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Posted by: knasser Feb 24 2007, 03:32 PM

I'm just writing something and I need to know if the various megacorps have ever had logos designed for them. I vaguely remember a plumed, helmeted profile for Ares and Never Deal with a Dragon described Renraku's as a sylised radio dish.

Especially, I am after a logo or slogan for Shiawase.

Thanks,

-K.

Posted by: Backgammon Feb 24 2007, 03:41 PM

http://www.srrpg.com/resources/corp_logos.shtml

Posted by: knasser Feb 24 2007, 04:25 PM

QUOTE (Backgammon)

http://www.srrpg.com/resources/corp_logos.shtml

Fantastic! Fast and more than I could have hoped for. Shame Shiawase's logo is so ugly. Oh, well.

Thanks a lot.

-K.

Posted by: Herald of Verjigorm Feb 24 2007, 06:35 PM

QUOTE (knasser)

Never Deal with a Dragon described Renraku's as a sylised radio dish.

WHAT?!? That's a simple fractal with some words in it. How does someone get a radio dish out of that?

Also, Shiawase's looks a little better in color.

Posted by: knasser Feb 24 2007, 07:20 PM

QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm)

QUOTE (knasser @ Feb 24 2007, 10:32 AM)

Never Deal with a Dragon described Renraku's as a sylised radio dish.

WHAT?!? That's a simple fractal with some words in it. How does someone get a radio dish out of that?

Also, Shiawase's looks a little better in color.

Sam Werner looks out of the VTOL window and see the Renraku symbol on the side of the building which he says was a dot and waves coming out of it, meant to represent a radio dish. I remember it quite clearly, though I no longer have the book.

Of course, not every author of a game book has such an in depth knowledge of the trilogy as I do, so I guess it got changed.

Is there anywhere that I can see the Shiawase logo in colour, btw?

Posted by: Herald of Verjigorm Feb 24 2007, 08:34 PM

I thought I'd seen it somewhere, but until I can remember/rediscover where, here's some alternates: http://www.intercom.net/user/logan1/srgifs.htm

Now all I can find is the same B&W version that http://www.wizkidsgames.com/shadowrun/shadowland/article.asp?cid=37632.

Posted by: Butterblume Feb 24 2007, 09:00 PM

http://www.fanpro.com/sr/material/konzernlogos/konzernlogos.html

Some of the same logos as before, and some more.

Posted by: knasser Feb 24 2007, 10:16 PM

Thanks to all three of you. I think the old Shiawase logo (green with gold lettering) was much nicer, but you're right - the new one is much better in yellow. Also some very useful information on the corp. I didn't think I'd get much response to this question, odd as it was. Thanks.

And on a tangent, I'm looking at the logo for the Draco Foundation and I can't imagine what idiot of marketing department would ever think that is a good logo for themselves. All it says to me (very loudly) is World Domination. Way to reassure the humans!

Cheers,

-K.

Posted by: Butterblume Feb 24 2007, 10:32 PM

I, too, wondered about that strange draco foundation logo .

I haven't paid any attention to corp logos before, but some of them are too awesome not to use on a handout or something.

Posted by: Fix-it Feb 24 2007, 10:37 PM

QUOTE (knasser)

And on a tangent, I'm looking at the logo for the Draco Foundation and I can't imagine what idiot of marketing department would ever think that is a good logo for themselves. All it says to me (very loudly) is World Domination. Way to reassure the humans!

Cheers,

-K.

ah, but it's benevolent world domination... so no one really gets to concerned about it.

Posted by: Synner Feb 25 2007, 12:34 AM

QUOTE (Fix-it @ Feb 24 2007, 10:37 PM)

QUOTE (knasser @ Feb 24 2007, 10:16 PM)

ah, but it's benevolent world domination... so no one really gets to concerned about it.

Just what you'd expect from a "leader of the free world".

But to get back on topic, I'm quite proud of the Eurocorp logos I did - particularly the Z-IC one that made the cover of SR4. I have more on file though, can't remember if they got published.

Posted by: Sir_Psycho Feb 25 2007, 08:23 AM

I've done courses in Design, specifically in logos, and the Saeder Krupp and Yamatetsu ones are wrong in so many ways, not to mention unpleasant.

Posted by: Butterblume Feb 25 2007, 11:50 AM

Wasn't there a logo for SK far simpler, kind of a stylized SK in a triangle ar something, that SK personnel would wear on their uniform?
I might have it confused with something else, but if it doesn't exist, it should .