What do you think of the current MobileRead logo? - Page 5

nekokami · 08-25-2007, 10:25 AM

I like Steve's version with the hand and page a lot... just add the rings. Maybe with the ones and zeros like Mercury7 has.

Are you thinking of changing the favicon, too? It's not so indicative of the site right now, but I do use it to find the right tab if I have several up.

mercury7 · 08-25-2007, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

My thought on this is something that is simple and visually indicative of what we're doing, but less hardware-specific:

...and a little further:

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2007, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mercury7

...and a little further:

Nice. Add some floating control buttons, too!

mercury7 · 08-25-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Nice. Add some floating control buttons, too!

Not sure I understand, Steve. Can you make a sketch?

Here's one with rings:

astra · 08-25-2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mercury7

Not sure I understand, Steve. Can you make a sketch?

Here's one with rings:

I think he means to add a few buttons like in his logo, to make the page look like some ebook reader.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2007, 11:25 AM

Thusly:

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2007, 11:41 AM

Or so-ly:

Oh, Why Not? · 08-25-2007, 11:45 AM

Maybe the bottom half of the page could be zeros and ones fading into letters and words in the top half. And MobileRead should be a bit bigger and bolder.

mercury7 · 08-25-2007, 12:19 PM

With buttons:

anotherchance · 08-25-2007, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

Thusly:

I like those. Very nice. Device agnostic, but shows that it is a book in "e" form.

astra · 08-25-2007, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mercury7

With buttons:

Cool logo.

lexico · 08-25-2007, 02:57 PM

... is really nice. Needs the 3D, and gives the paper-thin feel.

Constructive comments:

-- the buttons scattered around do not add much; and imply a certain interface (why do I need buttons, why not just gesture across the screen to change the page?)

-- the oval rings behind give a nice continuity from the current logo (but they need to be hidden where they cross 'behind' the screen

-- many lines of text is a little too busy for a logo. Just put the words 'mobile read' in there? That may be a bit too empty .. so how about a graphic or an image below it? [hmm .. a simple tree?]. Books are not just text...

Lexico

Madam Broshkina · 08-25-2007, 04:16 PM

I like the idea of text in the logo. Since there are readers from all over the world that check out this site, the text should be the word "Welcome" in different languages. Of course because of the size of the logo it would be very hard if not impossible to read it is the thought that counts.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2007, 06:42 PM

I don't think the actual text in the logo is important... unless you plan on displaying it very large, no one's going to be able to read it anyway. At the size of the current logo, everyone will be able to recognize that it is text, even if they can't actually read it. (And at smaller sizes, it doesn't matter what language it's in.)

Personally, I don't have a problem with not carrying the rings over into a new logo. To me, the rings suggest wireless, but this site is about mobility, which isn't necessarily connected to wirelessness. OTOH, I wouldn't curse the gods if the rings were there. Maybe, instead of text on the screen, the rings would be on the screen as a logo...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 08-25-2007, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexico

Constructive comments:

-- the buttons scattered around do not add much; and imply a certain interface (why do I need buttons, why not just gesture across the screen to change the page?)

I put the floating buttons in, to make sure the viewer recognized that they were indeed looking at some type of electronic device (books don't have buttons). They are not necessarily logical, but visually they are iconic.

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08-25-2007, 11:25 AM	#66
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Thusly: Attached Thumbnails

08-25-2007, 11:41 AM	#67
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Or so-ly: Attached Thumbnails

08-25-2007, 12:19 PM	#69
mercury7 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 65 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Device: Kindle 2	With buttons: Last edited by mercury7; 08-25-2007 at 01:01 PM. Reason: Modified the buttons a bit.

08-25-2007, 02:57 PM	#72
lexico Lexicographer Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Midlands, UK Device: IBM X 41 T, Samsung D500, Nokia N 800	Slanting thin screen ... ... is really nice. Needs the 3D, and gives the paper-thin feel. Constructive comments: -- the buttons scattered around do not add much; and imply a certain interface (why do I need buttons, why not just gesture across the screen to change the page?) -- the oval rings behind give a nice continuity from the current logo (but they need to be hidden where they cross 'behind' the screen -- many lines of text is a little too busy for a logo. Just put the words 'mobile read' in there? That may be a bit too empty .. so how about a graphic or an image below it? [hmm .. a simple tree?]. Books are not just text... Lexico

08-25-2007, 10:25 AM	#61
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I like Steve's version with the hand and page a lot... just add the rings. Maybe with the ones and zeros like Mercury7 has. Are you thinking of changing the favicon, too? It's not so indicative of the site right now, but I do use it to find the right tab if I have several up.

08-25-2007, 11:45 AM	#68
Oh, Why Not? Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 13065 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Galaxy Note 2; KindleFireHDX	Maybe the bottom half of the page could be zeros and ones fading into letters and words in the top half. And MobileRead should be a bit bigger and bolder.

08-25-2007, 04:16 PM	#73
Madam Broshkina Manic Do Fuse Posts: 2,312 Karma: 3325462 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony 500, 505, 350, Kindle 3, DXG, nook, Irex DR800SG, iPad	I like the idea of text in the logo. Since there are readers from all over the world that check out this site, the text should be the word "Welcome" in different languages. Of course because of the size of the logo it would be very hard if not impossible to read it is the thought that counts.

08-25-2007, 06:42 PM	#74
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I don't think the actual text in the logo is important... unless you plan on displaying it very large, no one's going to be able to read it anyway. At the size of the current logo, everyone will be able to recognize that it is text, even if they can't actually read it. (And at smaller sizes, it doesn't matter what language it's in.) Personally, I don't have a problem with not carrying the rings over into a new logo. To me, the rings suggest wireless, but this site is about mobility, which isn't necessarily connected to wirelessness. OTOH, I wouldn't curse the gods if the rings were there. Maybe, instead of text on the screen, the rings would be on the screen as a logo...

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