Oolite Icon Competition

[Disembodied]

Of course, there's an old saying: why draw something yourself, when Griff's already done it so much better?

[Commander McLane]

Of course, there's an old saying: why draw something yourself, when Griff's already done it so much better?

[Judex]

Hi there - I'm putting a new logo idea up on my facebook group ('Oolite! even better than the real thing') - you could go and see it there
I'm not allowed to post images here yet as I just registered to post the pic!
booo.

Judex

[Gimi]

Hi there - I'm putting a new logo idea up on my facebook group ('Oolite! even better than the real thing') - you could go and see it there
I'm not allowed to post images here yet as I just registered to post the pic!
booo.
Judex

You need to post the pictures somewhere else like Flick'r or Photobucket and then link to them from the forum.

Gimi

[Judex]

It's the bulletin boards safety lockout thats stopping me posting up the link or the image, can do in 4 days though....!! still it is on that facebook page now, if you do facebook - I'll come back and post properly here later.
all the best

[Judex]

here's that suggestion

[Selezen]

here's that suggestion

Ooh, I like that. Good as an icon, cos the coriolis is distinctive, and the writing appears if the image is big enough. I don't like the font though. Should be bolder. Bolder, I say!!

[Phantom Hoover]

I suggest the crumpled remains of a Cobra be added to the docking bay.

[Arexack_Heretic]

Very nice suggestions all round.
Even got two new creative members out of it!

My suggestion would have been either almost identical to Judex's or a variation on the classical design, but with a different animal, I like a dragonfly. Or a different posture such as a falcon diving downwards seen from its back...(tail up, head down and wings folded in a 30degree V upwards.

Using a single ship as an icon would have been appropriate for ELITE, but since then almost every elite clone, derative or tribute has had the possibility for owning other ships.
For Oolite the focus must be on progress of computing possibilities, (with a big glob of nostalgia.)

Using an icon too similar to ELITE's, though I like it very much, might incur the wrath of the Braben.

my 2%

[commander_matt]

I'm new to the forum, been playing elite/oolite for years and years. i love it! ive created a new logo/icon but cant upload as new to forum! ill post it asap for your comments.
cheers fellow commanders!

[Disembodied]

Hi Commander Matt, and welcome to the forum! Friendliest, Riedquat, and so forth. If you put up the url of your logo then I or any number of other members would be happy to post it up for you.

[commander_matt]

Great, here's my attempt at a logo

its still a work in progress, ive got some other ideas tho.
when will the winning logo be chosen?

[Disembodied]

Commander Matt's logo design 1



Don't know when the choice will be made – it's in the lap of the gods (or the devs, if there's a difference ...)

Nice design, btw!

(Edit: sorry, made an arse of the linking to Twitpic ... I've uploaded a copy to ImageShack and made it RGB instead of CMYK, which cuts down the size a bit.)

[commander_matt]

Thanks for uploading my design.
Ive found a great looking firebird from an old toy called "StarBird", some of you oldies might remember it (was my fave toy when i was a lad), ill upload to the forum in a couple days.
it might give someone some inspiration!

cheers

[Cmd. Cheyd]

Image isn't appearing, sir.