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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 _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This post was edited by 3th on Apr 28 2004 05:33pm. |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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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. 1 2 3 4 5 _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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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. _______________ My car is made of Nerf. This comment was edited by DJ Sith on May 01 2004 06:05am. |
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3th - Retired 
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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 _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This comment was edited by Orion on Apr 28 2004 06:18pm. |
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JamesF1 - Student 
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First one, developing more ideas: http://gpleague.simracingworld.com/stuff/ja-logo-contest/jalogo.png _______________ Website |
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JamesF1 - Student 
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Is there a closing date? I'm working on mine ATM _______________ Website |
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Halendor - Ex-Student 
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A few idea's: The JA is a close community. I thought of people standing shoulder to shoulder 'carrying' the words The Jedi Academy. All abstract though. Abstract Jedi in the pose that you normalle have in-game with single saber. Along the lightsaber (vertically) the URL and over the Jedi (below the lightsaber), the text The Jedi Academy. Just a few thoughts  I'm a total failure at making images myself, but I love to edit them and slap some text on it. |
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3th - Retired 
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i completely understand my fellow desinger bro if it were not for a world of rich and diverse tastes life would be pretty damn boring and we'd all have to design exactly the same! what fun would that be!?!? i'm looking forward to seeing the next round of logos! and some new ideas from other people maybe? even if you feel like you can't make something, feel free to throw out ideas that might inspire one of the designers around here. thanks! _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! |
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DaRtH-MoBiLiTy - Student 
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Cool, thanks 3th. Bevels, Glows, and Shadows are the photoshop n00b skills they always get when they first start to learn it. I realize that your shooting for vector art....NOW, lol.../me slaps 3th) My point behind the "Layering" is to be very Eyecatching. THINK, people will be WEARING this or Drinking from it. N00b layering does not always apply when your doing printwork. Note the different colors and brightness. These are the elements you will want to target when your focusing on bringing attention to JUST a logo. I understand the corporate identity theory and yes, 3th your one/two color logos certainly give that impression of corporate identity. (Very creative, btw )So, i will give another crack at it using freehand and illustrator. But my theory will probably stay the same on the design. I do this for a living as well ya know, gotta trust my instincts, hehe It will change though, I like some of Halendors ideas for sure. -DM- _______________ One Day, it will all end. This comment was edited by DaRtH-MoBiLiTy on Apr 30 2004 03:27pm. |
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3th - Retired
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heya Moby, here we go! i think there's a little too much layering going on between the circular JA background, the saber, and "The Jedi Academy," all with glows and drop shadows competition for attention. overall i'd say there's six separate elements that maybe make things a little cluttered. the three tag lines, "Community, Teaching, Dueling" "www.thejediacademy.net" and "The Place for Jedi Training" might be a bit much. i also wonder how well the lightsaber hilts will reproduce at a high resoultion. are those something you made? or did you get them from somewhere? i think it could be cool to have a lightsaber hilt (maybe one not quite so rendered) act as more of the logo element (the way the circular J and A are now.) and then let the central "The Jedi Academy" sit just above the saber hilt. (just found a page with high rez enough images that you could "draw" on top of to get sort of an orthagonal side view of the saber as the logo element.) i like the idea of using "the place for jedi training" as it makes a good connection back to the slogan used on the site here. um...yeah, so that's my professor critique mode coming out please everyone, more entries! more feedback! _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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I wish I could make fonts like you guys They all rock! |
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DaRtH-MoBiLiTy - Student 
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Thanks Halendor!!!! I like something I can work with, your tha man! -DM- _______________ One Day, it will all end. |
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Halendor - Ex-Student
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As for slogans, I thought of: 'The no. 1 global Jedi community'. My thoughts on DM's logo: Good: - url; lowercase pwns - logo; it's rebel-imperial, right? - lower slogan; I think it works, 'the place for jedi training' - composition; good stuff Less good  :- font; maybe a different (rounder/harsher) font for the slogans? - sabers; they seem a bit unnatural, too short maybe - red/blue; this is really personal, but I don't like these particular shades - maybe a bit darker? |
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DaRtH-MoBiLiTy - Student
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So what should "Dueling" be replaced with? _______________ One Day, it will all end. |
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FaDed - Student 
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i love the logo, but i don't like how it says "Community | Teaching | Dueling". i'm all for community and teaching, but some of us do more than dueling. other than that, it's superb. |
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DaRtH-MoBiLiTy - Student
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Can I have some constructive critisism too on my latest revision? -DM- _______________ One Day, it will all end. |
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3th - Retired
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actually i didn't use the "white rabbit" font that is used on the titlebar of the site here (so yell at me, not DJ ). DOH! so i'll work up a new one using the font that matches the current JA font. the images are just abstractions that kind of make a J and an A. with the bottom tag line i made it www.theJediAcademy.net to reinforce the J and the A theme. but i do agree, in general i prefer domain names all lower case. but sometimes the caps can make it more readable. thanks for the feedback Halendor, oh and be nice to Jedi Prodizzle, he's already explained himself _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This comment was edited by 3th on Apr 30 2004 06:33pm. |
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Halendor - Ex-Student 
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OK, here goes my constructive critisism *cough* Jeid_Prodigy *cough* Good: - abstract; I love abstract - slogan; community, knowledge, proficiency - sounds good Bad: - font; I think the font is a bit boring (sorry DJ) - url; I personally like www.thejediacademy.net better than www.TheJediAcademy.net And a *really* stupid question (or at least I think it is): what are those images? |
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3th - Retired
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well i finally put something up that i feel like has potential. let me know what you think. (color scheme can be changed no problem, i just went with something simple and subtle for now.) please feel free to say what you really do and don't like, as that way i can gauge what direction it needs to go in. i.e. "it's way to angular and abstract", "the font is too plain", etc. but if you feel like you can't articulate exactly why you do or do not like it, i'll settle for "it sux" or "it rox" thanks in advance the image of an idea _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This comment was edited by 3th on Apr 29 2004 06:55pm. |
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Battlin' Billy - Student 
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Just a heads up: The JA Photo Collection site was having problems yesterday. It seems to be up and running again. I uploaded some photos and that worked as well. So, put up those logos!!! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
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3th - Retired
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can someone permie the "DJ's ground rules" for me please? ty. heya Billy, the folder at the JA photo collection is there for all process ideas that people would like to submit. as we get closer on final results, i see them being paired down to sort of a final group that will be selected from. DJ said he'd like to see a lot of quality entries, so here's looking to some great stuff! and i don't see why we couldn't have more than one to choose from to slap on products i'll post some more stuff here in a bit that might help people out. i have a file that's "The Jedi Academy" in the font that DJ used here on the site in the titlebar. _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! |
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Battlin' Billy - Student
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WHOA!!! I just saw this! All the logos I've seen look really nice, though the Flash one that Moby made won't work on a T-shirt or a coffee mug without a whole lot of LSD.( )Seriously though, I was just wondering a few things about the actual contest: -Who will the judge be? The Council? Or would we just have every JA member just give one vote for the one they like? Unless we submit more than one logo and then we just pick and choose when we order them. -Should we put the peoples' final submissions in the one folder at the Photo Collection? I think it would make it easier to browse through them all if they were all in one place. Anyway, all the logos look really cool so far. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FOLKS!!! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
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awwwwww!! *huggles* You know your great big butt is ultra-sexeh!! |
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Vier'na - Ex-Student 
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*cries* _______________ "Throughout life, one should not miss any chance to hold on to the things that are really precious... if one is truely wise" |
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As long as your big fat butt isn't involved, i'll be glad to see it! |
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Vier'na - Ex-Student
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hmm.. maybe i should put something up too... _______________ "Throughout life, one should not miss any chance to hold on to the things that are really precious... if one is truely wise" |
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cHoSeN oNe - Retired 
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Quote: Very nice!!! _______________ Get busy living, or get busy dying. |
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DaRtH-MoBiLiTy - Student
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Myriad ECB and EP1 ttfonts -DM- _______________ One Day, it will all end. |
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Halendor - Ex-Student
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DM, what font did you use for your logo's? |
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