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05-01-2007, 12:01 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Anston, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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I quite like this badge for the National Autistic Society - maybe it could be something like this and like Honeybee said you could put WAB subtly somewhere...  
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05-01-2007, 08:09 AM
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Make it a MAGPIE then I can wear it around NEWCASTLE 
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05-01-2007, 08:12 AM
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I made this Avatar for a club I run on dA. As it's small, incorporates a wildlife image, title and flag I thought I'd just offer it as an example. Perhaps something vaguely along those lines for the WAB badge only better of course 
Just a thought. |
05-01-2007, 08:45 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Leicestershire
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Originally Posted by Boddie  Exactly. For me it is not so important that it says WAB. For me it is more important that it is a design that people recognise as being the WAB badge so the design is only as important as the marketing of it so a small nature related badge, of original design, would be ideal. | I agree, a simple design is needed that can become recognised as WAB. WWF has the panda, RSPB has the avocet....maybe we could have the Fly Agaric or Badger or something equally simple.
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05-01-2007, 08:52 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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Exactly Matt,
I was actually looking at the Fly Agaric when I mentioned the fungi. I think that would be spot on. If we could incorporate the letters WAB onto it that would be good but if we cant then its up to the members to make the image chosen synonomous with the brand. Thats what its all about, everyone helping to push the brand / image and therefore the charity.
Part of the fun is clocking members with 'the' badge and thinking 'was it, wasn't it?' then of course you could always ask, and get talking. |
05-01-2007, 08:57 AM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny Doncaster
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The only subject I would steer clear of is birds, as the RSPB have wrightly claimed this image.
For me a fungi, moth, butterfly would be spot on, from a marketing perspective, especially the fungi as it has no perceived gender and has some mystery about it. |
05-01-2007, 09:06 AM
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And of course there is nothing to say that we only ever have one subject |
05-01-2007, 09:11 AM
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Without lettering - Simple, elegant and something of a secret handshake. I like it 
With lettering - Invites questions like "What does WAB stand for?" so useful publicity for the site. Also very good. 
Has anyone found Stu yet? What does he think? |
05-01-2007, 10:59 AM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lowestoft, suffolk
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count me in for a couple of badges please. Lynda |
05-01-2007, 11:51 AM
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Please put me down for a definate 2.
I do like the idea of the Fly Agaric with WAB in the middle of it.
Confession: I had to do a search on the site to find out what a Fly Agaric looked like and was delighted to learn it had nothing to do with Flies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS Can I ask why 6,900 or so members have not responded? |
05-01-2007, 12:21 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pork Pie Town, Leicestershire
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Originally Posted by Little Firewall Please put me down for a definate 2.
I do like the idea of the Fly Agaric with WAB in the middle of it.
Confession: I had to do a search on the site to find out what a Fly Agaric looked like and was delighted to learn it had nothing to do with Flies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS Can I ask why 6,900 or so members have not responded? | Probably because then there would be over 300 pages of waffle, highjacking and snide remarks 
Lots of us are like sheep and we will go with the flow.
I also like the idea of having a Fly Agaric on the badge
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05-01-2007, 02:26 PM
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Just a crazy idea ( and I need to increase my post count )
Why not consider a Hologram on badge. Nice mushroom or suitable image from one angle, WAB from another. This might dramatically increase costs, honestly dont mean to complicate things.
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05-01-2007, 04:37 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chilterns
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Originally Posted by jonny.go.go Just a crazy idea ( and I need to increase my post count )
Why not consider a Hologram on badge. Nice mushroom or suitable image from one angle, WAB from another. This might dramatically increase costs, honestly dont mean to complicate things.
Jonny | nice idea in theory - sadly unworkable , or rather too expensive, in practice.
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05-01-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Oscar2006 Probably because then there would be over 300 pages of waffle, highjacking and snide remarks
Lots of us are like sheep and we will go with the flow.
I also like the idea of having a Fly Agaric on the badge | Just as well really cos I cant possibly stake the dough for 7000 badges 
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05-01-2007, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Owl-Light Without lettering - Simple, elegant and something of a secret handshake. I like it
With lettering - Invites questions like "What does WAB stand for?" so useful publicity for the site. Also very good.
Has anyone found Stu yet? What does he think? | I've not heard from stu yet , I guess he is busy, but there is no reason why we cant run with the design side, and just pitch a couple of ideas to him before i press the go button on the production.
I'll try and get a few designs done tonight - anyone else who wants to do one feel free , just remember the parameters of five colours max and 25mm on the longest side. Also if you have a good idea but arent so swift with the graphics packages feel free to pm me , I will then send you my email address to that you can send me you rough outline in word or whatever.
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05-01-2007, 05:13 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.E.SOMERSET
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I do like the plainly stated "BARBOUR" badge,but how about a SNAKE long enough
to get WILD ABOUT BRITAIN on
On another rather sour note we have 6961 members and we are scratching
for 100 badges for SHAME
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05-01-2007, 05:20 PM
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I agree that less is more.
I take the point about other orgamisations having "cornered" an animal or bird for their logos.
Fungi, butterflies, Badgers and moths have also been mentioned as possibles. Dragonflies also spring to mind. There are WABers who are expert in various topics and I imagine belong to or know of the bodies that promote their interests. I wonder if any of these would also use a butterfly, fungus, moth, Badger or dragonfly as their emblems. I can't imagine that we would wish to clash; as this would miss the object of having a distinctive logo.
I have just looked at a super picture in the gallery of a male raft spider - is there a Spider Society?
Another thought is to consider an appropriate endangered plant or animal.
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05-01-2007, 05:51 PM
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How about a CATERPILLAR that could take Wild About Britain (I prefer
the SNAKE)
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05-01-2007, 05:59 PM
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How about this...... 
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05-01-2007, 06:06 PM
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Personally I would prefer simply an enamel badge in the shape of a Fly Agaric, or similar with no wording. May require a bit more imagination but for me less is more. |
05-01-2007, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Tormentil How about this...... | Looks good but there will be more I am sure!
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05-01-2007, 07:15 PM
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Is the "Wild" part of the logo brought on by a magic mushroom?
Colin |
05-01-2007, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Tormentil How about this...... | What a lovely badge Tormentil. I would be happy to wear something as elegantly simple as that
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05-01-2007, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Tormentil How about this...... | Looks good to me.
Roger |
05-01-2007, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Tormentil How about this...... | nice one tormentil - my only reservation is that with a max dia of 25mm the writing would be a tad small and dificult to read at a distance. The sample pack from my guys has arrived and there are some in their that feature smilar designs and the writing is less than the equvalent of 8pt
making the writing larger would both make it dificult to fit the whole lot in and also reducethe room in the middle.
btw I will bring the samples with meon the meet tommorow so those that are coming (Boddie and fourwings thus far) can have a deckers
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