pm'ed for my entry, please tell me what you think. i can give you the high resolution which has better look and more professional. thanks.
so a different font, and different greens, and less white vsisble. I've added flicker with the blinking letters this time to the animation, and tried to go with your timing choices too. Feedback welcome.
torturedexistence: Thank you for your entry! It's good to have some new ideas I do like how you made "Works" look in the black logo, it looks fresh and somewhat mystic - maybe you can post it to the thread for the others to see? It doesn't work in the white logo though, so I tend to prefer the "traditional" look as in Aderain's or in att_kiara's entries. "Works" should be mirrored, and moved further down, so it doesn't interfere with "Concept". There should be about the same margin on the bottom as on the top. I don't like the font, I'd rather have someting classic, or something modern in the style of Aderain's second entry. "Concept" and "Works" should both start with uppercase letters. Animation: The flickering is quite hard to get the way I imagine it. The feedback I gave on the entries of Aderain and att_kiara (and the one I'll write to Aderain's third entry - just saw it) should point you into the right direction. I hope that was precise enough - please feel free to ask otherwise.
Aderain: Thank you for your third entry! Here again some feedback - we're getting close, I'd really appreciate it if you could do some more changes. Logo: - The distance between "Concept" and "Works" is good - The Font is too thick - if it helps, tell me what Operating System you're using, and I'll try to find a font to use - Make the Logo use more space ("Concept" uses 140 px in version 3, compared to 170 in version 2, which was very good) - "Works" should be the same width as "Concept" - version 2 was very good in this aspect - The ammount of glow is perfect - The green of the glow, and the green of the letters fit nicely - The bits of white in the letters makes them look patchy - they're supposed to look new Animation: - The timing is perfect - The flickering gets better! Can you combine it with these very short periods of the letters going back to black? To be more precise: - The letters appear at different frames, as in version 3 - The letters occasionally turn to black for one or two frames in their flicker phase, as in version 2 (if I'm correct, in version 3 "C" does it twice, "p" and "t" once as well) - The glow flickers (and is only visible when the letter is visible), as in version 3
torturedexistence (actually, for all the contestants): I'm glad you don't take it personal. I know you're investing a lot of time, even more with the multiple rounds of entries and feedback. I try to describe as exactly as possible what the result should look like, but describing an image in your head is complex. So I'm glad you have the patience for this trial-and-error kind of approach, and I really appreciate what you're doing!
OK, 4th try. Slimmer text, no white patches, both words same width, and both wider on the image. Fonts can be tricky, especially as I'm using the Pre release version of Windows 7 at present. If this one doesn't please I can always find another. Feedback welcome.
Aderain, I'm impressed! The flicker looks awesome!! The colors, the glow, everything just matches. Wow! For the font, this will require at least one more try. I looked through the fonts pre-installed on Windows 7 (Build 7100): Gulim is my favourite, but Kalinga, Microsoft Yi Baiti, Cordia New, Segoe UI and Segoe UI Light might also be worth a try for the classic fonts, Gabriola and Segoe Print for the more experimental. Would it be possible to get previews of these (one logo each, to keep the ammount of work as low as possible)? If you have a similar font like the one you used in version 2 (or another one you like particularly well), please add it as well.
Thank you Moogle - it's always good to see new ideas The effect of the letter's edge being the neon light and the glow behind it looks very nice. The problem is that this effect is very hard to reproduce in print, especially on white background. That's why I (unless you've got a solution for that - I'm always open for good ideas!) prefer filled letters. The font makes the letters look somewhat scruffy, the logo should have a modern touch. Finding the right font is much harder than I thought - see my discussion with Aderain. The timing is perfect, as is the flickering - except for the very last binkings of the glow, that looks a bit artificial. The margins could be a bit smaller, leaving room for a slightly bigger font (see my discussion with Aderain on this as well). And keep in mind that I'll need the animation 200px wide - an additional, larger version is very welcome, but it should be optimized for the 200px version. Keep it up
Static versions of all eight fonts as they could look. Let me know which you prefer, and I'll create the animation.
Thank you Aderain! Gulim is nice, but Segoe Print is my preferred. Can you create the animation, and a version with white background?
Your chosen font in static images with both black and white backgrounds, and the animated 200px preview: Feedback welcome.
Aderain: Thank you very much! I think this is it! I'd like to get a second opinion on it and come back to you tomorrow, but I really think this is it - you just made my day
princemac: Thanks for the alternative link, I just noticed too - good timing Your logos are close. There is a bit too much glow (makes the letters look fuzzy when printed on paper). The colors are nice, and so is the layout. I especially like the fading-out of the letter "k". The timing of the animation is good, the flicker looks a bit artificial - Aderain set the bar pretty high for the flickering. The "water" effect on the reflection is a nice idea, but it would need more work to look convincing.
Ok no problem, you had said july13th in your pm, so before you make a decision, like me try again to outdo Aderain in some friendly competition