[Now Funded] Help build a better Bitcoin logo!

[Coinabul]

Possible replacements for BTC that are included in UTF:

@ (Bitcoin is doing to money what email did to letters, so why not borrow email's style?)
ʙ   LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL B (U+0299)
B   GREEK CAPITAL LETTER BETA (U+0392)
β   GREEK SMALL LETTER BETA (U+03B2)   ceb2
Ɓ   LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH HOOK (U+0181)   c681
Ƃ   LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH TOPBAR (U+0182)   c682
ƀ   LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH STROKE (U+0180)   c680
ƃ   LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH TOPBAR (U+0183)   c683
Ƅ   LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE SIX (U+0184)   c684
Ƀ   LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH STROKE (U+0243)   c983
ɓ   LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH HOOK (U+0253)   c993

[Coinabul]

Nothing in this thread so far beats the current logo. Not even close. Until something comes close, they are all useless. That's my opinion anyway.

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

[Technomage]

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

Good. That's what I thought was supposed to be the point of this, the thread has derailed into a bounty competition which I think won't work for something that simply has to be really good, not just good. It's never bad to throw around ideas though, it can at least help to see what isn't a good idea.

[bg002h]

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

Good. That's what I thought was supposed to be the point of this, the thread has derailed into a bounty competition which I think simply won't work for something that simply has to be really good, not just good. It's never bad to throw around ideas though, it can at least help to see what isn't a good idea.

I've learned a little bit about graphic design from this thread...And its really a lot more complex than I realized. The ||B logo stands head and shoulders above all the other logos in the thread...It's got a lot of good ideas built into it.  If what we've seen is nothing so far, I can't wait to see what is in store.

[bitcats]

The design is awesome, the text: Global Digital Currency is perfect. But the double B paranoia is just stupid. Even my wife said that she preferred the previous version with the "Bitcoin", and the "itcoin" version looks a bit circumsized.

[Timbo925]

Nothing in this thread so far beats the current logo. Not even close. Until something comes close, they are all useless. That's my opinion anyway.

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

Damm I tought I was on a winning design path :p Hope the designer can come up with something nice.
Just wondering if he is working 'pre-paid', so I still have a chance if I design some more

The design is awesome, the text: Global Digital Currency is perfect. But the double B paranoia is just stupid. Even my wife said that she preferred the previous version with the "Bitcoin", and the "itcoin" version looks a bit circumsized.

Thanks Personally also liked the Bitcoin in full. Also gives the opportunity to use the -B in the logo.
Made a version of the 'Bitcoin accepted here' button

[herzmeister]

"Global Digital Currency" sounds like NWO currency.  Something like "P2P" which implies that there is no central authority should remain in it.

[bitcats]

Here you go: "P2P Global Digital Currency"

[paulie_w]

forgive me, but: groan.

[bg002h]

"Global Digital Currency" sounds like NWO currency.  Something like "P2P" which implies that there is no central authority should remain in it.

Most people who would understand what p2p means and the implications therein don't need it in the logo...those that won't understand it wouldn't be all that interested in the decentralized aspect of Bitcoin anyway. Anyhow, multiple logo options are likely anyhow.

[nimda]

Nothing in this thread so far beats the current logo. Not even close. Until something comes close, they are all useless. That's my opinion anyway.

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

Damm I tought I was on a winning design path :p Hope the designer can come up with something nice.
Just wondering if he is working 'pre-paid', so I still have a chance if I design some more

The design is awesome, the text: Global Digital Currency is perfect. But the double B paranoia is just stupid. Even my wife said that she preferred the previous version with the "Bitcoin", and the "itcoin" version looks a bit circumsized.

Thanks Personally also liked the Bitcoin in full. Also gives the opportunity to use the -B in the logo.
Made a version of the 'Bitcoin accepted here' button

Wow. That looks amazing.

[unclemantis]

Nothing in this thread so far beats the current logo. Not even close. Until something comes close, they are all useless. That's my opinion anyway.

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

Damm I tought I was on a winning design path :p Hope the designer can come up with something nice.
Just wondering if he is working 'pre-paid', so I still have a chance if I design some more

The design is awesome, the text: Global Digital Currency is perfect. But the double B paranoia is just stupid. Even my wife said that she preferred the previous version with the "Bitcoin", and the "itcoin" version looks a bit circumsized.

Thanks Personally also liked the Bitcoin in full. Also gives the opportunity to use the -B in the logo.
Made a version of the 'Bitcoin accepted here' button

Wow. That looks amazing.

I don't like the color

[Timbo925]

Maybe black and yellow ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhCpcdb_kig

[novusordo]

IMHO, Ƀitcoin looks more professional than BTCitcoin. The thing is, BTC is much easier to identify as a currency for someone who has never heard of BTC before, because of its similarity to the $. Even so, by changing to the Ƀ newcomers might mentally put more distance between the USD and Bitcoin. It might not have a huge effect, but it may have an effect nonetheless.

[nimda]

Nothing in this thread so far beats the current logo. Not even close. Until something comes close, they are all useless. That's my opinion anyway.

A professional designer will be working with me on it starting Tuesday. You ain't seen nothing yet

Damm I tought I was on a winning design path :p Hope the designer can come up with something nice.
Just wondering if he is working 'pre-paid', so I still have a chance if I design some more

The design is awesome, the text: Global Digital Currency is perfect. But the double B paranoia is just stupid. Even my wife said that she preferred the previous version with the "Bitcoin", and the "itcoin" version looks a bit circumsized.

Thanks Personally also liked the Bitcoin in full. Also gives the opportunity to use the -B in the logo.
Made a version of the 'Bitcoin accepted here' button

Wow. That looks amazing.

I don't like the color

Really? It looks clean and fresh to me. Very professional also.

[novusordo]

Maybe black and yellow ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhCpcdb_kig

Stunning, but simple enough for a multitude of use-cases. Definitely my favorite so far, dunno if I'd take it over the original though... but maybe that's just because of attachment.  

EDIT:
Could you make a version with the color of the classic orange coin? Curious as to how that would look.

[Timbo925]

Sure this is with the original orange color.

[Timbo925]

@ Gyrsur

Nice Avatar & good idea

[Taz]

[Coinabul]

What? ;P