Smogon's Flying Press: Logo Contest!

[skylight]

CALLING ALL THE COOL LOGO MAKERS.

We have the name. Now we need the logo. I posted it here rather than the main forum because I want to reach artists. Just so you know, we used to be known as Article Workshop/The Smog.

So, as you know, Smogon is based around Koffing. Or Weezing. Whichever. Flying Press is based around Hawlucha. Take what you will out of that and design a new logo for us! It has to be appropriate though, no Hawlucha nudes.

Now to steal MAC's rules...

1. All global forum rules apply.

2. Submissions must follow the theme of the contest to be eligible.

3. No plagiarism. Participants caught tracing or passing another's work off as their own will be disqualified from the contest, and permanently banned after a repeat offense.

4. Comments and criticisms are welcome, but posts such as "This one is definitely going to win/lose!" or "This sucks!" will be deleted, and such posts may get you warned.

5. Avoid spamming the thread excessively.

6. Submissions should be no larger than 1000 by 1000 pixels.

7. It must have "Smogon's Flying Press" somewhere in the logo.

We will create a poll once the submission period has finished. During that time you may vote for your favourite logo, and the new logo will be unveiled within the following week. Please submit entries by January 10th (giving you time after xmas if you're busy now!)

 

[Mova]

Do the participants have to be badged artists to enter the contest? I'm not one of them or anything, so I thought I should ask.

 

[Bummer]

Do the participants have to be badged artists to enter the contest? I'm not one of them or anything, so I thought I should ask.

Judging by the opening rules, no you don't. You have my blessing.

 

[R-B-Y]

I have a idea in mind... You'll see.
This looks like a pretty cool comp, hope some nice logos come up

 

[skylight]

Please don't forget about this! The life of the webzine depends on it. Maybe. Please? :) deadline Jan 10, so lots of time.

 

[Seaco]

I'm working on something, holidays though, I'll try and have it ready soon.

 

[Seaco]

Logo Masthead

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Let me know any comments and criticism you have.

Is the gap between the beak and the head good? Should I connect the beak tip to the rest of the head?
Also, I realized that the background is transparent, not white. I'll upload a corrected version soon.

Design Details

The name "Flying Press" is clearly a pun on the move name as well as newspaper titles. Wanted to capture the newspaper part of the logo to highlight this pun. Most newspapers are actually just their own proprietary font (see The Wall Street Journal), or large Old English Style fonts (Washington Post, NY Times). Because newspaper logos rarely have images or even geometric patterns I decided to keep the logo simple including only minimal information on Hawlucha. The font I did end up picking is Playfair Display as it's a nice display font that's free. I changed some of the kerning and the vertical proportion but I wish I could have gotten something a little more professional like Escrow.

 

[R-B-Y]

Logo Masthead

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Let me know any comments and criticism you have.

Niiiiiiice! Just asking, did you draw this by hand or by ms paint and Photoshop, or both?

 

[Pastelle]

How many submissions are allowed? Cause I have at least two really great ideas but they both go different directions. If only one is allowed that's fine, I'll just have to carefully pick which idea I like better.

 

[antemortem]

How many submissions are allowed? Cause I have at least two really great ideas but they both go different directions. If only one is allowed that's fine, I'll just have to carefully pick which idea I like better.

however many you'd like

 

[Seaco]

Niiiiiiice! Just asking, did you draw this by hand or by ms paint and Photoshop, or both?

For logos I always use vector software. I specifically use Inkscape because it's free but if you have the adobe suite, Illustrator is probably better. When I am at home and I have access to photoshop and illustrator I tend to use a combination of both.

 

[imas]

Here's my entry, i have another idea that i may or may not end up making. We'll see.

90s horror movie poster(first attempt)

 

[R-B-Y]

Here's my entry, i have another idea that i may or may not end up making. We'll see.

slightly different version

90s horror movie poster(first attempt)

That hawlucha is like nearly identical to mine, give or take a old camera and microphone. That press hat tho -_-

 

[Pastelle]

boop

might make some changes to this, but yeah this is what I got.

 

[R-B-Y]

My goodness, Inkscape is too hard. I have everything drawn out on paper, but Inkscapeis just too damn hard.
Can someone help a bit?

 

[skylight]

5 DAYS LEFT GUYS. COOL SUBMISSIONS THUS FAR! :)

 

[imas]

ok done, here's the final submission (if I can have two, then keep both, otherwise just count this one)

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(i like the one wihout the bag more because symmetry, but bag fits the theme. can't decide for shit smh)

shiny!

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[R-B-Y]

what time zone is this on? I'm in gmt plus 10, and its down to the wire

 

[Seaco]

Here is my Final Update with corrected background, a new purple smogon version, corrected avatar sizes and the logo now uses Smogon in it's name
Edit: I should probably clarify that these aren't really seperate logos, more just alternate versions of the same one. They're similar to the SPL logos that Zracknel makes with one main logo, one alternate and a few small avatars that people can use to show their support.

Logo Masthead

Logo Masthead - Smogon Purple

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[Pastelle]

Here is my Final Update with corrected background, a new purple smogon version, corrected avatar sizes and the logo now uses Smogon in it's name

Logo Masthead

Logo Masthead - Smogon Purple

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That purple one looks freakin awesome

 

[R-B-Y]

I have no chance competing with u guys. I freakin drew everything out in hand, and now I can't Inkscape/photoshop/ ms paint it for a million bucks.

I am DONE. FINISHED. FINITO.

is it too big?

oh and also ur supposed to put tyhe hawlucha next to the blue words

Bummer Edit: Just edit your posts instead of posting multiple times in succession.

 

[Arhops]

here is your banner by arhops

this is probably my final submission, though if i do decide to change something i'll edit in the new version under this one

 

[Vederation]

Logo Submission

Intro (readme)
I was afraid that I wouldn't make it in time due to time restrains, but here I am! I have two of the practically same logo with different shield and ribbon colors. Reasons because the orange one is made that way to satisfy the retina, while purple one represents Smogon's color theme and aims for simplicity. The reasoning behind the design is in hidden section. If needed, I could provide the sketches. Enjoy!

Explanation

I honestly would’ve preferred the logo to be self-explanatory, but here I am writing things because I love to. The reason why I designed what I design was quite simple: a shield-shaped base design with a muscular Hawlucha holding a book on his left arm and a pencil in his right hand.

“But why muscular tho?”
Well, Smogon revolves around a competitive setting; to win battles are one of the biggest reasons why people are here. One must compete in order to win, to compete one must be strong enough to withstand challenges and last until finals, to be strong one must exceeds the basic criterions that allow him to gain advantages over the weak – physical fitness and prowess is one of them. Pokemon wise, Hawlucha is required to max out its Attack stat (or almost, rather) in order to function properly in competitive setting: it must ingest proteins, punch dozens of EV bags, or smash countless Shuppets to achieve power it desires. Realistically, getting muscles is only a natural outcome after such training.

“Oh, so why is it holding a book and a pencil?”
Knowledge is a waste if you don’t pass it down to others. The muscular Hawlucha figuratively represents two elements: 1.) The Flying Press journalists, writers, or contributors who obviously have enough knowledge, skills, and experience to write substantial topics about the aspects of metagame that they are covering. Knowledge is power, as cliché as it may sounds. 2.) It represents The Flying Press readers who are now out there kicking ass and are integrating the knowledge gained from FP articles into their daily ass-kicking strategies. Hence why it seems like it’s about to write something. In short, it portrays the journalists who are about to jolt down the information OR the readers who are making valuable notes from what they just read. It's all about perspective.

 

[Rocket Grunt]

we can still submit things tomorrow right? or is today the cut-off?

 

[Rocket Grunt]

working on some shit as we speak #lastminutelife

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