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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Thanks @ropaga! I like that header too - I have a few designs following that theme that I'll push out for community use so you should see those popping up on Steemit soon :)

You're right - they're a great way to target a specific audience! I like the ideas you've put forward - I'll reconsider 'break codes' too, I just quite liked the play between "write code / break codes" :)

jedigeiss (72) · 7 years ago

Oh Well this is stunning work my dear ! Especially the ads I really fell in love with them and will use them as soon as possible. Kinda love the idea and since am I coder by day I feel very much intrigued by this one specific ad. Thanks alot ! You ll get my full 100 percent vote ( worth exactly 0.01 and a beer if we ever happen to cross paths ) ;)

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Why thank you! Glad you like the idea - I look forward to developing it further and seeing how it tests. Your 100% vote is much appreciated - I'll take you up on the offer of that beer should be cross paths in the future :)

scalextrix (60) · 7 years ago (edited)

Great work, I like the new transaction ikons.

On the PoS reward one, could you make it look like the % symbol with two small GRC symbols replacing the 0s, sorta like

Except , y'know, done by someone with talent...

And the send to self again the small symbol with a circular arrow sorta like

Just suggestions, Im sure you guys know best.

joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Nice idea! I might give that a shot and see how it looks. The self-transaction really bugged me - tough to think of any way to display that. Let me have a play with the ideas you've presented and we'll see what I end up with :)

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scalextrix (60) · 7 years ago

You did such a nice thing with the Research ikon making it intuitive, it seemed good to try something similar with the others

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bullshark (47) · 7 years ago (edited)

IMO, using the logos in these icons is overdoing it. I would like the logo to exist at the top of the wallet as it does now and in the tray etc but not as part of the transaction icons.

Or maybe it's just because its in all of the TX icons.

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Very true - it is a bit much to be in every icon! I suppose I went down that path since that's how the wallet currently does it - a version of the old logo is used for every form of transaction, so I thought I should be true to that design choice. I am, of course, more than happy to work up alternate versions excluding the logo should that be preferable :)

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scalextrix (60) · 7 years ago

Yeah maybe you are right, it should look good thats the #1 point

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hashclouds (55) · 7 years ago

Love the new logo!

I will have to check out the site. Back in the day, I ran various programs 24/7. Mostly focused on health issues, like the defunct findadrug.

It is so nice to see that people can be compensated for this work now!

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

I think I've been running some iteration of BOINC since about 1999 - that old SETI screensaver really captured my imagination! You should definitely check out the current scene - there's plenty of interesting projects you can contribute to and the Gridcoin you'll earn for doing so are a great extra reward :)

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hashclouds (55) · 7 years ago

I started around that time, also.

Folding@home was my main project. Wish I could collect on that. Lol!

I'm sorry I stopped but my computers were not good enough to be worthwhile.

I am sure you will be seeing a lot of me soon!

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doqstrader (50) · 7 years ago

Great!! Look more interactive!!! The iconic. The more cute the interface that it have, the more people like to see and eagerly to know. Well done

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jefpatat (64) · 7 years ago (edited)

Superb work. Thanks a lot! Massive improvement!

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theissen (52) · 7 years ago

The secret Identities are awesome. I bet we can grab a lot attention by using them for advertisement

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Hope so! I'll be testing them alongside some more traditional banner ad's, so we can easily track their performance all thanks to Google's analytics :)

bullshark (47) · 7 years ago (edited)

Thanks for the detailed update and all your hard work on making Gridcoin standout from the crowd.

The new logo with the blocks looks great. I also like where you are going with the banners and if I saw that banner ad I would be tempted to click on it :-)

For the icons can I suggest incorporating arrows into the send and receive similar to Bitcoin core. I also think the research reward icon would look better without the logo in the middle.

Keep up the great work :-)

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Thanks @bullshark!

I'll certainly work arrows into those icons to see how they fit, or perhaps reconsider their design and create something similar to the Bitcoin Core screenshot you shared over on Slack - thanks for that! I also have an alternative version of the PoR icon without the logo - in fact, I have variants of that icon in just about every shape flask you could imagine too, haha. Gotta love a good Erlenmeyer flask though ;)

Anyway, I digress - the real beauty of switching over to .svg icons is in their adaptability - they're easy to replace and easy to re-colour, so it becomes very simple to tweak the designs going forwards should we need to :)

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bullshark (47) · 7 years ago

Vectors are great.

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hotbit (58) · 7 years ago (edited)

Nice job, Secret Identities is a great idea and well done banners!

On the other hand, head banner on 'a certain other form of social media' ;) feels too heavy. I'm also not a fun of overusing colour gradients, especially in logos. Gradients make it more difficult to keep visual consistency. For example sign shops may have problems with prints. Flat designs can be also cut in self adhesive foil / film, what is also much cheaper. Gradients may also cause major differences in how design is displayed on different screens and in different lighting environments.

Overall good job!

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Thanks for the detailed feedback!

Couldn't agree with you more on the gradients, honestly. All of my original designs used flat colour, as that is my preference, but this was pushed in the current direction through collaboration (and compromise, I suppose!) with the wider requests of the community.

Ultimately - I very much imagine we'll see single colours used in some applications and I have colour codes for that eventuality :).

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grocket (29) · 7 years ago

The secret identities thing is a really great idea!

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step1 (30) · 7 years ago (edited)

Good work on the updated stuff.

I STILL think we need to hit reddit and youtube gaming and music production channels HARD. That means reddit advertisements for the subreddit; those seem to be in a box shape on the right side of the screen.

Youtube gaming and music production stuff could use the secret identity theme ("MLG by day... ...GRC by night", with someone wearing headphones or something more clever than that... also, we should try to hit high end Mac users and the like who would be doing music production "make beats by day... ...beat cancer by night"), plus who knows what else.

I don't really have any other specific campaign ideas, but I feel like with the brainpower of the community, a good brainstorming session would keep you busy for the next decade with great ideas.

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starkerz (65) · 7 years ago

Nice branding! Gridcoin is lucky to have you working with them!

It would be great to see you at our steemit meet up on 16th September in Birmingham!

If you can make it, there will be a free steemit t-shirt for you, live music from @branhmusic and 150 pounds behind the bar,

Please see link for more details! https://steemit.com/meet-up/@starkerz/promo-uk-steemit-meet-up-everyone-welcome-from-far-and-wide-come-see-the-steemit-laser

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captain-hammer (39) · 7 years ago

all this creative hard work makes me really proud to be part of this community. very well done!

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gregan (59) · 7 years ago (edited)

Great logo and icon design, the purple colour is not my favorite though (preffered the green variant) but it's far better than it was before.

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trikkstar (44) · 7 years ago

Absolutely love the work you guys on the branding team have put in. The "Secret Identities" campaign is absolutely brilliant.

Trade Stocks by Day...
...Cure Cancer by Night.

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Thanks @trikkstar! Glad to hear you like it :)

Ooh I like that one.. Might have to steal that for the next ad' I develop ;)

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trikkstar (44) · 7 years ago

No problem. And go for it, I try and contribute where I can.

Another one to consider:
Fight Crime by Day...
...Battle AIDS by Night

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elbiasto (57) · 7 years ago

wow that does look awesome !

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lokkie (52) · 7 years ago

I like this design, really

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faraicelebr8 (63) · 7 years ago

Cool re-branding!

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flodner (65) · 7 years ago

It's nice, BUT I need to say that I prefer previous version and I hope it will remain.
I'm only small GRC miner with 15 GRC so you can ignore my opinion, but I felt I need to say it

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joshoeah (49) · 7 years ago

Cheers for the feedback @flodner :)

I do appreciate the intentions of the old logo - it's not a bad piece of artwork! Its issue was that, despite being a nice piece of artwork, it did not perform its job as a logo. I went into depth about these difficulties back in Branding Update #1 if you'd like to have a read :)

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flodner (65) · 7 years ago

Thanks, I will read, just wanted to say in case in future you might return to it, or may be will use it along with new branding

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