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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #735, on November 6th, 2011, 02:09 AM »
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Not at all? Too... girly, maybe?
No, it's not that, it's more that it just doesn't aesthetically work for me, and on a meta level, I get the feeling of things being misaligned (which usually means buggy)
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The favicon is already done, I'm using it on my local install...
Do you mean uploading it on wedge.org?
No, I meant making it the favicon in the main trunk :D
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In terms of typography history though, that 'g' is a staple, especially in the Humanist family. (Much less in Grotesque, except Franklin Gothic for instance.)
True enough - but it isn't in most sans-serif fonts and if it is, it's more subtle and understated than that.
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Well that wouldn't start with a W...
That's just not cricket!
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Hmm, sure... So, ditching Wuthering entirely and focusing on a Whore (sorry, Core ) conversion...?
But I have to say, I haven't seen a Core in a long time...
I still use Core on at least two sites, even though 2.0 is installed.
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The idea was simply to make it easier for SMF themers to start from a base they know well. I guess Core is also such a base...
It's no better or worse a base than Curve, and frankly it's not really that consistent to Curve anyway now with all the HTML5 and <we> changes.
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Heck, I miss the sm.org of yore... Circa 2003-2005
That's before my time but looks nice enough.
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Anyway...

I've updated the sidebar logo to use Helvetica + a slightly modified logo where the drop shadow is much, much more subtle. The slogan has also been updated to use Helvetica.
Go back to post #722 to compare with the earlier logo if you'd like. I'm taking a couple of days considering this one!
Yeah, I think I will leave it a few days to let it sink in.
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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #736, on November 6th, 2011, 11:19 AM »
(Please hover the logo in the sidebar to see the old one. I added this so they can be easily compared :P)

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #737, on November 6th, 2011, 02:09 PM »
Quote from Nao on November 6th, 2011, 11:19 AM
(Please hover the logo in the sidebar to see the old one. I added this so they can be easily compared :P)
Nice :)

The shadow is less pronounced in the new one, which works for me, as well as the newer font (somehow the italics just didn't work quite as well as they might have)

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #738, on November 7th, 2011, 08:58 PM »
I liked the forward movement of the old logo (more pronounced shadow and italics) however I am more drawn to the new slightly more subtle shadow and stronger font. Good work Nao.
Thank you,
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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #739, on November 7th, 2011, 10:04 PM »
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I am more drawn to the new slightly more subtle shadow and stronger font. Good work Nao.
This. I really like the new logo's clean looks. Well done.
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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #740, on November 7th, 2011, 10:34 PM »
Logo or text?
Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #741, on November 9th, 2011, 03:33 PM »
Okay, now that we've established the text font, I've updated the 'hover' logo with the petal version.
Please comment!
(It's not pixel-perfect like the previous logo... That's because I re-used the old file, instead of making a new one. Too time consuming.)

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #742, on November 9th, 2011, 03:44 PM »
Definitely the default image for me.
The rollover image is not as tidy - but even if you modified it,  I prefer the default 'petals'.
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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #743, on November 9th, 2011, 05:39 PM »
I like the default better, not sure why though.

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #744, on November 9th, 2011, 05:54 PM »
Okay, two opinions is good enough, so I ditched it... I replaced it with a quickly made variation. The petals are now smaller, they fit the font's main text size, and I changed the font to something more 'natural'[1], to match the idea.
I think it's better than my previous attempt at using the petals. (Oh, and also I added a subtle inner glow on the lower petal.)
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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #745, on November 9th, 2011, 06:03 PM »
Now your getting somewhere with the petals. Part of me wants the text colors to be the opposite like in the default, however I almost think that's just because of the hover effect. I love the scale and sizing.

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #746, on November 9th, 2011, 07:43 PM »
Good job, Nao

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #747, on November 9th, 2011, 09:11 PM »Last edited on November 9th, 2011, 11:39 PM by Nao
In http://ttp://sorry-404-wedge.org/wedgecal2.png, I like the subtle inner glow and all that, but I have to say -- it looks like a little moth with folded wings, not much like a wedge.

It is pretty, and the colors are "green".  This is a big change in attitude from the "big wedge splitting the entire world" you had once upon a time.
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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #748, on November 9th, 2011, 09:16 PM »
I'm a softie at heart. I cried at the end of the last Harry Potter.

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Re: Logo Madness
« Reply #749, on November 9th, 2011, 10:42 PM »
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I'm a softie at heart. I cried at the end of the last Harry Potter.
OK, open time. Each year we watch The Snowman. Each year, I feel myself shedding a tear. Oh, and one almost got shed when Tennant regenerated. ALMOST.
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