That atom has three electrons in the bottom orbit. We're not having that!

Nora_Leonard wrote:

shh wrote:Nice stuff all, getting hectic in here now, keep it up.

I agree, it's a really creative exercise, everyone throwing designs and ideas into the pot, firing off each other.

Yeah, I really like that sort of creative exercise where everyone's firing off each other…

… but I hate cleaning up afterwards.

Does the notion of Occam's Razor do anything for ya? Lettering on a razor blade... Too obscure.

j.mills wrote:That atom has three electrons in the bottom orbit. We're not having that!

Lithium?

ETA: Just figured what you meant

j.mills wrote:Does the notion of Occam's Razor do anything for ya? Lettering on a razor blade... Too obscure.

Too emo.

lordpasternack wrote:

Nora_Leonard wrote:

shh wrote:Nice stuff all, getting hectic in here now, keep it up.

I agree, it's a really creative exercise, everyone throwing designs and ideas into the pot, firing off each other.

Yeah, I really like that sort of creative exercise where everyone's firing off each other…

… but I hate cleaning up afterwards.

That's why you make sure to fire off first and leave before everyone else.

Could the dot in the address be pale blue? For those in the know...

HughMcB wrote:That's why you make sure to fire off first and leave before everyone else.

Judging by the beard in your avatar it doesn't always seem to work!

j.mills wrote:Could the dot in the address be pale blue? For those in the know...

Nice touch, I'm sure someone may incorporate it.

Hmm. Carved trajan-ish capital lettering on classical stonework, as if over the doorway of the Parthenon? (Thus doubly 'capital'! Ho ho! Capital!) Suggestive of Socratic enquiry?

LIFE wrote:

HughMcB wrote:That's why you make sure to fire off first and leave before everyone else.

Judging by the beard in your avatar it doesn't always seem to work!

I'll have you know that was a shadow on the original picture... honest...

LIFE wrote:

[Reveal] Spoiler: lookie

Or be the only one who's capable of firing off (and squirting doesn't count)

Deary me there was some profanity in there, I feel light headed.

j.mills wrote:Could the dot in the address be pale blue? For those in the know...

Neat!

LIFE wrote:

j.mills wrote:Does the notion of Occam's Razor do anything for ya? Lettering on a razor blade... Too obscure.

Too emo.

But doesn't the bleakness of rational skepticism ever make you want to cut yourself?

lordpasternack wrote:

LIFE wrote:

j.mills wrote:Does the notion of Occam's Razor do anything for ya? Lettering on a razor blade... Too obscure.

Too emo.

But doesn't the bleakness of rational skepticism ever make you want to cut yourself?

Not myself but others

LIFE wrote:

lordpasternack wrote:

LIFE wrote:

j.mills wrote:Does the notion of Occam's Razor do anything for ya? Lettering on a razor blade... Too obscure.

Too emo.

But doesn't the bleakness of rational skepticism ever make you want to cut yourself?

Not myself but others

Quotemine material right there.

"I don't want anybody else: When I think about you I cut myself."

Sort of a mathematical thing, perhaps playing on rational numbers:

rational
------------- .org
skepticism

(An integral sign at the front would hold it together nicely, but wouldn't make a lot of sense without more typology...)

a rat with a magnifying glass and a sherlock holmes cap - pipe optional

Bookmarking

Ya know. Invoking Hellenistic philosopy, eksetra. Bit dry? Sit a rat on top?

EDIT: Strapline: "Solid thinking on firm foundations"?

Life;

Can you give us a little more of what you are looking for in terms of the objectives for the new logo?

1) What is the key message? Do you want to keep the current "lifeboat" tag-line theme, or has the forum moved past that? If so, what's the medium/long term tag-line goal?
2) Are you looking for edgy, modern, conservative, traditional, cutting-edge, avant garde, safe... etc. Is anti-theism/religion/woo to be a feature of the design?
3) You mentioned likely usage, but if the logo is to be printed, then potential printing costs should be a consideration if multiple colors are used. Do you want a single color, 2 colors or more? Obviously, the more colors, the greater the reproduction cost when printing.

Thanks
- Paul