ORA:: Logo submission & discussion thread

[Pentamon]

Interestingly, I got two people that liked a concept that I did not expect to follow up on.  

However, thanks to Tearscoin and davien, for pointing out their preferences, I would like to ask: what is it that made pick this?

I know it was not the exact same one, that you liked, but it is of this family:

     


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If I embroider on it a little:
Maybe a little fatter:  



it might scale better :


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What about colour:


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Or do you like the 'bowler':

 


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Possibly with some colour:
   


Branching out, movement, but as fragOra points out, possibly too centralized?

Pentamon

[BoubonicNugz]

Hmmm, thought I might que in on this.

http://i.xomf.com/jhysr.png

http://i.xomf.com/hbslf.png


Something a little different than what's been tossed around so far

~ regards

[Pentamon]

Hi BoubonicNugz,

Thank you, this is a fresh direction, yes.

What about re-using the central 'O' in the bigger design, like this?
Or would that be too hard to read?



(I hope you are OK with me changing one of your designs. Sort of open source brainstorming, is what is happening here.)

I think the 16 pixel version is very distinct, easy recognizable, and quite 'noble'.
 

Pentamon

[Memminger]

Mein Vorschlag:

[okbit]

Hmmm, thought I might que in on this.






Something a little different than what's been tossed around so far

~ regards

I like this one

[Kora]

Hey, some great work here guys, thank you

A while back I submitted the original 'Kora' logo Mac Red made for the announcment & registration webapp site to the MegaPixel project.
https://nxtforum.org/meganxt/megapixel-%28historical-nxt-poster%29/

As we've changed our name I've asked could we submit a new one and Coradan said OK.

This doesn't have to be the 'final' logo, but could we pick one for the historical NXT poster?

Our free image is 5000 pixels, but if we want a bigger one we have to buy more megapixel assets (which I can do!). Even if we change logo later, it wont matter, but if we pick one and add our URL that would be great.

As we're doing some new things on the NXT platform, I think we should be on the historical poster.

[Kora]

http://imgur.com/TBFlw0t,LxNyF7Z#1

Very nice, great work!

[Kora]

       

I like this one , looks better than others and good work with the logos.

I agree! Looks beautiful!

[Yuzu]

Hmmm, thought I might que in on this.






Something a little different than what's been tossed around so far

~ regards

This one is fantastic.  Very professional and instantly recognizable.

[BoubonicNugz]

What about re-using the central 'O' in the bigger design, like this?
Or would that be too hard to read?

I typically try to avoid this as to avoid confusing 'icon' and 'name' recognition.  When you start mixing the two, it becomes tricky to keep a 'strong identity'.  Example, see this variation below.  While it is somewhat recognizable, it's not overly intuitive if your not familiar with the name already.

http://i.xomf.com/drbjd.png

I also played around a little bit with wrapping 'ORA' or 'ora' alongside the circle, like so:

http://i.xomf.com/ndxpl.png

And finally, I tried something a little different again.  I like it.

http://i.xomf.com/lgzkd.png

~ Regards

[Kora]

Hmmm, thought I might que in on this.






Something a little different than what's been tossed around so far

~ regards

This one is fantastic.  Very professional and instantly recognizable.

Super! Looks very 'organic' to me, a bit like coral! Good to keep exploring the ocean vibe

I hope we can use all these beautiful designs somewhere (t-shirts??) lol

[Memminger]

I have improved my proposal_



16*16

[shijilal]

 How about this..

[Pentamon]

My vision (ocean/sand theme).

This is actually something that I could look at for a long time, and not get tired of it. The tiny variations are true to the visual stimulus of a real life beach - not some minecraft generated image.  At the same time, it does not stand out as a shouting logo, which says: "Heineken!" or "Coke!".  Have you ever looked at the beach - between all the natural elements, there might be a bottle cap with a logo on it - it truly catches our eyes.

Anyway, kira1474, thank you for your participation. I hope to see more posts under this name. Would you like to try the 16 by 16 pixel version of this?

greetings from Pentamon

[Pentamon]

How about this..

Interesting idea. How about making the thickness of the surrounding "O" the same as the "ra" inside?
Do you agree with this: For short words or captions: longhand is harder to read than printed. Lowercase is harder than upper case. Sherif is harder to read than sans sherif. ?

Pentamon

[Pentamon]

I have improved my proposal_



16*16

Hallo Memminger, Das ist sehr schön daß Du hier mitmachst!

So, how come the colours of the little version are inverted from the big one? Maybe another version.

I like the simplicity, and I like the 'waves'  or 'net' or 'electron cloud' that the "O" makes around it, however your colours are a little loud for me. Funny how that affects me.

I also experience a tension between the solid circle in the middle and the waves around - somehow the ratio does not feel 'right'. Am I the only one who feels that?

Pentamon

[Pentamon]

Hey, some great work here guys, thank you

A while back I submitted the original 'Kora' logo Mac Red made for the announcment & registration webapp site to the MegaPixel project.
https://nxtforum.org/meganxt/megapixel-%28historical-nxt-poster%29/

As we've changed our name I've asked could we submit a new one and Coradan said OK.

This doesn't have to be the 'final' logo, but could we pick one for the historical NXT poster?

Our free image is 5000 pixels, but if we want a bigger one we have to buy more megapixel assets (which I can do!). Even if we change logo later, it wont matter, but if we pick one and add our URL that would be great.

As we're doing some new things on the NXT platform, I think we should be on the historical poster.

Hi Kora,

Here in the logo design thread, I have the feeling that the process is still ongoing.

However, if you are asking for a snapshot in time, I will put my current three recommendations like this, from highest to lowest:

(I tried to resize them equally, so that we are not subconsciously affected by that aspect)




 

 


This is just an interim impression that I have.
I think that colours and finer tweaking still might need to be done on these designs before you use them on the websites...

Comments?  
How about more participants?

Pentamon

[Equate]

~ Regards

One of the best looking logo for ORA so far.

[kira1474]

This is actually something that I could look at for a long time, and not get tired of it. The tiny variations are true to the visual stimulus of a real life beach - not some minecraft generated image.  At the same time, it does not stand out as a shouting logo, which says: "Heineken!" or "Coke!".  Have you ever looked at the beach - between all the natural elements, there might be a bottle cap with a logo on it - it truly catches our eyes.

Anyway, kira1474, thank you for your participation. I hope to see more posts under this name. Would you like to try the 16 by 16 pixel version of this?

greetings from Pentamon

Thank you for the kind comments. I've updated my post with some more ideas. Will attempt an 16x16 version soon (will likely be just the star and no coin).

[Memminger]

Now the colors are not as loud:



16x16: