IDEA: Logo wanted

[s0l1dsnak3123]

Hey everybody,
Is anybody round here an artist? Could anybody make me a logo for my website? my website is:

http://s0l1d.galekus.com

It's PHP nuke if you wondered (I think it is a little obvious due to the tell-tale layout)

You can just go wild really, but I would like it either really kinda computery/nerdy/techy or really modern and minimalist. The logo must be banner shaped and sized and should simply say 's0l1d' And and icon. I would like it if I got that Icon seperate with a transparent background seperately too, but that is not essential.
thanks in advance,
s0l1d

[prosayist]

hello s0l1dsnak3123,
I'm round here and I'm an artist. I could make a logo for:

http://s0l1d.galekus.com/

Yes, I wondered (wasn't obvious to me)

"banner shaped and sized" = 468X60?
any requests for icon?
anything besides 's0l1d' ? (e.g., slogan)
anything else?

thanks,
-Dan

[s0l1dsnak3123]

"banner shaped and sized" = 468X60?

yes

any requests for icon?

yes, keep it modern and easy to read and undestand. Maybe you could make the Icon to the left, and then have the word s0l1d to the right, so it it easier to seperate.

anything besides 's0l1d' ?

errmm nope, but instead of writing s0l1d, make it s0l1d.co.uk - as I am hoping to get a domain for it.

many thanks,

s0l1d 

P.s Yes I know that my site is down at the moment, my host just switched servers and I lost my data in the process... so I'll have to start again... 

[prosayist]

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Are you still looking for this?

I presume you're in the tedious process of website development and copying your backed up files to the new servers

Will you have any colors in mind?
  (blue/grey theme, red site with white trim, yellow and darker yellow, pink and green, black and white, earthtones... )

s0l1d or S0L1D?

I'm thinking you specialize in game hosting
  (yes, no?)

A little input goes a long way
  (.. but a little more goes even further.)

"kinda computery/nerdy/techy or really modern and minimalist"
  (-vague)

picture of a computer? 
picture of a nerd?
nerd holding a solid computer?

minimalist as in just a black 'S' inside a black '0'?
modern as in funky colors (pink? teal? purple? orange?) with geometric designs?
just black/white?
sharp designs or smooth designs? (angles and squares or curves and ellipses?)

"You can just go wild really.. "
Does this mean that I have to think of how you want to represent yourself as a web hosting professional?
Do I also need to choose the colors?
What if I pick the wrong ones and "you hate orange!" or "green doesn't go with your buttons"?

Web hosting is a hard thing to depict especially if you aren't more specific.

Many companies simply incorporate their domain name into their logo (securing the domain name BEFORE designing the site is generally very beneficial), some use a generic picture of a computer (e.g.), still others use various forms of geometric shapes representing:

a) the initials of their name
2) some aspect of their hosting features (or something)
D) just some cool shape

It would be real nice if I could know what you have to offer, what you want to convey etc. (see above) in order to provide you with a suitable logo.

                                                                               

[s0l1dsnak3123]

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My host recently changed servers and I lost all my hard work!

Are you still looking for this?

Yes I am

Will you have any colors in mind?
  (blue/grey theme, red site with white trim, yellow and darker yellow, pink and green, black and white, earthtones... )

Blue and red, green and black, or a white and coffee colour... you decide which... as my website was completely wiped I've had to start again, so you decide.

s0l1d or S0L1D?

s0l1d - all lowercase

I'm thinking you specialize in game hosting
  (yes, no?)

no, I am a programmer and a musician.

"kinda computery/nerdy/tetchy or really modern and minimalist"
  (-vague)

Sorry if this was too vague. I didn't want to tell you exactly what to do as I know artists like to let their imagination flow... like jazz music 
I was thinking of a simplistic, flowing design, maybe a fire to the right turning into a ball towards the left (like a ball of wool, not like a ball of fire) and the name in front of it. just easy to look at, but with an underlying meaning.

picture of a computer? 
picture of a nerd?
nerd holding a solid computer?

LOL neither 

sharp designs or smooth designs? (angles and squares or curves and ellipses?)

curves preferred.

"You can just go wild really.. "
Does this mean that I have to think of how you want to represent yourself as a web hosting professional?

I meant it as "use your imagination... be creative"

Do I also need to choose the colors?

if you wish

What if I pick the wrong ones and "you hate orange!" or "green doesn't go with your buttons"?

since my website is still in development as of now, you can do any scheme you wish and I'll edit my website to match with your logo...  I know this is an odd way of doing it, but I'm bad with colour schemes, so if I get my website built around your logo, the scheme will look good 

Web hosting is a hard thing to depict especially if you aren't more specific.

1] I'm not a host as i mentioned above
2] I understand that its hard to depict something if you aren't specific... but what I'm trying to tell my audience is that my website is:
a] user friendly
b] good quality
c] nice to look at

Many companies simply incorporate their domain name into their logo (securing the domain name BEFORE designing the site is generally very beneficial), some use a generic picture of a computer (e.g.), still others use various forms of geometric shapes representing:
a) the initials of their name
2) some aspect of their hosting features (or something)
D) just some cool shape

D] sounds cool I mentioned something like that above

It would be real nice if I could know what you have to offer, what you want to convey etc. (see above) in order to provide you with a suitable logo.

see above

I hope I have made things more clear to you 

s0l1d

P.s domain name is on it's way.

[prosayist]

I am a programmer and a musician.

Sorry; I don't know how I got the idea you were into game hosting

I didn't want to tell you exactly what to do as I know artists like to let their imagination flow... like jazz music. I was thinking of a simplistic, flowing design,...

Thanks for not telling me "exactly what to do" but thanks even more for providing input as to what you have in mind.

maybe a fire to the right turning into a ball towards the left (like a ball of wool, not like a ball of fire) and the name in front of it.

Could you elaborate on the 'ball of wool'? I don't think I've ever seen one of those
(like a steel scrubbing pad? bundle of sheep fur? skein of yarn?)

just easy to look at, but with an underlying meaning.

excellent, that's precisely the design guidelines for any logo 
Would you be willing to disclose the 'underlying meaning'? Doing so may help me better understand how it needs to look.

I know this is an odd way of doing it

That's great, I'm not like everybody else either

what I'm trying to tell my audience is that my website is:
a] user friendly
b] good quality
c] nice to look at

Lastly, what do you intend to do with your website?
      (sell programs? give programs? do programming?
        display your music? sell music?
        have a community of some sort a la PHPNuke?
        are you looking to use this site for your resume?
        all of the above?
                  something else entirely?)
Who is your audience?

Of course you want them to know the above 3 characteristics but you also want them to know that (for example) if they need a custom song created they can call on you or (for example again) if they need a custom program, you also offer that or (for example yet again) if they just want to download some cool stuff and talk with some like-minded individuals they've come to the right place.

Maybe I really don't need to know what it is your selling/displaying/sharing/doing but I would certainly appreciate as much information as you can give. Especially the 'ball of wool' thing and the 'underlying meaning' thereof.

Sorry if I presented myself as rude, crude, crass, demanding, demeaning, sarcastic or mad before. Reading my previous post I can see how it might have been construed in that manner but it wasn't intended as such. You don't seem to have taken offense to it but, if you did, please accept my apology.

Good start!
thanks,
-Dan

[s0l1dsnak3123]

Could you elaborate on the 'ball of wool'? I don't think I've ever seen one of those
(like a steel scrubbing pad? bundle of sheep fur? skein of yarn?)

I was imagining some flames encircling each other randomly in the shape of a ball kinda like a steel wool (I'm guessing its the same as a steel scrubbing pad.).

[EDIT]

In fact a better way to describe it is as three flames (one left, one right, and one above) licking round a transparent ball.

[END EDIT]

Would you be willing to disclose the 'underlying meaning'? Doing so may help me better understand how it needs to look.

ermmm... I'm not sure what it is yet... probably just quality software for computer literate and non-computer literate people alike. If there is any help needed, this website is a pillar to support you... that old chestnut 

Lastly, what do you intend to do with your website?
       (sell programs? give programs? do programming?
        display your music? sell music?
        have a community of some sort a la PHPNuke?
        are you looking to use this site for your resume?
        all of the above?
                   something else entirely?)
Who is your audience?

give programs, do programming, display my music, community.
(p.s what do you mean by using my site as resume? I don't know what that means... )
my audience is anybody who likes to listen to good music and  play free games and use free software... and like the community spirit too

if they need a custom program, you also offer that or (for example yet again) if they just want to download some cool stuff and talk with some like-minded individuals they've come to the right place.

yes definitely those two. Also if they are bored and want to have a good healthy chat with likeminded, happy, and polite people then this is the place.

Maybe I really don't need to know what it is your selling/displaying/sharing/doing but I would certainly appreciate as much information as you can give.

Well I am in the progress of making an IDE for a games programming language called DBC (if you want more info go to http://thegamecreators.com) in visual basic. An IDE is an interface with which programmers can make there games and applications in a handy environment where everything they need is in one program. The things they need are a syntax editor, an IRC client, an email client, a web browser, a media browser, an import / exporter and so on...
I also like to mix music with Sony ACID... but I'm not very good. I am better at playing music than I am at composing it. I am at grade 4 in classical guitar and grade 2 in tenor horn.

I guess thats about it

Sorry if I presented myself as rude, crude, crass, demanding, demeaning, sarcastic or mad before. Reading my previous post I can see how it might have been construed in that manner but it wasn't intended as such. You don't seem to have taken offense to it but, if you did, please accept my apology.

What?!? I never detected any of that... there is no need to worry I never even noticed 

[prosayist]

I was imagining some flames encircling each other randomly in the shape of a ball kinda like a steel wool (I'm guessing its the same as a steel scrubbing pad.)... In fact a better way to describe it is as three flames (one left, one right, and one above) licking round a transparent ball.

good explanation, I get it.

(all of the above)

good deal; guess I know more about your goals than I think

what do you mean by using my site as resume? I don't know what that means

traditionally, when applying for a job, one would present the prospective employer with a typewritten page outlining work history, skills, objectives et cetera. Websites are another medium for accomplishing the same goal. just one example of many.. another one(Create Your Own Resume web site?)

that's all for now, I'll post again here soon

Oh, one more thing;
is the 468x60 size crucial or may it be smaller? a little picture of fire and a five letter word would leave an awful lot of blank space.

thanks,
-Dan

[s0l1dsnak3123]

is the 468x60 size crucial or may it be smaller? a little picture of fire and a five letter word would leave an awful lot of blank space.

That was the case, but as I am starting my site from scratch... make it any size you feel