2020 Logo

Don’t hold the year against it.

This was developed after a member engagement effort. It met the brief of Clean, readable at many scales, easy bw/color executions and physical fabrication.

History

As of June 2012 we settled on a [http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Logo logo]… and some [http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Brand_standards basic brand standards].

== What Logo? ==

We don’t have one yet.  So far we’ve thrown up a clip from [http://www.paulsizer.com/comic_art/irongiant_pin-up.htm this picture] from Paul Sizer’s rendition of Disney’s ”[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129167/ The Iron Giant]”, and a sketch from Amazon Mechanical Turk that was posted in response to the following HIT:

:Our hacker space needs a logo. It should have the following qualities:
:*A simplified version should be able to be drawn freehand in about 30 seconds
:*The line art should be less than 50 strokes total
:It should evoke one or more of the following images or themes:
:*The words “ace monster toys”
:*Making things, forges, factories
:*Giant robots (but benign and friendly)
:*Monster toys, a toybox, a toy store
:*Ace of spades, ace cards in general

…plus we’ve been doodling things.

 

=== Theme: Ace of spades + robot ===

[[Image:AMT+Greyscale+Small.jpg]]

This is one potential logo. I also have a black & white version, and the details can be changed/adjusted as members give me feedback.

So, um, give me feedback. (The robot is building another robot, in case you couldn’t tell. It’s an arm he’s hammering away at on the right side of the picture.)

Thanks,

–BJ (pierat)

 

=== Theme: wind-up monster toy ===

[[Image:Monstertoy.png]]

A completely different direction. I don’t think this is finished but I kinda like how it’s going. –rachel

(I also like this direction. –[[User:Leks|leks]])

Here’s the next logical step! –Dennis

[[Image:AceLogoDinoSpade.jpg]]

Trying a looser style –Dennis

[[Image:DinoSpadeSketchy1.jpg]]

[[Image:DinoSpadeSketchy2.jpg]]

Cute, but with teeth!

[[Image:LogoOnBoardSM.jpg]]

[[Image:Ace logo.png]]

Somehow I don’t think Mozilla would like that very much… –leks

 

=== Theme: Ace of clubs ===

OK, the idea here is, rather than the ace of spades, it’s the ace of clubs (’cause we’re a club, see?), and the club is all steampunky and made of gears and pulleys.

I’m convinced that if someone who could draw drew this it would be awesome. –Turkshead

[[Image:Ace gears fix.jpg]]

I see the potential for a great image – though how do you get the monster concept in? –Dennis

Arguably, everything steampunk is a monster toy 🙂 –Turk

 

=== Theme: wind-up dino + ace card ===

Oh the clubs idea is great! Ace of Spades is totally overdone…
That said, I took the spade+dino out for a spin and came up with this:

[[Image:Ace-card.png]]

See center tells you it’s an ace, and the M has a monster, and the T has a toy. Yay.
–leks

 

=== Theme: Sharktopus ===

[[Image:Ace logo 2.png]]

[[Image:Octoshark ufo.jpg]]

As a Fully Licensed Sharktopus Hunter, it is my professional opinion that the Sharktopus be our mascot, as opposed to a logo. –leks

 

=== Theme: robot ===

I want to play! – WD

[[Image:AMT.png]]

[[Image:Amt-logo-serif.png]]

[[Image:Amt-logo-sansserif.png]]

[[:File:rebecca AMTlogo.pdf|vector versions of above]]

[[:File:rebecca logo.rar|High quality versions of above]]

I like this a lot. I prefer the font with little bent serifs to the sans on the bottom. –leks

==== Robot Stickers ====

February 4, 2011 – SeanIAm

Submitted for your review and comment. Add a comment or tally mark below the logo that you like. Click to see full-size. The most popular design will be printed on 3″ round, UV coated decals sometime in February 2011.

[http://seani.am/AMTStickersVectorFiles_20110206_SeanIAm.rar Vector files for versions 1-5 below]

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| [[Image:AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v1.png|200px|AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v1.png]]
| [[Image:AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v2.png|200px|AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v2.png]]
| [[Image:AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v3.png|200px|AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v3.png]]
| [[Image:AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v4.png|200px|AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v4.png]]
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| V1 votes:
| V2 votes: [[User:Robbiet480||]][[User:Seanosteen||]]
| V3 votes:
| V4 votes: [[User:Davr||]][[User:Albill||]][[User:Romanian||]][[User:Antifuchs||]][[User:Chriszf||]][[User:Binarynomad||]][[User:Atman||]]

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! V5
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| [[Image:AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v5.png|200px|AMT-Sticker-Round-2011-02-04v5.png]]
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| V5 votes: [[User:Leks||]]
|}

Thank you to all who voted. We will be getting these ordered and delivered ASAP –[[User:Seanosteen|Seanosteen]] 06:30, 11 February 2011 (PST)

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