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There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an optioUSA n.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

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Also please note: to ensure a fair vote, only one version of each design is included. Your vote for a particular design will count for all variations on that design.

I'm expecting that an official coin graphic will be created from whichever logo is chosen, so no need to add them to the vote.

If anyone has some free time, it'd be great to see mockups of all 10 candidate logos as coins.

I feel like people are going to just vote for whichever one looks "coolest" and thus pick number 6. But I don't think it best represents DRK and is somewhat shortchanging the project. Darkcoin has a lot of innovation going on in all areas of cryptocurrency, not just privacy. DRK is clever and sophisticated. Thus, the logo needs to be clever and sophisticated. Some of the other choices much better exemplify this, but won't win. Maybe that's okay though, as the logo's purpose is more just to be appealing to the average person than fully embodying what the coin is.

I vote 6 also, but I'm not going for it as the coolest. I think it looks sophisticated, smart, and also edgy. DarkCoin is a cool coin clever and sophisticated as you say, but it's also has that slight edge, slightly almost underground feel to it due to DarkSend and other innovations.

What ones do you prefer watuba?

I guess it could be seen as sophisticated, and definitely edgy. I just think it also looks a little "young" and less trustworthy. I actually like number 8 now for the reasons stated above. It's certainly not as cool or "edgy" as number 6, but it's safe, clever, and still appealing. If I were going to ten different companies to entrust my wealth with, I would pick number 8 or 2 far ahead of the others. Then maybe 4 as a distant 3rd place.

The young or cool look doesn't seem to bother anyone for other currencies (e.g. Doge). However, I feel that the #6 looks rather professional and sophisticated. You say that everybody will go for the look, but so are the consumers, the packaging makes the product more appealing.

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Quote from: Kai Proctor on April 06, 2014, 01:32:29 PM

Proposed selection of logo candidates

The vote will happen tomorrow, so if the selection in the following thread is missing your favourite, please let me know:

https://www.darkcointalk.org/threads/proposed-selection-of-logo-candidates-for-voting.216/

I do like community engagement, but sometimes views are important but executive decisions are needed.

You need to pull off the trick of seeking views, ensuring people remain engaged regardless of the outcome, but make an executive decision as a small group with an appointed lead, Evan, taking on recommendations from the selected group.

There are a group of people that have a vision for this coin, some can see some roadblocks and others can consider the long-term opportunities.

Every large company works in small units. Running important decisions that have lasting strategic consequences through open voting will get you numerous split views and no real overriding results that everyone can live with.

Just my view.

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Quote from: TanteStefana on April 06, 2014, 02:18:12 PM

Proposed selection of logo candidates

The vote will happen tomorrow, so if the selection in the following thread is missing your favourite, please let me know:

https://www.darkcointalk.org/threads/proposed-selection-of-logo-candidates-for-voting.216/

N°6 for me Cheesy

I felt the same way but then slept on it a couple of days and now number 2 is really growing on me.

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Having a public voting poll for which logo best fits DRK is sort of like having a voting poll for which girl should date a certain guy in question. So you have 10 pictures of women. The hottest looking girl is probably going to get the most votes. But let's say we know the dude, and what might fit him best. And while there's only so much you can infer from these 10 pictures, you can pick up on little details like how much makeup they wear, their clothing, style etc, and make a somewhat educated guess on which woman would actually be the best fit for the dude. I feel like in this case, the people who know DRK the best, ie the developers/people who are good at branding, should be doing the voting. Anyone else is just going to vote for the hottest looking logo, which may not be the best for long term success.

If you look at some modern logos, DropBox, Cisco, Pandora... these aren't the "coolest" looking logos. They're appealing and professional, but also fit the the companies like a glove. Some careful thought from the executives who really understand the company went into that.

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Quote from: Terzo on April 06, 2014, 12:20:54 PM

Is it true, that at the moment 79,9% of the DARKCOINS are instamined (in the devs wallets) And this "Block reward": 2222222/(((Difficulty+2600)/9)^2)d is made to f..ck the ordinary miner ??

There was a mistake made in the beginning, you can read all about it here:
https://www.darkcointalk.org/threads/the-birth-of-darkcoin.162/

In the end, yes about 1.7 million was mined in the first 24 hours, mind by whomever was there, not one person. But please read the background. If this bothers you, so be it

I think it's important to argue the fact that even if there was this distribution ratio none of the early adopters would hurt the price by dumping evident after this period of time since. People are in it because of usage not quick buck

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Quote from: Terzo on April 06, 2014, 12:20:54 PM

Is it true, that at the moment 79,9% of the DARKCOINS are instamined (in the devs wallets) And this "Block reward": 2222222/(((Difficulty+2600)/9)^2)d is made to f..ck the ordinary miner ??

There was a mistake made in the beginning, you can read all about it here:
https://www.darkcointalk.org/threads/the-birth-of-darkcoin.162/

In the end, yes about 1.7 million was mined in the first 24 hours, mind by whomever was there, not one person. But please read the background. If this bothers you, so be it

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Quote from: LimLims on April 06, 2014, 02:10:58 PM

I feel like people are going to just vote for whichever one looks "coolest" and thus pick number 6. But I don't think it best represents DRK and is somewhat shortchanging the project. Darkcoin has a lot of innovation going on in all areas of cryptocurrency, not just privacy. DRK is clever and sophisticated. Thus, the logo needs to be clever and sophisticated. Some of the other choices much better exemplify this, but won't win. Maybe that's okay though, as the logo's purpose is more just to be appealing to the average person than fully embodying what the coin is.

I actually think the logo's purpose is somewhat deeper. One aspect that I believe is crucial to Darkcoin's survival (once source is released) is remaining competitive against a carefully branded clone that intentionally avoids any of the "Dark" baggage. If we were to go open source right now I believe we'd be wide open to being completely dominated by a "light"-branded clone with strong marketing. Look at how well Hirocoin did in mere weeks, and it doesn't even have Darksend. Selecting an accessible, mainstream logo that avoids any dark connotations and doing some major work on branding reduces the scope for this.

I completely agree. But, as I said above, I think the purpose will get lost in the masses voting just based on what looks cool.

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Quote from: mattmct on April 06, 2014, 01:59:32 PM

I feel like people are going to just vote for whichever one looks "coolest" and thus pick number 6. But I don't think it best represents DRK and is somewhat shortchanging the project. Darkcoin has a lot of innovation going on in all areas of cryptocurrency, not just privacy. DRK is clever and sophisticated. Thus, the logo needs to be clever and sophisticated. Some of the other choices much better exemplify this, but won't win. Maybe that's okay though, as the logo's purpose is more just to be appealing to the average person than fully embodying what the coin is.

I actually think the logo's purpose is somewhat deeper. One aspect that I believe is crucial to Darkcoin's survival (once source is released) is remaining competitive against a carefully branded clone that intentionally avoids any of the "Dark" baggage. If we were to go open source right now I believe we'd be wide open to being completely dominated by a "light"-branded clone with strong marketing. Look at how well Hirocoin did in mere weeks, and it doesn't even have Darksend. Selecting an accessible, mainstream logo that avoids any dark connotations and doing some major work on branding reduces the scope for this.

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There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an optioUSA n.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

Quote

Also please note: to ensure a fair vote, only one version of each design is included. Your vote for a particular design will count for all variations on that design.

I'm expecting that an official coin graphic will be created from whichever logo is chosen, so no need to add them to the vote.

If anyone has some free time, it'd be great to see mockups of all 10 candidate logos as coins.

I feel like people are going to just vote for whichever one looks "coolest" and thus pick number 6. But I don't think it best represents DRK and is somewhat shortchanging the project. Darkcoin has a lot of innovation going on in all areas of cryptocurrency, not just privacy. DRK is clever and sophisticated. Thus, the logo needs to be clever and sophisticated. Some of the other choices much better exemplify this, but won't win. Maybe that's okay though, as the logo's purpose is more just to be appealing to the average person than fully embodying what the coin is.

I vote 6 also, but I'm not going for it as the coolest. I think it looks sophisticated, smart, and also edgy. DarkCoin is a cool coin clever and sophisticated as you say, but it's also has that slight edge, slightly almost underground feel to it due to DarkSend and other innovations.

What ones do you prefer watuba?

I guess it could be seen as sophisticated, and definitely edgy. I just think it also looks a little "young" and less trustworthy. I actually like number 8 now for the reasons stated above. It's certainly not as cool or "edgy" as number 6, but it's safe, clever, and still appealing. If I were going to ten different companies to entrust my wealth with, I would pick number 8 or 2 far ahead of the others. Then maybe 4 as a distant 3rd place.

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There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an option.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

Quote

Also please note: to ensure a fair vote, only one version of each design is included. Your vote for a particular design will count for all variations on that design.

I'm expecting that an official coin graphic will be created from whichever logo is chosen, so no need to add them to the vote.

If anyone has some free time, it'd be great to see mockups of all 10 candidate logos as coins.

I feel like people are going to just vote for whichever one looks "coolest" and thus pick number 6. But I don't think it best represents DRK and is somewhat shortchanging the project. Darkcoin has a lot of innovation going on in all areas of cryptocurrency, not just privacy. DRK is clever and sophisticated. Thus, the logo needs to be clever and sophisticated. Some of the other choices much better exemplify this, but won't win. Maybe that's okay though, as the logo's purpose is more just to be appealing to the average person than fully embodying what the coin is.

I vote 6 also, but I'm not going for it as the coolest. I think it looks sophisticated, smart, and also edgy. DarkCoin is a cool coin clever and sophisticated as you say, but it's also has that slight edge, slightly almost underground feel to it due to DarkSend and other innovations.

What ones do you prefer watuba?

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There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an option.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

Quote

Also please note: to ensure a fair vote, only one version of each design is included. Your vote for a particular design will count for all variations on that design.

I'm expecting that an official coin graphic will be created from whichever logo is chosen, so no need to add them to the vote.

If anyone has some free time, it'd be great to see mockups of all 10 candidate logos as coins.

Awesome, cheers for clarifying that Lims.

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There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an option.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

Quote

Also please note: to ensure a fair vote, only one version of each design is included. Your vote for a particular design will count for all variations on that design.

I'm expecting that an official coin graphic will be created from whichever logo is chosen, so no need to add them to the vote.

If anyone has some free time, it'd be great to see mockups of all 10 candidate logos as coins.

I feel like people are going to just vote for whichever one looks "coolest" and thus pick number 6. But I don't think it best represents DRK and is somewhat shortchanging the project. Darkcoin has a lot of innovation going on in all areas of cryptocurrency, not just privacy. DRK is clever and sophisticated. Thus, the logo needs to be clever and sophisticated. Some of the other choices much better exemplify this, but won't win. Maybe that's okay though, as the logo's purpose is more just to be appealing to the average person than fully embodying what the coin is.

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Quote from: Kai Proctor on April 06, 2014, 01:43:48 PM

There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an option.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

Quote

Also please note: to ensure a fair vote, only one version of each design is included. Your vote for a particular design will count for all variations on that design.

I'm expecting that an official coin graphic will be created from whichever logo is chosen, so no need to add them to the vote.

If anyone has some free time, it'd be great to see mockups of all 10 candidate logos as coins.

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Proposed selection of logo candidates

The vote will happen tomorrow, so if the selection in the following thread is missing your favourite, please let me know:

https://www.darkcointalk.org/threads/proposed-selection-of-logo-candidates-for-voting.216/

There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an option.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

I think that's the goal, the "D" of the logo selected will be used for the coin design.

+1. If that's the case, awesome. I guess that makes sense lol. Was just worried for a while.

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Quote from: splawik21 on April 06, 2014, 01:33:16 PM

Proposed selection of logo candidates

The vote will happen tomorrow, so if the selection in the following thread is missing your favourite, please let me know:

https://www.darkcointalk.org/threads/proposed-selection-of-logo-candidates-for-voting.216/

There NEEDs to be one extra added to this.

Using the current logo #1....BUT with the new "D" from #6. Evan posted a quick mock up of it a few pages back. Who made the current logo? we need to contact him to get him to correctly swap out for the new D from #6. That with the written "DARKCOIN" is perfect in my mind, and needs to be an option.

I personally think #6 is awesome. But feel we also need a "coin" .. throw at D on the existing darkcoin Cool

I think that's the goal, the "D" of the logo selected will be used for the coin design.

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I was also stuck on a block syncing in the wallet also. It was zooming through the last 6 days of sync, got stuck for 5 mins, then seemed to clear. (using latest wallet)

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this one is the best of all
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Synchro problem, redownloaded the wallet from 1st page, deleted everything in %appdata% except wallet.dat ..... after 5 minutes of blockchain synchro the wallet is synchronized 100%

WORKS !

Yes, I prefer that.

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