Sphinxter
Says What?
Oooh shiny! +5craigix said:
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Pandora Logo?
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Eolair
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds
I really like your designs, especially the black ones. I don't know if it's intentional but they feel like they are from an old video game. Very nostalgic, and it makes me want to go back in time to play on my Colecovision againHanDuo said:
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fusion_power
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What do you guys think? I'm pretty happy with it, but I'm happy to take suggestions on board for development. I'm a designer but my job is at a very corporate place so I've been desperate for something like this to have fun with!
It looks good and the idea is good. But the problems with such Logos are the smooth Color steps. It's hard to make such a Logo as a Relief...IF the Pandora will have an 3D Relief of the Logo somewhere. Maybe hard seperated Colors are better in general. I like pure Black/White or other 2-Color Solutions.
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Shirohagen
Brutal Deluxe
Mr Fusion: The logo would be perfect as a relief, I think a small relief of just the symbol would be great on the lid like the Nintendo DS.
Either it is completely solid, the shape is strong enough that it woun't make much difference...
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The small gradient is a 'push in' part of the relief...
or
The gradient is replaced by a thin line break.
I'll do some examples tonight.
Any feedback on the logo or type? I might tweak it a little and maybe photoshop it onto the console visual...
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Either it is completely solid, the shape is strong enough that it woun't make much difference...
or
The small gradient is a 'push in' part of the relief...
or
The gradient is replaced by a thin line break.
I'll do some examples tonight.
Any feedback on the logo or type? I might tweak it a little and maybe photoshop it onto the console visual...
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Dubya'
Member
My favorite design by far is shown below (from Eolair). I show it again because it just occurred to me that the Pandora should be clearly marked in a way that would make it very easily distinguishable at a distance from the DS Lite which it strongly resembles. This would increase the chance that it would attract attention when out in public thereby providing some free advertising and, possibly, resulting in some curious inquiries from bystanders. The subtle and small DS Lite markings are something that a company with a multi-million ad budget can afford to use. The Pandora needs as much free advertising and attention as it can get.
pkostrze
Member
I'm kind of hoping for a blocky ultra-retro looking logo. I like the slick looking logos posted here but I just feel like the shoulders upon which the Pandora stands are very old and pixellicious ones <shrug>.
fusion_power
Advanced Member
Yes, this could work.Shirohagen said:
I have my own design improved, nothing impressive but its easy to use as negative embossed relief. (with white paint into a black surface)
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Nova
Is that a Caanoo in your pocket or are you just ha
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I'm calm, I'm just being an arsehole. My ideas, well, my first idea is to not have any poor attempts at wit as a slogan, my second idea is to design anything by contestShirohagen said:
And I agree, simply "Open" is pretty good. You're free to interpret it as a verb or an adjective (or would that be Opened?), and err, it's modest enough, and if interpreted as an adjective it couldn't be more accurate.
And by all means don't make (in a video) the logo appear and then popping up by fading from the black the Open word, that's pretentious, which would make it sound amateurish. Yup, to quite an extent, modesty sounds professional.Yrx said:
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Shirohagen
Brutal Deluxe
Alex: The second one is nice!
They remind me a little of the old xBox logo:
I always thought that was a lovely logo (apart from the type), far better than the 360 one...
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They remind me a little of the old xBox logo:
I always thought that was a lovely logo (apart from the type), far better than the 360 one...
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prairiefire
Ultimate Frisbee Nut
Alex. said:Are they chromed plastic, or actual metal? Regardless of material, wouldn't a matte finish be classier? Design wise, I don't think they should stand out any more than the dpad or the action buttons.craigix said:
I'm curious as well about the chromed plastic. I've seen some pretty cheap looking chrome plastic before and this worries me. do you have any pictures of just the chromed pad?
This pic is of an old piece, but I think it still conveys the thought because even if it were shiny and new, it looks cheap.
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Dubya'
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And is the pad itself still black as shown in the mweston Youtube video?craigix said:
http://tinyurl.com/2kgod8
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Eolair
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds
As can bee seen in the youtube video it's in solid metal.
Edit: Dubya' beat me to posting the video link. This thread is exploding
Ok, I'll post another design variant then.
Changes done:
- New font
- Black analog pads
- Darker text on the keyboard
- Overall contrast and brightness adjustments (I suspect my earlier design was too bright :unsure: My own monitor is set to darker than normal because I'm sensitive to bright light)
Edit: Dubya' beat me to posting the video link. This thread is exploding
Ok, I'll post another design variant then.
Changes done:
- New font
- Black analog pads
- Darker text on the keyboard
- Overall contrast and brightness adjustments (I suspect my earlier design was too bright :unsure: My own monitor is set to darker than normal because I'm sensitive to bright light)
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I'm not a huge fan of the "open box" design, but I absolutely love the Tron font. Maybe try combining it with Alex's ninja star logo?fusion_power said:I have my own design improved, nothing impressive but its easy to use as negative embossed relief. (with white paint into a black surface)
I'm a little leery of any blatantly box-related logo, but Alex's star is only a box if you're looking for it
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Shirohagen
Brutal Deluxe
OK, had a little more spare time this evening:
I've made a few tweaks, and addressed some of the comments here, plus tried it out on the actual machine, but just subtle. I've put nice big versions of the logos up, as while in reality they wouldn't get used this big, this way you guys get to see all the details better, especially in the type.
I guess judging by some of the comments here, if you're not keen on the whole box thing then this might not be your bag, although the concepts of the box and the whole open thing are strengths to me, not weaknesses or clichés. I am quite pleased however, with the way this icon isn't such a literal box, it's a nice sculptural shape and is quite enigmatic. Like I said earlier, there's a play media symbol in there with the triangle too, pointing forward, so I do think it's more than just a box. I feel like it's a logo which would give the console some visual charisma, and lift it above lots of the other small-scale tech gadgets and personal media players etc which it will be trying to outshine. It feels solid, could make for a lovely website...
Sorry! I learned a long time ago that if I don't talk up my work then no-one else is necessarily going to do it for me! I'm interested in opinions though, like we say at work, everyone's a designer - It's my job, trust me, it's harder than it looks! This would be pretty close to a dream project for me, this sort of opportunity doesn't come along very often...!
Still having fun, great thread...
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I've made a few tweaks, and addressed some of the comments here, plus tried it out on the actual machine, but just subtle. I've put nice big versions of the logos up, as while in reality they wouldn't get used this big, this way you guys get to see all the details better, especially in the type.
I guess judging by some of the comments here, if you're not keen on the whole box thing then this might not be your bag, although the concepts of the box and the whole open thing are strengths to me, not weaknesses or clichés. I am quite pleased however, with the way this icon isn't such a literal box, it's a nice sculptural shape and is quite enigmatic. Like I said earlier, there's a play media symbol in there with the triangle too, pointing forward, so I do think it's more than just a box. I feel like it's a logo which would give the console some visual charisma, and lift it above lots of the other small-scale tech gadgets and personal media players etc which it will be trying to outshine. It feels solid, could make for a lovely website...
Sorry! I learned a long time ago that if I don't talk up my work then no-one else is necessarily going to do it for me! I'm interested in opinions though, like we say at work, everyone's a designer - It's my job, trust me, it's harder than it looks! This would be pretty close to a dream project for me, this sort of opportunity doesn't come along very often...!
Still having fun, great thread...
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Peter R
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I like Shirohagens above.
