We need a forum logo to be designed by someone who is much more graphically inclined than me. The logo is at the top left and needs to be a 248x82 pixel GIF file with transparency. If you're keen to have a go at designing something please do and post your efforts here. When (or if) we have some alternatives to choose from we'll try a forum poll and choose a logo.
any kind of aussie coin?
Yes that sounds good as it is an Australian Coin Forum. Other than that though it's up to you the members and submissions will be voted on by other members.
Hi did a logo banner 248x82 pixel, transparent background GIF format.
Lets see if this works :)
second pic is jpeg
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(http://api.photoshop.com/v1.0/accounts/bdc8e25f8e4c4253b7785fa3940f991b/assets/07dabf84ef444832849568ab88b46f55/renditions/1024.jpg?md=1347532933000)
I have this one, but I don't know how to make the background transparent.
I have a PSPIMAGE with the transparent background in PaintShop pro X4.-John
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The 1966 proof 50c really stands out, I will have to think of a new logo now
A more funky idea
pic1 gif
pic2 jpeg
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[attachment=98]I had this idea too. I still don't know how to make the background transparent though.-John
I love that roo at sunset design by Wojciech John.
I won't mind if anyone wants to take my designs and make them work. I can supply my images from PaintShop Pro if it will help.-John
[attachment=102]Another one.
How about a 1927 florin in the design:ok:
They are afordable,well recognised and in my opinion the best design on an Aussie pre decimal coin ( But then again I am probebly biased )
For those of you that are dabbling in the graphics and there are some good one's so far the images need to be either your own or you have permission to use them, we can't have a logo using someone elses image or one with a copyright. I'm sure though that if we asked the RAM that they'd let us use their stock images but we would have to ask.
I wonder if maybe those who have their own images of specific, recognizable coins could provide them to us with the permission to use them. I need the 50c reverse, the Kangaroo at Sunset reverse, and the 1927 Florin obverse and reverse. Thanks to anyone who responds.
I have an idea for the 1927 florin, but I'm afraid to put it up here now.
I am finding that with the size limitation for the logo, it is difficult to recognize a given coin unless it is specific and well known.-John
[attachment=110]OK, I have this one now, the 1927 florin. Images courtesy of PPH.
If a real coin is used, I'm thinking one with a simple design such as the Kangaroo at Sunset would be better for this style because complex detail is not discernible at this size, at least not by me.-John
[attachment=113]Another one. Image courtesy of PPH.
I promise I'll stop for a while.-John
[attachment=117]Another tact. My last one for a while (until I think of something else). Image courtesy of PPH-John.
We had a logo designed for one of our businesses, not being graphically minded at all we paid for those skills of someone else. I think coin pics in everyone's eyes are beautiful, maybe we need to find a font and layout of that font that works. Just overlaying that on a few really pretty coin pics would look great.
99 design contests (http://99designs.com.au/logo-design/contests?page=2)
For The Purple Penny branding I chose a font and that font is essentially the logo, the coin backdrop can be easily changed.
Just thoughts...
I've been tinkering but have'nt found the right font yet,this is one i was muckin around with,it looks pretty cool but by the time you shrink it down the font would be barely visible,i'll keep tinkering.
(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/29-9-08/new%20coin%20album/2960df79.jpg)
Take 2
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Unfortunately when you shrink it to the specs required it does''nt work too well LOL
(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/29-9-08/new%20coin%20album/457a70ef.jpg)
[attachment=134]This font called AR Berkeley written in bold has possibilities.
I've already ruled out Broadway, Old English, and Edwardian.
Castellar is a hollow character font that might work, but it comes up as all upper case when printed, and it doesn't handle red color well..
Some good ideas....my problem is that it only covers coins.
Maybe the forum should have been called:
"The Australian Numismatic Forum"
:idea:
This looks OK ,how do you make it a Gif though ? I think i'm wasting my time really,i think i'll leave it those more competent computer wise people & go back to :read: ing & posting normal pics.:haha:
(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/29-9-08/new%20coin%20album/a74d3466.jpg)
If I can come up with a design, there are other people who can make it happen.
It can't hurt to throw the ideas out. Don't let the fact that you can't fully implement them deter you.-John
If you come up with the idea and can't make a GIF or a transparent background do not despair, I can take your idea and do those things for you. And steal all your glory:drinks:
Wording no pics, jpeg
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[attachment=138]I like that one. Here's the same thing in a different font. Jpeg only,-John
I've been having a fiddle in paint.net Not as easy as one would think.....
It's ridiculously small...
And faded the background
CCF motto:
Education is the key to collectors success
Also
What’s in your pocket?
I saw this on another site:
What do YOU collect?
By collectors for collectors..? has this been done
Just to be naughty..
“where crazy people liveâ€
Anyway if you can think of something cool, ill go with it.
Also do you want a specific font or colour?
I can do most of the basic stuff with wording, and use any pics that you submit. Don’t ask me to take my own pics tho my equipment inst good enough for good quality pics.
Heres a few more ideas and key words
More than just a hobby
Keeping History alive
Down under
Coin collector guide
Resource
Pocket Guide
Coin Collector's Survival Manual
Ha ha my new favouite idea
“Your favourite waterhole since 2012â€
After my efforts this afternoon on a logo, I'm not sure you can fit anything decent in 248 x 82pix.
Perhaps a hand-drawn silhouette of some kind, person, building, whatever, on the left or right overlooking the wording or slightly overlaid on its side by wording. Google 'Alfred Hitchcock silhouette' to see what I am talking about.-John
I've been tinkering again,just playing around basically LOL.
(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/29-9-08/new%20coin%20album/2b8d6586.jpg)
One of the problems markn threw at me yesterday is that whatever design is no good if you can't read it at the 248 x 82 pixels size. The smaller bottom text just becomes mush.
nice penny btw
edit: hmm, maybe it all becomes mush.
O cool, makes me wish I had my old Photoshop program I could do anything with that.
Alas Photoshop takes up 900MB and the old computer just can’t handle that sort of usage at a time.
Still can whip up some cool stuff with the basic programs, just no 3d or fancy graphics from me old designing days.
Man I miss custom font and custom paintbrushes, layers and the nifty pen tool.
:whistle2:
Heres one with a solid background, jpeg
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This photo editting thing is quite entertaining.:D,you can do some pretty nifty stuff,it's just a shame it becomes mush when you shrink it.
(http://i389.photobucket.com/albums/oo339/appeangel07_photos/29-9-08/new%20coin%20album/0d5605d0.jpg)
Awww! Knights of The Coin Table sounds like an awesome name!
I wish we could be called something amazing over here... we can't exactly say we're an 'Australian Coin'.
Can't we keep the website url the same and rename it?! lol :)
Maybe I should check to see if the logo can be bigger. I just got the dimensions from the default logo that this forum came with. There's some good efforts in here btw.
Its a Logo. No text is required. Here's an example, lifted from the net and trimmed down. Sufficiently modified from the original that copyright is not an issue, or we can shoot our own starting image. Point is, this is more the direction we should be looking at.
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Oh, and for the people playing with fonts... follow the professionals, and stick with Helvetica.
Quite a few of us have been working on this in good faith. It is a collabrative effort. There's no reason to denigrate any of our contributions. The idea of anyone is as good as anybody else's.
We have found that there are problems with both text and no text logos when reduced to 248x82 pixels. I think anyone with an idea should continue to pursue it. Constructive suggestions to improve previous ideas or leading to new ideas would be welcome.
I don't have access to Helvetica, so I can't comment on that one way or another.-John
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So instead of working for the last 30 minutes I was fiddling with the forum templates and I've managed to get it working with a bigger logo. I chose a standard 728x90 pixel size. In the interests of not confusing everyone I've locked this thread and created a New and Improved Logo Thread (http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=74).
Thanks for all the efforts to date, head over to the new thread and post away. A free cookie to the winner!