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The SQ7.org (http://www.sq7.org) project is an attempt to create a Free, Fan-developed game, based on the Space Quest series by Sierra Online.
We're a group of fans of the series, trying the keep the game alive, by writing, animating, and producing a Fan sequel to the games. We've been working on this for quite some time, and have recieved accolades from writers and producers of the prior SQ games, for making the attempt.
In some ways, our site is the public face of the Space Quest fan community, but it doesn't currently look it. So we're revising, one step at a time.
The first, is the logo.
We need a Logo that can serve two masters. We need to be serious, but yet fun at the same time. The idea is that we want the site to look more corporate, as if a game house were developing the title, yet still ahve an edge of fun that this sort of comedy game deserves.
The game is about a Space Janitor, Roger Wilco.. The premise is.. Aboard all those starships you see in Movies... Enterprise, The Star Destroyer, There are hundreds and thousands of people.
No all of them are captains, or starfighter aces.
There needs to be someone to unclog the toilets. That's our boy. Roger Wilco.
We're basing the game off of Sierra's Space Quest games, but we cannot use any of their images. None the less, their art gives you a decent place to look ;)
There is tons of information about the SQ games at SpaceQuest.net (http://www.spacequest.net)
We would like to be able to use the logo in as many places as possible.. Ie, The game box, the website, cups, and the like. What this says to my untrained eyes is that it should work well in few colors, and I've always heard that having a distinctive outline is importaint, but you are guys are the experts, not I ;)
Space Quest it's self has gone through many logos, most of which are seen at http://www.spacequest.net/misc/boxscans/index.shtml
The original Space Quest collection had a great logo- <img src='http://sq7.org/sqcol-anni2-front.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
It seems that things like that might be fun, yet serious.. Or at least Mock-serious.
Our original logo was as simple as <img src='http://www.sq7.org/1.0/logo.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />,but we later moved to <img src='http://www.sq7.org/interface/logo.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
For logos from other companies, I've always liked both the Sun logo, and NeXtStep Logos... <img src='http://logos.sun.com/images/corp_sunblu-small.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <img src='http://www.blackholeinc.com/catalog/software/Images/AppIcons/VisitNeXT.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
I'd like the Logo to work with Either the words "Space Quest 7", or just the Letters SQ7. Either way would work fine, although I must admit a slight preference for the letters.
I'd rather not reveal any of the images from the game proper, as this is a public forum, and we don't want them to leak yet. As much as I would love to show you via e-mail, I fear that is against contest rules.
We're certainly excited about this project, and I'd glad to have your help, as a community. If any of you wanted to help with the rest of the project, I certainly wouldn't say no ;)
I'll certainly be here to answer any questions that I can. As for an End date for the contest, I'd say Febuary 3rd is reasonable.. For Legal protection, I would ask that we be given either the copyright to the final, chosen logo, or at least given blanket permission to use it as needed, and without resale. I'd love to get as much feedback as possible before the end date..I just want this to work well.
Thank you for helping to keep the dream alive..
Colin Davis
Head Producer
SQ7.org (http://www.sq7.org)
Seeing as I can't yet reply to this post, I'll have to edit, and reply here.. I'd certainly love the solution of giving some graphics to be posted at the Designers only forum. Very good thought! Could you give me the e-mail address of the people I should talk to?
The reason I don't want to post them publically is just that I want to reveal as little as possible about the graphics for the game.. We want things to be a surprise when they are finally released, and don't want people to attack us early for them ;)
So it makes things interesting.. Id love to have them, so you get an idea of what we're doing in-game, but I'd rather nothing big from them is copied onto the public forum.. Small things (like Roger's face, etc) would probably be fine.
Does that make sense?
Colin Davis
Head Producer
SQ7.org (http://www.sq7.org)
The SQ7.org (http://www.sq7.org) project is an attempt to create a Free, Fan-developed game, based on the Space Quest series by Sierra Online.
We're a group of fans of the series, trying the keep the game alive, by writing, animating, and producing a Fan sequel to the games. We've been working on this for quite some time, and have recieved accolades from writers and producers of the prior SQ games, for making the attempt.
In some ways, our site is the public face of the Space Quest fan community, but it doesn't currently look it. So we're revising, one step at a time.
The first, is the logo.
We need a Logo that can serve two masters. We need to be serious, but yet fun at the same time. The idea is that we want the site to look more corporate, as if a game house were developing the title, yet still ahve an edge of fun that this sort of comedy game deserves.
The game is about a Space Janitor, Roger Wilco.. The premise is.. Aboard all those starships you see in Movies... Enterprise, The Star Destroyer, There are hundreds and thousands of people.
No all of them are captains, or starfighter aces.
There needs to be someone to unclog the toilets. That's our boy. Roger Wilco.
We're basing the game off of Sierra's Space Quest games, but we cannot use any of their images. None the less, their art gives you a decent place to look ;)
There is tons of information about the SQ games at SpaceQuest.net (http://www.spacequest.net)
We would like to be able to use the logo in as many places as possible.. Ie, The game box, the website, cups, and the like. What this says to my untrained eyes is that it should work well in few colors, and I've always heard that having a distinctive outline is importaint, but you are guys are the experts, not I ;)
Space Quest it's self has gone through many logos, most of which are seen at http://www.spacequest.net/misc/boxscans/index.shtml
The original Space Quest collection had a great logo- <img src='http://sq7.org/sqcol-anni2-front.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
It seems that things like that might be fun, yet serious.. Or at least Mock-serious.
Our original logo was as simple as <img src='http://www.sq7.org/1.0/logo.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />,but we later moved to <img src='http://www.sq7.org/interface/logo.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
For logos from other companies, I've always liked both the Sun logo, and NeXtStep Logos... <img src='http://logos.sun.com/images/corp_sunblu-small.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <img src='http://www.blackholeinc.com/catalog/software/Images/AppIcons/VisitNeXT.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
I'd like the Logo to work with Either the words "Space Quest 7", or just the Letters SQ7. Either way would work fine, although I must admit a slight preference for the letters.
I'd rather not reveal any of the images from the game proper, as this is a public forum, and we don't want them to leak yet. As much as I would love to show you via e-mail, I fear that is against contest rules.
We're certainly excited about this project, and I'd glad to have your help, as a community. If any of you wanted to help with the rest of the project, I certainly wouldn't say no ;)
I'll certainly be here to answer any questions that I can. As for an End date for the contest, I'd say Febuary 3rd is reasonable.. For Legal protection, I would ask that we be given either the copyright to the final, chosen logo, or at least given blanket permission to use it as needed, and without resale. I'd love to get as much feedback as possible before the end date..I just want this to work well.
Thank you for helping to keep the dream alive..
Colin Davis
Head Producer
SQ7.org (http://www.sq7.org)
Seeing as I can't yet reply to this post, I'll have to edit, and reply here.. I'd certainly love the solution of giving some graphics to be posted at the Designers only forum. Very good thought! Could you give me the e-mail address of the people I should talk to?
The reason I don't want to post them publically is just that I want to reveal as little as possible about the graphics for the game.. We want things to be a surprise when they are finally released, and don't want people to attack us early for them ;)
So it makes things interesting.. Id love to have them, so you get an idea of what we're doing in-game, but I'd rather nothing big from them is copied onto the public forum.. Small things (like Roger's face, etc) would probably be fine.
Does that make sense?
Colin Davis
Head Producer
SQ7.org (http://www.sq7.org)