First impressions are everything. Please let me know what you think about the Logo for Far from Home.
http://farfromhomeboardgame.weebly.com/design-concepts.html
I hope I am not asking too weird a question, but what feeling does the logo convey? Strength? Fear? Loneliness? Is it something you would recognize or remember if you saw it again?
I hope this post is not out of place due its artistic nature.
comments, questions, and critiques are always welcome.
Thanks ahead of time.
-Silas
Looking at the logo, I get two impressions.
First, the horizontal displacement of the script gives me the impression that something is (or will be) out of synch with its surroundings--the player, perhaps? "Far From Home" would be a way to describe something displaced from its typical or customary position, so I feel that this impression is not inconsistent with the title of the game.
Second, I notice there are tiny triangles or pointers on the upper and lower sides of the game logo. The axis of the marks runs perpendicular to the axis of the script displacement. This image is designed, not natural, so I'm perplexed by the designer's decision to orient the axes of the pointers and the script displacement differently.
It feels almost atompunk to me. Maybe slightly atompunk-gone wrong.
I assumed you wanted more cyberpunk, but come to think of it i kinda like the atompunk idea.
"We left from a shimmering white city where everything was rounded glass or brushed nickle. Our ship, the mayflower with a message of hope for the galaxy.... Day 2: Communication has been interrupted, and there is something on the scanners..."
I read the backstory and well I believe that the location this battle occurs is "near Pluto’s orbit" (as per the backstory).
As such, I'm not so sure it is *very* "Far from home"... I mean it takes place in our Solar System... That isn't very far. Perhaps you could change the story to be somewhere else. For example, it could be a few months after leaving our Solar System while on the way to their destination. To me it seems as if their journey has not even begun and they are in a struggle to battle against each other.
It might make more sense if this battle occurred in the middle of space (at some undetermined location in space).
What if these two crews/spaceships are being sent to the same destination from different locations and they meet up somewhere in the middle (like some kind of request for rescue)? Or if somehow FTL and the navigation brings the Mayflower and the Andromeda to the same location from space... This might make things a little more "Far from home" and a real struggle between the two crews... Also if there was something in the story that forced the 2 captains to be at odds with each other...
My take on it would be that the 2 ships travel to a location where a another ship has sent a transmission for help/rescue. Once they both arrive there is destroyed vessels (like a space scrapyard/graveyard), strange things start to happen and before they know, the 2 ships/crews are locked in for a battle of survival...
Each captain does not trust the other ship because each captain believe the other is responsible for the massacre...
Something along those lines... Good luck with your game!
I like it. It tells a story. It makes me want to know more. The ship in the foreground is obviously the protagonist, and the ships in the background are potentially dangerous, or potentially helpful. In fact, their intentions are unknown. I want to know more. This is definitely a draw for me.
Quest... I'll back Silas on the 'far' part. Out in the Kuiper Belts is FREAKING far from 'home'. It was only discovered in 1992 - that's how far it is. This isn't backyard stuff - it's beyond the ridge of the mysterious lot at the edge of the development. You can't get further from home and still be on the precipice of interstellar space. Once you move beyond that, the scenario the game is built on doesn't really work for me. If the MAYFLOWER is the only ship that can traverse interstellar space, the moment it's ready to hit the burners is the last moment another ship can intercept it.
That being said - I'm not a fan of the logo. It's.... disconcerting/distracting. If the title were to be telescoped I think it would get the point across better. So - the first letter on the Left would be 24 pt and the last letter would be 8 pt - you get the idea.
As far as the rough sketch, I agree that it tells a story I want to hear! Excellent concept design!
Isolation... I'd guess it's a one versus many adventure to find your way home... Kind of a Star Trek Voyager. This is obviously largely influenced by the name in addition to the graphic. The graphic alone give me more a sense of a cat getting ready to pounce on a herd of gazelles.
Hi,
the sign "Far from home" looks like a sign next to a motel in Las Vegas...
Sorry - the theme is strong and I think you can do better, cooler...
I'm a fan of logos that are understated and retro. And I like parts of this one. There may be a better way to illustrate the "out of sync" part - if thats crucial to the overall. But someone stated earlier a telescoping effect of the font, and I agree that would draw my interest more.
I'd like to play around with your design. I have some experience with commercial line art logos. Can't promise anything at this point. I have some down time and want to collaborate on something.
Anyways, Keep on keepin' on!
I don't know - I'm not an artist, but maybe adding some stars might help it be more space and less Las Vegas?
Mikey, Lol
Yeah some stars will make it way less Las Vegas
http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/las_vegas/pixra/x2/stardust/DSCN06...
Silas -
The illustration is freakin' awesome! That part = nailed.
The title logo? Still not a huge fan of the 'swished lettering' [whatever you call it]... BUT - I can accept it a lot more with only the word 'HOME' altered than all three if you are absolutely committed to it.
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Box Cover has been updated.
It's still unfinished but looks amazing.
http://farfromhomeboardgame.weebly.com/design-concepts.html
All comments have been appreciated and taken into consideration.