I should add, this icon here is of course, an ICON. An icon should only be used to represent a computer program, not as a logo for a concept, product etc.
So ideally we need a logo LIKE the "bitcoin" logo we all know, but made suitable for logo usage etc.
I've been doing some designs and I thought I'd share a few with you...
They're all very simple and basic, I could design much fancier, but a lot of people have said they like the coin, they want to keep a coin design, and to keep it simple...
First design:
Orange ringed coin, with golden B in middle (Note, all these designs use the new Ƀ; they can of course be changed to use
BTC)
http://i.minus.com/j3svuiCm6EiUP.jpgDesign 2:
Solid-range pancake-inspired coin, with again the yellow coin in the middle with a simple cutout design. (I'm not so fond of this but a few people I've asked like it.)
http://i.minus.com/jbyNTPYFlAQrlN.jpgDesign 3:
A reverse of the first design, but with a thinner outer line.
http://i.minus.com/jgOxWilfb3zqL.jpgAnd finally, my personal favourite, design 4:
A variation on design 3, but with a line of dots instead of a solid stroke. This makes the resemblance to a coin stronger, but not distracting from the fundamental point of the design.
http://i.minus.com/jqMsETLYz2nIQ.jpg-----------------------------
What's your thoughts people? Are they all horrible, are any jumping out at you as good? Would you like design
n with changes? Or should I go away and do a whole new design, not talking about eh coin at all, like Timbas has done? Your thoughts please...
I've deliberately kept the logo's simple; a logo shouldn't be complex and multi-coloured etc. The best logos, (e.g Nike or Apple, or Starbucks etc.) are all one-colour, and fairly simple. I'm keeping to that maxim. Once I get the feeling of you all and I've got a single-pcolour design a lot of people seem happy with, I'll knock up proper place settings, like the "accepted here" pictures, and the monochromes etc for people to use, and what not...
And thanks for the tip btw gyrsur (if that was you. That's the trouble with anonymity!!), very appreciated.
Once I have a solid design people seem to like, I'll post this all in a new thread so it doesn't distract from this, but in the mean time, if you like, 1EUGrS4nRKpTtMrfbwwq4EziYpVCF8vym6.
Thanks