SmashWiki:New Logo Proposal

Firstly, I wasn't sure which namespace to put this in, but this seemed like the right one. Anyway...

Current Logo	Proposed Logo

You may have already seen this on one of my subpages - I decided to make it an official proposal, so I moved it out of the user namespace.

This wiki's current logo is just over two years old, and while interesting-looking, is somewhat bland. (This may be just because we've been staring at it for two years, though.) The new logo is colourful (but not overly so), Wikipedia-styled, and fresh. So, I ask: who would like to see something with a bit more pop? Change isn't always good, but I believe in this case it is. Toomai Glittershine The Table Designer 02:37, March 15, 2010 (UTC)

Support

1. Support - I like it. It is styles after the Wikipedia logo which, in my mind, is THE wiki logo. ☆The Solar Dragon ^(Talk)☆ 06:28, March 15, 2010 (UTC)

Oppose

1. Oppose - While your logo is of brilliant design, the one we have now is good enough. It's the Master Hand gripping the Super Smash Bros. series emblem. The representation of that is incredible. Plus, the text on it is custom. Yours has Aharoni, a type of text I find very generic and used much too often. :$ BNK ^[E|T|C] 02:50, March 15, 2010 (UTC)

   Aharoni was selected because it looked similar to the Wii font, but nice and bold. (I could have used Century Gothic but that's way too thin.) I would have used the font of the current logo, but I didn't know what it was, and now that you tell me it's custom I don't think I could reproduce it. (Also, I will take this opportunity to point out that I've just noticed that the current logo's Smash Bros. emblem is slightly disproportioned.) Toomai Glittershine eXemplary Logic 03:09, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

2. Oppose - Sorry, but I don't see this as an improvement (or even a static) over the current. The current logo is unique, interesting, and not distracting to the eyes. Your proposed logo is too busy. For the logo to be in the corner of the screen the whole time someone is on this site, it shouldn't keep calling attention to itself. Clarinet Hawk (talk · contributions) 04:08, March 15, 2010 (UTC)

   There are a few options to address your "busy" opinion, such as desaturation or making it a bit smaller. The colours could even be removed entirely, but I would consider that a last resort - the colour is one of the things that makes it a bit more distinct than the inspiration. Toomai Glittershine eXemplary Logic 03:09, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

3. First of all, I believe this may be tripping over copyright laws. I am not a lawer, so I don't know for sure. I also agree with Blue, Master Hand is the main character in series. Removing him from the logo would be like the Kirby Wiki taking away kirby from their logo. 98.111.95.78 02:20, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
   1. I admit that there's possibly a grey area of copyright here. In my opinion, it's close enough for people to see the reference, but unique enough (colours, symbols instead of letters, made from scratch) to be considered a reference and not a rip-off.
   2. You (and BNK) make a good point about Master Hand being the "main character" of the Smash Bros. series. That said, the Smash Bros. series is different from the Kirby series (and most other series) - while it does have original content, the vast majority of stuff in the Smash Bros. series comes from all its representative series. The idea that it's the union of a bunch of universes is what the proposed logo focuses on. Toomai Glittershine The Stats Guy 03:09, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
   3. But the current logo has the ONE character SSB can claim as its own. The current logo has meaning, it's epic. Your proposal is great,and kinda funny (in a good way), but not original. I hope you continue to work on this stuff, but try to be a bit original, as Wikipedia was not the first wiki. 98.111.95.78 04:09, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Neutral

1. Neutalificationization I've really gotten used to the wiki's logo usual design, and yet this logo looks pretty cool. It's definitely an interesting design, but I'm really not sure.HavocReaper48 22:35, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
2. Neutral towards support. I like the design, but I can't honestly tell if the change is worthwhile/necessary. Miles (talk) 02:10, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
3. Neutral What Miles said, and I don't like the text at the bottom of the proposed logo. The parody of the wikipedia logo's pretty neat though. Cheezperson {talk}stuff 02:35, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

Also to consider these comments. Miles (talk) 02:14, March 18, 2010 (UTC)