UNOFFICIAL logo and background poll (large images included)

[draqon]

Mars Sucks​

no it does not.

 

[Nickelodeon]

Yes it does.

 

[draqon]

Yes it does.

cant hide from me

 

[Meanwhile]

Invert_nexus:

Meanwhile: Huh? Did I, Nexus_Invert, call you a longwinded bore?

I was just trying to puzzle out what you meant by 'Funny how I seem to invoke in you a reminder of yourself.' This was said in some way attached to the idea of minimalism...

...and how I claimed that your earlier parody of a sciforums logo contribution wasn't minimalistic.

Hold on a sec. You did not initially recognize my logo-header as a "parody" but jumped the gun on it a few posts up when members started to seriously want to consider it as a suitable candidate, and it was then, Invert, upon your first remark of it, that you had to, it seems to me, purposefully knock it out of the ring by discrediting it as an unacceptable full-fledged entry—any mention of it being a parody? why the image of kids? or rather, suddenly, it was my contribution that you instantly broadcasted as "inappropriate", the "wrong look", and that you outright "hated" it—with no questions asked. And then, after you had to explain yourself cuz I asked, then you introduced minimalism as an excuse and the fact that it wasn't minimalistic because you happen to like minimalism even though every other goddamn entry thus presented hadn't been minimalistic at all! So why pick on me to not abide by your criteria of how design should or should not "look"? Let's not mince words around, Invert—as you're prone to doing a little bit too often around me—you did not want it (me) holding court! Or so it seemed to me.

[...] I could only assume that you, in some way, were claiming that I wasn't being minimalistic (this would be the 'reminder of myself'). The only sense I could make of this would be that you would be referring to my voluminous writing style. (Even though I am far less wordy these days than once upon a time.) Thus 'longwinded bore'. Of course, this would also sort of fly in the face of earlier statements you've made about my 'writing talent'. But, that's the way things go some times.

Blah blah blah blah. :‍roll eyes‍:

Invert_nexus: It's easy to put up contributions as sarcasm, eh? That way you can say, "I didn't mean it anyway" if people don't like them.

But I did say that. Immediately:

imaplanck.: I like that.

Meanwhile: But… but… you're not suppose to! I was trying to annoy…

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Invert_nexus: Why didn't you create a real contribution to the forum?

As a matter of fact, I began a preliminary draft on a logo idea I had—a wheel divided in 7; 7 for the seven subcategory forums. But I couldn't fit it in a banner at the time—I got bored with it. Then, later on, I tried working on a banner but nothing much clicked. So later on still I tried sarcasm. Then, after someone suggested using real scientists instead of the kids, and after my spasm of scoffing at the notion of working on another's idea, I calmed down and took a look at the picture submitted and thought hey I can work with that—so I did. However, the whole thing went through several revisions, including the most recent one from this afternoon (you reminded me that I had indeed been toying with the idea of submitting a serious piece for the forum.)

Invert_nexus: Also, in the second one with people standing in line, it was more like a bunch of proles standing in line to get into the Oprah show or something similar.

No, they were meant to be the antithesis of the sage kids—German punks. But I will admit that I compromised these two pieces because I didn't feel like combing the web for the images I really had in mind…

Invert_nexus: As to your new designs... Well. They look... professional, I suppose. But, they're no more serious of a design for the forum than the first attempts.

Why is it that when Gendanken writes, or Satyr, or Xev, or Tiassa, or Lucysnow, or even Dr. Lunatic, their level of expertise—and they do write with skill and command—why is it that they are never degraded as "professionals"? Somehow, "professional" sounds like a species with manicures best kept locked up in a cubicle, only visited during office hours. I detest the word.

 

[invert_nexus]

Hold on a sec. You did not initially recognize my logo-header as a "parody" but jumped the gun on it a few posts up when members started to seriously want to consider it as a suitable candidate

Wrong. I had already read that you weren't serious about it before I ever posted.

r rather, suddenly, it was my contribution that you instantly broadcasted as "inappropriate", the "wrong look", and that you outright "hated" it—with no questions asked.

I don't know about 'suddenly'.... I just saw it. Didn't like it. Said so.
No questions asked? What questions were there to ask?

And then, after you had to explain yourself cuz I asked, then you introduced minimalism as an excuse and the fact that it wasn't minimalistic because you happen to like minimalism even though every other goddamn entry thus presented hadn't been minimalistic at all!

First. You didn't ask. You gave me shit saying that I didn't read the thread or whatever and that you weren't serious about your contribution. I then said that I knew you weren't serious but I said I didn't like it anyway.

And look! Pseud0 liked it... obviously.
It almost got chosen!

As to the other contributions being nonminimalistic?
They seemed pretty minimal to me. Just a simple logo. No flashing lights. No extravagant colors. No pictures. Etc... They were all just simple white logos. Mostly.

So why pick on me to not abide by your criteria of how design should or should not "look"?

Yours was the one with the photos...

Let's not mince words around, Invert—as you're prone to doing a little bit too often around me—you did not want it (me) holding court! Or so it seemed to me.

Uhm. No.
'Hold court' all you want. Don't let me stop you.

But I did say that. Immediately:

I know.

As a matter of fact, I began a preliminary draft on a logo idea I had—a wheel divided in 7

I like that. That's nice. Too bad it's too late.

The other one is cool too, but I still don't like the photo. Hell, if I had my way, the Earth would go too....

Why is it that when Gendanken writes, or Satyr, or Xev, or Tiassa, or Lucysnow, or even Dr. Lunatic, their level of expertise—and they do write with skill and command—why is it that they are never degraded as "professionals"? Somehow, "professional" sounds like a species with manicures best kept locked up in a cubicle, only visited during office hours. I detest the word.

Well. That's your problem. I called it 'professional' because they did look professional.
But, they were dicks.
I wasn't insulting or degrading you.

Hugs?

 

[Mr Anonymous]

I wasn't insulting or degrading you.

I was.

 

[Pete]

Nice. What's the significance of the background "DG"s?

 

[Meanwhile]

Nice. What's the significance of the background "DG"s?

watermark.

anonymous -- go fly a kite.

nexus -- i shall get back to you.

 

[Nickelodeon]

I don't like the current Earth backround.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

anonymous -- go fly a kite.

With you around, that never becomes a taxing activity, old fellow....

 

[Nickelodeon]

A kite would make a cool logo.

 

[geodesic]

Well. That's your problem. I called it 'professional' because they did look professional.

Indeed. It's simple, bears no real relation to what it's supposed to represent, and could have been designed by a two year-old.

...or was that not what you meant?