Number 5 does it for me by a long shot. Snazzy!

is the chance to submit a logo for consideration now closed? when does voting officially begin?

more questions to follow, i'm sure!

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Still open LadyBug, fire away.

sweetness!

3 and 5 are well done.

I'll be sad if the sift isn't kept in. Even just a representation...or hidden in the logo like Nina in a Hirshfeld. ;-)

They all look nice, but I'm attached to 3.

I'd miss the sifter too. I like the font of 2 though. The sifter in place of the play button on number 2. Wait...that would make it look almost like the one that's here now wouldn't it? :::red faced:::

They're all very nice, dag.

I like "1" of the two hive designs. I like that it is a uniform blue color matching the new interface. The hive is appealing because all the members help build the site by posting and voting videos.

"2"appeals to me too because of its simplicity.

The only other thought I had was playing with the dots in the "i's". One could be a triangle (play) and the other could be the two rectangles (stop). Or the dots could be the up and down vote triangles - maybe having an upside down "i".

so where does one send a submission?!?!

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LadyBug, you can send it to me, or just post a link to a URL here.

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Thanks LB, I've added your submssion to the post above ^

I'd go with number 5 although it'd be a shame to see the sift vanish.

I like 1 and 3... LB's is nice too.

I'm surprised no one likes 6. I think I like 3 and 6 best. Though 3 needs some color and font adjustment cause I like VS as one word.

I really think the new logo has to communicate something, you want to get the essence of videos and sifting. As stupid as it sounds, even abstract images showing what something does are cool. I like the globe, but I'm not sure what the arrow is doing.

6 is alright conceptually, but the arrows shape/design-wise aren't that hot.

Can you put arrows on the sifter?

here's one I just made. http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7083/vs1zj7.th.png

JD, how do I enlarge it to read the print?

remove the .th. but it's just the tag screen

I like #3. You guys should make a poll.

The sifter really ought to be present. I got for 3.

They all look kinda MacOSie?

well ... this is my $0.02 on the subject. i wonder how many internet users would actually recognize a 'sift' or 'sifter' upon first glance. example #2 is great because they used the universal 'play' sign (as did #1 & #4, but i find the honeycombs a bit out of place).

logos don't necessarily have to depict what the product/company is. google is simply a G in a box, yahoo is a red Y, stumble upon is a connected SU in a circle ... you get the idea. you don't want a logo that's too 'busy'.

i know we're all 'attached' to the sift ... we could try to keep it, as daphne suggested, something like: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/gimygirl/VStest.jpg

*flutters off*

dotting the i with a sifter is cool too...

Yeah, simple and stylish is good.

I always thought that thing was a crappy old paint bucket or something, having never given it more than a cursory glance.

What do y'all think of so'm like this'n:
http://www.rommelsantor.com/newvslogo.jpg

Note the reflection of the sifter on the face of the play button.

i do like the idea of that play button, lucky

this was my 'other' idea ... i think it may be too busy, but eh ... i'll submit it for consideration anyway!

feedback welcome! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/gimygirl/pic4.jpg

>>What do y'all think of so'm like this'n:>>

I like the idea of making the "o" into a play button. It keeps the logo simple.

Now this may be "overload", but it'd be itneresting to see a combination of the play button on the O and the crazy sifter full of reels... ooooh...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/gimygirl/VSOverload.jpg

rough draft ... just for looks!

Cool - now how would it look if "videosift" was on a single line? Hmm...

hmmmmmmmmm ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/gimygirl/VSlogo.jpg

again, a rough mashup

Ooooh... I like it!

Oh, I love the sifter on the "i" dot! That's clever.

What about an artistic representation of a sifter...like minimalist swaths. Less is more, and it does have to fit in the small space above.

And while the "play" button is clever, it makes the name look like "Vide Sift" with a button in between.

... true - could be fixed with some more redesign though.

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Wow, so many good ideas. I too am kind of attached to the sifter, but I take LadyBug's point, and also maybe it's a case of "killing our darlings"
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1282093

If you have a problem killing a rusty old paint bucket, I'll be happy to take the little darling out back and do it for ya.

*cocks shotgun*

it was your idea, daphne!!

it is hard to let go of the comfortable, well worn slippers sometimes, dag ... but the results are usually worth it!

I really like LadyBug's last one. What about instead of the youtube play icon, replace the "O" in VideoSift with a sifter, (something like http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004OCNL.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) Could be used with something like #5.

sifter overkill, joe??

looking at it again objectively ... i can totally see what you're saying, daphne ... it would like Vide Sift to a new member ...

hmmmmm ....

I understand LadyBug's point and Dag's presuasive arguement, however the sifter signifies something that many such video sifting sites lack. A central identity. A centralized idea which encompasses the entire purpose of this site.

Everytime I see a sifter now I can't help but think of VideoSift. It's unique, simple and unforgettable.

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Wow Farhad, very well put - I think that is the way I feel too in my heart of hearts. LadyBug, I do like that sifter you have there - it looks less like a "rusty old paint bucket". Where did you get it?

*puts shotgun back on the shelf*

Just give me the word...

Dag, I think I saw it on google images. There are tons of good ones there. Actually lemme check. Ok can't find it. Try this: http://image2.styleinamerica.com/wsecimgs/images/products/200633/0005/img45l.jpg
http://www.scandicrafts.com/store/images.taf?image_id=50
(I'm a fan of sifty --> http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/637663/2/istockphoto_637663_old_sifter.jpg)

now where did i get that photo?!?! *flies away*

Hey how about this...

You pick the logo you like best out of five or six on your options screen, and that's your logo on your computer.

That way, people who need to see the sift can see it, and people who prefer something else can have what they want.

I'm growing very attached to the globe with the arrow and I think it could be the start of something special.

Like the shiny sifter! The various media formats going through the sifter is nice.

Here's a vote for 1 and 4. Depending on the theme of the rest of the site, consider adding more color.

3 gets an honorable mention.

In all three cases, I'd like to see the logo enlarged and bled off the box, so that it runs over the bottom-left rounded corner.

Woooh back from my short hols and there have been some really nice logo submissions.

I got a bit sick so had to cancel my evening plans, and in my boredom I made these extra logos for consideration as my old ones are starting to annoy me.
http://mwhite.slowchop.com/images/vs_title1.png
http://mwhite.slowchop.com/images/vs_title2.png
http://mwhite.slowchop.com/images/vs_title3.png

I also made a 3d model of a flour sifter with the videosift name on it if anyone wants to use or play with it it's here http://mwhite.slowchop.com/images/sifter_large.jpg

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Nice work ren. Love the 3d sifter.

This one's great, ren. http://mwhite.slowchop.com/images/vs_title3.png

What do you think of my earlier idea, dag? "You pick the logo you like best out of five or six on your options screen, and that's your logo on your computer."

Customizing your own page is great. Dag would still have to pick one though to be the "corporate" logo, right?

Why's that?

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Yeah, why not. We could have it in the profile. I think SG means that there would need to be a "default" logo.

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Or we could have the logos on a random rotation. That could be kind of fun. ;-)

Oh I getcha - a logo that people with no account would see.

Customizability - membership has its perks!

oooh yeah, not to sound too snobby (as I'm shining my new star) but, it would be fun to aquire new customizable "perks" as one gets a new rank.

I withdraw any previous support. Ren's first two are awesome and of the two I'd have to say this one gets my vote:
http://mwhite.slowchop.com/images/vs_title1.png

If you are serious, you need one logo. one easily represented symbol for your site that places like URLpop can use. You could set it in your user profile, but I'm not so keen on that.

You could have different themes for the subcategory pages. Like Music Videos page has a different logo and color scheme, (looking forward to alpha -> production)

Yeah, as stated there'd be a "default" logo for non-members and for logo awareness outside VS, but members could choose one from a selection of variations to have on their own screen.

Personalization... What could possibly be wrong with that?

Why don't we make new sections called LogoSift(tm) and TextSift(c) and have an upvote/downvote option for all the different little image logos, then a seperate page for all the different versions of the videosift name.

Then hey presto you got your final combo.

I like #2 but #1 has a cool Metal Gear Solid 2 look to it... :-)