Matt and Brian James recently started up a digital print and RPG publishing company called Vorpal Games (more info here on the Vorpal Games Facebook page). While checking out the limited details they had there (it’s early, you know) I saw their very interesting logo done by Erik Nowak (@eric_nowak) and, as it sometimes happens, I was struck with an idea of my own for such a logo.
At this point, you have probably seen it at the top of this post, but here it is (to the right) laid out in various formats. You will see the primary logo on black, then I have it over the colors blue, green and red to see how that looks. Below that, a black and white version, followed by 2 versions each one using just 2 colors (click the image to enlarge it).
Most of the time these little experiments, never get used beyond sharing them here, and this time will not be any different I’m sure. The primary purpose of these is to vent some creative burst of energy I’ve had, and explore something new. While I would gladly hand it over to James & Co to use as they wish, their current logo is great and just grabs you – I love what Erik did with it. It cuts right to the point (no pun intended) and says, “this is Vorpal”. In the case of my version, I just had an idea about going with a blade a blood, and liked the challenge of finding a way to work that it into the logo/name. It’s very simple, but I tend to lean that way when it comes to logos (for the most part).
Total time spent on the design: 45 minutes
Programs/Formats: Adobe Illustrator (Vector)
Awesome!