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.