Simutrans Logos September 12, 2010, 05:37:42 am QuoteStructure1. Simutrans Logos 1.1 Simutrans Official Logo 1.2 Simutrans Nightly Build Logo 1.3 Simutrans Experimental Logo 1.4 Simutrans Mac Logo 1.5 Simutrans Square Logo2. Paksets Logos 2.1 Pak.HD 2.2 Pak.HD-HighTech 2.3 Pak128.CS 2.4 Pak192.Comic 2.5 Comic Style3. What I Used4. Comments & More5. Download6. ChangelogATTENTION: In our resources page from our portal you can download the latest version of the official logos in vector (EPS) and raster (PNG) and with no need to download the font files.I've been searching the forum and found some people asking for a logo in Simutrans Experimental and Graphics.Simutrans.So I decided to create it, I searched this forum and the old archived forum and downloaded the official logo in svg format.As I was thinking in a logo for graphics and experimental I decided to make some changes in the official logo and the nightly logo.1.1 Simutrans Official LogoThe Official logo, I think it's perfect, but the font used to write Simutrans didn't look good for me, so I made some search about a new font, but then I remembered a font that I got installed. And for me it's perfect, the font is from a set of 'road sign fonts' it's an exact copy of the official font used in USA. The font fits perfect in a transport game.Update History (Image above is Version 1)Version 1 (First logo)Version 1.1ACTUAL LOGO: Version 1.11.2 Simutrans Nightly Build LogoThe Nighly logo is cool too, but I didn't remembered that it already has a logo, so I created it anyway, I just changed the background color for a night effect, added a moon and an hotel sign and wrote Nightly above the logo with another font from the same road sign set.Update History (Image above is Version 1)Version 1 (First logo)Version 2Version 3 Alternative AVersion 3 Alternative BVersion 3 Alternative CVersion 3.1 Alternative BVersion 3.1 Alternative CVersion 3.2 Alternative BVersion 3.2 Alternative CVersion 3.3 Alternative BVersion 3.3 Alternative CVersion 3.4 Alternative BVersion 3.4 Alternative CACTUAL LOGO: Version 3.2C or 3.2B (Waiting for comments for Version 3.4)1.3 Simutrans Experimental LogoThe Experimental logo came from my mind immediately, I tried to made a sketch effect in the logo, to me it gives the idea of experimental, it's like the programmers are "drawing" Simutrans.Update History (Image above is Version 1)Version 1 (First logo)Version 2 - Now is pakHD logoVersion 3Version 3.1ACTUAL LOGO: Version 3 (Waiting for comments for Version 3.1)1.4 Simutrans Mac LogoThe Mac logo is for Mac OS, it tries to have a square look but having the same identity of the main logo. But probably will be replaced with the square logo.Update HistoryVersion 1 (First logo)Version 2ACTUAL LOGO: Version 2First post about the logo, with alpha preview.1.5 Simutrans Square LogoThe Square logo is a version for places where the main wide logo won't look good, like when the logo needs to be small.Update HistoryVersion 1 (First logo)ACTUAL LOGO: Version 1First post about the logo with an alpha preview.2. Paksets Logos2.1 pakHD LogopakHD is using the same logo from Simutrans Experimental Version 2, but with some changes on tree.Go to the post with last modified logo by martin, pakHD maintainer.2.2 pakHD.HighTech LogoLogo created for pakset HD.HighTech. Go to the post about this logo.Version 1 (First logo) pakset was named pak96.HD2Version 2ACTUAL LOGO: Version 22.3 pak128.CS LogoLogo created for the pak128.CSGo to the post about this logo.Version 1 (First logo)Version 1.1Version 1.1.1Version 1.1.2ACTUAL LOGO: Version 1.1.22.4 pak192.comic LogoNew logo created for pakset 192.comic. Go to the post about this logo.Version 1 (First logo)ACTUAL LOGO: Version 12.5 Comic LogoNew logo created for the Comic section. Go to the post about this logo.Version 1 (First logo)ACTUAL LOGO: Version 13. What I usedI've used roadgeek 2005 font (Download here) on Simutrans and Nightly words and Harrison font (Download Here) on Experimental word. For the logos I edited the official logo from stormoog(?) in Inkscape.4. Comments & MoreThe logos keep a standard for Simutrans. (I'll talk more about create a Standard for Simutrans on another topic.)I also created the icons for all of them, cause I was thinking about something like the executable for each of them with those different logos, so when running it you know what you're running. Explaining better: Simutrans stable version use the official logo, the nightly version use the nightly logo and experimental use the experimental logo.I didn't created the graphics logo cause I had no good ideas yet, but I'm gonna post it here when done.5. DownloadsATTENTION: In our resources page from our portal you can download the latest version of the official logos in vector (EPS) and raster (PNG) and with no need to download the font files.You can download the SVG's, ICO's and PNG's from here.You can download the PNG and SVG for Mac logo from hereYou can download the PNG and SVG for Square logo from hereYou can download the PNG and SVG for pakHD.HT here.You can download the PNG and SVG for pak128.CS here.You can download the PNG and SVG for Comic logo here.I want to know if you guys liked it, so comment.PS.:I just want to add that the hotel sign in nightly logo uses the official blue from US signs.PS2.:My icon creator program has an mac icon option, if needed I can convert it.6. Changelog: (GMT -3)Code: [Select]14 Sep 2010 1:00pm Edited 'original logo' for 'official logo' as told by Hajo. Added update history for the logos Updated link for download with new logos14 Sep 2010 9:20pm Added Version 3 of Experimental Updated download for the logos18 Sep 2010 1:50pm Added Versions 3.1B and 3.1C for Nightly Logo20 Sep 2010 9:20pm Added Versions 3.2B and 3.2C for Nightly Logo10 Nov 2010 11:15pm Added Version 3.1 for Experimental Logo Updated download for the logos - Experimental icon still version 3.013 Nov 2010 3:15pm Added Versions 3.3B and 3.3C for Nightly Logo14 Nov 2010 1:00am Updated download for the logos - Experimental icon now version 3.1 and Nightly 3.3C15 Nov 2010 9:05pm Added Version 1.1 Simutrans Official Logo Added Versions 3.4B and 3.4C Nightly Logo Updated download for the logos17 Nov 2010 10:55pm Added pak96.HD2 logo18 Nov 2010 4:15pm Added Version 2 pakHD.HighTech (was pak96.HD2) Updated download for pakHD.HighTech logo15 Aug 2011 11:28pm Added pak192.comic logo16 Aug 2011 10:03am Addded Comic section logo21 Dez 2011 12:53am (Summer time +1h) Addded pak128.CS logo21 Dez 2011 11:25am (Summer time +1h) Addded download link for pak128.CS logo27 Feb 2012 11:42am Added pak128.CS logo version 1.127 Feb 2012 6:40pm Added version 1.1.1 for pak128.CS logo28 Feb 2012 10:30am Added version 1.1.2 for pak128.CS logo12 Nov 2012 7:22pm Added Mac and Square logos Quote Selected Last Edit: April 07, 2013, 04:58:51 pm by An_dz
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #1 – September 12, 2010, 10:24:40 am Quote from: An_dz – on September 12, 2010, 05:37:42 amThe Original logoSimutrans had a different logo originally. This one came up after I retired from development.Edit: I like the concept of the Simutrans Experimental logo. I'd wish for a more futuristic train, though, also the picture already has a touch of retro-futuristic style. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #2 – September 12, 2010, 08:21:54 pm Very nice logos indeed ... Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #3 – September 12, 2010, 08:32:23 pm Quote from: prissi – on September 12, 2010, 08:21:54 pmVery nice logos indeed ...^ QFT Just the Hotel/Bed sign in the Nightly Build logo makes me feel a tad out-of-place. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #4 – September 12, 2010, 08:51:08 pm Maybe this should be rather some "attention!" sign, as the nightlies may be broken? Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #5 – September 12, 2010, 09:32:32 pm I think the attention sign (/!\) would distract the observer from the actual message: Nightly Build. About being broken or not, it's secondary.I am more for "less is more" philosophy, though. Then, IMHO, I'd remove the sign. A quarter moon (or full moon) will reinforce the Nightly idea. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #6 – September 12, 2010, 09:58:55 pm Maybe one of these:Quote from: IgorEliezer – on September 12, 2010, 09:32:32 pmA quarter moon (or full moon) will reinforce the Nightly idea.And the train lights turned on too Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #7 – September 12, 2010, 10:15:40 pm Off-topic:Welcome back sir Francisco. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #8 – September 13, 2010, 12:19:24 am Quote from: Hajo – on September 12, 2010, 10:24:40 amQuote from: An_dzThe Original logoSimutrans had a different logo originally. This one came up after I retired from development.You're right, I remember the old logo, I wanted to say the official logo, but it was 2 AM. Off: What an honor, the Simutrans' God gave the first reply. Quote from: The Simutrans Holy Bible Genesis 2:1-3Thus the heavens and the Simutrans were compiled in all their vast array, so on the same night he rested from all his work.Quote from: Francisco – on September 12, 2010, 09:58:55 pmAnd the train lights turned on too Quote from: IgorEliezer – on September 12, 2010, 09:32:32 pmI'd remove the sign.I did what you guys asked here's result: Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #9 – September 13, 2010, 03:34:15 am I like the nightly logo very much Well, I like them all, too. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #10 – September 13, 2010, 04:11:34 am I like the nightly logo.I think the experimental logo makes it look like pak.HDmaybe a blueprint like background and some drawing tools like a protractor and pencil? Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #11 – September 13, 2010, 07:36:12 am I really love them, specially the experimental one, although the shape of the tree has too many lines in the inside.The nightly compilation site already has a good logo, maybe you can mix them, and add some stars to yours.PD: I don't know why but the last design reminds me a little bit to Harry Potter... Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #12 – September 13, 2010, 07:27:02 pm Quote from: AEO – on September 13, 2010, 04:11:34 amI like the nightly logo.I think the experimental logo makes it look like pak.HDmaybe a blueprint like background and some drawing tools like a protractor and pencil?PakHD is what I thought of, too.I think slightly cleaner lines in a blueprint fashion would be better for ST-X.I think this new nightly logo is better than the nightly build site's logo. But some stars would be nice, and a nearly half moon (slightly on the quarter side) would be good. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #13 – September 13, 2010, 08:24:42 pm I really like your logos! They are great!Actually there is the default logo at the boot up of pak64 nightly... probably we could use it there in the nightly builds? (not at the homepage...)Also the Experimental logo is cool... ( probably you also have an idea for a logo for the Simutrans Comic Section? I know, you mean the binaries, but actually the 192c has no logo ) Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #14 – September 14, 2010, 01:08:06 am Quote from: vilvoh – on September 13, 2010, 07:36:12 amI really love them, specially the experimental one, although the shape of the tree has too many lines in the inside.I did what you told, it looks cleaner now:Quote from: AEO – on September 13, 2010, 04:11:34 amI think the experimental logo makes it look like pak.HDmaybe a blueprint like background and some drawing tools like a protractor and pencil?Quote from: skreyola – on September 13, 2010, 07:27:02 pmPakHD is what I thought of, too.I think slightly cleaner lines in a blueprint fashion would be better for ST-X.A blueprint background didn't look good, the logo became too confusing, it's already not so clean, and with lines at the back it became too dirty.But I liked the idea of some tools over it. I will do it another time.Quote from: vilvoh – on September 13, 2010, 07:36:12 ammaybe you can mix them, and add some stars to yours.Quote from: skreyola – on September 13, 2010, 07:27:02 pmBut some stars would be nice, and a nearly half moon (slightly on the quarter side) would be good.I created three with stars, one with full moon and two others with half moon. You can clearly see that I created two constellation: Crux, better know as Southern Cross, and Ursa Minor with Polaris, better know as Polar Star. The constellation give an International look, Southern Cross representing south and Ursa Minor representing north. Here are they, full moon, half moon and 'realistic' half moonQuote from: Michael 'Cruzer' – on September 13, 2010, 08:24:42 pm( probably you also have an idea for a logo for the Simutrans Comic Section? I know, you mean the binaries, but actually the 192c has no logo )I have no ideas right now, and I'm still thinking in a Graphics logo, but if an idea come from my mind first I'm gonna do it first.Also, congrats for your pak, I love playing with it. And pak96.comic too. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #15 – September 14, 2010, 07:13:04 am About the nightly logo, I think the third one is the best design Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #16 – September 14, 2010, 04:01:01 pm Quote from: An_dz – on September 14, 2010, 01:08:06 amA blueprint background didn't look good, the logo became too confusing, it's already not so clean, and with lines at the back it became too dirty.I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. You don't need to have clutter in the background, just make the ST-X logo blue with white lines, similar to what you have except I don't think the tree needs to look sketched. I think the tree is the big thing that makes this look like a PakHD logo.QuoteThis is the best one.Perhaps for g.s.c, you could do the same logo without the smoke, with another type of train alongside the first one, or with a building in the background, to symbolize the paks and other options on the site. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #17 – September 14, 2010, 04:27:17 pm I love this... some unification across the varieties of game is desirable Perhaps these logos could be shown above pak selection box? Since some paksets already use their own logos, this wonderful unity would work nicely there.I'd agree with skreyola that the sketch-like look makes me think of pakHD. On the other hand, maybe it's only because we know it exists? Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #18 – September 14, 2010, 05:42:52 pm Quote from: skreyola – on September 14, 2010, 04:01:01 pmI'm sorry if I wasn't clear. You don't need to have clutter in the background, just make the ST-X logo blue with white lines, similar to what you have except I don't think the tree needs to look sketched. I think the tree is the big thing that makes this look like a PakHD logo.This is the best one.Now it's better explained, I didn't understood what you wanted before. I'll try doing it today.Quote from: VS – on September 14, 2010, 04:27:17 pmI love this... some unification across the varieties of game is desirable Perhaps these logos could be shown above pak selection box? Since some paksets already use their own logos, this wonderful unity would work nicely there.Maybe before the game starts the Simutrans' logo should appear. Like this:And for people with only one pakset the logo appear for 5 seconds in black backgroundI edited the first post, added some links and also updated the file with the logos in SVG, ICO and now included PNG's. Quote Selected Last Edit: September 14, 2010, 06:15:42 pm by VS
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #19 – September 14, 2010, 07:39:22 pm Good ideas.Thank you for all your work on this so far. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #20 – September 14, 2010, 08:19:08 pm I also like your logos very much!! May I adopt the experimental logo and implement it in PakHD? It needs some tweaking, like removing "experimental", and maybe make the black lines a bit softer... I'll give it a try if you let me. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #21 – September 14, 2010, 08:57:10 pm Quote from: An_dz – on September 14, 2010, 05:42:52 pmMaybe before the game starts the Simutrans' logo should appear. Like this:YES. I support it. All games I know has a logo in start screen. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #22 – September 14, 2010, 09:14:06 pm Now only the program support for that... Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #23 – September 14, 2010, 09:14:22 pm For experimental rather something like below, maybe with digit font from old calculators? Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #24 – September 15, 2010, 12:16:50 am Quote from: martin – on September 14, 2010, 08:19:08 pmI also like your logos very much!! May I adopt the experimental logo and implement it in PakHD? It needs some tweaking, like removing "experimental", and maybe make the black lines a bit softer... I'll give it a try if you let me.Course you can!I did a new version for Experimental, it's now very different.And keep me update, I want to see what you'll do. Quote from: skreyola – on September 13, 2010, 07:27:02 pmI think slightly cleaner lines in a blueprint fashion would be better for ST-X.Quote from: skreyola – on September 14, 2010, 04:01:01 pmmake the ST-X logo blue with white lines, similar to what you have except I don't think the tree needs to look sketched.Now the version 3 of Experimental logo is great, I did what you said. I removed the tree and blueprinted it: Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #25 – September 15, 2010, 12:37:11 am Quote from: An_dz – on September 15, 2010, 12:16:50 amNow the version 3 of Experimental logo is great, I did what you said. I removed the tree and blueprinted it:Great, indeed. It's beautiful.I kind of like prissi's submission also. Hmm. Perhaps a vote should be held. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #26 – September 15, 2010, 01:21:32 am Quote from: An_dz – on September 14, 2010, 01:08:06 amMaybe to make the moon look more realistic, the "horns" should start at opposite sides of the circle. This one is more like an eclipse. Also, I would turn the lighted part of the moon slightly pointing towards the horizon. The lighted part comes from the sun and that part should point towards the place where the sun has risen or set. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #27 – September 15, 2010, 01:37:32 am ^ That moon above seems a full moon under a lunar eclipse. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #28 – September 15, 2010, 01:52:00 am Quote from: isidoro – on September 15, 2010, 01:21:32 amMaybe to make the moon look more realistic, the "horns" should start at opposite sides of the circle. This one is more like an eclipse. Also, I would turn the lighted part of the moon slightly pointing towards the horizon. The lighted part comes from the sun and that part should point towards the place where the sun has risen or set.OK maybe you're right, I just called it 'realistic' to say that alternative B is different from C and because when you look at an half moon you see a ball with a darken side and a lightened side, if I was searching for reality the southern cross will never appear even close the Polar Star. And it's just a logo, you can do what you want, if you want UFOs shotting lasers we can do it.Also that makes me think about a poll to choose the logos. But including the current official logo of Simutrans and Nightly.PS:I'm with some ideas for Graphics, but still thinking how to put it on Inkscape Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #29 – September 15, 2010, 02:11:51 am hmm, for the experimental, how about making the "experimental" look like the smoke coming out of the train?that should create some room for tools to be placed inside the boundaries.and maybe the graph lines could be done so that they're coming out of the same point as the train is? Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #30 – September 15, 2010, 04:01:45 pm Quote from: AEO – on September 15, 2010, 02:11:51 amhmm, for the experimental, how about making the "experimental" look like the smoke coming out of the train?that should create some room for tools to be placed inside the boundaries.and maybe the graph lines could be done so that they're coming out of the same point as the train is?Oh, I like these ideas. It would be great if the word Experimental were in the smoke line. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #31 – September 15, 2010, 05:34:04 pm Quote from: AEO – on September 15, 2010, 02:11:51 amhmm, for the experimental, how about making the "experimental" look like the smoke coming out of the train?that should create some room for tools to be placed inside the boundaries.As I told in the first post, standard, I want to maintain a standard in Simutrans official logos, changing it to the smoke breaks it. But I can give a try to show it here, but I still don't agree.Quote from: AEO – on September 15, 2010, 02:11:51 amand maybe the graph lines could be done so that they're coming out of the same point as the train is?You say the white parallel lines in blueprint? I''m gonna try, but I don't think it will be cool. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #32 – September 15, 2010, 07:03:56 pm On the subject of the Experimental logo - unless the suggestion made above to show the logo on the pak selector screen is adopted (which may have some benefits), there is not a need for a Simutrans-Experimental logo per se, as the logo used is whatever logo accompanies the pakset being used with it (by default, Pak128.Britain-Ex). Although the logo is well drawn (my preference is for the earlier version), I am keen to get away from the idea of Experimental having graphics (etc.) that emphasise the "experimental" nature of the project, because Experimental is not just a test-bed, but a fully-fledged fork that, when sufficiently stable and tested, will become "Simutrans-Extended".However, I do like the nightly logos - the purple colour is rather fetching :-) Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #33 – September 15, 2010, 08:24:10 pm Quote from: An_dz – on September 15, 2010, 05:34:04 pmAs I told in the first post, standard, I want to maintain a standard in Simutrans official logos, changing it to the smoke breaks it. But I can give a try to show it here, but I still don't agree.You say the white parallel lines in blueprint? I''m gonna try, but I don't think it will be cool.yeah, there's no need to actually do what I suggest. I just figured I might throw out some of my ideas for your own inspiration. Quote Selected
Re: Simutrans Logos Reply #34 – September 15, 2010, 08:44:25 pm First update for pakHD resized to 256 px wide and some little tweaking... Quote Selected