From: Michael Pederson <mike at nthzine.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Logos
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:38:46 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

If everyone decides to go with the Washington Monument, I have a few
suggestions. Conceptually it works quite nicely. From a design point of
view though it still has a few flaws to work out. First, the circle
with "Washington Science Fiction Society" should probably go. It
creates a large dead space in the middle of the logo. Second, the
flames and tail fins need to be made smaller - they draw all of the
focus to the bottom of the logo. If you decide that the Washingtom
Monument is preferable to the Capitol Dome I'd be happy to take a shot
at that one as well.

The Hover Dome is very funny but unworkable as a logo. Too detailed to
reproduce at varying sizes and (like the original logo) it suffers from
contrasting styles. It IS funny as hell though.

I was hoping to make it to the meeting tonight but I'm up to my ears in
work down here in Richmond. I look forward to hearing what gets
decided.

-Mike

On Mar 4, 2005, at 5:26 PM, Colleen Cahill wrote:

> Wow!
> We have a lot of graphic talent out there.  I like both the Hover Dome
> and
> the Flying Washington Monument.  I think the latter would be great on a
> shirt or even a hat.  We should tap this talent for lots of uses.
> Thanks
> to everyone.
> Colleen
>    (who cannot draw her way out of a box)
>
> Colleen R. Cahill
> ccah at earthlink.net
> Librarian by Profession, Reviewer by Avocation, Reader by Addiction
>