Generally it's sans serif for screen, serif for print, but since this'll be printed and screen, it's really up for grabs, especially since screen can produce serifs just as well as sans these days.
I quite like sans, but I get the impression LIFE's not mad about the sans serifs, at this point I'm just throwing up stuff to bounce ideas about.
Uh no, I'm going to play the drums, you lot can work it out for a bit.

I wonder if it's really a good idea to set such a short time limit on this competition. I mean, yeah, it'd be good to get the ball rolling with a new look ASAP - but equally, finding people to be piqued enough to contribute, and to work through various designs, may take a little more time than the deadline set on the competition.

We'll see, I suppose... I'm just tossing around my thoughts, too.

Is there anything that I could maybe add as an incentive to competitors?

I have a couple of ideas but am busy until the weekend at which time I'll give it some effort. In the mean time here is a basic version of one of my ideas.

Audley Strange wrote:I have a couple of ideas but am busy until the weekend at which time I'll give it some effort. In the mean time here is a basic version of one of my ideas.

Ooh! Really like this one, Audley.

lordpasternack wrote:I wonder if it's really a good idea to set such a short time limit on this competition.

I was thinking about that too and have set it to the end of June now
If there shouldn't be much competition there's always the option to extend the deadline...

Can't we make it ultra-modern with a biotech and molbio theme? You know, sleek fonts, colourful background, double helices and cells all around?

natselrox wrote:Can't we make it ultra-modern with a biotech and molbio theme? You know, sleek fonts, colourful background, double helices and cells all around?

Go for it.

Sounds tacky to me tbh, but I like minimalism. Now I really have to go to my drums.


P.S. Looks great Aud, now drums...

shh wrote:

natselrox wrote:Can't we make it ultra-modern with a biotech and molbio theme? You know, sleek fonts, colourful background, double helices and cells all around?

Go for it.

Sounds tacky to me tbh, but I like minimalism. Now I really have to go to my drums.

Even trained gorillas paint/design better than me. Maybe I'm a little biased in my suggestion.

I gave it my best shot...
http://johannessiig.com/ratskep.png

You've got another couple of weeks, steady on man!

HughMcB wrote:You've got another couple of weeks, steady on man!

+1! I like that effort, Johannes. Keep at it!

natselrox wrote:Even trained gorillas paint/design better than me. Maybe I'm a little biased in my suggestion.

Jesus, don't take me seriously man, pull some pics off google and stick a mock up together.

johannessiig wrote:I gave it my best shot...
http://johannessiig.com/ratskep.png

Very nice, I think you might want to widen it a bit though, the kerning is a bit squashed in some places, looking good though.

shh wrote:

natselrox wrote:Even trained gorillas paint/design better than me. Maybe I'm a little biased in my suggestion.

Jesus, don't take me seriously man, pull some pics off google and stick a mock up together.

I don't know, I think some of us are best at standing at the sidelines cheering on the artistic ones to go further and further...

The eye is not "mine" though, I can't draw myself

Very nice font. Not sure about the eye tbh, the .org placement is nice though, understated and highlighted at the same time.
Here's a rat one, but I don't like it.

The eye looks a bit too sexy and "come hither" than rational and investigative. I do quite like it, though...

Calilasseia wrote:

lordpasternack wrote:The eye looks a bit too sexy and "come hither" than rational and investigative. I do quite like it, though...

Don't tell me you're complaining about this ...

If so, this'll be a genuine first ...

I'm not complaining. Merely observing. I was thinking of adding the disclaimer that I of course have no problems with sexy, come hither eyes - but just that it just might not exactly suit the purposes set out in the brief...

LIFE wrote:[img]...snip...[/img]

The eye is not "mine" though, I can't draw myself

That's not your eye?!... and there I was thinking you were a gorgeous, buxom, blonde!