[Ohrrpgce] OHRRPGCE logo

[Ralph Versteegen]

The Android splash screen proves that the existing logo isn't even
official-enough to be used there!

On 20 April 2017 at 02:10, James Paige <Bob at hamsterrepublic.com> wrote:

> I found this SVG file on my computer. It looks like it is just a smoothed
> and traced version of the existing one.
>
> I also found this image that is used for the android splash screen, which
> we could update/replace with whatever cleaner version we come up with
> eventually.
>
> If anybody creates such a thread, I will be sure to comment :)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 6:08 AM, Ralph Versteegen <teeemcee at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Everyone I showed it to said it kept in the existing style of the OHR.
>> (I was surprised by other parts of Wendigo's suggested GUI, which
>> differed from what I had in mind, but I think it's in the right direction.
>> Afterall the existing lack of graphics is another remnant of previous
>> technical limitations.)
>>
>> Kylekrack and Newbie have already drawn up some logo ideas, so I guess
>> they may as well create a thread and post them... Kylekrack argued "I think
>> if anything, it'll spark discussion on where the community wants the engine
>> to go, visually" (hopefully positive discussion). But you ultimately have
>> say over the logo, so a "contest" couldn't differ much from "post your
>> ideas here and James is sure to see them"
>>
>> I also like that the current logo is simple; it would be nice if someone
>> created a better version of it.
>>
>> On 20 April 2017 at 00:10, James Paige <Bob at hamsterrepublic.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I noticed that conversation the other day, and was feeling somewhat
>>> skeptical of a logo on the title screen, but that screenshot convinced me
>>> it looks great :)
>>>
>>> I am on board :)
>>>
>>> Yes, that image is the closest thing we have to a logo, but it is only
>>> semi-official. I liked Fenrir's icon, but to anybody who doesn't already
>>> know what OHR means, and what Bob looks like, I suspect it is a pretty
>>> cryptic glyph
>>>
>>> A logo contest would be fun at best and tediously distracting at worst.
>>> I would lean a little towards "let's not bother", but I would still be fine
>>> with doing it anyway.
>>>
>>> My ancient logo was definitely scaled up lazily, so I am not attached to
>>> it, and am fine with picking something else. I do like that it is just
>>> simple styled and colored text.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Ralph Versteegen <teeemcee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey James, Does the OHR actually have an official logo? I have a vague
>>>> memory of you saying something to the contrary. There's the image on the
>>>> front page of the wiki, which indeed has been there forever and is called
>>>> "OHRRPGCE logo", but unfortunately looks like it's been scaled up about 3x
>>>> from the original. Personally I think it makes a nice title.
>>>> And then there's the letters OHR in the shape of a hamster, which I
>>>> think Fenrir created, and which seems to get used as a de facto logo quite
>>>> a bit.
>>>>
>>>> I mentioned this to Kylekrack and he drew some proposal for a new logo,
>>>> and was wondering about even possibly holding a contest around it.
>>>>
>>>> (This comes out of the suggestion to display the logo on the initial
>>>> screen of Custom or elsewhere, See attachment.)
>>>> ​
>>>>
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