The Jedi Academy- The "Official" JA Logo Contest

The "Official" JA Logo Contest

Apr 26 2004 08:11am

3th
- Retired

i wanted to call this the "official" JA logo contest, but i think i should get a JAC blessing first

(edit: yea, got DJ's blessing!)

anyway, we now have a Logo Contest folder on our msn groups collection. so get out your copy of illustrator, photoshop, corel draw, ms paint, or whateva you got, and give it a rip.

also if anyone wants to submit something but is too lazy to sign up for the ja photo collection group then just e-mail it to me and i'll post it for you. (please keep the size reasonable.)

visit the msn groups folder here: JA Logo Contest

i put in a few images i knocked out a while back for the JAA when aphex was making that site. nothing fantastic mind you. please feel free to post stuff for feedback and comments from the public here

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This post was edited by 3th on Apr 28 2004 05:33pm.

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Jul 15 2004 05:07am

DJ Sith
- Jedi Council

Well we've discussed it. Thanks for waiting everyone. I'll be frank. None of the entries really caught our eye. SO... This poll has the top five entries. We're going to leave a poll open for one week. The winner of this poll will work into their design into something we want to have on our stuff and work it into a format that can work with cafe press. Here are the entries. Now get to voting.

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May 01 2004 05:58am

DJ Sith
- Jedi Council

To sweeten the deal a little.. the winner of this gets one free item ordered form our new store with YOUR logo on it. This can be a shirt, mug, thong, lunchbox, or whatever.

I don't want a logo that shouts "HEY LADIES DONT COME NEAR THIS ONE! HE'S A JEDI". I like minimalism in a logo design. Some tidbits.

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This comment was edited by DJ Sith on May 01 2004 06:05am.

Apr 28 2004 05:18pm

3th
- Retired

here are some ground rules approved by DJ_Sith himself:

1. DO NOT use any copyrighted material. this means, no in-game screens of any Jedi Knight stuff. It would be ideal that whatever you create is all your own stuff. Also, be aware of any copyright issues on fonts you may have downloaded or acquired. Most font makers will let you use them however you like, they just like to know when they get used on something that's getting produced. DJ cannot stress how much he doesn't want you to use copyrighted stuff, so DON'T DO IT!

2. Make sure the idea (logo/text etc.) is reproducible at a high resolution for printing. (I.e. don't make a small image that looks good on the screen but will get all blurry and crap when blown up to a decent size and put on a T-shirt.) The ideal final format will be EPS, PDF, or some vector graphic format for ease of scaling.

3. The logo will go on a white (or light colored) background primarily, check the CafePress site for a full list of products. http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/products/viewall.aspx (Ideally the logo should have NO background to it, but for preview purposes, please put it on top of white.)

4. The idea behind the logo is that it be in line with a corporate identity. I.e. meaning this logo can stand alone or have supporting text. It should look good when reproduced at a variety of sizes, from a bumper sticker to a wall poster.

5. The JAC's would like to see a variety of quality ideas, so treat this initial go around as brainstorming session. DJ and the JAC's have very high standards that they'd like to see upheld by representing the JA with a design that can stand next to the classic logos of our time (the NFL, yes the national football league, is actually a good place to look at how logos today can become powerful iconic statements. For example, compare the new Patriots logo to the old one. http://www.logoserver.com/NFL.html Newer logos such as the Texans, Falcons, Titans, and Patriots show how a logo can be relatively simple, yet make a bold statement.) Ideas will be refined and developed by anyone that wishes. The final decision does lie in the hand of the JAC's. But as usual they listen to everyones' thoughts

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This comment was edited by Orion on Apr 28 2004 06:18pm.

May 13 2004 12:13am

Fire
- Student

Oh man, Mojo, really nice submition man, I love it.

Good luck to all on this competition!! Things are heating up

May 12 2004 11:31pm

Ataris
- Milwaukees Finest

ok Squibit was so kind that he added a pic of mine to the Contest.. this is just a version on a "shirt" how it could look..

May 12 2004 10:13pm

Padawan
- Student

/feels sheepish.

May 12 2004 09:32pm

Plo Koon
- Student

lol i like the one that looked like the MLB sign

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May 12 2004 09:04pm

Halendor
- Ex-Student

Maybe instead of uncutting you can try a one pixel black border around it. That way you can cut the letters without people wondering if this t-shirt was a misprint

May 12 2004 08:48pm

Jacen Aratan
- Student

Nothing wrong with that, at all, I just think the 'The Jedi Academy' is misplaced, compared to the old one..

May 12 2004 08:46pm

Flash
- Student

Maybe because it lacks color.

May 12 2004 08:33pm

Jacen Aratan
- Student

Uncut version. Somehow I'm not quite satisfied with it, though. :/

May 12 2004 06:59pm

3th
- Retired

man, great entries Aratan and Ataris. love the MLB/NBA logo technique Ataris, very cool/funny/clever. i'd play with removing the text from within the color fields though.

Aratan, i love the "om" quality that the JA logomark has. that's so cool. i would agree that it'd be nice to see the whole thing, not cut off. i don't know that i dig the supporting text's placement, but all that stuff is secondary to the logo idea anyway.

great work guys!
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May 12 2004 05:29pm

Halendor
- Ex-Student

Nice Aratan, but if printed on a t-shirt or mug, I think people will be wondering why the loop of the 'J' is cut off.

May 12 2004 12:47pm

Narcost
- Student

whoei Aratan, that is very nice!

/me votes for Aratan at the moment

-NC
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This comment was edited by Narcost on May 12 2004 12:48pm.

May 12 2004 10:58am

Ataris
- Milwaukees Finest

Ok..
I had such a weird idea coming to my mind today, that I just couldn't resist trying it out. go check out my newest creation here

I think it's kinda cool

May 11 2004 10:58pm

Jacen Aratan
- Student

Aratan's sucky entry.

May 11 2004 09:09pm

Padawan
- Student

I just asked to join the group hopefully I should have the little something I did up soon, not that it's very good. :/

This comment was edited by Padawan on May 11 2004 09:12pm.

May 11 2004 04:24pm

Halendor
- Ex-Student

OK, here are my thoughts on the recent submissions.

Mobility, I love the new concept, but I have a few suggestions:
- make only the saber stick out of the box, and put the text in the box, the 'JA' text is a bit blurry now, and maybe it will bring more unity into the logo;
- DJ said he didn't want the logo to scare people, so perhaps the slogan 'the place for jedi training' is too direct. Your version of it doesn't quite grasp all of what the Academy is, in my opinion anyway. Maybe something like 'a jk3:ja gaming community'.

Ataris, I love the 'The Jedi Academy' part, but the slogan looks a bit too much 'slapped on'. Maybe you should try to intergrate it more into the logo.

3th - I assume you created the minimalistic logo's - I really like the 'another minimalistic logo', but I think it needs some more text.

May 11 2004 04:10pm

DaRtH-MoBiLiTy
- Student

Ataris, I love that logo bro. It looks sweet. The only problem with the "waves/force" is that yo wont be able to duplicate that on thread for shirts, hats, mugs without it costing major cash.

These logos have to have PATHS that the print company can work from or else the rendering wont do the design justice and it will become all pixelated and such.

But your logo pwns hezzeh! Looks real nice!

-DM-
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May 11 2004 03:59pm

Ataris
- Milwaukees Finest

Hiya!

The abstract logotypes are cool, the only thing that's kinda sad for them is that they don't relate to the JA in anyway..

I think a logo should identify us, not confuse people with the thought: "what the hell does this have to do with anything they talk about"

And yeah, I know my logo's only a text.. But I tried to make the waves in the background symbolize the very basic of our cause, the Force, with its many different paths for everyone and everything.. Everything still connecting to the "Jedi Academy" -text.. This is my vision of how the system works here..

Hope someone likes it.

May 11 2004 04:14am

3th
- Retired

Quote:

wow very nice... since i love ur work I wont say any more for threat of being stoned

LOL JP

i won't bark at you again i promise.

LOVE the new stuff there moby, i'll give you some proper feedback when i get some time

killer improvement IMHO.

and Leif...i hope there will be much more than just moby and i here. just have to be patient i suppose

ideally i'd like the "winning" design to be a collaboration and not so much of a deathmatch faceoff

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May 11 2004 02:21am

Fire
- Student

Nice!!! This is an extremely close competition between 3th and Moby, both's submitions look awesome!!!

Good luck everyone!!

May 11 2004 02:11am

Flash
- Student

I liked Moby's first one much better, and I also still love the idea on Hal's first design with the personalized shirt/mug with your name on it.

May 10 2004 08:55pm

JP
- Academy Pimp

wow very nice... since i love ur work I wont say any more for threat of being stoned

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May 10 2004 10:10am

Narcost
- Student

nice man, much more abstract. i like the font used for "the jedi academy", looks good with those 2 colors. i think it would be nicer to fill in the saber a bit. it so extremely white, maybe you could put some elements in it, dunno few blue spot to make it look more like a hilt..? *fhew long scentence..*

good work

keep it up!

-NC
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This comment was edited by Narcost on May 10 2004 10:11am.

May 10 2004 06:05am

DaRtH-MoBiLiTy
- Student

Hey Guys, Sorry I have neglected this. Been out of town and real busy. I did another one in Freehand and "corporated" it up a little, please give your feedback, thanks!

Moby's Second Submission

-DM-
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This comment was edited by DaRtH-MoBiLiTy on May 10 2004 07:13am.

May 01 2004 07:41pm

JamesF1
- Student

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May 01 2004 07:17pm

3th
- Retired

hey James, thanks for the entry!

i'd say there's a little too much emphasis put on the "the" though. the T just seems to dominate the layout, which i don't know is so appropriate since the place gets abbreviated as "JA" more than "TJA." the color choices might be a bit strong, seems a little too far towards high school colors, being so bold vibrant and exciting. i think DJ is looking for a little more subtlety.

i like the font though, and the bevel/cutout effect could be a nice touch if you punch it up a bit or play with it somehow.

i look forward to more

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