My logo contribution to Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray Forum

Manco · 09-18-2007, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SS316SRV

The least you could have done was add "With all
due respect.." or "No offense or nothing..."

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT:

the guy kicked off an entire uprising on the boards...never once came to the defense of his troops...and now he wants to "CONTRIBUTE"??

Amel · 09-18-2007, 03:58 PM

blah

they look bad

RangerSix · 09-18-2007, 04:32 PM

The current forum logo looks great. The design is simple, easy to read, and is similar in concept to the official Blu-ray logo.

On the other-hand, the logo submitted for our eval has none of that. It's hard on the eyes, and other than color, has very little similarity to the official BD logo. And what is the point of the stove burner coil in place of the "o"? It has little relevance to the subject at hand. The whole thing looks amateur.

I agree with Manco, let the website creators and BD companies worry about marketing. If they want our help, they will ask for it. Support the BD format via your wallet and word of mouth.

SS316SRV · 09-18-2007, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Manco

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT:

the guy kicked off an entire uprising on the boards...never once came to the defense of his troops...and now he wants to "CONTRIBUTE"??

What uprising? I truly don't know.

The site does not need a "logo" other than the actual blu-ray logo.

With all due respect.

Sonny · 09-18-2007, 04:54 PM

thank you blu-ray.com without you I would of never got my 3rd ps3 for 170$$!!!!!!!!!!

the logo worked for me (the 1 we have).

gvortex7 · 09-18-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Manco

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT:

the guy kicked off an entire uprising on the boards...never once came to the defense of his troops...and now he wants to "CONTRIBUTE"??

You just radiate negativity.

LynxFX · 09-18-2007, 06:45 PM

What software are you using? The results look really familiar but I can't remember what that program was called. Maybe Cool 3D?

Anyway, as a graphic artist I can say your submission isn't the greatest. RangerSix touched on most of the problems. But if you take it as a standalone graphics piece there are basic composition mistakes. Firstly, the transparency isn't working when you output. See the white fringe around your drop shadow? Some of that could be attributed to using 'gif' as your output. Try png to get better transparency's. The text is hard to read and that is because of a couple issues. The font just doesn't work. What makes it worse is the white outline around the letters. At the resolution you are working in it becomes too pixelated and cluttered. It basically makes your graphic look 'dirty' and unprofessional.

Just some professional critique. I do this for a living.

First and foremost, you need to work on font selection. That is your foundation and if you choose wrong there, nothing you do to gloss it up will make it any better. Looking at the second graphic you posted, it is pretty much the same problem. So keep working at it.

Zaphod · 09-18-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LynxFX

Anyway, as a graphic artist I can say your submission isn't the greatest.

Everybody's a critic...

Aaron · 09-18-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LynxFX

What software are you using? The results look really familiar but I can't remember what that program was called. Maybe Cool 3D?

Anyway, as a graphic artist I can say your submission isn't the greatest. RangerSix touched on most of the problems. But if you take it as a standalone graphics piece there are basic composition mistakes. Firstly, the transparency isn't working when you output. See the white fringe around your drop shadow? Some of that could be attributed to using 'gif' as your output. Try png to get better transparency's. The text is hard to read and that is because of a couple issues. The font just doesn't work. What makes it worse is the white outline around the letters. At the resolution you are working in it becomes too pixelated and cluttered. It basically makes your graphic look 'dirty' and unprofessional.

Just some professional critique. I do this for a living.

First and foremost, you need to work on font selection. That is your foundation and if you choose wrong there, nothing you do to gloss it up will make it any better. Looking at the second graphic you posted, it is pretty much the same problem. So keep working at it.

You do professional graphic design? I'm a junior in high school and I'm in graphic design classes for 4 hours a day. Lol, I think an ANIMATED GIF would look the best!

I would make a logo if we were in need of one, but the one we have now is awesome! It's clean and simple.. we need nothing more.

haushausman · 09-18-2007, 07:00 PM

No offense but leave the logo designs to the professionals.

jermwhl · 09-18-2007, 07:12 PM

Well I guess i'll put my contribution up also. I have slaved over this logo for days now, so I think is is worthy of a look! I'm sorry if you want to use it, but I have copyrighted it, so no personal use please!!!!!!

So what do you think? I have used a highly developed graphic design program. I cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for the program, but I think it was well worth it.

Zaphod · 09-18-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jermwhl

Well I guess i'll put my contribution up also. I have slaved over this logo for days now, so I think is is worthy of a look! I'm sorry if you want to use it, but I have copyrighted it, so no personal use please!!!!!!

So what do you think? I have used a highly developed graphic design program. I cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for the program, but I think it was well worth it.

LMAO while ROTFL!

ClaytonMG · 09-18-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jermwhl

Well I guess i'll put my contribution up also. I have slaved over this logo for days now, so I think is is worthy of a look! I'm sorry if you want to use it, but I have copyrighted it, so no personal use please!!!!!!

So what do you think? I have used a highly developed graphic design program. I cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for the program, but I think it was well worth it.

I am glad to see someone is puting the super expensive program to good use. I can't wait to see your further works of art! I think you should update/upgrade it every month. Just add a little something to it every now and then. It'll rock!

LynxFX · 09-18-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jermwhl

So what do you think? I have used a highly developed graphic design program. I cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for the program, but I think it was well worth it.

Hmmm, I don't like the font. Feels like something the HD DVD promotion group would use. Blue on white, nice choice. I don't get why the dot on the exclamation point for the first line is filled in, but the second one isn't. Overall, interesting use of negative space.

LynxFX · 09-18-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

Lol, I think an ANIMATED GIF would look the best!

Nothing says class like a good old fashioned animated gif. Just ask Harry Knowles.

Manco · 09-18-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gvortex7

You just radiate negativity.

Sorry if that's the case. But I tried to send several personnal friends over to this site. I got several emails from them that the place seemed a little out of control with this whole blu-blood thing.

Yeah, I'm a little pissed off for looking like a jackass in front of people I know.

If myself and a few others did not speak up, where would things be right now?

PM if you want to take this offline.

Zaphod · 09-18-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Manco

PM if you want to take this offline.

You DON'T want to mess with Dirty Harry!

Manco · 09-18-2007, 07:08 PM

Now...now... Offline meaning a "private" PM chat.

ClaytonMG · 09-18-2007, 07:09 PM

For the person who asked about the uprising, I realize all you were trying to do is stir things up, but if in the off chance you missed all that and joined the Blu-Bloods magically, he was refering to the whole Blu-Bloods issue. Which I see is still in people's sig's which saddens me, but at least there's not a bunch of threads about it.

As for the logo, I like this site just fine the way it is. I've done some graphic designs and I have to say, the one submitted in this thread is cheap and unprofessional looking. I think that the logo in use now gets the job done. It's plain and to the point. It doesn't hurt your eyes, there's no unnesisary graphics, it simply states where you're at.

tron3 · 09-19-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Manco

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT:

the guy kicked off an entire uprising on the boards...never once came to the defense of his troops...and now he wants to "CONTRIBUTE"??

Never once came to their defense?!

Now that is an utter lie. I was always telling people it was all in fun. Apparently, the hyper-sensitive anti-war liberal types couldn't see that. So, for the sake of peace I called for a change of venue. I didn't want to ruin this board. We had an incident for a week, big deal. AVS is one BIG incident.

First you insult me, and I did not respond, now you lie about my leadership. The only reason I haven't had more threads on blu-bloods was to keep things quite. I think the mods have been very understanding and have never cautioned me with any action. They seem to completely understand it was all an accidental mess, WHICH I CLEANED UP AFTER MYSELF!

Now, leave it alone and let the thread die. Sooner or later you will be recognized for baiting for the sake of argument.

09-18-2007, 04:54 PM	#5
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	thank you blu-ray.com without you I would of never got my 3rd ps3 for 170$$!!!!!!!!!! the logo worked for me (the 1 we have). Last edited by Sonny; 09-18-2007 at 05:00 PM.

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09-18-2007, 03:58 PM	#2
Amel Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Clearwater FL Blu-ray collection:91 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	blah they look bad

09-18-2007, 04:32 PM	#3
RangerSix Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hawaii Blu-ray collection:19	The current forum logo looks great. The design is simple, easy to read, and is similar in concept to the official Blu-ray logo. On the other-hand, the logo submitted for our eval has none of that. It's hard on the eyes, and other than color, has very little similarity to the official BD logo. And what is the point of the stove burner coil in place of the "o"? It has little relevance to the subject at hand. The whole thing looks amateur. I agree with Manco, let the website creators and BD companies worry about marketing. If they want our help, they will ask for it. Support the BD format via your wallet and word of mouth.

09-18-2007, 06:45 PM	#7
LynxFX Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007	What software are you using? The results look really familiar but I can't remember what that program was called. Maybe Cool 3D? Anyway, as a graphic artist I can say your submission isn't the greatest. RangerSix touched on most of the problems. But if you take it as a standalone graphics piece there are basic composition mistakes. Firstly, the transparency isn't working when you output. See the white fringe around your drop shadow? Some of that could be attributed to using 'gif' as your output. Try png to get better transparency's. The text is hard to read and that is because of a couple issues. The font just doesn't work. What makes it worse is the white outline around the letters. At the resolution you are working in it becomes too pixelated and cluttered. It basically makes your graphic look 'dirty' and unprofessional. Just some professional critique. I do this for a living. First and foremost, you need to work on font selection. That is your foundation and if you choose wrong there, nothing you do to gloss it up will make it any better. Looking at the second graphic you posted, it is pretty much the same problem. So keep working at it.

09-18-2007, 07:00 PM	#10
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	No offense but leave the logo designs to the professionals.

09-18-2007, 07:12 PM	#11
jermwhl Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Virginia	Well I guess i'll put my contribution up also. I have slaved over this logo for days now, so I think is is worthy of a look! I'm sorry if you want to use it, but I have copyrighted it, so no personal use please!!!!!! So what do you think? I have used a highly developed graphic design program. I cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for the program, but I think it was well worth it.

09-18-2007, 07:08 PM	#18
Manco Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Tucumcari	Now...now... Offline meaning a "private" PM chat.

09-18-2007, 07:09 PM	#19
ClaytonMG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2006 Location:New Brighton, MN Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:836 Blu-ray collection:2373 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	For the person who asked about the uprising, I realize all you were trying to do is stir things up, but if in the off chance you missed all that and joined the Blu-Bloods magically, he was refering to the whole Blu-Bloods issue. Which I see is still in people's sig's which saddens me, but at least there's not a bunch of threads about it. As for the logo, I like this site just fine the way it is. I've done some graphic designs and I have to say, the one submitted in this thread is cheap and unprofessional looking. I think that the logo in use now gets the job done. It's plain and to the point. It doesn't hurt your eyes, there's no unnesisary graphics, it simply states where you're at.

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