Vote for a Matroska Logo!!

Atamido · 5th October 2003, 23:20

With the Matroska tools all getting very mature and well test, it is finally time to decide on an official logo. Several months ago, the logos were mostly narrowed down to three basic designs, but the team was divided on which to choose. So, the Matroska team would like to hear from everyone at Doom9, which logo you like the most.

Keep in mind some of the requirements for a logo:

* Must be able to be displayed in black and white for silkscreening on things such as a DVD player.

* Must not contain gradients as it looks bad most of the time and is hard to reproduce. "Gradient = slowly transitioning from one color to another."

* It must easily fit in a square, for use in icons and such.

* Must be easily distinguishable. IE, if it looks like the McDonalds big yellow "M", that is no good.

* It should not violate any laws. If it looks like another trademarked logo, its no good.

* Simplicity is good.

Without further wait, here it is.

Emp3r0r · 6th October 2003, 00:46

None of them look good, although the third one could almost work, keep trying.

Animaniac · 6th October 2003, 07:46

The third one since it actually says Matroska and it holds true to the basic premise behind the format (nesing dolls and extensibility). A logo whithout the name would not be very useful for people unfamiliar with the format.

sillKotscha · 6th October 2003, 09:28

you have my vote for 'cosmic'

cheers Sill

unplugged · 6th October 2003, 09:43

Quote:

Originally posted by Animaniac
A logo whithout the name would not be very useful for people unfamiliar with the format.

Yes, I think the same thing, the name needs spreading.
The logo only solution its for well known standards, I think.

Tuning · 6th October 2003, 09:53

The first logo of 3Dolls looked beautiful in the DVD player view.And name of the format makes it good => Other Audio/Video/disc Logos also had a name on it...

Tuning

Candock · 6th October 2003, 12:03

they are all pain in my eyes
but the least worst is number three!

(especially the dvd view)

Balm · 6th October 2003, 12:34

Cosmic!

Cu Balm

Atamido · 6th October 2003, 15:29

Quote:

Originally posted by Animaniac
The third one since it actually says Matroska

Technically they would all have the name under them, but I only posted what I had on hand. They are all concept drawings and aren't the final logos. Once a better idea of what people want is had, more work will be done on them.

Latexxx · 6th October 2003, 15:30

Maybe adding "Matroska" to the cosmic logo would be ideal. I voted for Cosmic.

mf · 6th October 2003, 21:03

The pain... THE PAIN!!

(I voted for "make the pain stop", but if this vote comes to a draw between two of the logos (same amount of votes), then count mine for the dolls. It's the one that actually makes sense and looks rather nice.)

Neo Neko · 6th October 2003, 21:09

Here are two different quick treatments of the cosmic logo. There are some other things that can be done as well to turn it into a more identifiable and complete logo.

toraneko · 7th October 2003, 15:54

I don't really like any of the three.

but I'd like to know why on earth in the last one "matroska" is written in Japanese's katakana ??
it is a Russian word, so write it in cyrilic, as on the official webpage !! ("ìàòð¸øêà". something more like "matrioshka")

toraneko · 7th October 2003, 15:55

seems like I can't write in cyrilic here...

oh well... take a look here

SeeMoreDigital · 7th October 2003, 16:11

Well, I voted for the Dolls, because it displays the product name!

However, I've always liked the 'Cosmic' logo. So..... overall I prefer Neo Neko creations!

Sorry Pamel

Cheers

robUx4 · 7th October 2003, 17:09

Quote:

Originally posted by toraneko
I don't really like any of the three.

but I'd like to know why on earth in the last one "matroska" is written in Japanese's katakana ??
it is a Russian word, so write it in cyrilic, as on the official webpage !! ("ìàòð¸øêà". something more like "matrioshka")

That could be because the guy who made the logo is japanese

mf · 7th October 2003, 18:04

Quote:

Originally posted by toraneko
but I'd like to know why on earth in the last one "matroska" is written in Japanese's katakana ??
it is a Russian word, so write it in cyrilic, as on the official webpage !! ("ìàòð¸øêà". something more like "matrioshka")

That's cause the guy who made that logo has humor

.

Quote:

Originally posted by toraneko
seems like I can't write in cyrilic here...

Sure you can: матрёшка

Candock · 7th October 2003, 21:26

yeah, matroska in cyrillic would be very cool!
some kind of retro

Atamido · 8th October 2003, 02:18

Quote:

Originally posted by mf
[B]That's cause the guy who made that logo has humor

.

Or possibly the guy that made the list of logos has humor?

jjseth · 8th October 2003, 09:36

Neo-neko's second creation or Neo-neko creation with matroska in cyrilic

View Poll Results: Which logo do you like the most?
Cosmic	48	32.65%
MKV/A	11	7.48%
Dolls	74	50.34%
Make the pain stop.	14	9.52%
Voters: 147. You may not vote on this poll

5th October 2003, 23:20	#1 \| Link
Atamido Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 915	Vote for a Matroska Logo!! With the Matroska tools all getting very mature and well test, it is finally time to decide on an official logo. Several months ago, the logos were mostly narrowed down to three basic designs, but the team was divided on which to choose. So, the Matroska team would like to hear from everyone at Doom9, which logo you like the most. Keep in mind some of the requirements for a logo: * Must be able to be displayed in black and white for silkscreening on things such as a DVD player. * Must not contain gradients as it looks bad most of the time and is hard to reproduce. "Gradient = slowly transitioning from one color to another." * It must easily fit in a square, for use in icons and such. * Must be easily distinguishable. IE, if it looks like the McDonalds big yellow "M", that is no good. * It should not violate any laws. If it looks like another trademarked logo, its no good. * Simplicity is good. Without further wait, here it is.

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Emp3r0r Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 769	None of them look good, although the third one could almost work, keep trying. __________________ ChapterGrabber - add names to your chapters \| AtomSite - open source AtomPub server

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sillKotscha what's this for? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 993	you have my vote for 'cosmic' cheers Sill __________________ latest mix sets: http://soundcloud.com/sill

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Tuning I'm back! :D Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Matrix Posts: 1,029	The first logo of 3Dolls looked beautiful in the DVD player view.And name of the format makes it good => Other Audio/Video/disc Logos also had a name on it... Tuning __________________ My Blog Last edited by Tuning; 6th October 2003 at 09:56.

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Animaniac Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 286	The third one since it actually says Matroska and it holds true to the basic premise behind the format (nesing dolls and extensibility). A logo whithout the name would not be very useful for people unfamiliar with the format.

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Candock Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 45	they are all pain in my eyes but the least worst is number three! (especially the dvd view) __________________ money hatred hunger pain

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Balm DVDtoOgm & DVDtoMKV Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 26	Cosmic! Cu Balm

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Latexxx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 618	Maybe adding "Matroska" to the cosmic logo would be ideal. I voted for Cosmic. __________________ A/V moderator @ hydrogenaudio.org My weird old sh*t: http://www.nic.fi/~lhahne/ http://last.fm/user/Latexxx/

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mf · Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,729	The pain... THE PAIN!! (I voted for "make the pain stop", but if this vote comes to a draw between two of the logos (same amount of votes), then count mine for the dolls. It's the one that actually makes sense and looks rather nice.)

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Neo Neko Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,812	Here are two different quick treatments of the cosmic logo. There are some other things that can be done as well to turn it into a more identifiable and complete logo. __________________ Opensource will not take over the world. But it will sure improve the lives of most of it! _______________________________________________ Inkscape - Scallable Vector Graphics for everyone. The GIMP - Free raster graphics and photo editing software. Planeshift - Free 3D MMORPG. Cause everyone needs some fun.

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toraneko Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 69	I don't really like any of the three. but I'd like to know why on earth in the last one "matroska" is written in Japanese's katakana ?? it is a Russian word, so write it in cyrilic, as on the official webpage !! ("ìàòð¸øêà". something more like "matrioshka")

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toraneko Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 69	seems like I can't write in cyrilic here... oh well... take a look here

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SeeMoreDigital Life's clearer in 4K UHD Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Notts, UK Posts: 12,227	Well, I voted for the Dolls, because it displays the product name! However, I've always liked the 'Cosmic' logo. So..... overall I prefer Neo Neko creations! Sorry Pamel Cheers __________________ \| I've been testing hardware media playback devices and software A/V encoders and decoders since 2001 \| My Network Layout & A/V Gear \|

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Candock Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 45	yeah, matroska in cyrillic would be very cool! some kind of retro __________________ money hatred hunger pain

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jjseth Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 83	Neo-neko's second creation or Neo-neko creation with matroska in cyrilic __________________ SethNet.tk MKVextractGUI Smile, tomorrow will be worst Sorry my poor english