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March 1st, 2015, 19:16
For Steam something like this could work:







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March 1st, 2015, 19:28
I currently likr the "for Jaz" version from Reply No. 5 most, although I'd like to see that one with a stone castle instead as well.

The idea to use a half white half black tower is funny, too.
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March 1st, 2015, 19:38
I believe that the logo should stay as it is today.
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March 1st, 2015, 20:07
Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer View Post
I currently likr the "for Jaz" version from Reply No. 5 most, although I'd like to see that one with a stone castle instead as well.

The idea to use a half white half black tower is funny, too.
Here there are - this time with an unstretched background:


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March 2nd, 2015, 21:59
Personally, well, in myopinion, both are perfect now.
But that's just me.
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March 3rd, 2015, 03:12
Or something more colorful:





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March 4th, 2015, 23:32
I love shields…











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March 5th, 2015, 04:42
Originally Posted by HiddenX View Post
For Steam something like this could work:



I'm not a big fan of the shields but really like these for Steam… maybe center the tower in the first one? And I also like the monochrome banner version very much. I think it would be perfect if it got a slightly more silver-ish touch with silver-lined clouds or maybe replace the sunny part of the background with the nightly moon background that was posted in post #46(?) … you know, I think it would be perfect if you could not really tell at a glance whether it's day or a full moon night with silver-lined clouds.
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March 5th, 2015, 09:33
When you add some background to our original tower, it comes off looking more like a So. Cal. lifeguard tower.(AKA:BAYWATCH) Thus I go with the new castle keep tower with the sea or the new castle keep tower with the sea in monochrome.

that sea logo reminds me of the Stargate SG1 episode "The Torment of Tantalus" where the castle is about to fall in the sea.

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March 5th, 2015, 12:47
Why are you guys doing this?



If it was a total revamp of the site, with new layout and stuffies I would understand, but why change a log that everyone recognizes?
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March 5th, 2015, 16:29
Because logos and icons really do sometimes change over time. There is nothing wrong with an update. It might bring in new members, it certainly shouldn't lose any.
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March 5th, 2015, 16:41
Originally Posted by felipepepe View Post
Why are you guys doing this?

If it was a total revamp of the site, with new layout and stuffies I would understand, but why change a log that everyone recognizes?
I agree. A new modern theme for the site, and a professional-looking new logo would make sense, and could actually help the site. I don't see any point to just changing the banner.
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March 6th, 2015, 00:01
At least I found out the original font of our banner:
It is Optima Linotype.

So here is the Steam Group logo with the original font:



It seems that the big W of the original logo was modified.
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March 6th, 2015, 00:09
It never ceases to amaze me how many people hate change.

Anyway keep up the good work Hidden X, as a lot of what you submitted looks good. It will be up to Myrthos what options he decides to pick in the end.

As for me I prefer this one as it fits both the Light & Dark pages.

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March 6th, 2015, 00:19
I'm all up for a change - I just think it should be a bigger one. A whole new modern refresh would almost certainly help the site. I think that losing the recognisable logo for the sake of a small cosmetic change probably wouldn't.
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March 6th, 2015, 00:22
Well PM Arhu then as he always planned a site redesign, but never finished it.

If I could I would modernize the site since the one now is almost ten years old.
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March 6th, 2015, 22:28
More ruins…

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March 6th, 2015, 23:18
I really like that "ruins" design, hiddenx.

As for the logo thing, I normally hate seeing these types of things change - when they seem timeless and of excellent quality to begin with. However, the current logo is just extremely dull to me - and what does some boring "forest fire lookout tower" have to do with RPGs, exactly? It should at least be a castle, or I don't know - something inspiring!
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March 7th, 2015, 00:08
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The old logo is a Watchtower. You can associate this with RPGWatch.
The ruins are a mix of these pics:





If we want a website model we should contact DizyDezi:

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March 7th, 2015, 00:14
@HiddenX: Oh I got that, but that type of tower doesn't remind me in the slightest of "RPGs." Your castles and ruins evoke an image or feeling of RPGs in the viewer's head when they see the logo, in my opinion.
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