[ANN][LSK] Lisk | Blockchain Application Platform for JavaScript Developers

[X1235]

I prefer the existing logo.  To me it's very memorable, and there's nothing else similar in crypto. (none that I'm aware of anyway)

I prefer no logo, just s/Dollar/Lisk/g on the fucking Washington and FED banknotes. (Well, the banknotes needs some cosmetic changes, the logos on them are too many.)

Update: Just put the hairy vagina of the MK-ULTRA project Britney Spears as logo. Fuckin' greedy Idiots!

[alt213]

I prefer the existing logo.  To me it's very memorable, and there's nothing else similar in crypto. (none that I'm aware of anyway)

true, the new logo seem done by child of 5 years old.

[Mr.Pro]

I vote 101+ on this design.

I like this as well!

Looks awesome, indeed!

It needs a lot of dollar bills in the background though.

[metropolit]

Yeah crazy. LBC probably going the same road.

what is this all about? i see it on Polo, but no news about it on Reddit and no ANN topic here?

when i see what can 1 app do (steemit), i know Lisk will have a great future, just HODL.

[blackholes]

Between those two, I also prefer what we already have. You know what they say: An advertisement has to be really good or really bad, so that you remember about it.
That's the case with our logo now  

[RenegadeMan]

I vote 101+ on this design.

I like this as well!

Looks awesome, indeed!

I agree 1 million percent. Well done on the logo branding is very important. It is clean and modern.

Ok, I be the dude everybody hates: I don't like it. I get that it's clean and it fits the current popular style. Which is pretty much why I have a problem with it: it doesn't stand out between all the other crypto projects.

Take this picture for example, and tell me, which band name you can remember after 5 minutes:

http://media.creativebloq.futurecdn.net/sites/creativebloq.com/files/images/2015/10/Party_Cannon_Poster.jpg
(Yes, their music is pretty much the same style as of the other bands )

Crypto, and especially crypto 3.0 has, just like most subscenes, developed it's own visual style. To stand out, you have to counteract this.

Mjbmonetarymetals, please don't take it personal. I can see that you put a lot of thought and effort in it and you clearly have a good eye for this kind of work (are you a professional?) I get why people like it. Which is pretty much the reason why I don't like it

I understand what you want to say, but under the line I disagree and I can use your band-example to explain it. You ask which band name we can remember after 5 minutes. And you are right that the colored-party-band-name is an eye-catcher. But what does it say about the band what for associations does it trigger? I don't know what kind of music they make but I would never expect Metal. I wouldn't expect a serious Band. It doesn't need to be bad, but I would expect guys that want to have some fun and who wants attention and in some ways I would expect that to find in their music as well.

For me it would be the band "Origin". The name sounds cool, not this childish  burning-a-church-for-the-master-down-bands with unreadable names. I also don't know if I would like their music but just the name looks more "adult"/grown up. At the same time it fits to the general style of a Metal-Band.

And if we translate that to Crypto, I don't think it needs an eye-catcher that is totally out of norm with something. Lisk as a name is good, I think nobody will disagree much. The Logo is a little bit online-game-style. It's not a big thing but it also could be like "Lisk! Our new Iphone-Game, find more gemstones than your friends!" With other words: I would like to see something that transports more what Lisk is as message. And one visual message in my opinion should be simplicity. It should not give an impression of complexity. Another message should be Strength. I would search for something that combines those two messages and maybe more. I'm not an expert for design. Not sure if the logo above is that perfect, but it's good.

But most important in my eyes is: It doesn't need to be something that screams for attention. Because everything and everybody who desperately forces for attention also transports something that is very weak between the lines. At least when it's about serious business - not speaking about that Band, because it's entertainment.

I am not a metal guy. From all these bands, Party Cannon is the only one I listened to, to look what it's about. People who mostly listen to Death Metal might disagree and maybe won't even take them seriously, but those people are from within the Death metal circle, you might call them "enfranchised". They are used to a certain style and are able to distinguish the logos, maybe even gauge their quality based on it.

What I want to say, is: Who do you want to reach with the logo? It you want to reach crypto people, the logo above might be spot on.
Lisk, however, is meant to break out of the crypto circle (as are most coins, actually), so maybe (just maybe), people from inside this circle (and as a user of bitcointalk, I suspect we are all inside this circle) are not the best people to ask whether or not a logo works.

My first post on this thread and I'd like to comment on the logo debate.

Firstly I think Mjbmonetarymetals has done a very good job of that alternative logo. It's clean and concise and certainly looks appropriate. But is "appropriate" what's needed for something like Lisk?

Ttookk and tempus you've both made excellent points in your respective commentaries. I agree with you ttookk that it's yet another logo like so many we've seen and your metal band festival advert certainly was a dramatic example of how one band can stand out from the crowd and have a far more memorable logo. But then tempus is correct in asking the follow-up question "but what does it say about the band?". And then ttookk you're correct in asking who is it Lisk is trying to reach and that if it's just crypto well that logo Mjbmonetarymetals has done is probably spot on but aren't we trying to reach outside of the existing crypto community?

Lisk needs to walk a fine line between the existing notions (within crypto) of what this is all about and a more radical outreach to a wider audience. While the Party Cannon approach is certainly going to separate Lisk from the norm it's probably more important to ask "and what does this say about Lisk?". There are thousands of ways a logo could separate Lisk from all the other crypto projects and make it stand out, but a large proportion of those ways are likely to then not carry the appropriate notions, ideas and the general ethos of what Lisk is, for Lisk to be discovered and taken up by whole new markets not yet being tapped into.

If Lisk is to get a new logo I think it's essential to do as tempus has suggested; find the fundamental attributes like simplicity and strength that need to be communicated and then design something around those attributes. The logo should represent some aspect of Lisk's capabilities and future promise but still be unique without just becoming a novelty.

[motorhead89]

hello, I am a little worried but not too worried as I think you Lisk guys may be able to help? I have a problem. I sent 285.50420823 Lisk from Bittrex to my Lisk.io wallet account just about 10 mins ago. Bittrex said completed successfully. Then my Lisk.io wallet showed the transaction on the Lisk Dashboard, I thought GREAT!.... After waiting for about 1 min for the transfer to be added to the Lisk balance I already had there, the transfer vanished and now the new transfer balance was not added? where did it go? can someone help me? has this happened to anyone else? Thanks in advance!

This is the Bittrex info

Complete    LSK    285.50420823
   
2016-07-15 00:49:57
Address: 13417737267405726894L
Txid: 14144226011093452990


Also, about the trust thing on the side...my bitcointalk account seems to be compromised and someone is adding links to my profile.
I need to change my password, remove the links they added and if it continues I will report this to a moderator and have them nuke this bitcointalk account if I cannot
resolve it myself..I think this happened about a week ago, but didn't realize the things they did until today.

[target]

Hello Lisk believers, this may have been asked here before but I'll just shoot anyway.
Will RISE ever rise above Lisk like they claim as on their first post in their ANN thread?  They did have a draft that their platform are a lot better. can you help me clear this out.  I know their price don't even have a value of $0.01

[Pietpiraat]

Hello Lisk believers, this may have been asked here before but I'll just shoot anyway.
Will RISE ever rise above Lisk like they claim as on their first post in their ANN thread?  They did have a draft that their platform are a lot better. can you help me clear this out.  I know their price don't even have a value of $0.01

Dude NO just no .

[stan26]

  That's a cube... Not an obelisk... Is that not what lisk is short for?

You definitely have some editing skills, and for that, I commend you!

Maybe the cube is the foundation of the obelisk, or the building block.

[bbc.reporter]

:)Charts looks ready for break out -would be nice for those who have bought after ICO.
Just need to remember that it can turn south very quickly  in crypto lol.

Yes, I am also closely watching the price in Poloniex. I think it is finally stable at the current price level and this could be the point of accumulation.

[Trade_BTC]

:)Charts looks ready for break out -would be nice for those who have bought after ICO.
Just need to remember that it can turn south very quickly  in crypto lol.

Yes, I am also closely watching the price in Poloniex. I think it is finally stable at the current price level and this could be the point of accumulation.

We can't get our lambos till it goes over 3usd per lisk so just buy and don't look back.

[Axente]

go check out here : 

Go promote your coin somewhere else

[punkrock]

To whom it may concern: The never ending story about a new logo

First I want to say: Don't take this personal. It's just my opinion. Initiative in all honor, but from a professional point of view, I don't like the aspect that people come around with their own Lisk logos, printing them on shirts, server-boxes and using them on their Lisk websites, social media, etc. It just makes Lisk look unprofessional (from my view), because if people around seeing so many different logos of Lisk, well... it just looks unprofessional - end of story. Unless there is an official new logo (new Corporate Identity) we *all* should stick to the old one, even if you don't like it. From day one, people are acting like the success of Lisk depends on the logo, but it doesn't. No the name and not the logo is important. Not a bit. That doesn't mean that I don't want a new logo (I really want), but we have a CEO who should start this officially by calling out a contest or job out a new Corporate Identity.

[souljah1h]

To whom it may concern: The never ending story about a new logo

First I want to say: Don't take this personal. It's just my opinion.

Initiative in all honor, but from a professional point of view, I don't like the aspect that people come around with their own Lisk logos, printing them on shirts, server-boxes and using them on their Lisk websites, social media, etc. It's just makes Lisk look unprofessional (from my view), because if people around seeing so many different logos of Lisk, well... it just looks unprofessional - end of story. Unless there is an official new logo (new Corporate Identity) we *all* should stick to the old one, even if you don't like it. From day one, people are acting like the success of Lisk depends on the logo, but it's not. No the name and not the logo is important. Not a bit. That doesn't mean that I don't want a new logo (I really want), but we have a CEO who should start this officially by calling out a contest or job out a new Corporate Identity.

Totally agree with you.

[cesmak]

To whom it may concern: The never ending story about a new logo

First I want to say: Don't take this personal. It's just my opinion.

Initiative in all honor, but from a professional point of view, I don't like the aspect that people come around with their own Lisk logos, printing them on shirts, server-boxes and using them on their Lisk websites, social media, etc. It's just makes Lisk look unprofessional (from my view), because if people around seeing so many different logos of Lisk, well... it just looks unprofessional - end of story. Unless there is an official new logo (new Corporate Identity) we *all* should stick to the old one, even if you don't like it. From day one, people are acting like the success of Lisk depends on the logo, but it's not. No the name and not the logo is important. Not a bit. That doesn't mean that I don't want a new logo (I really want), but we have a CEO who should start this officially by calling out a contest or job out a new Corporate Identity.

Totally agree with you.

Me too.....

[honolulumark]

Hello Lisk believers, this may have been asked here before but I'll just shoot anyway.
Will RISE ever rise above Lisk like they claim as on their first post in their ANN thread?  They did have a draft that their platform are a lot better. can you help me clear this out.  I know their price don't even have a value of $0.01

Isn't Rise managed by that fraudster that did cloakcoin and zetacoin?
People are still looking for him after he bailed and lost them a bunch of money.

[Anduril_FotW]

Hello Lisk believers, this may have been asked here before but I'll just shoot anyway.
Will RISE ever rise above Lisk like they claim as on their first post in their ANN thread?  They did have a draft that their platform are a lot better. can you help me clear this out.  I know their price don't even have a value of $0.01

Isn't Rise managed by that fraudster that did cloakcoin and zetacoin?
People are still looking for him after he bailed and lost them a bunch of money.

I would say that LISK was the last ICO that was actually worthwhile to look into.
Every ICO after that should with 99% certainty be viewed as scam/ crap/ pyramid schemes and avoided, unless you like some casino action.
And that includes WAVES imo

[RenegadeMan]

To whom it may concern: The never ending story about a new logo

First I want to say: Don't take this personal. It's just my opinion.

Initiative in all honor, but from a professional point of view, I don't like the aspect that people come around with their own Lisk logos, printing them on shirts, server-boxes and using them on their Lisk websites, social media, etc. It's just makes Lisk look unprofessional (from my view), because if people around seeing so many different logos of Lisk, well... it just looks unprofessional - end of story. Unless there is an official new logo (new Corporate Identity) we *all* should stick to the old one, even if you don't like it. From day one, people are acting like the success of Lisk depends on the logo, but it's not. No the name and not the logo is important. Not a bit. That doesn't mean that I don't want a new logo (I really want), but we have a CEO who should start this officially by calling out a contest or job out a new Corporate Identity.

Totally agree with you.

Me too.....

Yes. Me three.

It's not appropriate for people to be making logos AND using them. By all means put ideas forward for a new logo but that doesn't mean they should be used prior to the person heading up this project agreeing to the existing logo being officially replaced. Just because the project is about decentralised technology and it's open source doesn't mean its identity is all just open slather for anyone to have a go at altering.

The existing logo is very good, but perhaps not great. But for the moment it represents Lisk and where ever Lisk is being discussed or advertised, the existing logo should be what's displayed.

[souljah1h]

To whom it may concern: The never ending story about a new logo

First I want to say: Don't take this personal. It's just my opinion.

Initiative in all honor, but from a professional point of view, I don't like the aspect that people come around with their own Lisk logos, printing them on shirts, server-boxes and using them on their Lisk websites, social media, etc. It's just makes Lisk look unprofessional (from my view), because if people around seeing so many different logos of Lisk, well... it just looks unprofessional - end of story. Unless there is an official new logo (new Corporate Identity) we *all* should stick to the old one, even if you don't like it. From day one, people are acting like the success of Lisk depends on the logo, but it's not. No the name and not the logo is important. Not a bit. That doesn't mean that I don't want a new logo (I really want), but we have a CEO who should start this officially by calling out a contest or job out a new Corporate Identity.

Totally agree with you.

Me too.....

Yes. Me three.

It's not appropriate for people to be making logos AND using them. By all means put ideas forward for a new logo but that doesn't mean they should be used prior to the person heading up this project agreeing to the existing logo being officially replaced. Just because the project is about decentralised technology and it's open source doesn't mean its identity is all just open slather for anyone to have a go at altering.

The existing logo is very good, but perhaps not great. But for the moment it represents Lisk and where ever Lisk is being discussed or advertised, the existing logo should be what's displayed.

Wise words. The team will decide when to change the logo, or do a contest or something. In the meantime just use whats available.