[POLL] New Name Deathmatch

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:46 pm

Whoops. Thinking no one had seen it yet, I've changed the colour scheme of my logo to be approximately similar to RPin's original.

Sheesh. Wait two hours for a comment and then a huge pile tumbles in all at once.

- Joel Fagin

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:50 pm

ok... I had to hop on the band wagon here...

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:53 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:Whoops. Thinking no one had seen it yet, I've changed the colour scheme of my logo to be approximately similar to RPin's original.

Sheesh. Wait two hours for a comment and then a huge pile tumbles in all at once.

- Joel Fagin

Nice! I like the initials one better.

Eunice_P · Post by **Eunice_P** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:54 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:

Overly special effectsy but I think it suits it.

I like this design. Especially the way you design the C and G as the logo. Truly stylish.

When will the actual name change take place anyway?

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:09 pm

I was never very fond of the Comic Genesis name myself, but with a logo like Joel's glowy one it absolutely rocks.

Starline · Post by **Starline** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:10 pm

I like that that last design best.

Starline

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:10 pm

Eunice_P wrote:When will the actual name change take place anyway?

We don't even know if we have the right name, yet. Aren't we all silly?

- Joel Fagin

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:24 pm

Eunice_P wrote:
Joel Fagin wrote:

Overly special effectsy but I think it suits it.
I like this design. Especially the way you design the C and G as the logo. Truly stylish.

When will the actual name change take place anyway?

Yeah yeah, this one. It's great. If this name is not used by Keen, it must be used by someone. Anyone want to start a webcomic collective?

Mirosui Onitsaki · Post by **Mirosui Onitsaki** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:53 pm

Nice logos. Phalanx is best. I think I should've voted for Comic Gen.

Tangho · Post by **Tangho** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:54 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:

Overly special effectsy but I think it suits it.

Edit 1: Faub, if you like, you can email your design to me. I'll host it. joelfagin at hotmail dot com.

Edit 2: Slightly different version doodled in an attempt to avoid drawing my next comic. Attempt 100% sucessfull.

And suddenly we have a halo-motif instead of an atom. Alas, we lose the stylised initials.

- Joel Fagin

It is some professional work.
Do you know I used to earn a living by creating simple logo like this?
Actually the simpler the better. (Of course it has to be unique and meaningful.)

Judging from my site, you might not suspect that I was once a graphic designer for few years. I kind of got tired of the tedious process of designing. Espically I hate making dozens and dozens of idea thumbnails I thought would be suitable, and only one is utlimately needed. I once spent two days and made 24 drafts for a instant rice packaging. And for shame, the client decided to use his own design at the end. I still got paid by hours though.

Tangho · Post by **Tangho** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 9:55 pm

I now work outdoor. Make me happier.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:02 pm

tangho wrote:It is some professional work.
Do you know I could earn $200 for creating simple logo like this?

I do get paid for creating logos like that!

Also teaching students how to create logos almost like that but not as good or else I'd have too much competition.

Actually, it's mostly a hobby since I doodle logos and websites and things when I'm bored. I take any job that happens my way but I usually don't go hunting for them. Being a lecturer gives me more free time to write and comic than graphic design would.

- Joel Fagin

Tangho · Post by **Tangho** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:24 pm

Joel Fagin wrote: I do get paid for creating logos like that! Also teaching students how to create logos almost like that but not as good or else I'd have too much competition.

Actually, it's mostly a hobby since I doodle logos and websites and things when I'm bored. I take any job that happens my way but I usually don't go hunting for them. Being a lecturer gives me more free time to write and comic than graphic design would.

- Joel Fagin

I didn't know who made this logo when I replied. I just recognized the professional quality in that design. I knew it wasn't pulled out of a hat in a second. Making an Adobe Illustrator file from a hand drawn image, would take me an hour. (Another thing I got tire of being a professional graphic artist.)

Kirb · Post by **Kirb** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:41 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:

Overly special effectsy but I think it suits it.
- Joel Fagin

I really like this one. The atom would be a very nice symbol for Comicgen.
I'm assuming we would have to use a flat version in most cases, though. Minus the glow, I mean. It rocks.

Leko · Post by **Leko** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:51 pm

Joel, I love the design, but it's a bit hard to look at. Too cluttered? Maybe tone down the glow a bit? Or add a contrasting color? I dunno, but when I look at it, my eyes can't decide where to go first. It's confusing.

Phalanx, I still see the planet first and G second. My eyes just skipped straight over the G as if it wasn't there at all.

My two cents.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:06 pm

Leko wrote:Joel, I love the design, but it's a bit hard to look at. Too cluttered? Maybe tone down the glow a bit? Or add a contrasting color? I dunno, but when I look at it, my eyes can't decide where to go first. It's confusing.

It might be partially that I designed it on a black background. Depending which forum skin you're using, you could be getting a great deal of glare and having a glowy thing in the middle doesn't help that.

I'll see, though. It usually takes me a day or so to get to the point where I can look at my own designs objectively. I won't bother trying now.

Kirb wrote:I'm assuming we would have to use a flat version in most cases, though. Minus the glow, I mean.

Only in print, I think. I mean, whatever logo we end up with will be used mainly on the web and colour and complexity are both very cheap indeed on the web.

Anyway, here's the base design, shorn of all effects and colour. Colour scheme is pretty much optional with this one anyway. It can be pretty much anything.

In retrospect, I really should've just put that up to start with, actually.

- Joel Fagin

Leko · Post by **Leko** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:18 pm

I'm using Subsilver. That could be it. Light background + glowy things = ow.

I like the black and white one, but the text is still hard for me to read. Maybe it's because Genesis is all connected? I dunno.

It's a really cool design though.

Cat42 · Post by **Cat42** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:20 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:

- Joel Fagin

You have comepletely and seriously sold me on Comic Genesis as being the name if that is now our logo.

Kirb · Post by **Kirb** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:28 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:

In retrospect, I really should've just put that up to start with, actually.

- Joel Fagin

Ah yes, I think I like it better flat. Not to say the glow didn't look nice as well.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:55 pm

Leko wrote:I'm using Subsilver. That could be it. Light background + glowy things = ow.

Oh, good. I use subSilver as well and I did notice a glare problem when I first put it up. It's the rapidly changing contrast from light, to the black background, to glowiness. Your eyes dont know what light level to adapt to and they get stressed.*

I'll keep an open mind, but I'll pencil that in as the problem for now.

Leko wrote:I like the black and white one, but the text is still hard for me to read. Maybe it's because Genesis is all connected? I dunno.

Now that it's in black and white, you may be right. The connecting bars look like they might be a bit thick.

- Joel Fagin

* I teach IT Occupational Health and Safety as well.

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[POLL] New Name Deathmatch

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