Want to Help Design the Next RBR Logo?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 9:00 AM CDT
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PrintAs most of you probably know by now, I absolutely loathe the current logo we have here at Roll 'Bama Roll. Always have. Likewise, most readers don't like it either, and while the level of hatred probably doesn't run as deep for most as it does for me, I can honestly say that I cannot recall anyone ever saying something good about the logo. And why would they? Seriously, just look at it...
It looks completely dumb, and entirely off point. I understand that the steamroller somewhat extremely loosely ties in with the concept of RollBamaRoll, but even so it's a strained connection at best. And frankly, even notwithstanding the fact that it's entirely off point, it's hideous looking regardless. It's as if the amateur version of Lion King somehow morphed into an episode of Bob the Builder. Just terrible on every level.
Thankfully though, Praise Jesus, Todd has discussed things with the powers that be, and he has gotten approval from corporate to change the logo. So, there indeed is a God after all, and hopefully the god awful steamroller elephant will soon be residing in the ash heap of history.
Now, with change in the air, this is where you guys come in. As most of you know, we love to get all of the reader participation we possibly can here at RBR, and to that end we're offering you guys a role in designing the new RBR logo. At this point, for the most part, anything is fair game. Obviously the new logo cannot contain anything that is in any way copyrighted -- totally not kosher on that front, lawsuits really suck -- but aside from that you can generally come up with what you want. We basically just want something that looks good and fits in well with the blog as a whole. With that general guide in mind, you can essentially go in any direction you want with this one, whatever your mind can dream up.
Obviously those who have graphic design skills can be very helpful here because they can actually come up with finalized designs for use, and to that end readers in the past like The Other Dave have posted some very nice submissions before. It goes without saying that submissions like that are more than welcomed. However, even if you don't have graphic design skills -- i.e. you're like me -- anything that you can come up with will help. We're effectively starting off from ground zero with this one and we really have no particular ideas in mind. Any idea or suggestion for a particular design or a particular style would be very helpful.
It goes without saying that we here at RBR -- and more specifically corporate at SB Nation -- reserve the final say on exactly what ends up being the new logo. That said, we do value our readers highly, and any design or idea we get could possibly end up being the new logo here at RBR, and at the very least will consider careful consideration. So, if you have any designs you want to submit, or any ideas for a new logo, leave them here in the comments.
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i like the logo
the steamroller represents us kicking the shit out of tennessee and auburn, it also reinforces our workman like image and lunch pail mentality.
whatever the new logo is, it better not suck. this one had charm IMO.
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I lilked the old one too
It is a dumb logo but it also suggested that all Alabama fans are not serious, stuck in the mud old school traditionalists that can’t laugh a little about football. That was a nice change of pace. I would go with something more on the whimsical side for a new one as a result.
maybe we could just spruce it up a bit, ya know?
like put some 22 inch spinners on the wheels and some Kanye glasses on Big Al?
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by tempebamafan on Sep 17, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
DANG IT
I just bootlegged copied 1000 t-shirts with that logo!
by Fatback on Sep 17, 2009 9:07 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
submission
howabout if someone photoshop’s CNS’ face on this great american landmark? 
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ILL DO IT
Ok, i got photoshop on my computer and I am really good at it, if you want to see some of my work check out the Madden 11 Cover I made with 2 titans players.
I have been doing this for 5 years and will take any suggestions for the new logo, if you dont like the first then Ill make more then 1.
Suggestions please!!!
by cashvilletitans12 on Sep 17, 2009 9:14 AM CDT reply actions
Wow Casey
Don’t listen to this kid, I know him in real life and he has NOT being doing photoshop for 5 years. He means to say, the last time he did photoshop was 5 years ago in 7th grade. He is terrible at photoshop …heres an example of his crappy work
There's no need....
….for personal attacks here. Take it somewhere else.
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I have made
the logos for PredsOnTheGlass.com, Section303.com, Julie Loves Hockey, Fear the Sword.com and Music City Miracles.com. Let me know if you need any help.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 17, 2009 9:29 AM CDT reply actions
Second that!
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by BamaReturns07 on Sep 17, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions
This has elements that ought to be incorporated
like the yellowhammer sitting in the camellia there on the right. Nice job!
-D.
For the record
I like the logo.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
And the Valley Shook has a great logo though.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
That LSU Jonno guy
He comes up with funny shit
by rolltidefromaz on Sep 17, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed...
… I thought that somehow we could come up with something to incorporate the outline of the state of Alabama like they do.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
Lots of SBN logos are a bit under par. I'm fighting to get the Falcoholic's changed.
Any suggestions to convince the brass, OTS/Todd? I’ll work up some stuff for ya’ll.
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Ah, that nicely part always gets me.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't design anything...
not an artist, but this does seem to call for a contest with prizes…
I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR
How about an elephant with a rolling pin?
But seriously folks…..
Maybe a crimson colored tide rolling to the right that morphs into…….. an elephant or something
Fumbles. It was always Fumbles
Oh yeah...
…this line really cracked me up:
It’s as if the amateur version of Lion King somehow morphed into an episode of Bob the Builder.
by Nico2.0 on Sep 17, 2009 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
indeed, that is a pretty accurate description
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by tempebamafan on Sep 17, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
So...
… so far we have three guys who have mentioned that they can do something: cashvilletitans12, smashville, and tlozwarlock.
That’s a good start, but now we need some ideas to work with. As I mentioned earlier, I thought if somehow incorporating the outline of the state of Alabama into it, and Doc earlier mentioned like a crimson tide that morphs into an elephant. Things like that are what we need to come up with so we can get a rough idea in our heads.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions
Alabama with a logo over T-Town?
Red waves subtle in the background…
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Okay...
… but what kind of logo over T’town?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
A, "RBR" Elephant eyes. Law degree?
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
How about 12, for our NCs? Hope to have to change it to 13 soon...
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
12 would make it too crowded...
… the elephant eyes could work, it’d just depend on how it was done.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Elephant eyes over the state of Alabama in the background
with a crimson tide at the bottom and a very dominant, aggressively fonted “Roll Bama Roll” at the top.
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by BamaReturns07 on Sep 17, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Mock coming soon. Will need some polish.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
alabama is class
I think the logo should be simple and classy. Like the numbers on the helmet. The best helmet in football. Anything over the top like ‘and the valley shook’ or countless other sbn logos wouldn’t be a good representation in my opinion
22 inch spinnas dog!!!!
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by tempebamafan on Sep 17, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Done
36-0
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by Bham03UAgrad on Sep 17, 2009 11:36 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
If you could shop
the barner out of the picture, it would be more appropriate.
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by SugarBowl93 on Sep 17, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Took a second look, and realized who it was... repents in dust and ashes!!!!
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by SugarBowl93 on Sep 17, 2009 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
thats the most amazing thing i've ever seen. man, Saban woulda been one HELL of a good old boy redneck if put his mind to it.
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by tempebamafan on Sep 17, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
We should make a bet with TET...
… if we lose the Iron Bowl to them, we’ll put that photo as our logo for a week.
But what would we put over there?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bear Bryant logo or Saban Logo
Or a photoshopped picture of Chizik wearing Nick Saban Pajamas.
by LSU Jonno on Sep 18, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Took a second look, and realized who it was...
repents in dust and ashes!!!!
I bleed crimson and white...I puke Vol puke orange. RTR
Thank You
The first thing I said to myself after viewing this site is how tacky and dated that logo looked. What ever is decided please make it look more modern…lol…I do think the great thing about this site though is that’s been the only thing I have complained about…I have really enjoyed the posts on here…We have a great fan base who really knows college football…well most of us do anyway…lol
by 1rolltidefan on Sep 17, 2009 12:01 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
That's my biggest concern...
… any first time user that comes to RBR and that logo is the first thing they see. It’s tacky, looks awful, and I think really harms the credibility of the entire site. When I see that, it’s like we have a Geocities page set up, or something like that.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Picture
Here is a Picture that took me about 30 minutes, it is kind of just a rough draft, tell me how you like it
by cashvilletitans12 on Sep 17, 2009 12:03 PM CDT reply actions
Not bad at all...
… it looks a little bit empty, to me, but that’s much better than what we’ve got now.
Could you center the elephant and do like a crimson wave effect sweeping in behind it?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow!
You do that on paint? Or with crayons?
by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 17, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Script A, though...
… again, copyright issues.
You could do something like a script A, but it couldn’t look anything like the ‘Bama script A, nor could it look like any other school’s script A (Arkansas, etc.).
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I actually
like this. Why not incorporate the white racing stripe somehow? But instead of numbers its RBR.
"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken
this gets my vote todd
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
How putting each letter on a NC ring, 4 to a row? The only problem is it will hopefully soon be dated.
My other thought is that the double l’s in the current logo kind of remind me of the uprights on goalposts. I wonder if someone with the talent to do such could make a word picture with the l’s being goalposts and “Bama” being the playing field. Maybe you put a houndstooth hat hanging off one of the goalposts. I’m just not sure how to get the "Ro"s in there. Shaped as flags flying off the goalposts?
Ah, I like the sound of that...
… anybody give that a shot?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
kiss
Count me in the simple and classy camp
I really like the idea of the classic helmet, with ROLL BAMA ROLL underneath
never been big on the cartoonish or over the top designs
looking forward to it!
by crbama on Sep 17, 2009 12:41 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Again...
… keep in mind that it can absolutely nothing that is any way copyrighted, so that probably eliminates anything pertaining to the helmet.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions
Having trouble with elephant eyes. Any really good drawers out there?
Lacking polish and gradient. Old school “BAMA” (tunnel covers at BDS) font.
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by BamaReturns07 on Sep 17, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The same eye I'm trying to fit, believe it or not.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
One more thing...
… keep in mind that it doesn’t necessarily have to be overly ‘Bama specific. Yes we do cover UA, but 99.99999% of our content is football, so you could really play up the football theme. Plus, if you go that route, you don’t have near the copyright concerns that you do trying to come up with something really ’Bama specific.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 1:28 PM CDT reply actions
Maybe...
…the outline of the state with a football texture and laces down the middle?
by Nico2.0 on Sep 17, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Something akin to this?
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed...
… looks pretty good.
I will say, though, warlock, your photos are not showing up for me in Firefox. When I put it in IE it worked fine, but it’s blank in Firefox.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
It's probably because I'm using PNG to maintain some quality before compression.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I would dial the stitching down a bit...
…since the stitches don’t run the length of the football, but getting there.
Oh...
…and I’d slightly tilt the state a bit to negate some of the empty space on the sides and give a it a stronger diagonal element.
Agreed there too...
… the outline of the state of Alabama really doesn’t run straight up and down. If you take a look at a true aerial view of the states, Alabama actually tilts “back” a little bit. It’s rotated to the left a few degrees.
I say you slightly tilt the state back to the left.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed on the stitching...
… not so much of it. Zoom out a tad on that so the focus isn’t so great on that one particular thing.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
And one more note...
… I would like to incorporate the text “Roll Bama Roll” into it somehow.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Done and done and done (tilt).
What kinda font? I’m using an old timey time font currently. Don’t really have many aggressive fonts. Find one at dafont.com and I’ll incorporate it.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I say you...
… and smashville get together and use that font.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Post what you got now without the font...
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Looks good...
I have two complaints that may or may not be on point:
(1) The actual football itself looks a bit fuzzy and grainy
(2) Definitely need to smooth out the edges of the state outline a bit.
Other than that, though, I think it looks really good. I like the concept you’ve got going a whole lot. It looks solid, very fitting for RBR, and it has no copyright issues.
I don’t know what to tell you about the font though. I really have no clue as to where to tell you to put it.
Also, could you put a needle valve on the football where Tuscaloosa is?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
1: I added a glow. Will turn it off.
2: Smoothing will be done.
Got a couple of fonts to test.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
My question is...
… where do you put the font?
If you put it over the outline of the state, it just destroys that. What about pitting it below the outline of the state, kind of like “Roll ’Bama Roll” is spelled out under the outline itself?
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The text will be fun. Fixed the other issues I think.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I second
using smashville’s “Roll Bama Roll” font choice if you can get together with him for a collabo. I don’t know if there are size restrictions or if it just wouldn’t look like right if you retained the square shape and expanded it enough to fit the text, but you seem like you know what you’re doing.
Not sure what you're referring to...
but I meant to say that smashville’s font reminds me of the “Ready To Roll” preview video.
I love it...
… and I’ll second with Espyonage that you should get together with Smashville and use the font he has.
On bottom, though, adding the font, I think I would just do it in a straight line and not stack the words on top of each other.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
it needs the rubber orifice where you inflate it right over Lee County
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by TheRedTideConsumes on Sep 17, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I kind of like that...
… my only complaint would be that I do want to incorporate some crimson and white into it, but that does sound good.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe add a...
…crimson and white to indicate Tuscaloosa and have Roll Bama Roll over the whole thing? i REALLY like this idea.
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STAR
Add a crimson and white STAR to indicate Tuscaloosa.
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BIG AL BOWLING
WITH OUR 12 NAtional championship trophys for the bowling ball pins
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions
upvoted for potential of Big Lebowski references gallore
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by tempebamafan on Sep 17, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
So do you work for SB Nation?
Sounds like you should if you don’t already.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
ALSO maybe our opponents rolled into a bowling ball
we could do 12 variations of opponentsas bowling balls and update each week!
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions
IF we could get the logo spread out too across whole top that would be cool
big all bolwing with opponent on left then on far right the trophys set up as pins
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 2:09 PM CDT reply actions
how many screen names do I need to create
to pretend to back up my idea
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions
DONE
OK i took the task of the rings, and this is what I have, it is still a rough draft so if anyone has suggestions on how ot make it better i will gladly take them. Here is the picture.
by cashvilletitans12 on Sep 17, 2009 2:57 PM CDT reply actions
Picture not working
… for me anyway. It might be my browser, though.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's one I came up with really fast
Of course, we can change the eye, but what do you think about the rest? Yes, this is a low resolution screen shot.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 17, 2009 3:01 PM CDT reply actions
I like the font a lot, and the layout of it all...
… the eye, though, just doesn’t really go for me. It just doesn’t stand out to me, and honestly it looks more like a tiger eye than anything else to me.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I know about the eye.
Any suggestions? Again, I’ve done the logos for a bunch of SBN blogs.
by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 17, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I think I'd tone it down...
… with the red. I like the idea of putting it a bit more gray in there to make sure you get that it’s an elephant.
And honestly, I like that font you’ve got a lot. If I were you, I’d experiment with using that on a lot of other designs as well.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the font for the text?
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not...
…a graphics design guy by any means, so take my recommendations with a grain of salt.
Could you keep the elephant gray (making it apparent that it’s an elephant) and tint the eye itself to be crimson?
by CrimsonWraith on Sep 17, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
mmmmmmmmtusksmmmmmmmmm
I like tusks a lot maybe we could incorporate tusks
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
The more I think about it I kinda like the old concept
what if we just updated it and made him look more fierce and had him driving over wet tiger paws in the concrete as if hes chasing a tiger
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
or if we had Big AL rolling in a car looking real gangster....or if he was on old school roller skates with sweat bands!
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
ok i will stop .........
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 17, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions
Lol...
… I actually like your ideas. Obviously it’s not what we are really looking for, but it’s still pretty funny stuff.
And the F’d up thing is this… we could legitimately do half of your suggestions, and it’d be better than what we’ve got now.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
We've got to keep in mind...
…how small this thing is actually going to be when presented. too much detail and it’ll be lost.
The second one is the best...
… the one to the far right just looks way off, and the one on the far left looks a bit like a human eye to me.
The second one, though, I think looks really good.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe...
… I do know that some flags are copyrighted in order to prevent commercial exploitation. The state of Alabama flag, specifically, may very well be copyrighted too. I don’t know that for fact, but it’s a possibility.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Latest rendition. Test text at bottom, outline overlaid.
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Suggestion
I say bring the text to the foreground and make “Bama” appear in a contrasting red. I really like the way this looks though. Good work.
Great job...
but personally, I liked the detailed texture on the very first one you did. Notice how the leather is grip is a raised on the first one, looks better IMO.
I've saved all versions. Can revert if needed. Swinging with the current one for now.
Not putting the other out to pasture yet, though.
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by Adam Schultz on Sep 17, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I would say...
…tilt it and make the stitching a little less prominent, but I love the detail on the actual ball in this one
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
I like that too...
… it just needs to be zoomed out a little more. Maybe not as much as it is now, but I don’t think it needs to be that up-close.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Could you...
… just move the “Roll Bama Roll” slightly lower so they don’t overlap. If you could do that, I think it would be great.
Also, the needle point either needs to be moved slightly to the left, or the seamwork around the laces needs to be a tad bit smaller. I’m not a big fan of the overlap there because it just doesn’t look realistic. If it’s bad enough, you could just take that out all together. You might want to go that route simply because it doesn’t look right… it’s way to far close to the top.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
That does look nice...
… if you could do something like that, it’d look great.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
What if....
I really like that picture of the football…..what if we did a football with elephant skin…..or an elephant with that kinda football texture and color???? prob look weird
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by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
That would look cool as is
placed in the state outline as warlock has it. Same angle and everything, you get the end of the stitch and the top of the nose with the white stripe, plus it looks gritty and dingy, which would be awesome.
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by BamaReturns07 on Sep 17, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
With the other football pic used.
Can’t really zoom out much more on this one, otherwise it won’t fit the state. These are images I own the license to. I have two. Could buy more if needed.
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Ah...
… I think that one may be my favorite of all the state outlines you have done yet. I like the texture of the ball, and the laces look good. I think I would probably lighten it up a little, though. It’s looking a bit dark to me.
I’m still not a big fan of the font like that. I think, if you’re going with the crimson background, I would do it in all white because having “BAMA” in crimson in the foreground clashes with the background. I would move the entire thing slightly lower, and do it in all white. Also, can you touch up the R’s a bit? The bottom left of the R’s just look like they’ve gotten partially erased with that font.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm all about this one...
….though I think “Roll Bama Roll” should be more prominent, possibly stacked over the ball?
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
My only concern...
… there is if you put it directly over the ball, it really destroys everything you’ve made with the football-themed state outline.
I want “Roll Bama Roll” to be prominent, yet not overwhelming.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
No offense, but
everything I’ve seen here = downgrade. Just MHO.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
I did this.....
about 2 weeks ago. Its just a rough sketch of the new A with the old elephant. Whatcha think?
Ooh...
… I love that and if we could use that one I would so do it in a New York minute. Unfortunately the drawing contains at least three pieces of copyrighted material, so we’d also get sued in a New York minute.
Still, though, I love the drawing, great art work.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever you end up with
Do a poll so people can decide between the old and new.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
Picture
Sorry this was not working before, so here is the PICTURE i made.
by cashvilletitans12 on Sep 17, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
Photoshop out University of Alabama and put in Roll Bama Roll.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
REMEMBER
Remember guys, you cannot have trademarks or logo’s in there, we could get sued and that is no fun.
by cashvilletitans12 on Sep 17, 2009 5:33 PM CDT reply actions
what if you get permission?
though that might be a rough process.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
There is...
… but there is no way it could feasibly happen here. Generally the university charges an 8% royalty, and there is still a whole process you are going through. I know SB Nation would never go along with it, and it’s a moot point.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the idea, but it’s just not happening.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
No worries...
… we’re not going to make a rash decision one way or the other, so you’ll have plenty of time.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I really like this joe27.
It would also look great with RBR in pigskin.
Speaking of Logos..
What about putting something on our helmets besides the jersey number. Our’s rates 119th, just above Penn St.
Like..
or..
Got that winning feelin'
where did those ratings come from?
We have by FAR the best helmet in college football. And penn state’s are second.
by Joe27 on Sep 17, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
blasphemy!
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
by Todd on Sep 17, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where did the concept of..
putting the number on the helmet come from? Does it promote team players and is it just easier to find your helmet on the sideline when you go in?
Got that winning feelin'
dont know. but i DO know where the concept of putting stupid flashy designs all over the helmets came from
loser teams like tennessee and barn.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Sep 19, 2009 2:21 AM CDT up reply actions
i vote for this but with a dude dressed in crimson...
by kleph on Sep 17, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Love the sharp tusks!
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 17, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
What if we had that angry elephant...
standing on a barrel…..or holding a bowling ball would be sick….like man he wants to tear down those pins
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I think he would look sick if we had that elephant with a big bicep...
Holding a bowling ball that is the texture of a football
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
and if you click the logo, you get rick rol'd
best. logo. ever.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Sep 19, 2009 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions
what if we did that elephant head with red tusks
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions
What if....
We keep the old logo and just swap elephant heads so that this guy is on a angry mission to drive that piece of equipment
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions
That's definitely moving in the right direction.
I think I might even retract the bit about wanting the laces in there, or if I did, make them very small, not running the length top to bottom since that’s not how they work on a football.
I also have a feeling they’re going to want all of the words in the site name to be fully visible.
Agreed...
… I like that one a lot. I like the laces idea, too, but that one looks good also.
In all honesty, though, Nico is right, I think you are going to have to make ALL of the words in the site name visible. At the end of the day SB Nation is going to have to sign off on whatever we submit, and honestly I’d be highly surprised if they approved anything that didn’t have the site’s name front and center. It’s way too valuable of free marketing space for them to do it otherwise.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
i agree that this one looks good
but it is almost an exact copy of Music City Miracles page. No offense at all smashville, I know you designed that one too, but if it were me making decisions I would want something different:
He actually didnt design that one
That came from SB Nation.
Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.
All ya'll can take a seat. Here is the winner.
Believe it or not, only took about three hours to do. BOOM! Roasted to everyone else, biatches.
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 17, 2009 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Yep...
… that one’s it… contest over.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I knew you would agree
mad photoshopping skills yo
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 18, 2009 5:43 AM CDT up reply actions
It's the little touches that make this work
Like the air valve on the football. Good work BR.
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Sep 18, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Thank you sir
I like it cause it’s simple and not too busy.
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 19, 2009 6:12 AM CDT up reply actions
How'd you make the water and waves look so realistic?
Am I looking at a still from Finding Nemo here?
by Nick's Hat Band on Sep 18, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
No sir
that is artistic talent right there. Comer inspires me.
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 19, 2009 6:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Have image...how do I upload without browse feature?
I have a picture but how can I upload it? Seems that it most be a url?
What if you took this, but had houndstooth behind one of the R's, left the football behind one and put something else Bammer behind the other?
That is probably too much detail for a small logo though.
if "something else bammer" ='s "co-eds"
then we have a winner
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Sep 19, 2009 2:27 AM CDT up reply actions
What's the fascination with overlaying the state with some pic?
Yea, LSU’s is pretty bad ass, but we don’t need to copy them (an inferior copy at that). Also, since we aren’t the only major program in the state, I don’t feel that we should feature the geographical outline of Alabama unless you can do something about that school down the road such as depicting it with a trailer.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
No obsession...
… it’s just an idea we’ve ran with here.
As mentioned earlier, we’re open to anything, so if you have some better ideas, feel free to contribute them.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And...
… honestly I don’t want anything Auburn related in this thing. Let the Barners be that obsessed with us, not vice versa.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Alabama...
…represents the state of Alabama. Auburn represents a town.
Roll Bama Roll - The Champagne of Bama Blogs.
Very true...
… we are THE state institution. We’re not named THE University of Alabama for nothing. Hell, a lot of people out-of-state think Auburn is actually located in Georgia, so I have no real problem having the entire state outline representing UA.
Again, though, we’re obviously not wedded to the idea, and we’re open for any other suggestions you can come up with.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Obviously....
when you have as many people come to this site as RBR does, not everyone is going to be happy. Each person has different tastes…etc. However, I would refrain from degrading others ideas, when you haven’t offered any idea of your own. I personally think Big Al bowling while sporting a houndstooth bowling shirt. Knocking down pins colored or represented as the other SEC schools (I know, that leaves one school out) would be ridiculously hilarious….and hard as he** to actually make. With all that said, I think the State outline football is a great logo. Props to those working on it.
I think...
… he’s referring to the Alabama state outline image looking like an inferior copy of the Louisiana state outline that is the logo for the LSU SB Nation blog, “And the Valley Shook.”
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 17, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Rough Draft
[IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd67/Stefizle832/Untitled-1copy.jpg[/IMG]
Just messing around. Will make it look better and more detailed later.
I like that,
though a pink elephant might be a bit psychadelic.
Out of town currently (Falcons game this weekend)
Have been working these mocks in an inferior program (Paint.net) and will be converting to more versatile program (photoshop) this Sunday. Any idea when entries are cut off? I think given some time and Photoshop, I can fix some of the issues addressed above.
You have opinions. We all do. Some of yours may have to do with the Falcons. Sign up today and share them.
No rush...
… again we’re not going to make any rash decisions, and it’ll be a little while one way or the other. Take your time and if it’s a few days, no big deal.
by outsidethesidelines on Sep 18, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Im hating the state ones....
we gotta be thorough because the logo is a HUGE DEAL and we cannot just cannot downgrade
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 9:43 AM CDT reply actions
As far as the SEC's SBN logo representation, outside of Auburn's logo...
they all suck !
Looks like Tenn’s is more an advertisement for recruiting.
Apparently, cheap clipart is what SBN likes.
Got that winning feelin'
First Attempt
I’m still cleaning the lines up and fleshing this one out – but if there isn’t a good response I’ll scrap it and try something else.
by rhinoskin on Sep 18, 2009 11:15 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I don't know if this will be the final selection,
but you have skills. Seriously, wow.
by Nick's Hat Band on Sep 18, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
I like this one a lot.
Very Well done.
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Sep 18, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I like this one the best so far..
aside from mullet
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
update, on background
Thanks for the comments! Half my job is in Photoshop/Illustrator, so I get lots of practice.
I'm not sure about that background...
The Red stroke on the text gets lost in it. Perhaps something like a pigskin texture instead?
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Sep 18, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats not a bad idea
but you don’t want it to border on busy or clunky.
I put that background simply because it is the current image’s background and I wasn’t sure we were changing that too.
Can we surround the backgroup with 12 national championship trophys??
other than that I love it how soon can we get it up!
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
background
Great Game Hokies! What a battle!
by The Voice of Reason on Sep 18, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
only thing is
it sorta looks like the elephant is trying to hump the RBR logo.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
That's what the logo gets
For being too sexy. If it didn’t want to get elephant humped, it shouldn’t have dressed so sluttily.
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Sep 19, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
this one has my serious, for real, official vote
but if we can get that Big Al bowling and the pins made to represent other SEC teams (put our rivals front n center) then i’m down for that… seems like the city of gold though, love to find it, prolly wont.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Sep 19, 2009 2:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I really think that's a great idea.
The one I did above seems a little serious for SB Nation, but the bowling idea seems just campy enough.
I thought my last one was pretty good, so i just made one small tweak to it
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Sep 18, 2009 11:33 AM CDT reply actions
the lips are
being masticated in that photo.
I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk.
by That Other Dave on Sep 18, 2009 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
speaking of masticated, when is Todd
going to do his weekly ritual of eating something gross in thanks to the football gods?
wow.
i think that blog is actually being run by washington state fans who are trolling everyone who visits it.
welcome to the SEC kiffykins...
by tempebamafan on Sep 19, 2009 2:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Anything that doesnt suck
is the antithesis of that.
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 19, 2009 6:13 AM CDT up reply actions
oh my gosh
that is turble
It is important to find someone who allows you to fulfill your dreams. It is luck if that person finds you, too - Isaiah Zagar
by BamaReturns07 on Sep 19, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
They look like...
…zombie dogs that are here to eat your brains and/or soul.
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Boom goes the dynamite.
I am also a huge soccer fan, so that is where it gets its influence. The stars across the top represent national championships, like all major soccer teams do (and I wish football teams did).
I still have a little work to do on it. I am not happy with the text “RBR” yet, will work on it tomorrow.
The logo is basically a combination of the Toronto FC and Arsenal.
I am up for suggestions. I REALLY wanted to put some houndstooth in it but it just doesn’t fit. The black and white clash with anything on it or around it.
Roll Tide!
I like the soccer logo and the elephant gripping the text
Those look very professional. Very nice.
I meant to ask this earlier: is anyone else in favor of a new slogan/subtitle to replace “The Champagne of Bama Blogs”? Personally, I’m a little weary of associating this site with Miller High Life.
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