[game_preservation] SIG Icon and theme

[Devin Monnens]

Yeah, 5.25" floppies are endangered! The problem of digital decay could be
described by having the pixels at the bottom of the disk deteriorate (even
include a cracked bell jar). That's not our logo though, but it could be an
image for the White Paper or some other diagram.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Stuart Feldhamer <stuart.feldhamer at gmail.com

> wrote:



> You need a better model for your disk : ) I don't think I've met the 3.5

> inch disk yet where the sliding thing didn't go all the way to the bottom

> of

> the disk. Not to mention that you're missing the write protect tab and the

> diagonal notch on the bottom left (oh wait, I just did).

>

> Anyway, if you are going to use a disk, I would suggest a 5.25 inch one.

>

> Stuart

>

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: game_preservation-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_preservation-

> > bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Armstrong

> > Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:28 PM

> > To: IGDA Game Preservation SIG

> > Cc: Aiden Monnens

> > Subject: Re: [game_preservation] SIG Icon and theme

> >

> > Okay, here we go, my pixel-art creative skill pushed to it's limits.

> > I've put up some concepts for 2 of them (since I can't be bothered to

> > do

> > more just now) the Diskette (3.5" floppy) and Pixel Man + Belljar.

> >

> > http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/

> >

> > There's all my iterations of the idea - the "better" belljar is better

> > because the other one didn't scale down well (the sides of the jar

> > disappear!), but I think the better one needs the "top" sorted. The

> > disks were pretty simple and do stand out well. The variation of IGDA

> > swirl and a possible "P" for "Preservation" is there, but can be

> > altered

> > - we could put our entire name there if the lettering looked good

> > enough

> > at smaller resolutions.

> >

> > I also made a mistake on the diskette I just realised, the label is one

> > pixel too small on the right side, oops! Pixel art does work well

> > though, it's nice and distinct and retro-y.

> >

> > I'm game for doing more - anyone have more specific examples? I did

> > want

> > to do a joystick, but I don't know exactly what Devin means by "Generic

> > Joystick" (I can give it a shot of course). As for Vectrex stuff etc.,

> > I've no idea what any of the good stuff looks like. Source pictures

> > welcome!

> >

> > If anyone is better at pixel art and so can do better then me, or has

> > any feedback, it's welcome - I think "P" works well for "Preservation".

> > I'm also only looking at the icon at the moment, I suggest that we have

> > an icon then put next to it "IGDA Game Preservation SIG" in a suitable

> > font (possibly using the IGDA font to keep it simple).

> >

> > Andrew

> >

> > Henry Lowood wrote:

> > > It's possible that some product icons might be available for our use.

> > > I'm thinking, for example, of the old Epyx "thinker". Also, I believe

> > > that anything connected to Vectrex is in public domain, and there

> > > might be some cool images there. But it's probably also true that

> > > something generic, not tied to a product or company, would be a

> > better

> > > expression of the SIG's goals anyway.

> > > Another thought, something that ties the idea of an archive to games,

> > > like (copyrights aside), dropping Pac-Man into a storage box -- hmm,

> > > that's horrible, but you get what I mean.

> > >

> > > Like Andrew, don't count on me for graphics ...

> > >

> > > Henry

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Devin Monnens wrote:

> > >> You know, I photoshopped a bunch of videogame icons in bell jars for

> > >> business cards a few years back when I did a presentation on game

> > >> preservation. I can dig some of those up when I get off work. The

> > >> thing to keep in mind though is that the Space Invader is

> > copyrighted

> > >> by Taito... So a joystick or even a generic pixel man might be

> > better.

> > >>

> > >> I'm thinking though that our icon should be similar to others used

> > by

> > >> IGDA SIGs. I'll forward this to my brother as well as he's in

> > graphic

> > >> design; maybe he's got some ideas :)

> > >>

> > >> -Devin

> > >>

> > >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Andrew Armstrong

> > >> <andrew at aarmstrong.org <mailto:andrew at aarmstrong.org>> wrote:

> > >>

> > >> I'm not too good on visual ideas or I wouldn't ask, I'd suggest ;)

> > >>

> > >> Bell jar, awesome, I remember those, hehe. Atari Joysticks are

> > >> pretty classic too as an icon, as is a space invader.

> > >>

> > >> The featherduster/dust, perhaps not, since I really don't think

> > >> this is a dusty group of old people doing this ;-)

> > >>

> > >> I'll try and think of some ideas. We do kinda need an artist for

> > >> this, but I can try my leet GIMP skills at editing some

> > >> photographs or pixel art to try these ideas. Full photographs

> > >> wouldn't be a great idea I think, if we really want a true icon.

> > >>

> > >> Could put the icon on the right of the classic IGDA swirl or have

> > >> the swirl as the background or incorporated somehow if anyone has

> > >> any ideas on that angle.

> > >>

> > >> Andrew

> > >>

> > >>

> > >> ommail at cox.net <mailto:ommail at cox.net> wrote:

> > >>> Hi All.

> > >>>

> > >>> I know I'm the new guy, but I just wanted to throw out some

> > >>> ideas...get the creative juices flowing...

> > >>>

> > >>> Andrew is right--text with the IGDA logo is boring. A graphic would

> > >>> be preferrable. I think that having a theme focusing on the words

> > >>> 'game' and 'preservation' should be followed:

> > >>> a space invader inside a bell jar?

> > >>> a 5.25 disk with a cobweb, and a featherduster?

> > >>> An open vault door, with atari joysticks spilling out?

> > >>>

> > >>> Do any of these have any merit?

> > >>> (sorry--just musing...)

> > >>>

> > >>> Joe

> > >>>

> > >>> ---- Andrew Armstrong <andrew at aarmstrong.org>

> > >>> <mailto:andrew at aarmstrong.org> wrote:

> > >>>> Hey all,

> > >>>>

> > >>>> My last newsletter got me thinking - if we're publicising anything

> > >>>> (and the IGDA is being updated eventually, we hope to a better

> > >>>> setup) we really need something to easily display who we are. Most

> > >>>> of the other SIG's have a good icon, perhaps we need one too.

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Anyone here have any ideas what it should be? Anyone here able to

> > >>>> put a design forward?

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Here are the other SIG's that I could find, all of them are varied

> > >>>> in their design.

> > >>>>

> > >>>> http://igda.org/education/img/Topc.jpg

> > >>>> http://www.igda.org/wiki/images/9/9a/SIG_Logo1_small_text.jpg

> > >>>> http://www.igda.org/mobile/images/header.gif

> > >>>> http://www.igda.org/qa/images/QASIG.jpg

> > >>>> http://www.igda.org/women/images/header_new01.jpg

> > >>>> http://gwsig.quantumcontent.com/images/personalheader.jpg

> > >>>>

> > >>>> If we're going to be boring, doing it as the mobile guys have

> > (some

> > >>>> text next to the standard IGDA header) would probably work. I'd be

> > >>>> also interested if anyone has any theme ideas for colour schemes

> > or

> > >>>> site layouts - I'm beta testing the new IGDA site and will

> > >>>> investigate what we can change (and complain a lot if we can't,

> > >>>> since I want to make a site at least as good as the QA site!

> > >>>> <http://www.igda.org/qa/>)

> > >>>>

> > >>>> If no one comes forwards, I'll put forward my own ideas, although

> > >>>> since I'm no graphic artist, it'll be of limited imagination and

> > >>>> competence :)

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Thanks all,

> > >>>>

> > >>>> Andrew

> > >>

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