Forum:Christmas Logo

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G'day everyone. I know it's jumping the gun a bit, but while we're on the subject of logo variations, what does everyone think about my proposal for a logo for Christmas? I started working on this when LiR introduced his proposal for the Halloween logo (click link to see what I'm talking about), so I thought I could put in a proposal for a Christmas one. Ho ho ho...?

Anyway, comments below, please! Thanks. ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 09:29, October 3, 2014 (UTC)

Discussion

Ho Ho Ho! I like it. We should really give you the title of "Logo Designer"! --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 10:57, October 3, 2014 (UTC)

Very nice design. However, the gray/white lettering on "Wiki" doesn't stand out very well against the current Mosaic header. We'd need to find a special Christmas-themed header, most likely, in order to make this work. Alternatively, perhaps you could apply a thin black outline/shadow around the word, to help it stand out? Another very nit-picky thing on what it overall an excellent logo... the snow accumulated below the logo maybe should be textured a little bit, so it doesn't just look like a blob of white at the bottom. I tried to do this myself using your png but I couldn't easily separate the snow from the white Wiki. Did you design your logo using the original logo file, or by working off our logo png? -- LostInRiverview ^{talk ~ blog} 17:03, October 3, 2014 (UTC)

I downloaded all the original logo project .xcf files from LostLabyrinth's website, and I worked on it from there. That's also how I created the TSP logo. ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 21:54, October 3, 2014 (UTC)

I absolutely support this. Ѧüя◎ґ (talk) 14:46, October 4, 2014 (UTC)

This is great! I support this as well. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 07:01, October 5, 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I like it, but how often will we change the theme of the wiki in 3-month span? Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 07:22, October 5, 2014 (UTC)

Most of the challenge is in coming up with a theme design. Actually implementing a design once it's created is pretty easy. Personally I think the logo looks fantastic, even without any additional theme changes. But, I would also support making a wider Christmas/holiday theme. I think some of the changes we've made for the (proposed) Halloween Theme could be made here as well, e.g. changing the main page headers, border colors, button and menu colors, and the color of the background. Bear in mind as well that we might be looking at different background or header images come Christmas, if this thread ever produces a clear result. -- LostInRiverview ^{talk ~ blog} 07:00, October 6, 2014 (UTC)

I wonder if we can re-implement the snow effect we used last year. I'm not too fancy with it since it slows down my browser, but I guess it's not a bad idea either. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 11:20, October 6, 2014 (UTC)

There was a snow effect last year? I don't remember it. -- LostInRiverview ^{talk ~ blog} 17:54, October 6, 2014 (UTC)

I loved the snow effect. That would be a neat idea to bring back. Ѧüя◎ґ (talk) 03:06, October 10, 2014 (UTC)

There was. I didn't remember if it was implemented wiki-wide or if you have to enable it manually in your own .css though. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 10:25, October 10, 2014 (UTC)

Ho ho ho!

I changed the mosaic around a bit, adding christmas hats for everyone! :D What does everyone think about it? ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 23:32, October 15, 2014 (UTC)

As I've said on IRC:

[19:34:41] <k6ka> It's funny, but at the same time I'm not sure if that's the best
[19:35:48] <k6ka> Adding Santa hats to the Sims on the current mosaic almost... looks like something done with MS Paint

Could we do something with The Sims 4? After all, it is the newest game in the series, even if many of the older players dislike it. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 23:46, October 15, 2014 (UTC)

I agree with k6ka. The Santa hats don't look good. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 11:35, October 16, 2014 (UTC)

I don't think a TS4 Christmas mosaic would really work, since the game doesn't have any content related to Christmas...or winter for that matter. Perhaps we could have multiple mosaics, maybe for the purpose of reflecting the song "12 Days of Christmas" or simply a collection of images that are take turns being displayed every few days? ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 10:04, October 20, 2014 (UTC)

I think it's a creative idea, but from a practical standpoint it probably wouldn't work. Aside from the fact that we'd have to create multiple images, any change to the wiki navigation background image (aka the mosaic header) has to be done in MediaWiki:Wikia.css. It would fall on the admins to make the change manually every day or couple of days, when the image changes. - LostInRiverview ^{talk ~ blog} 10:41, October 20, 2014 (UTC)

Very well. However, I do have an idea for an image:

In the foreground, a small round table. On it are a plate of cookies and a glass of milk (perhaps a glass of nectar can be used to represent milk, as nectar in TS3 looks similar to milk IMO). In the background, to the left of the table, is a christmas tree, complete with decorations. The lights of the house are off, save one - a wall light in the next room, in which there is a staircase at the back. The light spills into the first room through a doorway. Two heads silently poke through the doorway, watching patiently and intently. They are children - waiting for Father Christmas. ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 08:29, October 21, 2014 (UTC)

Well, for my own personal taste, I'd like to have the background as simple as possible. It could be plain or patterned, but not overcrowded. I'm not entirely into screenshots with too many features. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 04:24, October 22, 2014 (UTC)

1 month later

Christmas Day comes closer and closer! I support the implementation of the logo and the mosaic that WikiBuilder designed. Ѧüя◎ґ (talk) 14:52, November 24, 2014 (UTC)

I support the logo, but not the mosaic. It looks unnatural and not really good. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 07:01, November 25, 2014 (UTC)

I agree with Nikel; I really like the logo, but not so much the Santa hat-mosaic pattern. ~ Waikikamukow (Anyone wanna chat?) 05:42, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

I agree with Nikel and Waikikamukow, I'm not a fan of the mosaic. When we did the Halloween theme, we didn't have the mosaic, it just showed the wiki background. I feel like that's our best option, unless we can find another image to use in its place.

Do we want to roll out a more extensive theme? I mean, for Halloween we had the logo, a recolored background, and new header colors. It would seem silly to go far for Halloween but not do the same for Christmas. That being said, what kind of theme changes would be best for a Christmas theme? Traditional Christmas colors are green, red, white and gold; three of those four colors are represented in the logo, so it would probably be best to keep them consistent in the theme as well. When I have a chance, I'll try out some styles on my test wiki and see how it looks. In the meantime, perhaps someone would be able to make a re-color of the current wiki background in either a shade of red or a darker shade of green? -- LostInRiverview ^{talk • blog • contribs} 06:50, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

Red...reeeeed!

A while back I recoloured the background to red. Here it is. ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 10:23, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

Is it possible to edit the color? I like the red, but the darker red for the plumbob silhouette doesn't seem fitting. I think it would look better if the plumbob silhouette uses lighter shade, like the standard background we currently have. Christmas should be cheery and joyful after all, so I think it looks better if it's light than dark. Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 12:20, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

Now? ―The Tim Man ^{(Infinite Histories • Galactic Crucibles • The Sims Wiki • Hallows Maleficent • Why I'm here in the first place)} 12:34, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘It looks better! :) I'm not against the idea to customize our mosaic. If we can customize more (but not too overdone), I don't think it's bad. The thing is just that I'm not a fan of the Santa hat mosaic, that's all. I wish we could share more ideas!

Holiday is just around the corner. Do we have any plans when to apply this theme? Nikel _{Talk – Vote!} 11:45, December 1, 2014 (UTC)