My dumb GB logo design

I've been wanting to do some logo designs recently just to try and improve my skills and whatnot. Thought why not do a GB one and the below was born:

I wanted something that was simple and inkeeping with the current GB colour scheme.

This isn't any sort of slight against the current logo, I love it (and all of the others Dave designed). Just wanted to have a play about and came up with this and thought I would share it! Any comments are welcome.

I feel like this has a style very identifiable with like a certain service or scene but good goddamn if I can recognize what. Either way, it's cool stuff!

That's not dumb. That's cool. Bravo.

i think I would play with the color scheme but I like the logo. Nice man!

It almost looks like the Giant Bomb and (old) Tested logos got combined into one minimalist design. It's a good look.

I prefer it to the real one. Reminds me of the bombcast logo.

whoa, this logo is pretty rad, like it should go on a GiantBomb vinyl kinda rad.

Same vibe I was getting.

Thank you all so much for the kind comments. It does have as slight record label look to it but that's a little intentional and @teddie thank you so much, pretty much exactly what I was going for + a little hint of the old whiskey logo with the slanted text!

Actually, that's very tastefully done. They should slap it on the shoulder of some of their shirts.

Going with the crowd and saying this is pretty rad yo.

Reminds me a lot of the old Whisky Media branding. Very cool.

That's a really nice minimal design.

@mjhwwbg: It's a great logo concept!. I hope you don't mind, I thought I'd riff a little on your idea and add my own suggestions:

Again, great work.

I like it.

I dig it.

@whitegreyblack I also dig this.

Nice work dude, I love it.

Jeff said he was planning on getting a logo redesign, it would be really cool if the community could participate in a contest.

Yeah dude that is pretty rad man, makes me wish I had those type of skills, but video is more my thing. I actually prefer that to the logo right now, really great clean look. Awesome!!!

I would buy that Vinyl.

I've always been interested in the idea of a graphics standards manuals (look up the NASA one that can be downloaded from their website if you have any interest). If I get the time I might produce one for this, could be fun!

That's pretty dope!

That's an excellent design! When you said it was your dumb design, I was thinking we were going to have an even more exaggerated cartoon bomb than the one that's been around, but it looks really classy. Great work!

I really love it!

I like it. It totally looks like someone put out a Giant Bomb LP.

I'm digging it.

definitely feeling that minimalist vibe that so many companies do with their logos now. If you dont know what im talking about look at how the apps on the iphones have evolved.

Also it is mesmerizing to just stare at this logo, ferris bueller's day off style.

honestly they should edit a best of bombcast and release it on limited edition vinyl and this should be the cover

"I occasionally click through to the people that like or comment on posts and I see a lot of “here’s my shitty drawings” or “I made this awful music” and so on. Stop it. You made that shit, you’re probably into that shit, be into that shit. Don’t downplay the fact that you make stuff. Just make stuff! Make it and be into it and if people don’t like it, tell them to fuck off (or tell them that that’s OK, it’s not for them in the first place).

It’s OK to like the stuff you made! It’s even OK to want other people to like the stuff you made! Permission granted to be into yourself (if you need that)! Just… try not to become an egomaniac about that, I guess."

- Jeff Gerstmann

[Side note please do not tell them to fuck off on these forums or we'll have to moderate you haha, x]

Really sleek and professional stuff. However, I can't help but see a donut or broken record before Giant Bomb's... bomb. It's too modern; looks like the logo for some new website with an ultra minimalist UI.

whitegreyback's take is more to my tastes, as it makes the bomb itself pop more and destroys the sleek look with the lit fuse.

So, yeah, nice work you two! Giant Bomb-related art is always really fun to see.

That's not the point that was being made at all. In fact that's pretty much the opposite of the point that was being made. I'm an artist, I know the value of criticism, but the difference here is between saying "here's a dumb thing I made" and "here's a thing I made". The idea that you should downplay the quality of your own work to avoid appearing arrogant is ridiculous. The whole point of constructive criticism is that you're letting people make up their own minds and give you feedback. Presenting it as "dumb" is just as bad as arrogantly calling it "great", because you're at worst imposing opinions upon your audience and at best you're looking for sympathy. Personally I believe that if you want honest feedback you should present without comment, instead of trying to manipulate people into being nice to you by saying your own work is bad.

Basically, there's a difference between being modest and being embarrassed. You're allowed to say "I'm really happy with how this turned out" without being considered an arrogant douchebag, and if people have other opinions then whatever, that's not the point. If you don't take pride in your work then it will never be as good as you want it to be.

I dig it. I like minimalist images over overly complicated stuff, and this really works for me.

I like this a lot (and the second variant @whitegreyblack made also)! Great job!

@whitegreyblack: and I, used it as a basis to make a more favicon/emblem style variant.

nice job OP tho, I kind of dig everything but the font, which imo doesn't fit.

@mub: No offence but I have no idea what's going on in that, and I don't like the changes you made. The orange doesn't go and I am still having a hard time trying to figure out what the black bit is.

The black bit and the white bit make a G

@baillie: It's a bomb with a G and a white outline?

It's a cool design and idea (the original), but it's kind of too serious for GB I think. Would fit if this was a game studio or something.

Once again thank you very much for all of the comments, I really appreciate them all.

@sweep@xrott I take on board both of your comments. The intention of the title was purely to make sure that everyone clicking through to the thread knew that it wasn’t any sort of upcoming official change of the Giant Bomb logo – I didn’t want to create a click bait style of title like “New Giant Bomb Logo Design” because if your just browsing the forums and quickly reading titles then that could be read as GB is changing the logo. I definitely wasn’t trying to manipulate anyone or encourage positive remarks. I was just trying to follow forum rules. Both of your comments are acknowledged though and I should have thought about it more. If you want me to change it then please let me know what would be more suitable and I’ll do it – its not something I’m precious about. I like Jeff's quote though - something that I will think about in the future.

I find it really interesting to look at the other two designs as they both have elements that I played around with in coming up with the concept.

@whitegreyblack I did try to incorporate a spark of some sort but decided I liked the more simplified nature of a round logo. I considered adding a slight drop shadow and making it look more like a sticker and you wouldn’t want fiddly spikey bits of a sticker. It also fit more with the minimalistic look I was going for. Additionally, I did try stretching the text into the white boarder but felt this made it more difficult to read with the font I chose. Really nice work though!

@mub I considered putting in just a “G”, just a “B” and a “GB” but in the end decided that a strong concept that could exist without the text was better for when a very small logo was being used. Such as the below. But I do prefer it with the text.

@dussck@noblenerf I think that the minimal nature of the logo isn't going to be to everyone's taste and can make it look a little serious. If I get a chance maybe I'll play around with giving it some character because as we all know bomb should have a face!

The original looks like the best LP dropped by Geff Jerstmann. And that is awesome

@sku: Kind of reminds me of the Beats logo, with the bomb's wick extending into the outline of the circle.

Cool design! I'd maybe play around with the typeface used for the name though, I don't think it keeps quite the same style you were going for with the rest of the design.

I want this to be the cover of the vinyl sleeve to the album Giant Bomb releases, in which each track is a different member of the crew screeching and yelling wildly.

Great design!

@benjo_t: comes with your very own Phantom Cigar to complete the experience.

I really dig the original and the "aggressive" design posted by whitegreyblack. But that one looks off without the white outline.

The red circle reminds me of a vinyl record, you could work this into a Bombcast related logo. Anyways, it looks great!

I think that you've done a really great job making slick, minimal design that keeps the personality of the site intact. It just fits. I can picture the rest of the webpage around it. There is a lot of weight around the border of the logo though, I wonder how it would scale. Did you have any ideas for alternate sizes?

I like it) Also, if anybody posts anywhere such works, I always claim the video tutorial of using the program they worked in..) So do you have the video with the process of creating this logo?

It makes easier the understanding of what does it made of)

Yep. Just wanted to say that this is great work.

Have confidence in your abilities! You should!

This is spot-on perfect dude. Love it!

That super duper looks like the Gamespot favicon.