Loch Tech Monster logo development

[Chazlene]

Also I've been looking at these character design tutorials for help and inspiration:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009...ion-tutorials/

Which styles out of those do you think would look good for the Loch Tech Monster?

[Calneon]

I quite like this one: http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/...d-drawn-sketch

[Chazlene]

I quite like this one: http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/...d-drawn-sketch

Yeah I quite liked the look of that one too, shouldn't be too hard to do since there's no simulated pressure on any of the lines.

[Chazlene]

Started making the actual thing in Illustrator, still got to add the circuit board texture and pimp it in Photoshop:

[Colonel Mitch]

I think i just died.

[VoX]

I like.

[Chazlene]

I think i just died.

Errrr in a good way or a bad way...?

[Colonel Mitch]

Errrr in a good way or a bad way...?

He he, was expecting that response.

It looks lovley but has nothing to do with tech like that :P

[Chazlene]

He he, was expecting that response.

It looks lovley but has nothing to do with tech like that :P

Yeah, like I said, I've still got to add the circuit board texture in Photoshop.

[Colonel Mitch]

Yeah, like I said, I've still got to add the circuit board texture in Photoshop.

I know. Hence i didnt say that stuff in my first post :P

[Calneon]

I think it needs straight edges and sharp corners. I think it looks way too cartoony like that.

[Chazlene]

I think it needs straight edges and sharp corners. I think it looks way too cartoony like that.

Well it does have straight lines, I might try giving it pointy corners, but when making it before rounding them off they did look TOO pointy, and I'm worried if I leave them like that it'll look awkward in context with the water and background.

Also what do you guys think about making the background of the site something like the I Can Has Cheezburger one: http://icanhascheezburger.com/

Except having imagery of game controllers, CD's, etc?

Edit: Also do you think it should have scales down it's back? Bear in mind it'll mean each section will have to be spaced out a bit more so the whole thing will be wider.

[ez64]

The monster kind of looks like a digital signal wave could perhaps go down that route?

[Colonel Mitch]

The monster kind of looks like a digital signal wave could perhaps go down that route?

This

[Chazlene]

Hmm I really like the idea of the digital signal wave as well... like both of them though, perhaps the wave one could be used somewhere else on the site.