Official logo vote
- Thread starter LimLims
- Start date
bitcoinbitch
New member
damnit i guess i missed the vote too.
i guess #6 won although im not impressed. no matter what, it has got to have a light friendly feel to it. it has to be something other than black! IMO the biggest hurdle that we have to overcome is the name DARKCOIN. Dont get me wrong, personally i like the name but if we are looking for mass adoption than we have to lighten it up and make it more appealing to the regular guy who might get the idea that there is something shady about a currency name DARKCOIN.
i guess #6 won although im not impressed. no matter what, it has got to have a light friendly feel to it. it has to be something other than black! IMO the biggest hurdle that we have to overcome is the name DARKCOIN. Dont get me wrong, personally i like the name but if we are looking for mass adoption than we have to lighten it up and make it more appealing to the regular guy who might get the idea that there is something shady about a currency name DARKCOIN.
Last edited by a moderator:
Kai
Active member
There is no hurdle. The name is what it is, make the letters more colorful will change nothing. All those things are meaningless. Promoting the privacy, the anonymity etc. is the key of success.
LimLims
Member
Original source files (AI format) from the designer available here: https://mega.co.nz/#!4wUGHaDR!1Pk4jy2fU9g_u0Pb820G5DYFq9xTx-rw2OrOYy6Ht-8
According to the designer the font used was "Eurostyle bold extended"
According to the designer the font used was "Eurostyle bold extended"
Thanks!
HammerHedd
Active member
I agree about the color - I think the designer submitted a version in blue, and that's what we're going with. I really does look good in blue.
Last edited by a moderator:
LimLims
Member
The designer only submitted the b&w version. My suggestion would be to generate a series of colour variations and had a vote -- that way we aren't just defaulting to the only colour version that anybody's seen.
Propulsion
The buck stops here.
I never got a chance to vote lol. Oh well. Seeing different color schemes would be great. Black and gold would be really cool.
LimLims
Member
FWIW the colour palette needs to be discussed anyway, whether or not the b&w logo is chosen. This is to determine the set of colours that all darkcoin-branded media can use, for consistency & to establish our visual identity. Consider how the website would look if the only allowed colours were black & white. Having a colour logo makes this job vastly easier. So doing the variations + vote process is worthwhile for two reasons: a colour variation may be preferred by the majority, and it would save hassle with picking a colour palette for the branding guide. The end result might be the b&w logo is chosen, and that's fine too.
Last edited by a moderator:
Propulsion
The buck stops here.
Yep. Colors are rememberable. Black and white not so much.
You know it's kind of funny. I'm pro color and your not. Just look at the difference in taste between our avatars.
The pro-color folk are going to be disappointed.When it comes to color schemes, least offensive easily acquires the plurality. Hurry up with the vote so that B&W can win handily and the logo saga ends.
You know it's kind of funny. I'm pro color and your not. Just look at the difference in taste between our avatars.
LimLims
Member
I stated clearly in the poll OP that a vote did not represent the exact variant on display; it represented all variants on that design. This was to ensure the vote was fair (i.e. so votes for a design weren't split amongst all its variants), and to ensure there was scope to make modifications as necessary. If you feel no modifications are required, that's fine -- your vote for the b&w version will count.
Last edited by a moderator:
HammerHedd
Active member
I'm no advert, but I think that color plays a big part in branding. Without looking, can you tell me the colors of a Coke can?
Of course you can, everyone knows red and white.
We may not have to change the logo (although I recommend we do the blue/black color scheme), but LimLims is right - we need a color pallette. It would make sense to include that color in the logo to add one additional factor that reminds people of Darkcoin.
I"m sure you are right about the black and white logo, but as I just htink about it off the top of my head, I can't think of any that are black and white. Wall Street Journal maybe? Maybe it's just me, but every logo I can think of is in color...
EDIT: Actually, Anonymous has a black and white logo. I think they are branding for a different reason, tho.
Kai
Active member
There are some famous black and white logos, somebody did post an example on bitcointalk during the first "debate", even if, it's the occasion to be unique and highly recognizable. Moreover, I think that b&w suits better the Darkcoin than (e.g.) the color blue which seems off topic ...
I agree that black & white CAN work in some cases, but Darkcoin also has some stigma due to its name and the features it offers. I don't have a problem with it, but its clear that a number of people do and that's something that really needs to be taken into consideration if we want Darkcoin to achieve mainstream acceptance. I think that using a brighter, friendlier, more inviting color palette could, at least to some extent, help mitigate its image issues.There are some famous black and white logos, somebody did post an example on bitcointalk during the first "debate", even if, it's the occasion to be unique and highly recognizable. Moreover, I think that b&w suits better the Darkcoin than (e.g.) the color blue which seems off topic ...
Propulsion
The buck stops here.
This is an excellent point. Some people believe the name itself is too hard to market. Having a brighter, friendlier color scheme is a good middle.
Kai
Active member
You can't change that with a logo. Put flowers, colorful fonts the coin is still named Darkcoin, we have to highlight the value added by the coin and embrace the name there is no stigma.
"Darkcoin ? ohhh the coin with a colorful logo and spring flowers, they kind of don't assume the name (You can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig.)" or "Darkcoin ? The first anonymous coin".
