Thank you, @kyle.anderson - glad you like the direction it's heading! It's my hope that a shift to a more modern image will help attract folks to the project, as well as allowing us to create adverts that are compelling and recognisable. More on that next week :)
Well best of luck to the project. I'm still just folding at home. I don't really think PoW can be abstracted in a Gridcoin way but at least it is "good" hashpower XD
Fantastic work @joshoeah. Not only have you done an exceptional job with the logo work, but you have done a great job communicating with everyone involved as well. If I did not know any better, I would think you were a professional designer hired by the Foundation!
Like @vortac mentioned, my contribution to your work was absolutely minimal. The current logo cannot compete with art like this, and I love seeing all the new stuff you come up with every day. The fact that you mock up every suggestion, no matter how odd, to prove what does or does not work was also great to see.
Keep it up, and looking forward to having a definitive decision made.
Thanks @dutch! Hope to keep surprising you all with new ideas as we go forward, you know I'm always up for trying out a concept and seeing where it goes!
It's been great working with the community - quickly pushing basic concepts and doodles to a developed mockup, allowing the community to offer an opinion, then tweaking as necessary. Can't wait to see where we go from here - particularly excited to see the final coin design!
Great design and amazing post! If every new Steemian had a first post like this, STEEM would be worth $100 billion already :)
Thanks for acknowledging me, but my contribution was minimal - other people mentioned deserve far more credit and the least I can do is to upvote and resteem their posts. @joshoeah, Gridcoin community is very fortunate to have a talented designer like you on board - if you could post a GRC address for donations, I am sure many of us would be glad to support your amazing work with more than just praise.
Thank you @vortac! Really appreciate your support - especially you convincing me to sign up here and post my progress. As far as donations go, I've edited a GRC address onto the bottom of the post in case anyone feels like donating GRC to fund my coffee habit :) - thank you for the suggestion!
Absolutely fantastic work!!! And such a beautiful post I read it twice. The purple looks great! So pleased with what you have come up with and had I not known better, I would of thought it was meant to be this from the beginning. The animation is also so perfect for a loading symbol or on a website. So much kudos to you. Keep up the good work! (Also no need to thank me I didn't do anything haha)
Thank you! The purple really does look great - nice job suggesting it, it wasn't something I'd considered until you brought it up!
Ahh you beat me to it with the loading symbol suggestion :). I'm hoping to tweak the first draft animation over the next week for use as a simple loading icon - I'll show off the various options in my second post next week!
Also - very much a need to thank you, your work on that 3D model is fantastic and I can't wait to see how the final coin comes out :). The first print that @dutch did looks great already!
@hermanhanafiah, if you wish to learn more about Gridcoin with a search you'll find many posts on the subject on Steemit.
However, by clicking on the banner below you will be brought to the main Gridcoin web site which will give you all the information you require on Gridcoin and show you how to participate.
Thanks for the feedback @bitcoinflood! Really glad you think the design sticks out whilst still tying in with what Gridcoin is all about. Your feedback on colour has been taken on board as well - green was my first choice too, but it is a little over-used. @me-shell suggested purple as an alternative and I think it really stands out!
@bitcoinflood I would agree with you, however it seems like many other coins use green, that Purple stands out so much from the rest of the brands. I feel green from that perspective would get lost.
Agreed, purple stands out far better and is underused. The spiritual relation could be linked with solving real problems humanity is facing rather than arbitrary complex problems like some coins :)
@j00lz - very true! Gridcoin does turn the 'waste of power' criticism of crypto on its head, so linking in a colour with strong spiritual and humanitarian links is a good shout :)
@mattbadura I remember joining SETI with my little Win98 machine back in 1999- that would've been the first time I heard about donating your computer power to distributed computing! It's always been a very appealing idea, so BOINC and then Gridcoin were a natural progression of that over the years :)
That's interesting man. I remember something similar, about sharing computing power for a distributed processing for some science project, quite similar to what you said. I have no idea what it was called and it wasn't explained very well so after a few days I just kinda turned it off and never revisited. I finally just started my venture into cryptos. Good luck
Well said @mattbadura - green does get lost amidst the sea of altcoin logos with it being quite an over-used colour. Purple, however, really seems to stand out - I think we're on to a winner :)
I absolutely have to say that you have given me a LOT to think about with some personal branding, I must pick your brain later!!
The comparisons, the size differences, the "Where's Waldo" logo search, just really bloody great presentation! Thank you!
Oh, and another thing, as someone that sculpts in wax, then makes silicone molds from those models, I have to say that THIS logo, is a HELL of a lot easier to even consider managing!
this is a great presentation on branding; standing out; not being afraid to grow or evolve the brand; to better represent it; i'm glad to be holding; makes me consider picking up more of these coins today
@topnetworkeral - glad to hear that! It's a great coin with lots of exciting development work ongoing at the moment, even outside of its branding. Look forward to keeping you up to date with the branding efforts in the coming weeks!
Thanks @erelas! Please, pick away - you know I'm always open for discussing ideas and concepts :). Glad you liked the presentation too - this being my first post, I wasn't sure how well it'd come across!
I didn't know you sculpted in wax - any examples of your work? Give me a shout if you'd like any files to build up moulds - would love to see what you come up with!
Great design! Much better than the last one. It gives it a more modern and futuristic feel, especially with the purple color and hexagon. I see big things coming with Gridcoin!
Thanks for the feedback @cryptodata! Glad the modern, futuristic symbolism comes across well, keep an eye out for more branding and advertising development work over the coming weeks - I see big things coming too!
Well without any of my usual criticism, the new logo looks amazing.
Gridcoin was one of the worst when it came to logos. Dated, lo-def and ugly. This is an important change for the project.
Thank you, @kyle.anderson - glad you like the direction it's heading! It's my hope that a shift to a more modern image will help attract folks to the project, as well as allowing us to create adverts that are compelling and recognisable. More on that next week :)
Well best of luck to the project. I'm still just folding at home. I don't really think PoW can be abstracted in a Gridcoin way but at least it is "good" hashpower XD
Fantastic work @joshoeah. Not only have you done an exceptional job with the logo work, but you have done a great job communicating with everyone involved as well. If I did not know any better, I would think you were a professional designer hired by the Foundation!
Like @vortac mentioned, my contribution to your work was absolutely minimal. The current logo cannot compete with art like this, and I love seeing all the new stuff you come up with every day. The fact that you mock up every suggestion, no matter how odd, to prove what does or does not work was also great to see.
Keep it up, and looking forward to having a definitive decision made.
Thanks @dutch! Hope to keep surprising you all with new ideas as we go forward, you know I'm always up for trying out a concept and seeing where it goes!
It's been great working with the community - quickly pushing basic concepts and doodles to a developed mockup, allowing the community to offer an opinion, then tweaking as necessary. Can't wait to see where we go from here - particularly excited to see the final coin design!
Great design and amazing post! If every new Steemian had a first post like this, STEEM would be worth $100 billion already :)
Thanks for acknowledging me, but my contribution was minimal - other people mentioned deserve far more credit and the least I can do is to upvote and resteem their posts. @joshoeah, Gridcoin community is very fortunate to have a talented designer like you on board - if you could post a GRC address for donations, I am sure many of us would be glad to support your amazing work with more than just praise.
Thank you @vortac! Really appreciate your support - especially you convincing me to sign up here and post my progress. As far as donations go, I've edited a GRC address onto the bottom of the post in case anyone feels like donating GRC to fund my coffee habit :) - thank you for the suggestion!
Seconded, don't be shy, where's the address?
Haha alright, alright - I've edited an address on there for folks that feel that way inclined :) thanks for the suggestion!
Absolutely fantastic work!!! And such a beautiful post I read it twice. The purple looks great! So pleased with what you have come up with and had I not known better, I would of thought it was meant to be this from the beginning. The animation is also so perfect for a loading symbol or on a website. So much kudos to you. Keep up the good work! (Also no need to thank me I didn't do anything haha)
Thank you! The purple really does look great - nice job suggesting it, it wasn't something I'd considered until you brought it up!
Ahh you beat me to it with the loading symbol suggestion :). I'm hoping to tweak the first draft animation over the next week for use as a simple loading icon - I'll show off the various options in my second post next week!
Also - very much a need to thank you, your work on that 3D model is fantastic and I can't wait to see how the final coin comes out :). The first print that @dutch did looks great already!
I like the purple or the blue, blue is a nice calming colour but purple stands out more. I like the new design.
@andrewgenaille - thanks for the feedback! I like the purple too, it really stands out - glad to hear you like the new design too.
Very interesting Article. Have you more information for me about Gridcoin?
@hermanhanafiah, if you wish to learn more about Gridcoin with a search you'll find many posts on the subject on Steemit.
However, by clicking on the banner below you will be brought to the main Gridcoin web site which will give you all the information you require on Gridcoin and show you how to participate.
You beat me to it @m3rcos1ty :) thank you!
I love this design it sticks out, looks more modern and also factors in what gridcoin is all about which is researching (and yes we even research DNA)
Thanks for the feedback @bitcoinflood! Really glad you think the design sticks out whilst still tying in with what Gridcoin is all about. Your feedback on colour has been taken on board as well - green was my first choice too, but it is a little over-used. @me-shell suggested purple as an alternative and I think it really stands out!
P.S as per the color I would say green or purple
Green being - People often associate it with nature, health, good luck
Purple being - Stimulate feelings of spirituality, mystery, royalty
Green to me would be the clear winner here as it relates more to what gridcoin is all about, producing a better tomorrow.
@bitcoinflood I would agree with you, however it seems like many other coins use green, that Purple stands out so much from the rest of the brands. I feel green from that perspective would get lost.
Agreed, purple stands out far better and is underused. The spiritual relation could be linked with solving real problems humanity is facing rather than arbitrary complex problems like some coins :)
@j00lz - very true! Gridcoin does turn the 'waste of power' criticism of crypto on its head, so linking in a colour with strong spiritual and humanitarian links is a good shout :)
@joshoeah you seem quite into Gridcoin, I need to learn up more.
@mattbadura I remember joining SETI with my little Win98 machine back in 1999- that would've been the first time I heard about donating your computer power to distributed computing! It's always been a very appealing idea, so BOINC and then Gridcoin were a natural progression of that over the years :)
That's interesting man. I remember something similar, about sharing computing power for a distributed processing for some science project, quite similar to what you said. I have no idea what it was called and it wasn't explained very well so after a few days I just kinda turned it off and never revisited. I finally just started my venture into cryptos. Good luck
Well said @mattbadura - green does get lost amidst the sea of altcoin logos with it being quite an over-used colour. Purple, however, really seems to stand out - I think we're on to a winner :)
I absolutely have to say that you have given me a LOT to think about with some personal branding, I must pick your brain later!!
The comparisons, the size differences, the "Where's Waldo" logo search, just really bloody great presentation! Thank you!
Oh, and another thing, as someone that sculpts in wax, then makes silicone molds from those models, I have to say that THIS logo, is a HELL of a lot easier to even consider managing!
this is a great presentation on branding; standing out; not being afraid to grow or evolve the brand; to better represent it; i'm glad to be holding; makes me consider picking up more of these coins today
@topnetworkeral - glad to hear that! It's a great coin with lots of exciting development work ongoing at the moment, even outside of its branding. Look forward to keeping you up to date with the branding efforts in the coming weeks!
Thanks @erelas! Please, pick away - you know I'm always open for discussing ideas and concepts :). Glad you liked the presentation too - this being my first post, I wasn't sure how well it'd come across!
I didn't know you sculpted in wax - any examples of your work? Give me a shout if you'd like any files to build up moulds - would love to see what you come up with!
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Great design! Much better than the last one. It gives it a more modern and futuristic feel, especially with the purple color and hexagon. I see big things coming with Gridcoin!
Thanks for the feedback @cryptodata! Glad the modern, futuristic symbolism comes across well, keep an eye out for more branding and advertising development work over the coming weeks - I see big things coming too!