LOGO DESIGNERS: Deadline is Tueday 11:59 pm for logo entry - Page 2

dbacks · 01-18-2005, 10:42 PM

Edit. No point in me guessing, you won't tell me.

jnshmoo · 01-18-2005, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuss

I think the polls should be posted in the OT since its probably the most busy section fo the forum. What do you guys think?

By the way here's another question, I have 3 aliases here at the forum, Can I vote for myself 3 times then?

Actually I think it would be best to keep the actual poll here in the logo's forum. I'll post a thread in OT that refers to the poll though.

jnshmoo · 01-18-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cuss

it could be anybody, so be afraid...be very afraid.

Ahh. I could just make it a public poll.

Eugene Church · 01-18-2005, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jnshmoo

Actually I think it would be best to keep the actual poll here in the logo's forum. I'll post a thread in OT that refers to the poll though.

Yep, I agree...this is where the poll should be...you said you would put an announcement on the Main Forum and Off Topic telling people to vote here...
Sounds good.

Why don't post the entries and poll tomorrow morning?...I wouldn't worry about posting them in the wee hours of the morning.

Le Grande Orange · 01-19-2005, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jnshmoo

Actually I think it would be best to keep the actual poll here in the logo's forum.

I agree with that. OT moves pretty fast sometimes so the voting thread could drop off the first page if another topic suddenly gets a lot of activity.

Less than 1 hour to go to the deadline. Tick... tick... tick...

Damn alarm clock. *turns off clock by computer*

LivnLegend · 01-19-2005, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jnshmoo

1. Tomorrow morning I will post two polls named Heat 1 and Heat 2. I will set the poll to run for 1 day.

2. After the polls expire, I will take the top 10 vote getters and enter them in a Finals poll. Hopefully we'll arrive at a consensus on the length of time on this poll. I would still like to go with 2 days if possible. We can still announce the second logo on friday as planned.

3. After the final poll has expired, I will post the results and reveal the artist behind each submission.

Sounds good to me. jnshmoo and I have been in contract and this is close to what I envisioned (although I really thought we'd have easily less than 10 entries when I first thought this out! I'm impressed with 15!)

A link in OOTP's main forum would be nice but please do not post a link in every forum. I've seen people do that and it can be annoying to some.

I did not want to make the poll public. I'd rather people voted their favorite and not have to worry about hurting anyone's feelings.

Eugene Church · 01-19-2005, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LivnLegend

A link in OOTP's main forum would be nice but please do not post a link in every forum. I've seen people do that and it can be annoying to some.

I did not want to make the poll public. I'd rather people voted their favorite and not have to worry about hurting anyone's feelings.

Agree with you, LL...private poll is the best way to go...some guys are sensitive.

Le Grande Orange · 01-19-2005, 02:32 AM

Fifteen entries, eh? That's pretty impressive, considering that it was only 3 not that long ago. Talk about a flurry of late submissions...

Anyway, it's going to be really interesting to see all the different variations.

By the way, Eugene, I'm thinking I might eventually take a stab at doing up a stadium graphic. Still in the initial planning stages; I'm fooling around with perspectives and such and familiarizing myself with what's been done already to get some ideas of the effort involved. Logos seem simple in comparison I must say...

LivnLegend · 01-19-2005, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Logos seem simple in comparison I must say...

Agree 100%!!
Been there, done that. Well, tried anyway

Cuss · 01-19-2005, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Logos seem simple in comparison I must say...

I am not surprised, think about it, it's really no different than designing for a real-life stadium since one would need to take into account several real life situations. It is not only just an extent of one's artistic ability but also his or her architecture ability as well.

Le Grande Orange · 01-19-2005, 04:32 AM

It's getting the perspectives right that seems quite tricky to me. Of course, I could just eyeball the elements together but my perfectionist side doesn't like that idea. It just has to be right (arrrrghghgh).

I was thinking I could work up a Photoshop file that would have a whole bunch of different elements in it, like say a few different outfield fence positions, different backgrounds behind the outfield, different looks to the grass field, and so forth, and then just mix and match these to quickly make up a variety of stadiums. I don't think that's going to work though.

Now I'm thinking of basically laying out the basic "floor plans" in Corel in a top down view, then applying the appropriate perspectives to the line drawings, and then import that into Photoshop and go from there. The Corel drawing will give me all the correct sight lines and perspective lines so that the textural elements can be put in the proper positions. It works in theory at any rate.

Eugene has really got me thinking about stadium graphics, so I want to see if I can knock one out (eventually) and meet the challenge they pose.

jnshmoo · 01-19-2005, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

Agree with you, LL...private poll is the best way to go...some guys are sensitive.

Don't worry guys, I wasn't serious about making the Poll public. I just posted that in response to Cuss joking about using his aliai to vote.

I'll be putting up the poll in just a few minutes.

jnshmoo · 01-19-2005, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

It's getting the perspectives right that seems quite tricky to me. Of course, I could just eyeball the elements together but my perfectionist side doesn't like that idea. It just has to be right (arrrrghghgh).

I was thinking I could work up a Photoshop file that would have a whole bunch of different elements in it, like say a few different outfield fence positions, different backgrounds behind the outfield, different looks to the grass field, and so forth, and then just mix and match these to quickly make up a variety of stadiums. I don't think that's going to work though.

Now I'm thinking of basically laying out the basic "floor plans" in Corel in a top down view, then applying the appropriate perspectives to the line drawings, and then import that into Photoshop and go from there. The Corel drawing will give me all the correct sight lines and perspective lines so that the textural elements can be put in the proper positions. It works in theory at any rate.

Eugene has really got me thinking about stadium graphics, so I want to see if I can knock one out (eventually) and meet the challenge they pose.

It will be interesting to see what you come up with LGO! Personally I like the simpler ballparks myself. I especially like those top down views that were essentially colorized line art. I think they were similar to the ones that MLB.com uses.

Cuss · 01-19-2005, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jnshmoo

Don't worry guys, I wasn't serious about making the Poll public. I just posted that in response to Cuss joking about using his aliai to vote.

I'll be putting up the poll in just a few minutes.

joking? Right.

Seriously though, the contest is all in good spirit, there is no point to cheat like that anyways. Besides cheating is always wrong in any context.

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Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Fifteen entries, eh? That's pretty impressive, considering that it was only 3 not that long ago. Talk about a flurry of late submissions... Anyway, it's going to be really interesting to see all the different variations. By the way, Eugene, I'm thinking I might eventually take a stab at doing up a stadium graphic. Still in the initial planning stages; I'm fooling around with perspectives and such and familiarizing myself with what's been done already to get some ideas of the effort involved. Logos seem simple in comparison I must say...

01-19-2005, 04:32 AM	#31
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	It's getting the perspectives right that seems quite tricky to me. Of course, I could just eyeball the elements together but my perfectionist side doesn't like that idea. It just has to be right (arrrrghghgh). I was thinking I could work up a Photoshop file that would have a whole bunch of different elements in it, like say a few different outfield fence positions, different backgrounds behind the outfield, different looks to the grass field, and so forth, and then just mix and match these to quickly make up a variety of stadiums. I don't think that's going to work though. Now I'm thinking of basically laying out the basic "floor plans" in Corel in a top down view, then applying the appropriate perspectives to the line drawings, and then import that into Photoshop and go from there. The Corel drawing will give me all the correct sight lines and perspective lines so that the textural elements can be put in the proper positions. It works in theory at any rate. Eugene has really got me thinking about stadium graphics, so I want to see if I can knock one out (eventually) and meet the challenge they pose.