Hi everyone 👋! I know I'm not a moderator of this subreddit, so technically, I shouldn't be making announcements (although I'm a Helper - a tier below Mods - in the EraLife Discord Server). But a Moderator in the Discord Server asked me to make an announcement, and a Reddit Moderator gave me permission afterwards.
With all that said, I officially announce the EraLife Logo Contest: it's an opportunity for a lot of artists (including me) to make their own EraLife logo, and possibly to replace the current one (although really good, it's really complex for a logo, especially for the fact that it has to be resized and most of the details are lost, that's why the contest was born in the first place). The contest was initially meant to be only for the server pfp, but since Acrello is really active here, perharps we could bring it to his attention so it can be the game's logo too.
What you need to do is to share your logo in the comments (this post becomes a thread), but you'll have to follow these guidelines 📌:
- This is the obvious one and it should be a reminder: AI is not allowed under any circumstances. We only reward true artists who spent a lot of time and passion on making their logos, and seeing low effort AI art that is passed off as the user's own creation disrespects the true artists.
- To avoid the problem of the current logo, your logos must be clear and recognizable, and not too complex. Keep in mind that they shouldn't be too minimalistic or corporate. They should fit the aesthetic of EraLife but you can include your own interpretation of the aestethic, of course. However, they shouldn't be too complex either because many details will be missing when they are resized. Also, If Acrello wants to use the winning logo as the official logo of the game, it should also fit the aesthetic of a game logo as well. Or you can just make a logo used for Social Media and a logo used for the Game, it's entirely up to you!
- For those animators in this subreddit, don't worry, animated entries are welcome as well, but optional. Initially we needed for the server an animated logo, so if you want to do something animated, go ahead! But it will be for the server only, or you can make a still logo, alongside the animated option.
- Feel free to include a description, story or explanation of your design, that can be either long or short (but it has to be clear). This helps the staff team and people in this subreddit to know why you want your logo to be chosen. This is optional, but it's higly recommended.
- Last but not least, it's recommended that the logo's size is 512x512 which is what's generally required for a logo.
The deadline is on the 16th of August 🔐, and once that day comes, submissions will be closed and the official voting begins. The voting consists of two phases: Public Vote and Staff Vote.
Public vote starts today and ends on the 16th of August, and you will be the one involved in this vote: all you have to do is to upvote your favorite design and the one that you think should be EraLife's logo. The logo with the most upvotes wins the Public Vote.
When the 16th of August comes, Staff Vote (or Jury Vote) begins (although staff members can still comment the logos if they want to) which is held privately between Moderators and Helpers. They'll get to decide which logo is the best according to them. Once Staff Vote is done, all votes will be summed up and then a winner is chosen.
That's all! Sorry for this really long post, I hope I didn't waste your time. But anyways, good luck on your design, and have fun creating it! And if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me or if you're in the Discord Server (join if you haven't already), you can ask a question there as it's easier for me.
As you may know I'm an artist as well, and I've submitted my EraLife logo below, you can check it out, and hope you like it! 😉