New Site Logo.

[ozcopper]

I thought I would offer some new site logos for the owner of this forum to use if he wanted to use any of them. None of the images breach copyright as I had previously purchased the images and have customised them myself. Logo 2 uses an image from David Dees who allows his images to be used on the internet as long as his name is left on the image.

http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo1.jpg
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo2.jpg
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo3.jpg
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo4.jpg

Do you guys like any of them? opinions please?

[techguy]

How about a fixup of that pic that had the US sinking with greendspan, bernanke, et all abandoning ship?

[WebTech]

I thought I would offer some new site logos for the owner of this forum to use if he wanted to use any of them. None of the images breach copyright as I had previously purchased the images and have customised them myself. Logo 2 uses an image from David Dees who allows his images to be used on the internet as long as his name is left on the image.

http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo1.jpg
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo2.jpg
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo3.jpg
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo4.jpg

Do you guys like any of them? opinions please?


Only one person has a say so really. While I like a few of them what would happen when they are shrunk down to 200 px in height?

[General of Darkness]

Use an image like one of these with a Hellenistic font

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200804/20080409wp_gold_500.jpg

http://www.thebullandbear.com/bb_images/articles/JMattheyGoldRGB.jpg

[techguy]

Use an image like one of these with a Hellenistic font

http://www.thebullandbear.com/bb_images/articles/JMattheyGoldRGB.jpg


I like that...

[StackerKen]

I agree the 1st one would be good without the cartoon guy.

3rd one is pretty cool too.

good for starters anyway

[ozcopper]

How about a fixup of that pic that had the US sinking with greendspan, bernanke, et all abandoning ship?


Here you go ;)
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo5.jpg

[techguy]

How about a fixup of that pic that had the US sinking with greendspan, bernanke, et all abandoning ship?


Here you go ;)
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo5.jpg


HELL YEAH... THATS THE TICKET!!!

[LuckyStrike]

Use an image like one of these with a Hellenistic font

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/images/200804/20080409wp_gold_500.jpg

http://www.thebullandbear.com/bb_images/articles/JMattheyGoldRGB.jpg


I like both of those.

[StackerKen]

all good ideas

that last one makes me laugh

[WebTech]

How about a fixup of that pic that had the US sinking with greendspan, bernanke, et all abandoning ship?


Here you go ;)
http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo5.jpg


But here is what it would look like scaled down to fit on top without running the page way down.

[ozcopper]

I agree the 1st one would be good without the cartoon guy.




Here we go:

http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo6.jpg

[techguy]

I agree the 1st one would be good without the cartoon guy.




Here we go:

http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo6.jpg


Much better than the current.

[Horn]

This is a good idea, I already have an eyesore from seeing JohnQ's stash... ;D

[techguy]

This is a good idea, I already have an eyesore from seeing JohnQ's stash... ;D




The paper stuff needs to go!

[Saul Mine]

I agree the 1st one would be good without the cartoon guy.




Here we go:

http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo6.jpg


That one!

[WebTech]

Scaled to size.

[sirgonzo420]

Funny that the word "gold" is silver and the word "silver" is gold!

But I like it.

[ozcopper]

Funny that the word "gold" is silver and the word "silver" is gold!

But I like it.


I did that on purpose :)

[sirgonzo420]

Funny that the word "gold" is silver and the word "silver" is gold!

But I like it.


I did that on purpose :)


I thought you probably did.

But I like it.

;D

[Heimdhal]

Scaled to size.


+1 for this!

[Heimdhal]

On second thought, I think that guy Heimdhals avatar would be the best. Nothing says dont fuck with me like an evil smiley face made out of .45 JHP rounds. That guy is off the wall crazy serious.









::)

[Ponce]

And across the top..........

"To Hold Is To Own"

From....."If you don't hold it, you don't own it"... Poance

[sirgonzo420]

And across the top..........

"To Hold Is To Own"

From....."If you don't hold it, you don't own it"... Poance


Who's Poance?

;D

[FreeEnergy]

http://gold-silver.us/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=450.0;attach=249;i mage

This is just a start.

Ideally, you need someone experienced in graphics/logos to work this one out, should cost less than $100 FRNs.

At the very least:
1) "gold" and "silver" are too key words, they should be visually highlighted. "US" is somewhat unimportant....i.e. I would at the minimum switch colors for "gold" and "us".
2) since forum has no black...you don't want image to be on black background. It makes a hard read, and just black rectangular sticks out.
3) should try emboss, bevel or drop shadow effects...anyway, better leave it to someone with photoshop skills

[PDT]

Here we go:

http://www.ozcopper.com/ebay/logo6.jpg


YES!

Any chance of using 2010 coins since this forum has grown into a powerhouse this year? Not really a big deal, though.

[FreeEnergy]

I did mean "skilled photoshopper", not me.... this is what I poked in 10 minutes and what skilled photoshopper can improve 10-fold.

[Gaillo]

I did mean "skilled photoshopper", not me.... this is what I poked in 10 minutes and what skilled photoshopper can improve 10-fold.



Nice!!! However, you got the coin order reversed - put the Silver coin in the gold, and vice-versa.

[AndreaGail]

I like the last one :)

[Ponce]

"To Hold Is To Own".............. ::)

[JohnQPublic]

I love some of these ideas. Here is one proposed to me by email. At this point the artist is anonymous, but hope he/she will come forward.

[Book]

I love some of these ideas. Here is one proposed to me by email. At this point the artist is anonymous, but hope he/she will come forward.


WOW!

[Defender]

I like Oz's picture the best - simplcity has it's merits. But I'd stick with current name graphics although I'm not wedded to the green - and .us.

[Saul Mine]

On second thought, I think that guy Heimdhals avatar would be the best. Nothing says dont f*ck with me like an evil smiley face made out of .45 JHP rounds. That guy is off the wall crazy serious.


http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/9/14/128974252311756504.jpg

[Ponce]

JQ? ........that one, that one.

[still afloat]

I love some of these ideas. Here is one proposed to me by email. At this point the artist is anonymous, but hope he/she will come forward.


http://gold-silver.us/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=450.0;attach=302;i mage

OMG... That's just BEAUTIFUL!!! :o


I liked this one but then the image on the back of the dollar bill popped into my head and I cant get it out .Maybe its just me ?
The clouds forming the sides of the pyramid the coin the eye and then the rays spreading out from there .
http://www.freemasonrywatch.org/pics/seal.jpg

[mamboni]

I love some of these ideas. Here is one proposed to me by email. At this point the artist is anonymous, but hope he/she will come forward.


http://gold-silver.us/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=450.0;attach=302;i mage

OMG... That's just BEAUTIFUL!!! :o


I liked this one but then the image on the back of the dollar bill popped into my head and I cant get it out .Maybe its just me ?
The clouds forming the sides of the pyramid the coin the eye and then the rays spreading out from there .
http://www.freemasonrywatch.org/pics/seal.jpg



To paraphrase Freud: "Sometimes a gold coin is just a gold coin. Sometimes a sunrise is just a sunrise." ;D ;D ;D ;D

[PDT]

I love some of these ideas. Here is one proposed to me by email. At this point the artist is anonymous, but hope he/she will come forward.


That is very nice, and the imagery says almost everything!

[still afloat]

[quote=mamboni

To paraphrase Freud: "Sometimes a gold coin is just a gold coin. Sometimes a sunrise is just a sunrise." ;D ;D ;D ;D
[/quote]

No I don't think it was an intentional design , its just like the annoying song you hear and then can't get it out of your head . I realy like the banner .

[mamboni]

[quote=mamboni

To paraphrase Freud: "Sometimes a gold coin is just a gold coin. Sometimes a sunrise is just a sunrise." ;D ;D ;D ;D


No I don't think it was an intentional design , its just like the annoying song you hear and then can't get it out of your head . I realy like the banner .
[/quote]

Well, you've got all the key visual elements in the logo: a gold coin, a rising sun (symbolizing birth), a sunburst (symbolizing optimism) and silver (lining of the clouds). You've also got 'Liberty' emblazened on the coin.

The St. Gaudens gold eagle is arguably the most beautiful coin ever minted by the United States. Historically, it harkens back to the halcyon days when the dollar was on a fixed gold standard; and it predates the founding of the Federal Reserve Central Bank, something the Founding Fathers adamently were opposed to.

[FreeEnergy]

I did mean "skilled photoshopper", not me.... this is what I poked in 10 minutes and what skilled photoshopper can improve 10-fold.


However, you got the coin order reversed - put the Silver coin in the gold, and vice-versa.


The issue with designs is that although you want to be clever, it is easy to be "too clever"...I am sorry I don't mean to come arrogant... I am not great at graphics design but I think I'm very good with interfaces. The reversal of gold and silver will be fun for a few weeks, and then you'll get tired of people telling you that you've made a mistake... ::)

the picture...any picture should be small enough so that it doesn't take half the screen...look in your browser, if browser controls and logo take more than a 1/3 of the screen, the logo is too big and you make people to scroll all the time. .... I would even move top buttons and kitco graph to the top right to save all that space for actual forum...as right now when I load a page more than half of it is taken by controls and not the information.

...and can somebody please do a lighter blue shade, it is hard to see black on blue sometimes...try a laptop in the sun.

a skilled graphics designer should be able to take any of these or even a picture to a totally new level. maybe somebody here has a son or daughter who's good with photoshop?

[Dirty Harry]

JQP's has my vote. That is great!