Comments on: New Logo Design For Dr Who http://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-logo-design-for-dr-who News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jackisbackhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933521 jackisback Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:44:37 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933521 hey very good hey very good

]]> By: brothercakehttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933394 brothercake Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:43:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933394 <code>Oh, and how bad was that purple one with the red glow??</code> As bad as the epoch it represented :) Oh, and how bad was that purple one with the red glow??
As bad as the epoch it represented :)

]]> By: artemishttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933383 artemis Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:44:54 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933383 I sort of like it but it doesn't really convey the tongue-in-cheekiness of Doctor Who. It isn't a serious sci-fi series, it is more akin to Red Dwarf than it is to Star Trek. I hope this isn't a sign that Doctor Who is about to start taking itself too seriously. I sort of like it but it doesn’t really convey the tongue-in-cheekiness of Doctor Who. It isn’t a serious sci-fi series, it is more akin to Red Dwarf than it is to Star Trek. I hope this isn’t a sign that Doctor Who is about to start taking itself too seriously.

]]> By: TomBradshawhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933370 TomBradshaw Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:16:36 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933370 Quite like it, better than the last one - did'nt realise how many versions there had been before too. I like how it's in the shape of a police box as well. Quite like it, better than the last one – did’nt realise how many versions there had been before too. I like how it’s in the shape of a police box as well.

]]> By: Shadow Casterhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933344 Shadow Caster Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:49:13 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933344 I don't like any of those logos. Uugh! I don’t like any of those logos. Uugh!

]]> By: AlexWhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933342 AlexW Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:07:16 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933342 Oh, and how bad was that purple one with the red glow?? Oh, and how bad was that purple one with the red glow??

]]> By: AlexWhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933341 AlexW Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:04:50 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933341 It's visually pleasing but I'm not totally sold on the concept of the letters 'DW' meaning Dr Who for a few reasons. 1). I think because 'W' in 'Who' is silent, I don't necessarily think of it as a 'D' word followed by a 'W' word. I had to stop and think "Oh yeah,.. it IS a 'w', isn't it?". But maybe that's just how my mind works? 2). I know DW doesn't mean Dreamweaver to *everyone* but it does to a quite a few people and Adobe have been pushing that two-letter periodic table logo template for a while now. It’s visually pleasing but I’m not totally sold on the concept of the letters ‘DW’ meaning Dr Who for a few reasons.

1). I think because ‘W’ in ‘Who’ is silent, I don’t necessarily think of it as a ‘D’ word followed by a ‘W’ word. I had to stop and think “Oh yeah,.. it IS a ‘w’, isn’t it?”.

But maybe that’s just how my mind works?

2). I know DW doesn’t mean Dreamweaver to *everyone* but it does to a quite a few people and Adobe have been pushing that two-letter periodic table logo template for a while now.

]]> By: Doctor Who Fanhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933340 Doctor Who Fan Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933340 By my count, it's the ninth logo. There was one used for the 1st Doctor, then a different for the 2nd, then a new one for the 3rd, then the diamond logo was used for the 3rd & 4th Doctors, then the neon logo introduced with the 4th Doctor's final season and used through the 5th & 6th Doctors' eras, then a new one was made for the 7th Doctor. The TV movie with the 8th Doctor had a reworked version of the 3rd Doctor's (but we'll count it as new) then the "London taxi" logo used for the 9th & 10th Doctors... I wonder where they're getting eleventh from. By my count, it’s the ninth logo.

There was one used for the 1st Doctor, then a different for the 2nd, then a new one for the 3rd, then the diamond logo was used for the 3rd & 4th Doctors, then the neon logo introduced with the 4th Doctor’s final season and used through the 5th & 6th Doctors’ eras, then a new one was made for the 7th Doctor. The TV movie with the 8th Doctor had a reworked version of the 3rd Doctor’s (but we’ll count it as new) then the “London taxi” logo used for the 9th & 10th Doctors…

I wonder where they’re getting eleventh from.

]]> By: My220xhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933339 My220x Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:57:47 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933339 The new logo looks great and I love how the DW forms the shape of the tardis. It's very modern looking and I'm glad it's finally been brought up to date. The new logo looks great and I love how the DW forms the shape of the tardis. It’s very modern looking and I’m glad it’s finally been brought up to date.

]]> By: Ketirahttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933337 Ketira Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:45:38 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933337 As logos go, it's great! Simple, stylish... I can see this popping up around the US on T-shirts, mugs --not to mention fan websites. ;) ...and it's nice to know that the writer is about as old as I am; that's when <b>I</b> started watching the show too! I'm not as fanatic as I was then, but I've found other hobbies to occupy my spare time. As logos go, it’s great! Simple, stylish… I can see this popping up around the US on T-shirts, mugs –not to mention fan websites. ;)

…and it’s nice to know that the writer is about as old as I am; that’s when I started watching the show too! I’m not as fanatic as I was then, but I’ve found other hobbies to occupy my spare time.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933336 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:34:11 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933336 I'm not looking forward to seeing the opening credits. I can't imagine a typographic logo working well. But seriously, why would the BBC want to align Doctor Who with sci-fi and superhero films? It only degrades the brand. The Doctor was never a superhero, and Doctor Who isn't the same kind of sci-fi as sci-fi films are. I hate the hard edges on the new logo. Doctor Who has never been this metallic monstosity that the letters convey. It's always been very organic—the Tardis is alive, the Doctor is over-alive, the Daleks are alive, the Cybermen are pretty alive. Every sentient being in the recent series of Doctor Who has had some organic element to it. The biggest exception to this is the clockwork robots from the Girl in the Fireplace. Steven Moffat has been the best writer of the past four years, but if he had anything to do with this change I'll fume quietly to myself. I’m not looking forward to seeing the opening credits. I can’t imagine a typographic logo working well.
But seriously, why would the BBC want to align Doctor Who with sci-fi and superhero films? It only degrades the brand. The Doctor was never a superhero, and Doctor Who isn’t the same kind of sci-fi as sci-fi films are.
I hate the hard edges on the new logo. Doctor Who has never been this metallic monstosity that the letters convey. It’s always been very organic—the Tardis is alive, the Doctor is over-alive, the Daleks are alive, the Cybermen are pretty alive. Every sentient being in the recent series of Doctor Who has had some organic element to it. The biggest exception to this is the clockwork robots from the Girl in the Fireplace.
Steven Moffat has been the best writer of the past four years, but if he had anything to do with this change I’ll fume quietly to myself.

]]> By: Brad McCallhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933334 Brad McCall Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:31:21 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933334 Great update to the outdated old logo. I love how they used the blue-box as a primary icon and created a font to go along with it. Best one yet! Great update to the outdated old logo. I love how they used the blue-box as a primary icon and created a font to go along with it. Best one yet!

]]> By: seyDoggyhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933333 seyDoggy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:17:35 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933333 Love it! Love it!

]]> By: lishyguyhttp://www.sitepoint.com/new-logo-design-for-dr-who/#comment-933332 lishyguy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:09:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/?p=14865#comment-933332 I kind of prefer it without the "Doctor Who" next to it, but then again I know the brand. It makes sense to have it in. I kind of prefer it without the “Doctor Who” next to it, but then again I know the brand. It makes sense to have it in.

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