Logo Design Competition/Collaboration (Survey, last page)

[chamber]

I don't think the same logo was used in sepia, was it?

[northsidegal]

Why does it need a box at all? That looks better than the wood though

my first versions looked terrible before i added the box, although that might have only been the case for the wood background. it actually looks pretty decent without one with the gradient background.

here are some (i hope) better colored gradients, boxed and boxless:

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Spoiler: boxless

previews:

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[northsidegal]

I don't think the same logo was used in sepia, was it?

the original sepia logo has black text with white and red drop shadows for "mafia" and "scum", hence my initial designs for the wood style having similar elements

i could try a different red, you're right in that i just sort of carried the same color over when trying colored text instead of shadows without thinking about if it made sense

[Dunnstral]

It looks like the colored gradient is trying to mimick what being transparent would do

[xRECKONERx]

the red on sepia is a hard solve. i had problems with it too

[caledfwitch]

just my onion but i think pictographs in the logo is out. minimalism is IN (if u look at like startup logos lol)
the font i used is called grenze gotisch except i did a little editing myself for the sharp ends because we are edgy lmao

[xRECKONERx]

agreed about minimalism and not having iconography in the logo, maybe make the I in mafiascum the magnifying glass?

[caledfwitch]

ALSO if the kerning between f and i really bothers people im sure i can change it. i thought it looked dope but its a super easy fix in photoshop

[northsidegal]

I just think that font in lowcaps makes the a's look really out of place. the m's and c have smooth tops but the a doesn't and it looks odd.

the "f", "u", and "c" (lol) all also have flat elements, although you're right that the "a" definitely stands out the most

It looks like the colored gradient is trying to mimick what being transparent would do

i hadn't considered just straight up transparency on the icons one, i'll try it.

Spoiler: darker red text

Spoiler: transparent w/ icons

previews:

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these are starting to get similar

[Dunnstral]

I think it looks better transparent

[Dunnstral]

I agree that the red on sepia looks bad, though

[northsidegal]

yeah, the transparency is probably just better than the gradient, the header already has a gradient so it's a little pointless.

just my onion but i think pictographs in the logo is out. minimalism is IN (if u look at like startup logos lol)
the font i used is called grenze gotisch except i did a little editing myself for the sharp ends because we are edgy lmao

we're an online forum started in 2002. are we really "in" anyways?

agreed about minimalism and not having iconography in the logo, maybe make the I in mafiascum the magnifying glass?

tried to do this but couldn't find a way to really make it work although thats not me saying it couldn't be done

[chamber]

Could play with the idea of 1 letter 'hiding' among the others somehow? Use of negative space maybe.

[Dunnstral]

To be picky, I still don't like that font where the M's are of varying thickness, and the U

[caledfwitch]

just my onion but i think pictographs in the logo is out. minimalism is IN (if u look at like startup logos lol)
the font i used is called grenze gotisch except i did a little editing myself for the sharp ends because we are edgy lmao

we're an online forum started in 2002. are we really "in" anyways?

i mean we can do a little better. update our wardrobe you know?
epicmafia's logo still looks like this lmao (NOT TO DUNK)

Spoiler: since its transparent it wont look good if you use mafblack

[caledfwitch]

sorry. ui design was a significant part of my degree and ive done some freelance design work so i get kind of mad abt this stuff

[northsidegal]

hahaha

E P C

p-edit: you're definitely the expert here, i suppose i'm just personally fine with being a little cheesy or "outdated" in our logo.

[caledfwitch]

expert is a stretch haha. i was just drilled in my head that designs should """conform to modern design standards""" but if we wanna go vintage thats fine

[chamber]

Could use distorted letters to give the impression of a magnifying glass?

Only other detective imagery I can think of are the boards with string, and I can't think of a way to make that work.

[northsidegal]

Could use distorted letters to give the impression of a magnifying glass?

unfortunately that sounds a bit above my skill level when it comes to image manipulation, although if someone could make it work it sounds interesting

[chamber]

Could use distorted letters to give the impression of a magnifying glass?

unfortunately that sounds a bit above my skill level when it comes to image manipulation, although if someone could make it work it sounds interesting

You saw the height of my skill earlier, above mine as well. I'm just trying to throw ideas out there without editing.

[shaft.ed]

if you have to do specific logos for specific skins
doesn't a typewriter font make more sense for sepia?
maybe typewritten on old paper and a blood stain or something?

[chamber]

if you have to do specific logos for specific skins

I think the hope is to have a single logo that is just colour shifted.

[shaft.ed]

what about a font like this?

[northsidegal]

i tried one, although i don't exactly my execution turned out all that great

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