We literally spent 4 years and over $50,000 developing the interactivity behind that logo.
Fuck.. editor ate the rest of my post
You should have spend some of the logo-budget on the editor 
1
39 replies to this topic
#21 Members - Reputation: 4604
Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:24 AM
Ashaman
My game: Gnoblins
Developer journal about Gnoblins
Small goodies: Simple alpha transparency in deferred shader
My game: Gnoblins
Developer journal about Gnoblins
Small goodies: Simple alpha transparency in deferred shader
Ad:
#22 GDNet+ - Reputation: 1649
Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:33 AM
You should have spend some of the logo-budget on the editor
They actually didn't need to - if you activate the logo you can access mega-editor which fixes all issues including ideas generated by the "Idea guy". Instructions on how to activate it can be found here.
Edited by Stormynature, 28 January 2013 - 09:06 AM.
#24 Moderator* - Reputation: 5344
Posted 28 January 2013 - 02:40 PM
I made this back when we had the spammers advertising football*:
I probably should've made it a hockey puck... I think that would've been more popular.
*which, funny enough, some googlers bought GDNet+ because they thought it would get them the football TV subscriptions being advertised
[ I was ninja'd 71 times before I stopped counting a long time ago ] [ f.k.a. MikeTacular ] [ My Blog ] [ SWFer: Gaplessly looped MP3s in your Flash games ]
#26 Crossbones+ - Reputation: 3295
Posted 28 January 2013 - 04:48 PM
I made this back when we had the spammers advertising football*:
I probably should've made it a hockey puck... I think that would've been more popular.
*which, funny enough, some googlers bought GDNet+ because they thought it would get them the football TV subscriptions being advertised
Michael should definitely have that logo up during Super Bowl weekend.
And I still think we should have a logo contest for the fun of it.
Beginner in Game Development? Read here.
Super Mario Bros clone tutorial written in XNA 4.0 [MonoGame, ANX, and MonoXNA] by Scott Haley
If you have found any of the posts helpful, please show your appreciation by clicking the up arrow on those posts
Spoiler
#27 Crossbones+ - Reputation: 2647
Posted 28 January 2013 - 09:35 PM
Aw yeah, logo time...
Edited by Prinz Eugn, 28 January 2013 - 09:36 PM.
-Mark the Artist
Digital Art and Technical Design
Developer Journal
#28 Marketplace Seller - Reputation: 8923
Posted 28 January 2013 - 10:05 PM
GaméDex logo
...back when we had the spammers advertising football*:
*which, funny enough, some googlers bought GDNet+ because they thought it would get them the football TV subscriptions being advertised
I remember that incident. One of the staff members even had someone look up their phone number and called their personal phone complaining that they couldn't watch the football game. 
Edited by Servant of the Lord, 28 January 2013 - 10:27 PM.
All glory be to the Man at the right hand... On David's throne the King will reign, and the Government will rest upon His shoulders. All the earth will see the salvation of God.
Of Stranger Flames - [indie turn-based rpg set in a para-historical French colony] | Indie RPG development journal
#29 Crossbones+ - Reputation: 2647
Posted 28 January 2013 - 11:04 PM
GaméDex logo
Gotta code 'em all...
-Mark the Artist
Digital Art and Technical Design
Developer Journal
#30 Moderators - Reputation: 4992
Posted 28 January 2013 - 11:59 PM
GaméDex logo
...back when we had the spammers advertising football*:
*which, funny enough, some googlers bought GDNet+ because they thought it would get them the football TV subscriptions being advertised
I remember that incident. One of the staff members even had someone look up their phone number and called their personal phone complaining that they couldn't watch the football game.
That was classic. Oh, the lols were abundant those days. 
#31 Crossbones+ - Reputation: 1432
Posted 29 January 2013 - 04:25 AM
GaméDex logo
Did you do that yourself?, that looks AMAZING!
Check out https://www.facebook.com/LiquidGames for some great games made by me on the Playstation Mobile market.
#32 Marketplace Seller - Reputation: 8923
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:23 PM
GaméDex logo
Did you do that yourself?, that looks AMAZING!
I stole a Pokeball from Google Images (which I recolored and scaled down), and rotated the GameDev.net logo's "G" over it. Neither the Pokeball nor the GameDev logo was made by me. So I guess it's a 'mashup'. [see]
All glory be to the Man at the right hand... On David's throne the King will reign, and the Government will rest upon His shoulders. All the earth will see the salvation of God.
Of Stranger Flames - [indie turn-based rpg set in a para-historical French colony] | Indie RPG development journal
#33 Senior Staff - Reputation: 4270
Posted 29 January 2013 - 02:49 PM
The logo itself was good, but I think the current graphic of it at the top reeks of programmer art.
Damn, and we actually paid someone to do it for us in vector format in a bunch of variations. Come to think of it, I'm wondering why it is so blurry.. hrmm
#35 Moderator* - Reputation: 5344
Posted 30 January 2013 - 11:34 AM
I don't think it reeks of programmer art. I think a calligraphic "G" is perhaps a bit "out of place" (calligraphy + technology + game development... which one is the odd one out?), but I don't think it's terribly out of place, and it's become an iconic symbol of this site. Besides, it's made finding the g-spot easy... (I just had to link to that xkcd)
Unless people can point out very specific things that aren't great or other (specific) ways to improve it, I think it's kind of a moot point to be making, in my opinion. And I can't make any specific critiques myself.
Edited by Cornstalks, 30 January 2013 - 11:37 AM.
[ I was ninja'd 71 times before I stopped counting a long time ago ] [ f.k.a. MikeTacular ] [ My Blog ] [ SWFer: Gaplessly looped MP3s in your Flash games ]
#36 Members - Reputation: 3503
Posted 30 January 2013 - 11:41 AM
It looks like they took the G and put it on top one of those standard photoshop template shiny button presets. https://www.google.com/search?q=shiny+button The one before that was the same, but with the bevel tool applied. The tilted 3D one, minus the reflection, looked great, and like more than 5 minutes of effort went into it.
The logo itself was good, but I think the current graphic of it at the top reeks of programmer art.
Damn, and we actually paid someone to do it for us in vector format in a bunch of variations. Come to think of it, I'm wondering why it is so blurry.. hrmm
edit: Why not... http://p3d.in/qWH61/wireonsmooth+spin
Edited by Daaark, 30 January 2013 - 12:20 PM.
#37 Senior Staff - Reputation: 4270
Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:27 PM
I liked this one the most out of the ones we had.. though I didn't use a bevel tool to make it. I created a heightmap and shaded it in a few areas and used photoshops lighting effect. Then layered it with some internal reflective layers. The G was actually formed by the negative space caused from two solid pieces that never actually touched.
http://archive.gamedev.net/www.gamedev.net/pics/themes/gdwhite_header/hdrmain-new4.png
At this point I'd love to see ideas that think entirely outside of the box and not make it a G at all.
Edited by Michael Tanczos, 30 January 2013 - 12:37 PM.
#38 Crossbones+ - Reputation: 3295
Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:45 PM
At this point I'd love to see ideas that think entirely outside of the box and not make it a G at all.
Maybe we should make a thread for a contest!
Beginner in Game Development? Read here.
Super Mario Bros clone tutorial written in XNA 4.0 [MonoGame, ANX, and MonoXNA] by Scott Haley
If you have found any of the posts helpful, please show your appreciation by clicking the up arrow on those posts
Spoiler
#39 Members - Reputation: 199
Posted 04 February 2013 - 03:51 PM
Considering the G been the site's logo since it started - http://public.gamedev.net/images/about/gdnetv1big.jpg - changing is kind of like asking McDonalds to change their iconic golden arches.
Also, I don't see how a logo can "declined[sic] the feeling of gamedev to a lower status" at all.
Oh man, I've been visiting here since ????, and not once did I EVER notice that big "G". It looks like it was ray-traced with fancy (at the time) reflection and everything! (Povray?) Not sure why but I kind of miss that old site layout.
The current stands out quite nicely, though, I like it.
Edited by Tebriel, 04 February 2013 - 03:52 PM.
