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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
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			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I THINK WE SHOULD STOP FREAKING WANTING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING, AND LET SCHLAEPS WORK ON PROBLEMS WITH THE SITE THAT ACTUALLY MATTER RIGHT NOW.





-[b]LBJ[/b]]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Jonathan|Marrero]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[lbj5000@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/63/</uri>
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			<updated>2008-12-31T18:51:00Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/3473/#p3473</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/3470/#p3470"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I like the new logo pretty much, but it looks a bit like a guy with a gun. Maybe I am only paranoid! :lol:]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Brick-Greg]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/103/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-31T18:40:50Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/3470/#p3470</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2401/#p2401"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I much prefer the current one.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[fib12345]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[fib12345@brickmation.net]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/172/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T22:50:52Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2401/#p2401</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2398/#p2398"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I like the current logo better, but a camera would be cool. Maybe if the dude in green was filming the other dudes?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Shale]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/59/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T22:46:58Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2398/#p2398</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2260/#p2260"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[Great work Sméagol
That thing looks like a Logo for a brickfilm-community.
But I think its to late, they wouldn´t accept this new thing - but they should.]]></content>
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				<name><![CDATA[mario72]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/87/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T19:06:19Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2260/#p2260</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2243/#p2243"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=Schlaeps]There are several issues with the changes you suggest. For one, the city background helps very much to keep the logo balanced, loosing it will make it feel lopsided (as the left side will suddenly be very empty) and would require that all the figures move behind the brick for it to have a nice balance, which ruins the perspective or them standing on the "table"[/quote]

I guess I didn't mention this, but I had thought that the minifigures would need to be moved behind to compensate, yes.  Perhaps they could be scaled down a bit so we see more of them, or the far right minifig could still not be entirely behind the brick, so as to retain the table effect.  In fact, the right minifigure could stay exactly where it is, with the other two moving to the left a fair amount, retaining the 'table' illusion.

[quote]Blue does represent film, but blue is already a very prominent color in the logo other than that minifig (plus that minifig has more color than the other two despite it being behind the orange one). Also, changing the middle minifigs shirt to blue would cause a blending issue with the BiM brick.[/quote]

I decided to try changing the color to see what you mean, and I haven't run into this blending issue.  IMO the shade of blue actually works quite well because it's just light enough that it [i]doesn't[/i] blend into the brick.  The intent in swapping the two colors would be to make the blue minifig hold the camera and center the main color; the camera will actually obscure most of his torso and I think it's important to make the orange and green torsos visible.

[quote]Finally, I think the stud issue is different than you might imagine. The studs are actually scaled properly and it's the actual brick that's scaled incorrectly, but that's only to accomodate the name of the site. Making the studs larger will make it look even more bizarrely large compared to the minifigs (especially if you want to scale them down).[/quote]

I noticed this as I was working on it - but it really depends on how you look at it, because making the studs larger in effect makes the brick a little shorter than a real one would be, but fixes the other proportions.  I don't think that this looks 'bizarrely large,' see my earlier version of the logo for an example of how it looks.  IMO it looks better than the current, stretched out version.  There is perspective in the graphic so it makes sense that things nearer the front would be a little larger.

It looks like the notion of enhancing the logo is getting pretty mixed reception here, I'm not surprised but I'm glad people are at least considering it.  It'd be interesting to get Ladon's take on this.

-Sméagol]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Sméagol]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/28/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T18:51:04Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2243/#p2243</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2164/#p2164"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=mintyfreshCOJO]I think Sméagol's logo is much better than our current one.[/quote]]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Aaron]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[geoffandben@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/62/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T17:29:11Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2164/#p2164</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2159/#p2159"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I really support this new logo. It is simple and represents the core of this community.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Matt Gillan]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/94/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T17:22:02Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2159/#p2159</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2146/#p2146"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I actually like the current Logo.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[randomparrot]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/77/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T17:08:45Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2146/#p2146</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2144/#p2144"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I really like the logo how it is, aside from the city, which needs some work but I don't think should be gotten rid of.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Nick Durron]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/22/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T17:06:12Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2144/#p2144</id>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2126/#p2126"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[[quote=Sméagol]I think that tacking a camera onto the last minifig might look a little out of place.  I agree my logo needs a little work, it was after all a mockup.

My ideal compromise for the logo would be something where there is no city (IMO it's a bit of a distraction, but keep the glow because it helps outline the figures) and the minifigures are a little more evenly spaced behind the brick.  Then swap the colors of the blue and orange figures, because blue represents film (I think?), and put a camera in the screen-right hand of the minifig such that it is on top of his (the center fig's) torso.  Most likely all the figures would need to be scaled down a little bit to accomodate this placement and not obscure too much of them behind the brick.  Also, the studs on the current logo aren't scaled like a real 1x4 brick, to see what I'm talking about compare this to my rendition.  The stud issue should be an easy fix.

-Sméagol

edit: I've done my best to split this discussion into a separate topic.[/quote]

There are several issues with the changes you suggest. For one, the city background helps very much to keep the logo balanced, loosing it will make it feel lopsided (as the left side will suddenly be very empty) and would require that all the figures move behind the brick for it to have a nice balance, which ruins the perspective or them standing on the "table".

Blue does represent film, but blue is already a very prominent color in the logo other than that minifig (plus that minifig has more color than the other two despite it being behind the orange one). Also, changing the middle minifigs shirt to blue would cause a blending issue with the BiM brick.

Finally, I think the stud issue is different than you might imagine. The studs are actually scaled properly and it's the actual brick that's scaled incorrectly, but that's only to accomodate the name of the site. Making the studs larger will make it look even more bizarrely large compared to the minifigs (especially if you want to scale them down).]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Schlaeps]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T16:47:58Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2126/#p2126</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2068/#p2068"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I think the current one is fine.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Rsteenoven]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/101/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T15:46:22Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2068/#p2068</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2067/#p2067"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[The only thing I actually really don't like about the current logo is the fake city in the background. Dump it, and I shall be JOYFUL ONCE MORE.]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[BertL]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/194/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T15:45:40Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2067/#p2067</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2065/#p2065"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I think the camera guy is too big. why not have one of the current minis hold a camera?]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[MMproductions]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/142/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T15:42:33Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2065/#p2065</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Re: Reworking the site logo]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2054/#p2054"/>
			<content type="html"><![CDATA[I have to agree with Pierre. I rather like the current logo as it is, the city is a nice touch in my opinion and the farmer, well, I didn't see any farmers, I just saw it as three minifigures.

NXTManiac]]></content>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[NXTManiac]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/124/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2008-12-29T15:21:28Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/post/2054/#p2054</id>
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