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Title: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: lokki on December 10, 2004, 04:34:10 pm
Hi,
I'm in the planning stages of building a Coctail Cabinet meant to run VAntAGE (Vertical ANTiquated Arcade Game Emulator). But I just realized that there is no official logo for it to use as artwork for my cab.

Any volunteers willing to design the VAntAGE logo.


More Info on the emulator at
http://www.mameworld.net/pc2jamma/vantage.html
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: JoyMonkey on December 13, 2004, 08:06:52 am
Here's a quickly. Went with an old pixelated font to give it that antiquated look.
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: lokki on December 13, 2004, 01:05:52 pm
Looks good.
I was thinking of something that had the same case VAntAGE.
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: mahuti on December 13, 2004, 02:46:36 pm
Nah. That would look bad. Just cause the authors have no taste, doesn't mean you don't have to.
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: JoyMonkey on December 13, 2004, 02:57:10 pm
It uses lowercase nt because the Ant part stands for Antiquated, and calling it VAAGE just wouldn't do (sounds like a feminine hygene product  :laugh:).
I'll try doing something with the nt, the letters aren't kerned right as they are either.
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: hsr on December 13, 2004, 03:39:58 pm
Joy,

I think he meant to capitalize the letters "VA AGE" and leave the "nt" in lower case.
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: JoyMonkey on December 13, 2004, 07:04:11 pm
Here's some retro looking variants. Just noticed that the font looks a little too much like Grant Theft Auto though...
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: hsr on December 14, 2004, 12:14:07 pm
Joy,

Can you post a shot of the upper and lower case VAntAGE but with the original "old pixelated" font?

Thanks,
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: hsr on December 20, 2004, 10:37:43 am
Joy,

Can you post a shot of the upper and lower case VAntAGE but with the original "old pixelated" font you used at the top of this thread?

Thanks,
Bump

Joymonkey,

If it isn't too much trouble...
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: lokki on December 20, 2004, 11:22:14 am
Hi,
I think I like the first style a little better as well. Not sure about the retro (pixelated) look of the fonts.



Unfortunatly my artistic skills are Nil  :(
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: JoyMonkey on December 20, 2004, 11:25:06 am
Hopefully I'll find time to rework that first option tonight. The font I used only has lowercase letters, so I'll need to redraw the capitals and re-kern everything. I haven't forgotten, just need to find time at home to do it.
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: Crowquill on December 20, 2004, 07:01:49 pm
Here's another. I was trying to make the logo feel "vertical" as well as being something that could go on a marquee or down the side of the screen. Is it too comic-book? Colors like everything else are subject to change.

Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: hsr on December 20, 2004, 07:23:40 pm
That's nice.  I like the use of the upsidedown "V" as the "A".

If that font supports lower case, can you post a shot with the "nt" in lower case?

Thanks,
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: Crowquill on December 20, 2004, 10:31:34 pm
The font doesn't support lower-case. It's all upper-case except for "small caps" style vowels.  I actually edited the letters pretty heavily. The V and G are the only ones that are as they appear in the font.

I'll try to get a few other ideas together once I get home from work tomorrow.

--andrew--
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: hsr on December 26, 2004, 02:59:13 pm
bump
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: SirPeale on December 26, 2004, 07:24:07 pm
I like it very much, Crowquil!
Title: Re: VAntAGE Emulator logo...
Post by: hsr on January 10, 2005, 11:51:45 am
Bump.

Anyone still working on this?