You're more hardcore than I am!

I don't know about you, but IRL, I'm a mix between Rimmer's egocentrism, neurosis and pedantry, and Lister for... uh... for the rest, "hopfully"?
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Yeah, nice combo.
Or I could be Han, and you'd get to be Chcensored
The joys of copying-pasting text... See, you missed a S tag here.
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I'm definitely hairy enough to be Chewbacca, and I can sometimes growl like a Wookiee (did I spell that right? been way too long)
I think it's just wookie but I'm no specialist. At all. I can spell Cardassian, though. And say Q'apla, of course.

So, you sing like a wookie and you dance like an ewok! You'd be a killer on nerd dancefloors! Start the music, here's for you Travolta!
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But... did Han shoot first? :o
YES!
I didn't even notice that in the first version of the movie... But it definitely makes him cooler.
Come on, it's a BABY TOY! I'm sure the gun doesn't even have anything else than a STUN mode!
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Relax, Obi-wan isn't only in the first film, he does turn up at times in the two later films, then we get a whole new set of three films with his character and someone doing a terrible impersonation of his accent, haha.
I thought he was doing a pretty impersonation of Ewan McGregor, though. He just looked like him, without the talent of course.

(I can say whatever I want, I never got to see the 3rd movie. Not particularly in a hurry to watch it, after the first two episodes...)
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It does work better, but I'd leave it alone, there are currently more private boards than public ones and I like feeling special :)
Ah ah ;) Okeydokey.
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No, even better! We remove people support from Wedge! No more stupid themes!
Headline feature for 1.0.
You've got a deal.

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #128, on November 19th, 2010, 04:37 PM »
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Well... I've read a couple of trivia books and watched all episodes at least 3 times (sometimes many more, but not season 3), and I have no remembrance of that detail. You're more hardcore than I am!

I don't know about you, but IRL, I'm a mix between Rimmer's egocentrism, neurosis and pedantry, and Lister for... uh... for the rest, "hopfully"?
I once wrote a big ol' article on my old-old website about the continuity blips in Red Dwarf. Unfortunately the Internet Archive isn't apparently serving the page at the moment :(
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I thought he was doing a pretty impersonation of Ewan McGregor, though. He just looked like him, without the talent of course.
Though I have to say, it was one of the best English accents from someone whose accent isn't actually an English one, that I've heard in a while.


And yes, the change looks good :)

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #129, on November 19th, 2010, 07:04 PM »
Quote from Arantor on November 19th, 2010, 04:37 PM
I once wrote a big ol' article on my old-old website about the continuity blips in Red Dwarf. Unfortunately the Internet Archive isn't apparently serving the page at the moment :(
Shame you don't keep track of your old websites... All of my websites are still accessible at their 5yo URLs, it's not that hard ahah.
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Though I have to say, it was one of the best English accents from someone whose accent isn't actually an English one, that I've heard in a while.
I couldn't judge myself. To me, ideally the British accent is Hugh Grant, and realistically, it's Lister.
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And yes, the change looks good :)
At last, I'm happy with the banner. For the first time, it looks great, pixel-perfect.
I think I'm gonna keep the tag (including the "Really"), except if someone has a better suggestion. We'll just have to do with the Simple Machines pun, rather than SMF pun...
"Simple math, cheers!" would work phonetically as a pun on Simple Machines, but it may be a bit stretched at that point.

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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #130, on November 19th, 2010, 07:43 PM »
I am really liking the slogan "A New Hope" :)
Posted: November 19th, 2010, 07:40 PM

"The Fate of SMF"  :niark:

"Meet the New SMF Brother"  :whistle:
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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #131, on November 19th, 2010, 07:50 PM »
Wedge4u

MyWedge (dreadful pun on the song My Way)

Wedge4u - software with the user in mind

SimpleWedge

NaoWedge (that'd rub their noses in it, heh heh  :eheh: )

Wedge4u - software of the future here today


All a bit naff maybe but just thinking aloud...  :unsure:


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Re: Logo Madness (Was: New revs)
« Reply #132, on November 19th, 2010, 08:13 PM »
Not looking for names but for better suggestions than "Simple math, really." ;)
Most notably the "really".

("NaoWedge"? :geek:)

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