I like the vector bell jar as it's easier to tell what it is. I think we should see how it looks with a knob at the top.<div><br></div><div>I think you could just vectorize the 5.25" floppy and see how that looks. <br>
<div><br></div><div>The joystick would be a stylized gamepad or joystick. The joystick would probably be a classic red-knob with a button and would probably have to be 3/4 view.</div><div><br></div><div>The advantage of the disk is it shows that these are the most volatile and most in dire need of preservation. The controller seems more in line with the concept of 'videogames', as anybody sees a red-knob joystick, they immediately know what it's for (same with a gamepad, but the joystick is retro).<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>The disk or the controller could easily fit in a wider bell jar. There were also the sample jars that I sent Andrew with the classic game characters inside. Here are other jar designs:</div><div>
<br></div><div>BRAAAAAAIIIIIIINNNNSSSS (yeah, professional, I know :P)</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://pro.corbis.com/images/MME082.jpg?size=572&uid={7F805585-0EAB-4FF5-B309-D814F9C92DA1}">http://pro.corbis.com/images/MME082.jpg?size=572&uid={7F805585-0EAB-4FF5-B309-D814F9C92DA1}</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>And here's the screw-top lid that seems more common today:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://static.flickr.com/36/83869604_ce0d645ec6.jpg">http://static.flickr.com/36/83869604_ce0d645ec6.jpg</a><br>
<br></div><div>Here's a wide bell jar:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415TY98Z2SL._SL500_AA280_.jpg">http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415TY98Z2SL._SL500_AA280_.jpg</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 6:07 AM, Andrew Armstrong <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@aarmstrong.org">andrew@aarmstrong.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">+Some pixel text of my own doing (thus the wierd canvas, but at least my copy and paste worked)<br>
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<a href="http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/Text+bigger.png.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1" target="_blank">http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/Text+bigger.png.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1</a><br>
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This means I don't have to go finding a free one. Preservation is a rather long word too, heh. I'll try and source what font the IGDA logo uses from Jason so I can try out that text too.<br><font color="#888888">
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Andrew</font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
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Andrew Armstrong wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Here's some more.<br>
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3.5" (fixed label and metal cover):<br>
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<a href="http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+diskette+4.png.html" target="_blank">http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+diskette+4.png.html</a> <br>
<a href="http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+diskette+5.png.html" target="_blank">http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+diskette+5.png.html</a> <br>
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5.25" (black and grey varieties):<br>
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<a href="http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+5+inch+floppy+1.png.html" target="_blank">http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+5+inch+floppy+1.png.html</a> <br>
<a href="http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+5+inch+floppy+2.png.html" target="_blank">http://aarmstrong.org/gallery/v/projects/preslogos/pres+sig+logo+5+inch+floppy+2.png.html</a> <br>
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Anything can be changed on them, these are only mockups. I did 20x20 pixels for the disks. I'll try a joystick later, and perhaps try and think of some more ideas - I'm not sure what screams "old videogame" that is recognisable though (any ideas?). I do agree the swirl on the label looks better then a P and the object covering the swirl so I didn't bother with that for the 5.25" disks.<br>
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Andrew<br>
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