Every Diablo Fan is eagerly awaiting the release of Diablo III. This game poses to change everything we know and love and hopefully improve upon everything that makes Diablo so great. With that said, we here are DiabloFans are also ever changing and working on improving ourselves. With our Skill Calculator and ever expanding Wiki, we are doing our best to change with this newest title to give our community everything it wants and needs for Diablo III. While there are even more changes to come, there is one in particular that we would like your help with.
Our logo is amazing and one that we have used for years. Jetrall outdid himself when he made this for the site. We have used it for just about everything that we put our name on and it has become a symbol of DiabloFans. However, just like everything in life, time has passed and change is needed. While we all love our logo, it has unfortunately become outdated. With Diablo III just on the horizon, our beloved Lord of Terror no longer resembles this face that we have come to love and fear. With Diablo's new appearance, we are looking to change ours as well. DiabloFans is looking to update our logo.
Where do you come in? Well, we are asking the community to come up with our new logo. Something that screams both Diablo III and DiabloFans. Whether you just update the look of Diablo or make something completely new, we are open to any and all ideas.
The Rules:
1. Members are allowed to enter as many submissions as they want.
2. The logo must be unique, original and reflect both Diablo III and DiabloFans.
3. The image size should be a minimum of 450 x 200 pixels in width and height. (Please also keep a file with as many layers as you used for future editing)
4. Entries should be submitted in the official submission thread.
5. Entries will be accepted until October 31, 2011.
6. Once all entries are submitted, the DiabloFans staff will vote on a winner for the new logo.
The Prize:
The prize is simple. Your art will be represented on DiabloFans as well as trademark our site on any other ventures made by DiabloFans. The winner will also receive a custom user title reflecting their contribution.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in this thread. All submissions should be made in the submission thread.
If you are planning on trying to match the current font, it is a mixture of Abaddon and Blade 2 with some custom edits to the lettering.
For inspiration, here are a few pictures of the new Lord of Terror for referencing.
I wouldn't change it. In my opinion, the Lord of Terror is still recognizable in the Logo and more importantly, it has become a well known trademark by now, which many, many people will actually recognize and connect with the name DiabloFans.com. I guess, that's just my humble opinion though. So if you change it (which u apparently plan to do), please make sure to choose a new one, that has similarities to the old Logo.
This though is the D2 Diablo. We need to stay in touch with what the game currently is. The main logo up there was changed with a Diablo 3 logo, so why not bump the diablofans watermarks with his third reincarnation as well. Even MMO-C changed their design recently although the site is flooded with millions of people on a daily basis.
People don't like change but they get used to it. :]]
I'm not much of a picture editor/maker at all so I'll just give my 2 cents with a suggestion...make the O in Diablo the typical Diablo O...with a + in the middle of it as the hells themselves meant it to be written.
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Well, considering that we don't have any keys it's kind of hard to give them out as prizes. However, if this situation changes in the near future, we could always add it.
But as of now, it is just not a possibility.
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I wouldn't change it. In my opinion, the Lord of Terror is still recognizable in the Logo and more importantly, it has become a well known trademark by now, which many, many people will actually recognize and connect with the name DiabloFans.com. I guess, that's just my humble opinion though. So if you change it (which u apparently plan to do), please make sure to choose a new one, that has similarities to the old Logo.
I would recommend anyone planning on entering the contest to keep this in mind. Like Scyber said in the opening post, we want something that "screams both Diablo III and DiabloFans"
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Supporting big shoulderpads and flashy armor since 2004.
However, the reward for creating a new one is not enough. I don't care. You should promise the first beta key giveaway to the winner, then I might be interested in pouring in some hours to make a worthy logo.
hnnnngh Just so you know... competitions like this are horribly despised in design circles (no prize even...seriously?) - mainly because it undercuts professionals who would charge a few thousand for a high quality logo, and also usually results in & promotes a very very low standard of design. If you're after a good logo you should really pay a professional to produce one (in other words - you get what you pay for). Jus' sayin'..
That said the submissions by Neshil and bc are both quite good, probably prefer bc's as the typography suits the tone of the diablo games.
neshill, on 19 September 2011 - 10:30 AM, said:
- Don't use clichés. I know it's tempting to use Exocet (the original Diablo UI font) or some other gory fonts, but try and break it up a bit. A brand can really stand out from the competition if it surprises the user with a fresh approach to the idea. There are, of course, a zillion theories on how this is not true, but I am in the "surprise-user" camp.
Although Exocet might not be perfect, I think it's incredibly important that the typography is considered with relation to it's context. I don't feel that your submission of a modern sans-serif suits the gothic mood of diablo, it's probably best to use a serif typeface of at least something with a "sharp" feel to it. Keep in mind I am not at all suggesting the use of novelty/display fonts...
Despised in design circles? No reward? There is quite a reward. And I intend to win it and make it a part of my portfolio. Let the professionals design logos for Blizzard and Activision. This is a fansite.
Everyone on our staff works for free of charge with Diablofans. We are all fans here and do it for the fans.
This is an excellent opportunity for up and coming artists.
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Where do you come in? Well, we are asking the community to come up with our new logo. Something that screams both Diablo III and DiabloFans. Whether you just update the look of Diablo or make something completely new, we are open to any and all ideas.
The Rules:
1. Members are allowed to enter as many submissions as they want.
2. The logo must be unique, original and reflect both Diablo III and DiabloFans.
3. The image size should be a minimum of 450 x 200 pixels in width and height. (Please also keep a file with as many layers as you used for future editing)
4. Entries should be submitted in the official submission thread.
5. Entries will be accepted until October 31, 2011.
6. Once all entries are submitted, the DiabloFans staff will vote on a winner for the new logo.
The Prize:
The prize is simple. Your art will be represented on DiabloFans as well as trademark our site on any other ventures made by DiabloFans. The winner will also receive a custom user title reflecting their contribution.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in this thread. All submissions should be made in the submission thread.
If you are planning on trying to match the current font, it is a mixture of Abaddon and Blade 2 with some custom edits to the lettering.
For inspiration, here are a few pictures of the new Lord of Terror for referencing.
Find any Diablo news? Contact me or anyone else on the News team
P.S. How have I not seen some of these Diablo concept pieces before!?
(Misposted in the submission thread! I'm sorry!)
People don't like change but they get used to it. :]]
Ha. Bagstone.
For inspiration please use http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/press/presskits.html
But as of now, it is just not a possibility.
Find any Diablo news? Contact me or anyone else on the News team
We can't even make ourselves that
Made me pause for a few seconds xD
However, the reward for creating a new one is not enough. I don't care. You should promise the first beta key giveaway to the winner, then I might be interested in pouring in some hours to make a worthy logo.
That said the submissions by Neshil and bc are both quite good, probably prefer bc's as the typography suits the tone of the diablo games.
Although Exocet might not be perfect, I think it's incredibly important that the typography is considered with relation to it's context. I don't feel that your submission of a modern sans-serif suits the gothic mood of diablo, it's probably best to use a serif typeface of at least something with a "sharp" feel to it. Keep in mind I am not at all suggesting the use of novelty/display fonts...
Everyone on our staff works for free of charge with Diablofans. We are all fans here and do it for the fans.
This is an excellent opportunity for up and coming artists.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged