Forum:Changes to the logos

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On response to the recent logo design, someone has mentioned that it is unprofessional to use the font being use for the lettering in "wiki", suggesting we use the Final Fantasy font.

The lettering used was done to match (as closely as available) the font used on the monobook logo.

I hold no opinion on this issue. It is up to the community to decide whether we should change it (no opinion means we change it because the user suggesting the change is +1 for change). JBed (talk) 22:02, July 9, 2013 (UTC)

I like Comic Sans, but it's pretty out of place in the logo, so yeah change it. C A T U S E 22:09, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

There are few situations where Comic Sans is appropriate. This isn't one of them. -- Some Color Mage ~ (Talk) 22:13, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

How about Berlin Sans FB?—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 22:15, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

No, this is a proposal to use the Final Fantasy font, like so. Why Berlin Sans FB? C A T U S E 22:18, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

Now I'm confused: you're talking about the Oasis or Monobook skin? I'd appreciate if some things were given on a plate to avoid confusion (at least from my side).—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) ∙ 22:42, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

Oh apologies, I wrote out the problem on the IRC and clearly only half-assed the explanation here. Yeah, we're considering changing the font of "wiki" on both the monobook and Oasis logos. Either we stick with the two that we have now, or update both so the "WIKI" part uses FF-style lettering. JBed (talk) 22:46, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

The Final Fantasy font is quite tall and narrow. Considering the small space we would be fitting the word "wiki" in, will it be clearly visible? Catuse, in your example, "Wiki" is far too tall. Jeppo (Talk | contribs) 22:47, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

If you take a look at the current wordmark, we've done a little bit of trickery to make it taller than it's supposed to be. Looks like the proposed one is the same size as what we've currently got. -- Some Color Mage ~ (Talk) 22:52, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, but if you go to the Edit page screen, you get the cropped version of the title. In the proposed version, the bottom of the word "Wiki" will be chopped off. Jeppo (Talk | contribs) 23:02, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

Right, so without bothering to amend anything else to suit a new design, we'd end up with something like this, the red indicating the actual wordmark ratio. JBed (talk) 23:18, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

Actually that doesn't look as bad as I initially feared. Jeppo (Talk | contribs) 23:50, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

I thought the font was good already. The FF font is so narrow short words just look weird on it. I can't actually see the logo on the wiki at all though, I just have a blank space... I am running some script-blocking add-ons though, so maybe that's the deal there.Keltainentoukokuu (talk) 23:44, July 10, 2013 (UTC)

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii319/THE_faethin/kainfinal.png


		Fëasindë^Talk "Burn the land, boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me." 16:15, August 16, 2013 (UTC)



		I missed this thread, which is unsurprising considering it was up for a single day. I liked the old logo, and so do several people at the IRC channel. I know this isn't a big issue, but formality requires that until we have a sort of poll asking Wikians whether they prefer the old or the new logos, the old one remains in place.

Poll

Votes for the Current logo

Fëasindë ^Peth 16:44, August 16, 2013 (UTC) I like the fact that the formal font of the series is used in contrast with the more informal font of the word "Wiki". I believe it reflects accurately what we try to be as a community.
Drake Clawfang (talk) 16:45, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
Really can't add anything to what Fae said -- Sorceror Nobody 17:02, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, Fae has come in very late, but I do prefer the more informal font. EDIT- I will point out though, that even though the logo was changed to have the Final Fantasy type font, it didn't show up in Monobook and I wasn't even aware it had been changed until Fae decided he was changing it back. Tia-Lew ise 22:30, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
I like history. --Blue Highwindツ 22:56, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
— Yuan^Salut 02:16, August 17, 2013 (UTC)
Keltainentoukokuu (talk) 02:48, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Votes for the New Logo

The font on the old one is awful. Also, up for a day? Fae, you had nearly a whole month to object. -- Some Color Mage ~ (Talk) 22:10, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
Jim clo ud 22:48, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
We need to keep to one logo and then stick to it. There's nothing wrong with the current one, so why change it back? Jeppo (Talk | contribs) 23:09, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
C A T U S E 23:40, August 16, 2013 (UTC)
Arciele Spira (talk) 01:03, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Comments

"We need to keep to one logo and then stick to it. There's nothing wrong with the current one, so why change it back?" Jeppo, one could ask the same about changing it the first time. Drake Clawfang (talk) 23:46, August 16, 2013 (UTC)

Well, the new logo is still implemented. wiki-wordmark was essentially deprecated by the code needed to display bigger logos. -- Some Color Mage ~ (Talk) 23:49, August 16, 2013 (UTC)

I'm gonna point out again that I actually had no clue it had been changed as nothing showed up in Monobook. So if we do go for the consistent throughout font- hope we don't but if we do- can we make sure it actually shows up in all skins? Tia-Lew ise

01:12, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Monobook was changed to. And it would have changed for you. JBed (talk) 03:13, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Oh right, but Faethin had it reverted straight after. File:Wiki.png- check file history. JBed (talk) 03:15, August 17, 2013 (UTC)