Mitchell?
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Yea I spent good amount of time trying to figure out how to make something like that work hahaha, but it wasn't really working for me. Nice work @Alexander !
Look & Feel
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kvetcha
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You guys are talented.
@GritNGlitter @RenegadeMonster can we officially change the forum header to use an ampersand, since we're using them everywhere else already?
@GritNGlitter @RenegadeMonster can we officially change the forum header to use an ampersand, since we're using them everywhere else already?
Shit thats good on short order.
scotthilk
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Not bad.. great concept.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Love the move of the profile posts. Much more room to breathe and I don't feel the font size needs to change anymore.
Heath
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I love this, especially on such short order
Also, I totally support the idea of a community vote for the logo eventually (as long as the winner sends me a hi res version so I can make a t-shirt with it thx)
auttiegrace
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pijo
Member
Minor point but I keep unliking posts I've liked, no biggie but if it could be more distinct/obvious that would be cool.
zombie.modernist
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So took a quick stab at stuff. Doing this is not my normal speed or nature of working, but I never get to work on vinyl related stuff so I put some time aside for this. Perhaps not my finest hour, but hopefully it sparks some conversation. I usually present my work in person, so I've tried to work a deck and presentation into a post here.
Mood:
I wanted to double click on the few suggestions about a "dark mode" which to me lends itself well to vinyl as a hobby. Most of us spin at night after a day of work, the soft glow of light and vinyl seem to go together as conceptual partners. From what I know about this crew, it's a sophisticated bunch, so I wanted to double down on the finer aspects of the hobby.
Vis ID:
I wanted to avoid any complicated solution for this. I think we have a very narrow space to work in, and readability is key for me. It's no coincidence that lots of apps have recently rebranded to simpler more readable logos, it's just really hard to see stuff on small screens! This solution leans into a Didone typeface, classic sophistication with some web-ready tweaks. The mark aspect of this could lend itself to larger patters or smaller uses like an avatar or favicon.
Color:
The colors here lean into the ideas of the mood board. I think leading with the dark is obvious for vinyl. The simplicity of the black and white let any color stand out as a surprise. I think the yellow is a nice way to lean into the warmth of vinyl while remaining very obvious for web use.
Forum:
In use on the forum. Didn't mock up the whole site, but I think the black and white contrast always looks good on the web. The logo remains readable at small size.
UX/UI:
A bit aspirational as all we have is a forum, but here's how the system could work with a proper custom site.
T-Shirt:
Did somebody mention T-Shirts??
Mood:
I wanted to double click on the few suggestions about a "dark mode" which to me lends itself well to vinyl as a hobby. Most of us spin at night after a day of work, the soft glow of light and vinyl seem to go together as conceptual partners. From what I know about this crew, it's a sophisticated bunch, so I wanted to double down on the finer aspects of the hobby.
Vis ID:
I wanted to avoid any complicated solution for this. I think we have a very narrow space to work in, and readability is key for me. It's no coincidence that lots of apps have recently rebranded to simpler more readable logos, it's just really hard to see stuff on small screens! This solution leans into a Didone typeface, classic sophistication with some web-ready tweaks. The mark aspect of this could lend itself to larger patters or smaller uses like an avatar or favicon.
Color:
The colors here lean into the ideas of the mood board. I think leading with the dark is obvious for vinyl. The simplicity of the black and white let any color stand out as a surprise. I think the yellow is a nice way to lean into the warmth of vinyl while remaining very obvious for web use.
Forum:
In use on the forum. Didn't mock up the whole site, but I think the black and white contrast always looks good on the web. The logo remains readable at small size.
UX/UI:
A bit aspirational as all we have is a forum, but here's how the system could work with a proper custom site.
T-Shirt:
Did somebody mention T-Shirts??
AnthonyI
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Damn!! You guys are amazing, trust me, when we get to this point all "admissions" will be considered 
DAMN! That's some awesome professional level shizzle! I adore that colour scheme. It's very inviting.
The only thing for me, personally, is I don't like the G in that font. But that's a petty criticism and purely subjective!
zombie.modernist
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Haha, the lower counter has a bit of an abnormal shape right? Still one of my favorite Didone typefaces (Eksell display by Letters from Sweden). If anyone wanted to take if further I may modify the lower half character manually to make it a bit more harmonious to the other characters.
Love your ampersand BTW!
Ethos99
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Agreed, the ability to toggle would fanfrickintastic for the people that don't want it.
Ethos99
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Love it.
trickyseven
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Love this! Would be great on a t shirt or on a mug, I'd buy that for sure
@AnthonyI fundraising idea?
AnthonyI
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Patience
Heath
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Patience
Oh so you think just cause we have a shiny new forum all of a sudden we’re gonna start being patient?
AnthonyI
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trickyseven
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I love it. I will say that one of the challenges I've found so far is the fact that the background color and the white are a bit too similar to my eye. It's harder to make the distinction between where one post ends and another begins. I'd love for there to be more contrast (right word?) between the two, assuming that can be changed.
I know some people have mentioned a dark theme.
Do we have any preferences on a color theme here for when we make our owl look and feel.
Should we make both a light and dark version and have them user selectable?
Do we have any preferences on a color theme here for when we make our owl look and feel.
Should we make both a light and dark version and have them user selectable?