MiSTer Logo Design

[gagadagatika]

Hey Guys,
I thought that we need a catchy logo for this project. So, I fired up CorelDraw and played around a bit. I am not much of an artist but I think it turned out pretty ok



So why not make a thread with logo ideas?

Other versions of the logo can be found here: GitHub Gist

This is the guide I used to embed the vector graphic file (svg) here with GitHub Gist: https://www.sitepoint.com/why-hosting-your-svgs-is-hard-and-how-to-beat-it/
...and here are the raw files, if someone wants to play with it:

[Sorgelig]

need more ideas
Actually i'm not a fan of Times New Roman

[gagadagatika]

need more ideas
Actually i'm not a fan of Times New Roman

It's actually BodoniXT The Font is loosely based on the modern Amiga Logo

Maybe if I make the dot as red square, it might be more apparent



But you are right, we need more ideas

[Sorgelig]

and that gradient is fallen down Amiga V sign?

[gagadagatika]

and that gradient is fallen down Amiga V sign?

yeah, this was pretty much the insperation:

[alfishe]

MiSTer can be associated to some brutal man in hat silhouette, but not to ugly gradients =)

[gagadagatika]

MiSTer can be associated to some brutal man in hat silhouette, but not to ugly gradients =)

Brutal criticism here but at least honest

Do you have something particular in mind? Brutal man with a hat sounds already oddly specific.

[grobda]

ugly gradients??

[gagadagatika]

ugly gradients??

Thats the spirit!

[alfishe]

ugly gradients??

[farvardin]

the first logo looks ok, however it's a bit simple. Also when designing (a modern) logo, it's better to has a version which can looks great as well in black and white. A gradient can be ok, but it shouldn't be the main distinctive element.

[NegSol]

I personally like a simple logo that is high contrast.
I found the google font Emblema One to be a nice looking retro font for the logo

[Sorgelig]

I personally like a simple logo that is high contrast.
I found the google font Emblema One to be a nice looking retro font for the logo

and 8-bit color pixelated galaga-like character on the background

[Sorgelig]

or several pacman enemies with different colors. also 8-bit pixelated.

[RussellCofIdaho]

need more ideas
Actually i'm not a fan of Times New Roman

It's actually BodoniXT The Font is loosely based on the modern Amiga Logo

Maybe if I make the dot as red square, it might be more apparent



But you are right, we need more ideas

I REALLY like this one, I think I want to use this and add an animated A, checkmark and boingball behind it. I do some 'digital enhancement' but haven't done anything with animation since gifs...

An example of what I do (on a Mac but would love to do this on a MiSTer!)

35369573104_197d526cc2_o.jpg

[Wayne123]

need more ideas
Actually i'm not a fan of Times New Roman

It's actually BodoniXT The Font is loosely based on the modern Amiga Logo

Maybe if I make the dot as red square, it might be more apparent



But you are right, we need more ideas

I like your LOGO design.

[Newsdee]

we need a B&W logo to go in the About screen

[witchmaster]

Reviving an ancient thread here but is there an "official" logo for the MiSTer in existence now? If not then one is definitely needed right? There is some kind of logo on the PCBs etc., does a high-resolution version exist of that?

[warham]

I personally like a simple logo that is high contrast.
I found the google font Emblema One to be a nice looking retro font for the logo

This one would be nice for 3d printing. The top of e would not need a back support.

[SmokeMonster]

[Newsdee]

My eyes ... but it would go well as a vynil sticker.

[SmokeMonster]

I really like the way Racketboy's text looks in the new MiSTer article he just published. It's a couple weights of the Futura font.

[racketboy]

I really like the way Racketboy's text looks in the new MiSTer article he just published. It's a couple weights of the Futura font.

Hi Everyone -- thanks to SmokeMonster for contributing to the article and for sharing
I'd be glad to keep working on design ideas for the logo. I'd love to help out.
Just let me know what you're liking and not liking and I can keep playing around.

I was spending a little time (like only 30 minutes) to come up with something a bit more clever last night before publication, but I was more concerned with getting the article done and a header I was happy with in the short term.

[amadama]

These are the five basic types of logos (there can be combinations too as some have shown in previous posts).

different-types-of-logo.jpg

Designing a good logo is really difficult.
Here are some tips on where a certain logo type may be appropriate:
https://ebaqdesign.com/blog/types-of-logos/

Here are some examples of combination logos I quickly put together:

mister1.jpg

mister2.jpg

mister3.jpg

Looking forward to seeing more possible logo designs!

[Sorgelig]

I like the font in racketboy's MiSTer word. What's the font name? Or you draw it yourself?