Gaming 4 Gamers, New Logo Creation

I was approached recently by G4G aka Gaming 4 Gamers clan to "create a logo that will look good on a tshirt".

Here's a look at the completed logo before the explanation...

completed logo (round) no text

After a week or so of brainstorming, I thought a black/grey/white color combo would go well, as then it could be put on any color tshirt... so I got to designing something. After a few revisions and enhancements... the below is what I originally came up with.

logo on white background

logo on black background

After another discussion with G4G and wanting some changes to the logo, the below logo was the next revision...

logo after the subtle changes

I then also created one with lettering as well as a round variant due to 'wanting it to fit discord' so I came up with the following... (as below).

revised logo with text

round logo variant

round logo variant with text

The design is symmetrical with a base of black with white highlights and grey-scale 'shine' similar to a metallic (brushed aluminum) surface. As most logo's, it consists of a G and a backwards G (which most see initially as a P... but it's a logo, not text). Then there's the four vertical lines, which of course represent the '4' in G4G.

The way in which I have designed the logo allows for an easy change of hue in order to colorize the logo to any possible color... examples below.

logo colorized

logo colorized and inverted

All in all, I spent a fair amount of time and effort in creating this logo, so I hope it now gets used to brand G4G, aka Gaming4Gamers.


Like what you see? Want something designed for yourself or your clan or company? Feel free to contact me via any of my social media so we can discuss further.

Thanks for reading.

-soul.

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myBB, Custom Gaming Clan Community Forum Example

So I've spent the last few weeks dabbling in the realms of web hosting, specifically a forum for gaming clans, that being myBB with a custom theme.

I wanted to attempt at creating my own custom forum, as I had never attempted it before. I chose myBB as a base due to having used it within the gaming realm before and I quite liked it, although it was all front-end, and not anything involving customization or administration. As I always do... I jump in the deep end, and hopefully stay afloat... and yes, I did stay afloat. I got a web hosting presence, set up myBB and a base theme then customized it a lot. Layout, icons, text, etc etc etc were changed, custom pages added, custom widgets (donate, gametracker, teamspeak, discord) all themed to the base theme.

You can check out my creation below (screen shot) which is based upon the gaming clan "Total Annihilation Gaming" to which I am a founder/administrator there. The [TAG] color scheme is green/yellow, to which all the graphics shown are also my own creation (yeh, I can kinda do it all, hehe). Anyway... check it out below.

 

Here is a FULL SCREEN example

Had a look? What did you think? I'm quite proud of what I accomplished in very little time... as I thought manipulating the code (HTML and CSS) would have been more difficult than what I encountered.

None the less, what I am presenting as an example (as above) I am now offering gaming clans that want a web/community presence, but don't want to pay-the-earth for it. Yes it will cost you, and pricing will also depend on if you want the 'whole package' or just a myBB 'theme' or such.

If you or your gaming clan is interested, I can provide the following (based in the USA) for an up-front cost as a package deal...

  

+ WWW Domain name (.com/.net or such)
+ Unlimited sub domains (based on your domain name)

+ Unlimited storage
+ Unlimited bandwidth
+ Unlimited email addresses (based on your domain name)
+ Unlimited MYSQL databases (myBB uses 1 database)

 + Automated R1Soft daily backups

+ myBB installation and set up

+ Custom myBB theme (created by me)

and if needed as an extra...

+ Custom graphics

(check out other links on my blog for examples of my graphic design)

or I can use existing graphics that you already have.

The pricing I can offer is very competitive and is close to half price of what IPS (Invision Power Services) costs per month (which seems to be the go-to forum base for start-up gaming clans).

See what you like? Interested in checking out the LIVE forum? Want something created for yourself or your gaming clan? Send me a private message via one of my social media accounts via my links on the front page of my blog and we can discuss things further.

-soul.

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Sinntra_k, Twitch Channel Banner Graphics

After another request to help out a twitch streamer of a friend (Stickofish) named Sinntra_k, I got to designing something based on the requests that were made.

Him being an anime fan, he wanted something themed as such, so I was provided with the anime character graphics for the banners and the base color codes that were wanted (the blue and white) and was left up to the creativeness (I am the graphic designer after all, hehe).

So after some idea storming, quickly researching anime, I came up with a fitting banner theme within the scope of the project. The characters were placed and slightly manipulated to blend, and some layering and effects were applied to create a nice balance between the background to the foreground whilst keeping the main point of aspect bright and easily readable/viewable whether on a light or dark background.

I did not present a 'WIP' for review, I just ran with it from start to finish and presented the end-result, which you can see below...

 

These banners look great whether on a light or dark background, and were designed that way, as some people use the vanilla twitch theme, some use addons for a dark background (as I do).

The responses I got from when I presented the banners were "that's awesome", "wow", "I'm blown away"... it always pleases me when I get responses like that.

You can also see them over on Sinnatra_k's twitch channel.

Another set of banners completed, to show-off and add to my growing graphic design portfolio.

If you like what you see and are in need of custom graphics, hit me up on one of my social media links (on the front page of my blog), or contact/leave a message for me on Discord, username = soulkobk#3450 to discuss design and pricing.

Until next time...

-soul.

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