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Anonymous's picture

They've uploaded details of our Drupal Discovery Day to the http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk site. Best to scroll down to it on the main site. There's a direct link... not sure I would've set up the URLs as they have with the random date in it, but hey ;)

http://brightondigitalfestival.co.uk/2011/06/drupal-discovery-day/

There's a link to the new Brighton Area Drupal Association site at http://bad-ass.org.uk where it just repeats the info & I've put up simplenews subscribe there for people to sign up to find out when tickets are available but we really need to make this site look much better!

I can do the back-end stuff like setting up a member directory etc. but really need some help with the design - one person from last week said they were working on branding/logo - if there's any other designer-types out there with a nice heart who can help please raise your hand, at the moment it's making Drupal look a bit... bland.

Lemme know,

Steve

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nice work

guy_schneerson's picture

Can help with back end but can’t do much as far as visual design goes

Suggest we go with a std

kevster's picture

Suggest we go with a std theme for now for speed and ease - can always tweak the CSS/colours?

Have one...

stevepurkiss's picture

Yes, I have a 'standard theme' on it right now, but still needs a designer's touch!

Am going to work on a few bits this afternoon, will report back.

Designers designers let yourselves be known... ;)

Bad-Ass Logo's

Stuart Miller's picture

Hey,

Haven't found much time to work on any ideas or creation of a logo but i thought that you might like to see some initial ideas, would have liked to put a bit (lot) more in before i shared them with the world but you can have a look and let me know if you like the way any are going and just see what iv been doing really.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65676714@N04/5978810420/in/photostream/ligh...

Would really love to be involved in the design of the site as well but think i will be very short on time this week :(

Thanks!

stevepurkiss's picture

Thanks for posting those initial ideas Stuart!

In terms of colours I like the top-right one the best. I don't think we're there in terms of the Brighton references and being able to spot that it's Brighton. I think perhaps your mind is focusing on the BAD-Ass part of it which is actually supposed to be more incidental than having to explain it. I'll have the URL on there, but I won't be putting BAD-Ass in big letters.

Just my 2p ;)

Thanks you for your input

Stuart Miller's picture

Thanks you for your input Steve,

Here is some second incarnations as i am easily distracted it would seem:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65676714@N04/5978971554/in/photostream

So you want it to have a more business type edge? Something a bit simpler than above maybe?

Getting there!

stevepurkiss's picture

Not more business-y, just not going to plaster 'BAD-Ass' all over it ;)

I really like what you've done with the dome there, and I'm liking the ones with the wave in it. I'm feeling like the infinity eyes should be there somewhere, not least so that it differentiates it from a Christmas tree decoration lol ;)

I would leave the text for now and just focus on the druplicon part. I was wondering whether the text we could do a little like the pier text, but let's focus on the logo bit and get that right.

It would be good to get the Britishness in there somewhere - not sure if you saw my 'pop-art' style invite for the meetings, I tried to get the red/White/blue colours in just because it identifies it as British.

Anyway, I ramble - much humbled that you're doing this thanks!

Indeed it does look a tad

Stuart Miller's picture

Indeed it does look a tad christmasy doesn't it, well at least we have an easy seasonal incarnation :)

I like the idea of having text like the pier, will have to see if we can find a font that matches nicely. I haven't seen you member invites i don't think that i remember off hand? are they still about?

I do love the drupalcon london one though, that is genius. I love the simplicity and flatness, makes for a very bold and striking image.

Is the wave in there with the dome too much going on? and does it not sit easy with the eyes?

I'll try and have a proper sit down and go over in the next few days, or maybe just try and grab a bit of time when i can,

It is a pleasure to get involved and great to be working on this.

Here is one with the eyes and face on and a union jack stuck on top:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65676714@N04/5979037175/in/photostream/

LOL

stevepurkiss's picture

LOL, I love your way of thinking ;)

Now I think we've gone a bit too far the other way - the eyes work, but not with the wave - just looks like he/she's got chocolate or something smudged up his cheek! And the flag - makes it look like Buckingham Palace!

I think you hit the nail on the head when you said about the DrupalCroydon one being simple - I'm not sure how we can do it on this - perhaps take the wave and the flag off the latest one (which I love!), keep the eyes & mouth on, then the writing underneath can be in r/w/b.

Good work!

Logo feedback (quick chip in)

iAugur's picture

Nice ideas there - simpler is better for me... I like the ones with the words 'Bright' and 'Drupal' picked out in white!
Also before it gets cast in stone the spelling of Association is wrong. ; )

Hiya, I thought I'd throw one

sawtell's picture

Hiya,

I thought I'd throw one into the mix, I hope you don't mind Stuart.
http://imageshack.us/f/98/brightondrupalicon0.jpg/

Louis.

Nice!

stevepurkiss's picture

How about a mix of the two? The rock with Stuart's Druplicon inside instead of the plain one? Or was that the plan anyway.

I should sleep really...

...and

stevepurkiss's picture

The text 'BRIGHTON AREA DRUPAL ASSOCIATION' so it wraps around?

Me likey ;)

Lastly...

stevepurkiss's picture

http://bad-ass.org.uk needs to be on there too ;)

Just make the logo bigger tee hee.

/gets coat/

Brighton Drupal rocks

Shoseki's picture

Very nice Louis :D

Yea man that's awesome, I

Stuart Miller's picture

Yea man that's awesome, I really like that one.

Yea man that's awesome, I

Stuart Miller's picture

Yea man that's awesome, I really like that one.

Love it

guy_schneerson's picture

Love it