bigwow
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Is Lisa Stansfield doing the theme tune for it?
'Fraid I wouldn't have anything like that on my boat. Looks a bit corporate, sort of thing given away free in a magazine.
Henry just a personal opinion but I don't think a white background will stand out when flying next to all the white clutter such as radomes and TV aerials on a white radar arch on a white boat although it might stand out better on a raggie mast
Your eye would be drawn to the colourful globe.
Clearly there isn't quite the ybw love out there I was expecting ! In many ways the response thus far is good in so far as the design was intended to promote the forum very directly, possibly too directly
I have no problem in taking constructive comments by the way so don't worry about upsetting me. Design isn't a right or wrong thing. Just as case of finding the right mood. Given the tone of the thread so far I've been leaning in a particular direction. I have a couple of ideas. One a variation on this logo, another totally different.
Henry
Your eye would be drawn to the colourful globe.
Clearly there isn't quite the ybw love out there I was expecting ! In many ways the response thus far is good in so far as the design was intended to promote the forum very directly, possibly too directly
I have no problem in taking constructive comments by the way so don't worry about upsetting me. Design isn't a right or wrong thing. Just as case of finding the right mood. Given the tone of the thread so far I've been leaning in a particular direction. I have a couple of ideas. One a variation on this logo, another totally different.
Henry
A bit of background to the design.
I'm not trying to replace or compete with the mouse. As a "club" burgee we have the mouse and that is final. Cast in stone. What I was after was a bright and quite noticeable flag which stood out and inspired people to ask "what's that?" If they weren't aware of the forum.
90% of club burgees seem to be on a blue background, the white one will stand out. It's not intended to be embroidered but screen printed so what you see is what you will get including the shading. It is intended to be a cheaper item to buy than the embroidered mouse.
The design obviously reflects the fact that it's a world wide Internet forum, I think the cursor is quite central to the design.
As I say I've purposely not tried to "compete" with the mouse and you need to see it as serving a different purpose.
Henry
It was never difficult as a few thousand folk will tell you. Send money and tell me where to send the flag to.
If you cannot do that, then maybe it is to complicated for you.
Right then. This is what I was thinking for a general ybw forum pennant / sticker to run alongside the mouse burgee.
What do you think ?
Henry
Henry, you're reinventing the wheel, there is an existing design which most people seem to like, the problem is the distribution and the price.
the general mood was that quality was lacking and needed bringing back up to speed.
I do think you ought to canvas opinion on that from people who've actually bought one. I think a lot of people have jumped to conclusions from one dodgy photo taken on a mobile phone outside the Post Office.
Obviously I'm biassed, but I think the utility of the Liverpool burgee (proper flag material, larger and bolder sewing that's visible from a distance, etc) trades off well against the finer embroidery and heavy fabric of the Haydn burgee. I own one of each, and while I would happily pick the Haydn original for a glass case in the imaginary club bar, it's the Liverpool one that I hoist up the mast on a day-to-day basis.
Pete
Ribbing aside, I'd certainly have the car stickers if they were of the mouse.
As far as the new design, I think I agree with the others, re the white background, have you tried a colour to soften the image? The white makes it seem a little stark against the green. Maybe some off white shade?
I can appreciate that it is difficult to come up with a design compromise that suits the manufacturing process, the price point you likely envisage; and satisfy a very discerning crowd that want quality and taste for one and thruppence hapenny.