ebr 16169 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 Yes, it will be a decision made by the core team. We won't necessarily just pick one of the designs presented here. We need something the core team all agrees is spot on (or as close as we can get). I'd really like that to come from a community member submission but, so far, I don't think we've hit it yet. 2
GR00F 2 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 I was bored at work this morning so started playing around with some shapes in ps. I know its probably going to be no good but I thought is was quite cool so I thought I might as well post it. Never know, might give someone else some inspiration.
non-entity 17 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) None of these are winners, just a bunch of stuff I was fiddling away with and I thought may spark an idea. Edited April 14, 2015 by non-entity 2
Joostzilla 128 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) And one more from my side. I hope you guys like it. Edited April 14, 2015 by Joostzilla 8
Angelblue05 4132 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) I could not come up with a different design that is stronger than what I already posted. Instead, I created a flat icon based off my original design. I added more white space around the triangle so the corners are less crowded. These are my last entries. Either way, I'll be happy with the final decision. @@ebr I hope these are more to your liking. For nostalgia - Removed highlights and uncluttered the corners as well: Edited April 14, 2015 by Angelblue05 7
mediacowboy 438 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 I have to say I like @@Angelblue05 design. Emby is the whole package.
yardameus 221 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 @@Angelblue05 Have you tried making everything "square"? What I mean is, making the cube equilateral, instead of a rectangle? Which would then make the triangle 3 equal triangles? That might flatten it out even more. Maybe too much, I really like your design as well. 1
Angelblue05 4132 Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) @@yardameus It did cross my mind. I did a quick mockup, far from a perfect cube, but this just to give an idea (currently running on no sleep): I personally find the idea less attractive, but that's just my aesthetic. What do you think? Is it worth going all in on the idea or not? The more "square" it is, the more static it feels, the less dynamic it looks. I like to have a more dynamic look. Edited April 14, 2015 by Angelblue05 2
yardameus 221 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 It looks about how I figured. I too still prefer the prior version.
ebr 16169 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 The square looks better to me but still, in the end, it is a 3D cube which just doesn't look right to me. If you force yourself not to see the 3D cube in the square version, you are left with something that reminds me of the old Chrysler logo. Very sorry. I like the text but the cube just doesn't feel right to me.
shaefurr 1340 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I planned to make some more before the deadline, but ive been busy with other stuff and never got around to it. Aside from that I like the flat cube, mainly the one in the botton left thats black and grey
pir8radio 1312 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 And one more from my side. I hope you guys like it. Diggin' it... it looks like an E it looks like an M its different..... its simple.. lets call it... im tired of the old TV logo with the new name... I'm going to keep calling it media browser until the logo is gone..
godbodian 57 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Here is the logo as an app icon. Can you guys just let @@Joostzilla design the darn thing? I think his designs are the most comprehensive. Striking yet muted and understated, flashy but still easy to comprehend and thus approachable. I mean this one actually looks like it could already exist, even though it most likely doesn't. Plus for as simple as it is, it's no surprise that it's easy to remember and visualize but surprising not as easy to forget. I genuinely liked his other logos prior to this one but there was always something missing or forced, although I still felt they were the best of those offered (with exception to @@chef's), but this blows those out the water in it's simplicity. @@non-entity's were good as well. His designs mimicked others in my opinion but I liked the flatness of his as opposed to the forced optical illusion of 3D. Edited April 15, 2015 by godbodian 1
dark_slayer 103 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I like the text and I like the color schemes you have going there but I just can't get into that geometric shape for an icon. Do you have any other ideas for icons you could fit into this style of design? I was wondering this as well. What would the story behind the cube be? I didn't like the name okuru before I looked it up understanding the provenance of your concept may help others get on board Agreed - as I said before, flat is not cool now, flat was cool two years ago. Flat is being USED a lot now, because the non-cool people have caught up to it. Lol, so much this And one more from my side. I hope you guys like it. Digging this, an "E" that pops E doesn't pop super well most ways I thought until I saw yours. Also, with your logo I could imagine a few different transitions that could take the letters e-m-b-y into that logo and look cool
josephasmith1 3 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I wanted to throw my hat into the ring. I included some screenshots of ideas I had. The stylized "E" is the logo, the text could be altered once capital/lowercase is agreed upon.
Angelblue05 4132 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 The square looks better to me but still, in the end, it is a 3D cube which just doesn't look right to me. If you force yourself not to see the 3D cube in the square version, you are left with something that reminds me of the old Chrysler logo. Very sorry. I like the text but the cube just doesn't feel right to me. Ok well it was fun and I'm still very happy with the outcome. It's hard to please when you are unsure of the client's expectation and no creative directions were given. It comes down to reality meeting expectation and when there's no general direction to begin with, it usually makes it impossible to hit the mark 100%. Anyway, I'm happy with whatever logo ends up being picked. I will keep supporting Emby in any way I can. Can't wait to see! 1
aspdend 177 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) I could not come up with a different design that is stronger than what I already posted. Instead, I created a flat icon based off my original design. I added more white space around the triangle so the corners are less crowded. These are my last entries. Either way, I'll be happy with the final decision. @@ebr I hope these are more to your liking. For nostalgia - Removed highlights and uncluttered the corners as well: I like this a lot - personally, I think if flat is required, this is flat (the upper images anyway) and I would remove the cube, just leaving the three triangles. The beauty of this is, when flat is officially passe in a little while, it can be readily 3D'd or similar...Good effort sir! Edited April 15, 2015 by aspdend 1
aspdend 177 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Here is the logo as an app icon. Nice - very very nice - I can see the E and I can see the M and it is reminiscent of a ribbon to my mind. Personally I can see this working at all sizes - but I would like to see it without the black background...To my mind, this and @@Angelblue05 are the front runners....very good work! 1
Joostzilla 128 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Look how cool it looks as splash screen for an app. 2
Angelblue05 4132 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) I like this a lot - personally, I think if flat is required, this is flat (the upper images anyway) and I would remove the cube, just leaving the three triangles. The beauty of this is, when flat is officially passe in a little while, it can be readily 3D'd or similar...Good effort sir! @@aspdend I like the idea very much. Thanks a lot for the suggestion! An equilateral triangle(far from perfect right now) - for you ebr : Edited April 15, 2015 by Angelblue05 2
aspdend 177 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 @@aspdend I like the idea very much. Thanks a lot for the suggestion! An equilateral triangle(far from perfect right now) - for you ebr : That looks a lot better imho! 2
dark_slayer 103 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 An equilateral triangle(far from perfect right now) - for you ebr : Equilateral reminds me a lot of this Can there please be a story behind the cube? Even if you haven't made it up yet
Angelblue05 4132 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Equilateral reminds me a lot of this Can there please be a story behind the cube? Even if you haven't made it up yet Love it btw, I used to draw stuff like this growing up. The backstory was, Emby allows me to play/view my favorite content on any device The cube/box represents the devices you play your content on. Very simple idea, but I ran with it. Edited April 15, 2015 by Angelblue05 1
gthrift 64 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 None of these are winners, just a bunch of stuff I was fiddling away with and I thought may spark an idea. I kind of like the 3rd and the top 3 of the 4th column here. It's simple, flat, it's an E and a M.
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