Logo Opinions

[rowdypixel]

Hello everyone. I've been working on a logo for my website, and I've come up with something I'm pretty happy with.

Any suggestions?

[sundayx Veteran]

Very boxy... I'd like to see the figure removed.

[rowdypixel]

Here's what it looks like without the figure:

[Trix.Neo]

hmm I don't want to be negative but it looks quite terrible?

Don't get me wrong I like pixels, had you thought of maybe trying to draw something more detailed like a something in 3'd using pixels.

Whats so rowdy about it? Whats the aim of the site then maybe we can help? :)

[rowdypixel]

hmm I don't want to be negative but it looks quite terrible?

I have no problem admitting I suck. :D The whole point of this thread was for people to be negative and help me make it better. :)

Don't get me wrong I like pixels, had you thought of maybe trying to draw something more detailed like a something in 3'd using pixels.

I had thought of it many times; I've just been having issues with my drawing skills. I'll go back to Inkscape and see what I can come up with.

Whats so rowdy about it?

The pixel man was my rowdiness. Did he convey it well? Maybe not...but I liked him. ;)

Whats the aim of the site then maybe we can help? :)

The site is going to be a place where I can put programs I've made for myself up for other people to download.

[Trix.Neo]

in which case you could get away with perhaps a factory , with boxes etc about the place? maybe not as the logo but in the background, footer, something like that.

[rowdypixel]

Hmm, I've been working at it, but I'm afraid I haven't come up with anything very good:

[duritz]

ouch. well for starters your website name has nothing to do with programming so maybe you should look into a different name. also, in my experience with graphic design people rarely tend to lean towards pixelated stuff nowadays.

[sundayx Veteran]

Well his name is "pixel" so boxed letters is not bad, maybe you should create a competition here so people on Neowin can work something out for you for a sum of money?

[velkymx]

Do something like the pixellated Mario Brothers.

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/01/02/mario-power-ups.jpg

[rowdypixel]

ouch. well for starters your website name has nothing to do with programming so maybe you should look into a different name. also, in my experience with graphic design people rarely tend to lean towards pixelated stuff nowadays.

I'm not going to change the name; I don't really care if the site becomes hugely famous. Besides 'Apple', has very little to do with computing, and they did alright. ;)

Do something like the pixellated Mario Brothers.

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/01/02/mario-power-ups.jpg

I'd love to...but every time I try something like that it ends up even worse than what I just showed. :( I can always try again though, they say that practice makes perfect.

maybe you should create a competition here so people on Neowin can work something out for you for a sum of money?

I was planning on doing something like this if I couldn't manage to do it myself.

[Mathachew Veteran]

The first thing I noticed was that the letters are borderline blurry around the edges.

The angle on the shot is all wrong (and so is the bounce, which should be based on the spot of impact, not the position of the D :p)

[rowdypixel]

The first thing I noticed was that the letters are borderline blurry around the edges.

The angle on the shot is all wrong (and so is the bounce, which should be based on the spot of impact, not the position of the D :p)

If I thought fixing that would make it good, I might go ahead and change it. As it is, I think I'll restart from scratch again. :)

[gregb0b]

you should make the guy the O in Rowdy :D

[Zab]

May I suggest putting a beer in his other hand?!

and replacing the regular punch with him hitting the R with a keyboard!? or a Mouse while he's holding the wire?!

add some bend to the knees (make the pixel 3-D)

and tilt him so the top left corner is down more and the top right is up more (AND REMEMBER THE bent knees, mouse hitting while holding wire)

AND THE BEER!

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Or get rid of him and have the word "Rowdy" humping the word "Pixel" (or just have the pixel man doing the humping.... possibly while whipping with the mouse?!)

[rowdypixel]

you should make the guy the O in Rowdy :D

Hmm, maybe I'll try that.

Or get rid of him and have the word "Rowdy" humping the word "Pixel" (or just have the pixel man doing the humping.... possibly while whipping with the mouse?!)

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