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 ::: Like the Stranger Things Wiki, I like that the one proposed for us integrates the Wiki name with the logo design/aesthetic. (Maybe it could be tried with the diamond shape, to give it a bit more character?) In any case, I think the versions with the TARDIS PNG stuck awkwardly to the left feel a bit cheap and "made in Paint" vibes (no disrespect; it just feels like it's been stuck on as an afterthought since the main logo is the "TARDIS WIKI" bit). [Also, we have a TARDIS as the favicon.ico anyway.] [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:48, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::: In my view, this new logo would look better if either a) it was made to be 100% flat, taking out the gradients, or b) it looked a lot more 3D and textured, like the actual current logo. Either could work, but this gradient-centric design is too much of an awkward middle ground. I also have some minor nitpicks of the letter placement, there’s a lot that could be improved there. I might have a go at creating my own version, in Photoshop. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:17, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
+::::: That's fair, and I'd be interested in seeing the logo as suggested in the OP but 'flat'. More textured could work, but would it make the logo look too busy? Another completely different suggestion could be to use the design of the 'single line logo' that's being used on certain official products ([https://www.doctorwho.tv/ and the official website]), with "TARDIS" in place of "DOCTOR" and "WIKI" in place of "WHO" (the latter word being embossed/outlined, like the official version), maybe? [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:21, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
+: I think the basic, TARDIS-less version of the logo looks great as it is, and I think trying to redo it from scratch at this point would make the perfect the enemy of the good. I ''strongly'' advise that we move forward with implementing this one even if some people want to workshop different versions of the basic concept. Nothing stopping another thread from being started to change it again to such a "2.0" once actual prototypes are ready.
+: As for the rest, I'm not entirely convinced by the TARDIS versions, but the Beep and Christmas variants are lovely. I think we could just have the TARDIS-less version as the default and still put something next to it when we want a variant, to be honest. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 18:38, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
+Hiya, I've experimented with making a flatter version of the original concept. Also adjusted the alignment and letter placement by a little bit, and added the top of the diamond: <br>[[File:Tardis Wiki logos - TGG.png|520px]]<br>[[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:32, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
+:Another variant, because why not - taking cues from the horizontal version of the new logo:<br>[[File:logo variant - TGG.png|320px]]<br>[[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:43, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+::Eh… OttselSpy's version is still preferable to me (the first TARDIS one). [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:46, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::Ok, but can you articulate why? I personally think the TARDIS looks a bit awkwardly tacked on. It only works on the current logo, because it actually brushes up against the words, it's a more unified design. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:53, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+::::It just looks more vibrant and modern day I feel. Also, a TARDIS by the side just makes sense given our name is "Tardis Wiki”. Also, I’m not really fond of what happens at the edges on the "Tardis" arch on the logos you presented above. They are weirdly cut. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:17, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+::::: Sure, but the edges are the exact same as on the new logo (or one version of it):<br>[[File:Doctor_Who_Logo_2023_outlines.png|300px]]<br>[[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:28, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+::::: I was more referring to the 6 versions you put further up. :) [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:38, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::::: They're ''the same'' edges though... never mind. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 10:43, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+:I still prefer OS25's version, as to me it's more aesthetically pleasing, but if nobody wants that one, I wouldn't mind going for the flat colourful one. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:09, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+:: I'm not fond of the "half a diamond" design, with the triangle poking out the top. I'm sure some might think it's cute but it just feels very ''"Look at me, I'm different!"'' There is an official "cropped" design for the logo, and it's the variant you can see on covers like ''[[Daleks! Genesis of Terror (audio story)|Daleks! Genesis of Terror]]''. I also think if we use this variant we must fix how the TARDIS banner appears totally cropped off on the left side. Finally, while I hate to be egotistical, I still prefer the 3D design I pitched. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 16:29, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+::: @TheGreatGabester, these were the edges I meant. Just above the W. It’s not horizontal. [[File:TGG logo edges.jpg|thumb|right|The arch is slightly off here]] [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:40, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+:::: There’s no rule saying it has to be perfectly horizontal, I did that on purpose. Still, I’ll try tweaking it . [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:22, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+Of course. I’m also just elaborating a bit more on what I meant. :) [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:35, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+Nice to see some variants. I was interested in seeing flatter versions but I'm not too keen on the ones TGG has posted. No offence - I don't think they're bad, I just prefer the vibrancy of OS25's version. (Also not sure on the pointed diamond sticking out of the top.)
+If we're voting on ones now posted in this discussion (I agree with Scrooge that we don't want to over-complicate or have too many designs right now, although tweaks and different versions could be considered later on), my vote goes to the original on that OS25 posted (right below the "Introduction" header) without the TARDIS. We have the TARDIS as our favicon.ico anyway, and we have the word 'TARDIS' in the logo. I think the TARDIS png stuck next to it just feels awkward and clumsy, and makes the design as a whole look off-balance. I wouldn't be against the occasional variant (the Beep one is kinda cute) for anniversaries or special occasions though :) [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:12, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+: In order of preference (maybe we should all do this, to see a general consensus between us?), I'd go: Preference ''#1'': OS25's first logo without the TARDIS png. Preference ''#2'' OS25's logo with the 'angled' TARDIS png (first in the grid of four above). Preference ''#3'': The Great Gabster's 5th variant (in the grid of 6 above) but without the diamond 'surround'. Preference'' #4'': The Great Gabster's latest variant (standalone above) but without the diamond 'surround'. [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:19, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+::For me: Preference ''#1'': OS25's first logo. Preference ''#2'': OS25's with angled Tardis. Preference ''#3'': The Great Gabester's first logo. Preference ''#4'': Great Gabester's fifth. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|Aquanafrahudy]] [[User talk:Aquanafrahudy|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:37, 29 May 2023 (UTC)
+Even if my design goes unused, I think OS25’s ought to have some adjustments done. If you pay attention to the official logo, there’s no gap between “W” and “H” - I copied this on my design, between the “W” and the “I”. I also think the text in the arch needs to be adjusted - the alignment is slightly off, it’s not perfectly centered. And again, the 3D look isn’t that convincing to me, it’s clearly just done with gradients. If other people aren’t bothered by that, it’s fine, I just personally feel that going 2D is classier, if having it fully 3D and textured isn’t an option. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 09:45, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
+: You know, I never asked how the artist was creating the logo but I had presumed it was 3D. It looks 3D to me. As per the other thing, I appreciate the dedication to the real logo but not to the extent that we have to copy the poor kerning choices. I think not having a space between a W and an O looks alright, but doing it with a W & I makes it immediately stand out that the letter spacing is off. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 14:00, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
+: Voicing my support for OS25's first logo version (no TARDIS) as the regular logo for the Wiki for 2024 and the new era - with hopeful additional support beforehand for the Meep variant as a special anniversary variant from now until late November & for the Christmas tree variant for December. [[User:JDPManjoume|JDPManjoume]] [[User talk:JDPManjoume|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:48, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
+:: I agree with OS25 here, regarding the spacing. Also, if the tiny space between "W" and "I" was lost, surely you'd also have to get rid of the space between the "K" and the other "I"? And that'd make it all feel squished and off, IMO. I do agree with TGG's point about tweaking the alignment of the arched text. [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:35, 30 May 2023 (UTC)
+::: Disagree about the K and the I, I think that'd probably look pretty good. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:06, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
+My personal preference is the Black and Cream (with the Cream inside the top box)one by the Great Gabester, as is reminds me of the old school Target logos. I myself will miss the Data Core part perhaps we can give it a mention in the introduction? I don’t know. But the only reason I want to keep it is pure nostalgia and in my opinion that is not a valid reason as everyone calls it TARDIS Wiki and thus the name Data core has fallen out of fashion. I would like to say that to me it seems that the diamond logo is more a temporary 60th anniversary logo kind of like how we had one for the 30th? I do however think the Beep and Christmas variants should exist. I also do like the little Tardis but honestly I have no valid argument to defend it beyond personal preference.[[User:Anastasia Cousins|Anastasia Cousins]] [[User talk:Anastasia Cousins|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 14:46, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
+:It's not that it fell out of fashion, it's that people ''never'' called it that in large numbers. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:45, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
+::well my point stand the only reason I want it to be called TARDIS datacore your point just reinforces that fact that it does need to be changed. I love Data Core but the fact that it was never used (or is no longer used it does not matter) shows that TARDIS wiki is the right answer weather I like it or not. [[User:Anastasia Cousins|Anastasia Cousins]] [[User talk:Anastasia Cousins|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 19:22, 2 June 2023 (UTC)
+=== Vote ===
+::: I feel that the fairest way to close this would be to do a simple vote. It would be great if everyone interested in this could indicate both their first and second choices from the options presented by both [[User:OttselSpy25]] and [[User:TheGreatGabester]]. You can also indicate to keep the current logo as one of your two choices. If someone doesn't vote but has taken part in the discussion so far, I will try to put together first and second choices for them based on their previous messages. It would be better to have dedicated voting messages, though. First choices will be allocated 2 points and second choices will be allocated 1 point. After two weeks, I will close the vote and set the site's logo to the logo variant with the greatest total points. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:55, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+I vote firstly for my 3D logo without any TARDISES, and secondly for the 3D logo with the sideways TARDIS. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 16:07, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+: I think I'm going to go with 3D logo ''sans'' TARDIS first, white logo second. [[User:Scrooge MacDuck|'''Scrooge MacDuck''']] [[User_talk:Scrooge MacDuck|⊕]] 16:08, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:: I vote for the 3D logo without any TARDIS first, and secondly for the black & white logo from TheGreatGabester's proposal [[User:Liria10|Liria10]] [[User talk:Liria10|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 16:10, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:::My first place vote goes to OS25's 3D logo without TARDIS, and my second place vote goes to OS25's 3D logo with the angled/sideways TARDIS. [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 17:32, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+::::My first place is my first logo (the blue and gold one), second is OS25's 3D design minus the TARDIS. (Also guys, you can just call me TGG - my username is slightly embarrassing, I might change it soon). [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:28, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:::::My first vote goes to the First one on the bottom row by the GreatGabester my second goes to the first one with the TARDIS. {{unsigned|Anastasia Cousins}}[[User:Anastasia Cousins|Anastasia Cousins]] [[User talk:Anastasia Cousins|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]]
+:::::: My favourite is the digital render, but I do feel the two "<tt>I</tt>"s should be the same thickness as the rest of the letters, like TGG's. I like the variants (Meep and the Dalek) with the little pictographic icons, but I feel the proposed versions with the TARDISes look off. I've asked a friend if they have the original picture used so we can recreate it at a higher resolution version.
+:::::: Although I do also like TGG's pure white logo, which also matches the more minimalist logos used on some recent releases. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 19:44, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+<gallery position=center>
+TARDIS photo.jpg|The original photo
+Edit2.png|My attempt at the logo
+</gallery>
+::::::: Sorry if this is really too late to add this but here is the original photo and a version of the Wiki logo with it. Obviously someone with Photoshop could do better but I made this in under five minutes. {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 20:10, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:::::::: Excellent job finding the original image, but I personally feel that my vote is not swayed by the difference. The actual photo might even look a little less strong. [[User:OttselSpy25|OS25]][[User Talk:OttselSpy25|🤙☎️]] 20:13, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+::::::::: For the record, I think this is absolutely brilliant! Might be good to consider working with the same artist on a (pretty much identical) rendering, but, '''unofficially''' for now, this one would have my '''top vote'''.{{User:SOTO/sig}} 20:16, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:First vote: OS25's ''sans'' TARDIS, second OS25's with angular TARDIS, but I also quite like Epsilon's with the photographic Tardis. [[User:Aquanafrahudy|<span style="font-family: serif; color: pink" title="Hallo." > Aquanafrahudy</span>]] [[User talk: Aquanafrahudy|📢]]  20:40, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:Excellent logo Epsilon. I want this logo now. [[User:Danniesen|Danniesen]] [[User talk:Danniesen|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:42, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:: Gah! Wibbly wobbly - if allowed, I would amend my votes... my first vote is still OS25's initial 3D logo without the TARDIS, but my second vote now goes to Epsilon's version with the real photo of the TARDIS (subject to minor photoshop tweaks to bring it up to standard if needed). [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">🚀</span>]] 20:47, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+::: Yes, please feel free to ammend your votes to include this new suggestions, still making it clear what your first and second choices are. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:51, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+:::: That particular image of the TARDIS at that particular angle… it’s kind of iconic, you can’t replace it. I’d personally prefer keeping it minimalist and simplified, like the current logo, but that’s just me. [[User:TheGreatGabester|TheGreatGabester]] [[User talk:TheGreatGabester|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:10, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
+: First vote: OS25's logo (no TARDIS). Second vote: not many strong feeling for any other variants, but just to comply with the voting, I'd say Epsilon's. [[User:OncomingStorm12th|OncomingStorm12th]] [[User talk:OncomingStorm12th|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:41, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
+:: They're all good, but I particularly like Epsilon's logo, followed OS25's logo without the TARDIS in second. [[User:66 Seconds|66 Seconds]] [[User talk:66 Seconds|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 08:43, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
+::: My first vote goes to OS25's "flat TARDIS" logo and my second vote is the OS25 design without the TARDIS. [[User:Borisashton|Borisashton]] [[User talk:Borisashton|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:38, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
+week left on the vote! [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:33, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
+I have a soft spot for the name TARDIS Data Core, so I'd personally rather the only ever so slight update in font style. If that's never gonna get votes, I'm all for one of the flat white ones from TGG. Not a big fan of 3Dish logos myself, and I think a stylised TARDIS would look better than a photo. (PS: never actually contributed to one of these forum/talk pages cuz the edit screen scares me so sorry if ive done this wrong)[[User:CodeAndGin|CodeAndGin]] 23:06, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
+:I find myself relatively neutral between OS25's 3D logo sans TARDIS and Epsilon's amended logo with the TARDIS. So those are my top 2. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 00:14, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
+::Is today the final chance to vote? Looking forward to seeing a refreshed logo. — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 09:35, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
+== Conclusion ==
+<div class="tech">
+As previously discussed, this has been settled via a preference vote. I've done my best to collate everyone's votes and opinions, including those who did not participate in the vote or who did not use the correct format, and these are the results (note that I have numbered TGG's logos from left-to-right, top-to-bottom, the one posted in a separate image being number 7):
+# OS25's logo with no TARDIS: 19
+# Epsilon's logo: 9
+# OS25's logo with an angled TARDIS: 4
+# TGG's 4th logo: 3
+# TGG's 7th logo: 2
+# TGG's 1st logo: 2
+# Current logo with updated font: 2
+# OS25's logo with a flat TARDIS: 2
+Therefore, OS25's logo with no TARDIS, created by [https://twitter.com/thelawmeister Thelawmeister] on Twitter, has won the vote and so is now the site's logo:
+[[File:The TARDIS Wiki Logo.png|500px]]
+At I post this, I have just submitted the image on Theme Designer so it should appear live around the wiki now.
+I would also like to note that anyone may suggest a new logo in a new thread at any time, be it a temporary/seasonal logo or a new logo entirely (although it might be wise to wait: I don't expect many editors will want the logo to change again immediately after the new one's introduction).
+The favicon has all been mentioned a bit in this thread. Please feel free to discuss this topic more in a new thread!
+Thank you to all who participated, especially those who contributed designs. Even if they didn't win, the effort it grately appreciated. [[User:Bongolium500|<span title="aka Bongolium500">Bongo50</span>]] [[User talk:Bongolium500|<span title="talk to me">☎</span>]] 18:48, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
+</div>