A weak point

[FuzzyandBlue]

Originally Posted by windlord

Yeah I'm a bit dissapointed too.

I approached the topic with open arms and honesty, fully admitting that I'm not definitely right but asserting my opinion.

Guys, I don't know about you but I don't simply have the time. Maybe later. And too many times as an artist have either people taken my work for granted or outright stolen it. Or worse.

Everyone's entitled to an opinion and I thought the distraction from waiting for Beta might be a little more appreciated. I keep hearing how this is a great community I look forward to seeing it.

I understand what you were saying. You probably already said this in another post but I didn't feel like reading through all the "OMG WTF NEWB, PS logos r teh best".

I like the general design of all three logos. Each one represents the factions ideology and the faction colors. I don't think the OP was calling for completely different logos, but rather sprucing then up just a little bit.

There has been talk about flags so I'll use an example from that. Lets take a US flag, we can add gold or silver tassels around the edges, we can put it on a bronze flag pole, and these things make the flag have a fancier look without changing the core concept behind the flag.

OP I would love to see you do something with the logos even if they're not used. 20 years of experience is no small thing.

Edit: Turns out most of the bad post were on the first page. Lot of good post in this thread.

[Vanath]

It's amazing how quickly this degenerated into insulting each other over OPINIONS. Chances are will will run into someone with a different opinion to yours and while you're perfectly entitled to disagree with them you should not start insulting them for having said opinion.

The logos being very simple for use on the battlefield or other situations where they need to be easily identifiable is great but there is no reason there can't also be stylized versions of the logos that are used in other situations. From what I've read he has no intention of changing the logos, he just wants to make them a bit more detailed.

[kaffis]

To elaborate on my impressions and attitudes towards the emblems...

The TR emblem is the best. Bold, iconic, simple, and effective. The triangular background and bold red color gives it weight and the size necessary to identify it instantly. The black design in the center brings to mind a sword buried in the base of the triangle, which brings to mind the might and threat of force behind the TR government. It's the best emblem of the three, instantly recognizable and drawing on the background of the faction.

The VS emblem isn't much worse. From an inspiration standpoint, it's excellent -- the diamonds form a crudely (alien-esque?) implied humanoid form, lifting its arms to the sky. It seems aspirational, or like it's depicting the figure's ascendence, which, again, captures the essence of the Vanu deliciously. Where it suffers is from a design standpoint. It's a thin and spindly design, and the open circle behind it fails to give it heft and weight the way the TR triangle does. It's the hardest emblem to spot and make out at a distance, or when it's very small. Fantastic concept, underwhelming execution.

The NC logo is the poorest conceived, so its quality is mixed. From that design standpoint, it's mostly good. Like the TR, the colors are bold, the surface area to which they're applied is prominent. It's quite recognizable, which is good. However, it's a little busy, what with the numerous notches around the edge (quick, I want you to draw it for me -- how many notches are around the edge?), the overly-subtle yellow-on-yellow star in the center, and the reliance on very Western connotations and associations with stars and eagles to attempt to convey the empire's attitude and character. Where the inspiration for the design of the other two empires' emblems draw on universal themes and symbolism, I've always worried that the NC emblem relies too much on an association with American symbols.

[Hobitt]

The logos are great very simple which most of real life military organizations use and used

[Nasher]

Who cares if someone didn't pay a "logo designer" a ridiculous amount of money to make it. Logo is a logo, as long as people remember it and it looks unique it's good.