MOTM is a pretty big honor for Org members. I think it's a great idea, and hope it continues. The winners are deserving, and the inspiration to the rest of us... priceless. I can only imagine the pride that comes with seeing the MOTM graphic under your avatar. And while I'll never earn MOTM recognition myself, I can do something, in a small way, to contribute to the program.

The current MOTM logo is... dated. It uses the old MAXIMA font, and has a crude drop-shadow effect that just doesn't work. And more obvious yet, when the logo is seen against the "Dark Style", the anti-aliasing effect fails against the dark background. For example:



But if we use both light and dark backgrounds in the image, with a more contemporary font, the MOTM logo could look good in both styles. For example:



The proposed graphic is the identical resolution: 202 x 36 pixels, so it would slip right in without compromising layout.



The point of this thread is to make a constructive, value-added contribution to the Org, but one which doesn't radically change things. I think MOTM winners deserve to be proud of their accomplishment, and they deserve a quality Badge of Honor.

So what do you think? Do you like it? Hate it? Don't care? Have a better idea you'd like to propose?

 

Def like the proposed version better.

 

I vote yes. Rochester's proposed version is 100x better. I love MOTM

 

I wanted to take a stab at this as well- hope ya don't mind.

 

That's pretty cool... but not exactly the appropriate resolution.

Nice, creative work, though. You should win MOTM and stick that in your sig.

 

I think it looks a lot better. Danny, make it happen.

 

LOL thanks. I can re-size to whatever is needed. I went ahead and awarded myself the Maxima of the Ghustle thread because my max is a lil' too dinged up and un-modded to win a real award

 

Like this? Tightened up a bit top/bottom for continuity, but yeah... that's not bad.



And no, I don't mind at all. My point in this thread is to get a new & improved MOTM logo for the Org. It doesn't have to be my work. I've got the Forum Banner going on... plenty proud of that already.

 

The proposed one is a much cleaner look. However, what is the attraction too the Green font? Surely there must be another option that is more like an actual "Maxima" emblem? The style is fine, just that color..Not a fan.

 

Both proposals are nice, IMO. I like how Rochester's has the fade so it can be adapted to either format. A lil too sedate though.

 

The green font? I was just trying to keep most of the current style, without shaking things up too much.

Some people freak out with too much change.

 

Very clean looking, really like graphic font used Rochester and you are so correct about how clean it appears given the background options by the user ... it has that badge effect to it ... giving high visibility of the members accomplishment, an excellent suggestion I most certainly would like to see this happen. Definitely a badge most if not all members would like to one day have displayed below their avatar and user information.

Nicely done!!

 

I added a drop shadow and a couple screws to give it a "bolted on" feel(like a license plate). It's a png so can work on any background

 

Definitely looks better IMO. Danjeet, come in here and do it! lol

 

Keep the width @202. Don't want to stretch out the user info area. Maybe nix the vertical text. But I like the drop shadow, although a little less severe please on the lower shadow.

The "screws" give it a neat license plate look. (Ah, I see your ninja edit.) This is good work, 95VQ30.

 

I like the ideas, guys. I had 2 ideas and I did them pretty quickly and got tired of doing everything precisely lol you will see it got sloppy after "MA" lol but I like these and it would be easy to change in 95VQ30's .psd file...



or



The brushed one looks really cool, IMO.

EDIT: oops, accidentally edited out the maxima.org on the side lol and I'm not a big fan of the green font, Rochester but it still looks good. I think the brushed metal looks a little better than just a gradient. And I really like the screws idea, too.

 

here we go @ 202

I also changed the "of the Month" to nearly white color to give a little more contrast- making it easier to read.

 

The larger file has a texture in the back ground(see above), it is very subtle- too much background noise and it pulls away from the main focus(the logo/text).

 

IMO, still needs some color! I liked the red, kinda made it stand out a little.

 

no more changes ATM- going back to college B Ball for a bit. GO MIZZOU!

 

I think the version Rochester created has the Maxima in the correct "Badging" font and looks great, but the "of the Month" font looks old. A smoother, sans-serif font there would match up with the Maxima logo nicely.

 

The chiseled font in your current sig photo is pretty cool, Zero.

Have at it! Here's a blank.

 

What is the font used for "Maxima"?

 

"Goodtimes" True-Type

 

lets tackle the Site header next. It's so "first year photoshop" user

 

Boom!

 

This is an awesome idea. I love having the logo under my user info but with the dark theme it looks outdated and pixelated. I'm gonna have my buddy chime in soon, he wanted to update the logo.

 

Everyone please keep this in mind -- no one asked anyone to contribute to this idea, and that includes me.

That said, maybe we can have an Admin move this to the Photoshop thread after enough people get interested, and hack things out there before asking Dan if he'd consider a new MOTM logo.

I'd like to see something collaborative happen, if enough people are interested in contributing their ideas.

 

I'll give it a shot and see if I can come up with somethin'..

 

Guy's i sent danny a suggestion with my attempt about three days ago and he said they already have a new one.

 

Well this thread is still alive. I guess that's a good sign.

 

I'm interested in seeing how the new logo will look.

 

Really? That's pretty interesting. It would be neat to get a look-see. Maybe Dan can give us a preview, and post the graphic here?

 

LOL the "new" one was yours Rochester...but let me know what you guys want to do since now i see there are a few of them out there.

IB team is changing so there's a little transition for me on who to go to and etc...so it might be a little longer than usual but it doesn't really affect you guys.

but yes...i agree that we should change the logo.

 

Hi, Dan. Well... kind of shot myself in the foot with this thread. LOL! But I stand by what I said earlier:

There was a flurry of activity here when I started the thread last week, but then it died. Don't know why.

Dan, please let us know if you would like to see this effort continue. And if you do, let's put a time-line on the task so it doesn't fade away. Otherwise, by all means, use the GIF that I created last year and move on.



Thanks for weighing in on this thread.

 

ooooo I was thinking the same thing as I'm trying to earn that MOTM spot sometime this year...either way I will chime in with my designs later, I am feeling 95VQ30 color scheme and carbon fiber touch...

 

Glad you found this thread, Chino. Good to have you on-board with this idea.

You know, I'm all-in with my proposal, so I could well envision you and 95VQ30 submitting your work (and anyone else, for that matter) by a particular date, and then having another friendly poll. That would be fun.

I think the important consideration is coming up with a logo that works well with the 2 display themes we have on the Org. That, and appropriate resolution. Anyway, I'm psyched to see what you come up with.

 

OK how about we vote...i like to be semi diplomatic about all this.
post what you have. i'll create a new thread and will have a poll on it.
(similar to the banner).

Rochester i'm ready to do this now...wasn't before when you send me the image.
BUT now it appears that there are more proposed images.

so post what you have...i'll make a poll thread. we'll go from there...ok?

 

Thank you sir, as always an honor to speak with you

Dan, does it have to be "GIF" format? I insist on "PNG" as you can have the same effects and the image will look better

 

kinda like the origional. no1 else?