Thread: DV Newsletter Title

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I really like LS's idea with the seal, but I don't think we should lift the one directly from the times, so maybe the same sort of idea with a different seal?

Definitely stick with dreamviews... especially with that font... the "V' looks exactly like the D... so it's just DD times (this reminds me of that time in that thread when we were among the top results for "girls with miniskirts" I think there's a thread about it in memorable topics).

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

I like what you've got going there MoS... the colors especially fit really nicely with DV in general. I agree with your own suggestions on changes.. I think a nice way to maybe combine yours and O's/LS's is to keep the background but change the font to what they're using.

Alrighty, I can edit that one around a bit, if I can find the right font. In the meantime, how do you like this one?



Again, just a rough idea. I took an old panorama shot of mine, copied layers and added liberal Gaussian blur, a bit of curves adjustment and a mask to make the sky more blue, and the reflection. The font is Vivaldi. Note the faint blue glow border too. (I think I'm having too much fun with this...)

Edit: Here's a slightly edited version of my first one, also with Vivaldi. The reason it's taking me so long is I'm doing these on one computer, in Photoshop, then transferring them to the computer I'm online with via flash drive.



My take on this is not to have it look all professional journalism style, but more of a cool, dreamy look, since A) we're not professional journalists, and B) this is a site for DREAMING. Just my thoughts.

Okay, updated versions thanks mostly to LifeStandsStill and Mark75's input in chat:



Cropped this one down to show off the words better.



Applied the text effects of the first one to this, as per LSS's request. Edit: And forgot the border, too.

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

Applied the text effects of the first one to this, as per LSS's request.

They both look magnificent! Well done indeed.

Very Nice, MoS.

I was thinking more along the lines of a traditional "newspaper-style" header, but I like the idea of a graphic, banner-style header. Looks good, man. I especially like the one on the lake.

Guys, please think in terms of what looks good online as well as printed out. It would be kind of cool to 'accidentally' leave a copy beside the group printer at work....

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I really like LS's idea with the seal, but I don't think we should lift the one directly from the times, so maybe the same sort of idea with a different seal?

This is by far the closest to the title I had imagined. MoS' is good, but not what I'm looking for.

If you can improve this, I'd be impressed, but beyond that I think this works well enough.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

This is by far the closest to the title I had imagined. MoS' is good, but not what I'm looking for.

If you can improve this, I'd be impressed, but beyond that I think this works well enough.

Umm what happened to we?

I can see how the regular one is more practical, especially if we would ever want to print it out. I love MoS's, but if we're going with the first one, then I definitely think it needs to be improved a bit.

...yes, 'we'...

Obviously improvement would be nice. MoS' are excellent, but not really fitting for the newsletter.

Originally Posted by Seeker

Guys, please think in terms of what looks good online as well as printed out. It would be kind of cool to 'accidentally' leave a copy beside the group printer at work....

Hmm, that could be pretty cool!

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

This is by far the closest to the title I had imagined. MoS' is good, but not what I'm looking for.

If you can improve this, I'd be impressed, but beyond that I think this works well enough.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

...yes, 'we'...

Obviously improvement would be nice. MoS' are excellent, but not really fitting for the newsletter.

Heh, thanks. I had my own idea of style there. You're right, though, so much color is not good for printing. I may try to come up with something else tomorrow night; I have to get to bed early tonight, really early day tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Seeker

Guys, please think in terms of what looks good online as well as printed out. It would be kind of cool to 'accidentally' leave a copy beside the group printer at work....

Great idea.

Hrm maybe we should leave the website url on the front page.

Mmm...last chance to enter a title, methinks.

I'll give you your vote, Mes.

We'll decide it fair and square.

Listen, mines still open to change if you want me to change it. MoS's is pretty badass compared to my crappy one.

I won't be offended though if someone elses is chosen, some of the ones i have seen really are much better than my efforts.

Originally Posted by Lucid Seeker

Heres an updated version, once again let me know what changes i need to make so i can make them should it not be up to standard.

I like this one the most, anyways. The only change I'd make is that the white space behind the logo have the text too, as it currently doesn't. That or no text, or something other behind it.

Glad to see my idea stuck. And the name too . Want proof? Well i can't find it. But anyway... Good luck on this guys!

http://www.dreamviews.com/community/...ad.php?t=50394

Thank you

Godbless the failed attempts of the past.

Well done, Some.

My sarcasm radar is SCREAMING red.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

This is by far the closest to the title I had imagined. MoS' is good, but not what I'm looking for.

If you can improve this, I'd be impressed, but beyond that I think this works well enough.

Ok, I'll see if there's anything else I could do with it.

And Lucid Seeker, yours wasn't "crappy."

Argh! I really wish I had seen this thread earlier. Ah well, just a couple things I'd like to throw out here:

The name: I'm not a big fan of cliche titles for papers ("News", "Times", "Post", "Digest", etc...). I think we should try and incorporate something in the name of the newsletter itself that's a little bit more catcy or at least intriguing. Lucid dreaming is something very unique, cool, enlightening, fun, etc - we should try to reflect that in the title somehow.

If anything, we could at least call it a "Journal", even though that's used about as much as "Times", at least there's a dream reference in there (dream journal).

The identity:
I think the submissions of the logos or mastheads are a good start. I'm not into the ornamental look, but that's just me. It does make he newsletter look 'historic', but I think we should shoot for more contemporary or modern.

I hope I'm not coming across as negative here. I know I'm coming in a bit late on this and I haven't offered much constructively in this post, but I'll try and submit something soon if I get a chance.

Nah, any and all feedback is appreciated, though.

Personally, I like the idea of something a little less cliché than "Times" and whatnot. "Journal" might work, but I think might still be kind of bland. If we were to change it to something along those lines, I'd be thinking some kind of term that has to do with maybe the neurological aspect of dreams maybe? If we could find a term that would be relevant to both the mental nature of dreaming and newspaper/log terminology. Hmm. I dunno.

Originally Posted by O

I'd be thinking some kind of term that has to do with maybe the neurological aspect of dreams maybe

Yah, how about the DV Neural Network Newsletter? Synaptic Slumber Chronicles?

Looking through some of the content ideas, I think we're really creating a zine, not so much a newsletter. Something like DV Dream Zine? (bleh, that's lame, but you know what I'm gettin at)

Th Dream Views Extravaganze? ...Extravagance? I'm just throwing ideas out here.

TJ - I really like "DV Dream Zine."