Drawball.com - Logo spreading

=Sarc= · 09-25-2007, 07:46 PM

http://www.drawball.com

You basically solve a little puzzle every time you want to paint on this huge community canvas. Your ink automatically recharges over a period of time. It takes about a day or two to get up to 100% ink. No logins or accounts, the site just remembers you by IP or cookies or something. If you don't paint on the canvas after a few days, your inkwell dries up (aka it forgets who you are).

With enough users and one or two decent artists, it's possible to fill a large enough portion of the canvas so that the artwork is seen when zoomed all the way out. A couple of other websites have their logo up like HardOCP and KATG (a podcast I listen to), even flags.

There are quite a few vandals that will mess up artwork but a large enough group can maintain a logo. It's frustrating to some but satisfying to contribute to a piece of art. I spend about 10-15 minutes a day on the KATG logo so it doesn't have to consume your day. There have to be a few artists at TG to outline a logo and a bunch of members that can fill it in.

What better way to show off teamwork than a large community created logo?

**Apophis** · 09-25-2007, 07:53 PM

This is a very cool idea!

**Shiner** · 09-25-2007, 08:20 PM

Identify the place and we will start drawing

AN508 · 09-25-2007, 08:28 PM

And here's an amusing little story, why the amount of ink you get recharges over time and is tied to your IP/cookies/what-have-you: some Chinese people drew over the / / (Rules 1 and 2!) sign that'd been formed. In the ensuing havoc, the Drawball people had to initiate that measure.

lulz were had, and then five minutes later, Anonymous got bored and wandered off.

=Sarc= · 09-25-2007, 09:14 PM

http://www.drawball.com/4obvfia

This seems like a decent spot to start. I think it'll have enough room for the logo to grow. We can get the Tactical Gamer up with the dog tags in the middle. It might be worthwhile to eventually put up the tag line but we'll have to see how easy it is to read when zoomed enough to read the entire logo.

Before we start, everybody that wants to help has to stockpile some ink so solve that puzzle so it knows you want to paint. Initially inking the logo will take a lot so we all have to save up.

We also need a person or two that can outline the logo. Then the rest can fill in the logo. I think this is the trickiest part since it requires a steady hand to get the lines and curves drawn.

I'm not really sure how many people we'll need to get this done but I think 15-20 is a good start. We might need more depending on how much the logo gets damaged but it should be pretty easy to keep it up once everybody knows what it should look like and the colours to use.

**machowner** · 09-25-2007, 09:31 PM

haha, just up and to the left of the big penis!

**CingularDuality** · 09-26-2007, 12:51 AM

Heh... This reminds me a bit of the ad campaign that was selling space for a dollar a pixel. Only this is free and much larger!

I solved the first puzzle, I guess, as I was able to draw something. I guess I'm saving ink now? Wasn't much of a puzzle...

**UnDeaD77** · 09-26-2007, 12:59 AM

Man, this one is cool.

http://best.drawball.com/1175547340

bowling_for_pyros · 09-27-2007, 08:31 AM

I'm from the KATG forums, at katg.com/forums
I just came across your forum while I was doing a search for other drawballers who were discussing our logo... We started our logo about two weeks ago and we've been through a few major battles, the major one with the yahooka.com forums, who attacked us for our green background to put pot leaves on..lol...
We are a non-hostile logo, meaning that we do not attack any other drawings unprovoked, and we will help you out with your own logo if you need some...Thanks to Sarc and any other drawballers on this forum who have helped us on our logo!

=Sarc= · 09-27-2007, 09:15 PM

I'm not sure if anybody else wants to do this. It'll be pretty hard judging from the response to this thread. I'll keep some ink ready though.

**CingularDuality** · 09-28-2007, 10:49 AM

Well, I just used up all of my ink cleaning up the KATG logo. I sure can't draw a straight line with a mouse, though, or my ink would've lasted a lot longer!

So, yeah, I think a TG logo would be cool. Even cooler if we can team up with KATG to keep our logos looking sharp.

I volunteer to touch up and/or fill in colors, but I have zero talent when it comes to drawing stuff...

=Sarc= · 09-28-2007, 06:17 PM

Same here, I'm only good at filling in colours and maybe doing some short straight lines. We really need an artist or somebody that can outline the TG logo.

There are unverified tips that if you keep your ink above 40% it recharges faster. I'm not really sure if it's true but it seems like a decent idea just so you have some ink to do stuff like helping others out or extending the logo.

One trick is that you don't have to be perfect at filling in the colours if you're low on ink. The saying, "Good from far, far from good" applies very well here. Usually, the closest zoom will show problems but I think they can be fixed over a longer period of time.

bowling_for_pyros · 09-28-2007, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =Sarc=

Same here, I'm only good at filling in colours and maybe doing some short straight lines. We really need an artist or somebody that can outline the TG logo.

There are unverified tips that if you keep your ink above 40% it recharges faster. I'm not really sure if it's true but it seems like a decent idea just so you have some ink to do stuff like helping others out or extending the logo.

One trick is that you don't have to be perfect at filling in the colours if you're low on ink. The saying, "Good from far, far from good" applies very well here. Usually, the closest zoom will show problems but I think they can be fixed over a longer period of time.

i think its true that the more ink you have, the faster it refills... it seems like it took a whole day for me to get up to 25%, and another day to get up to about 80%... I'll do some outlining on you r logo if you want...Are you still thinking about putting it at the spot you mentioned above? I might have to wait until after the weekend as my inks getting low from fending off attacks on KATG

=Sarc= · 09-28-2007, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowling_for_pyros

i think its true that the more ink you have, the faster it refills... it seems like it took a whole day for me to get up to 25%, and another day to get up to about 80%... I'll do some outlining on you r logo if you want...Are you still thinking about putting it at the spot you mentioned above? I might have to wait until after the weekend as my inks getting low from fending off attacks on KATG

It would be good to put it close to the KATG logo. I think it'll be easier to defend that entire space and the greens in both logos should be nice.

**Squinty** · 09-28-2007, 10:54 PM

Sounds interesting, the number of people involved would probably determine the size of the TG logo.

09-25-2007, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
=Sarc= Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,493	Drawball.com - Logo spreading http://www.drawball.com You basically solve a little puzzle every time you want to paint on this huge community canvas. Your ink automatically recharges over a period of time. It takes about a day or two to get up to 100% ink. No logins or accounts, the site just remembers you by IP or cookies or something. If you don't paint on the canvas after a few days, your inkwell dries up (aka it forgets who you are). With enough users and one or two decent artists, it's possible to fill a large enough portion of the canvas so that the artwork is seen when zoomed all the way out. A couple of other websites have their logo up like HardOCP and KATG (a podcast I listen to), even flags. There are quite a few vandals that will mess up artwork but a large enough group can maintain a logo. It's frustrating to some but satisfying to contribute to a piece of art. I spend about 10-15 minutes a day on the KATG logo so it doesn't have to consume your day. There have to be a few artists at TG to outline a logo and a bunch of members that can fill it in. What better way to show off teamwork than a large community created logo? __________________ JO Guides & Tutorials Team Element - It's who you game with.

09-25-2007, 07:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Apophis Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Rhode Island, USA Age: 36 Posts: 8,919	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading This is a very cool idea! __________________ Diplomacy is the art of saying "good doggie" while looking for a bigger stick.

09-25-2007, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shiner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 30 Posts: 2,251	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading Identify the place and we will start drawing __________________

09-25-2007, 08:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
AN508 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colchester, Essex Age: 20 Posts: 25	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading And here's an amusing little story, why the amount of ink you get recharges over time and is tied to your IP/cookies/what-have-you: some Chinese people drew over the / / (Rules 1 and 2!) sign that'd been formed. In the ensuing havoc, the Drawball people had to initiate that measure. lulz were had, and then five minutes later, Anonymous got bored and wandered off.

09-25-2007, 09:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
=Sarc= Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,493	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading http://www.drawball.com/4obvfia This seems like a decent spot to start. I think it'll have enough room for the logo to grow. We can get the Tactical Gamer up with the dog tags in the middle. It might be worthwhile to eventually put up the tag line but we'll have to see how easy it is to read when zoomed enough to read the entire logo. Before we start, everybody that wants to help has to stockpile some ink so solve that puzzle so it knows you want to paint. Initially inking the logo will take a lot so we all have to save up. We also need a person or two that can outline the logo. Then the rest can fill in the logo. I think this is the trickiest part since it requires a steady hand to get the lines and curves drawn. I'm not really sure how many people we'll need to get this done but I think 15-20 is a good start. We might need more depending on how much the logo gets damaged but it should be pretty easy to keep it up once everybody knows what it should look like and the colours to use. __________________ JO Guides & Tutorials Team Element - It's who you game with.

09-25-2007, 09:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
machowner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Tazewell, TN Posts: 2,835	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading haha, just up and to the left of the big penis! __________________ \|New to TG? Start here\|*\|Become a Supporting Member\| "Remember to pillage BEFORE you burn!"

09-26-2007, 12:51 AM	#7 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,806	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading Heh... This reminds me a bit of the ad campaign that was selling space for a dollar a pixel. Only this is free and much larger! I solved the first puzzle, I guess, as I was able to draw something. I guess I'm saving ink now? Wasn't much of a puzzle... __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

09-26-2007, 12:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
UnDeaD77 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Texas Age: 22 Posts: 5,842	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading Man, this one is cool. http://best.drawball.com/1175547340 __________________

09-27-2007, 08:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
bowling_for_pyros Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading I'm from the KATG forums, at katg.com/forums I just came across your forum while I was doing a search for other drawballers who were discussing our logo... We started our logo about two weeks ago and we've been through a few major battles, the major one with the yahooka.com forums, who attacked us for our green background to put pot leaves on..lol... We are a non-hostile logo, meaning that we do not attack any other drawings unprovoked, and we will help you out with your own logo if you need some...Thanks to Sarc and any other drawballers on this forum who have helped us on our logo!

09-27-2007, 09:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
=Sarc= Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,493	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading I'm not sure if anybody else wants to do this. It'll be pretty hard judging from the response to this thread. I'll keep some ink ready though. __________________ JO Guides & Tutorials Team Element - It's who you game with.

09-28-2007, 10:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,806	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading Well, I just used up all of my ink cleaning up the KATG logo. I sure can't draw a straight line with a mouse, though, or my ink would've lasted a lot longer! So, yeah, I think a TG logo would be cool. Even cooler if we can team up with KATG to keep our logos looking sharp. I volunteer to touch up and/or fill in colors, but I have zero talent when it comes to drawing stuff... __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

09-28-2007, 06:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
=Sarc= Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,493	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading Same here, I'm only good at filling in colours and maybe doing some short straight lines. We really need an artist or somebody that can outline the TG logo. There are unverified tips that if you keep your ink above 40% it recharges faster. I'm not really sure if it's true but it seems like a decent idea just so you have some ink to do stuff like helping others out or extending the logo. One trick is that you don't have to be perfect at filling in the colours if you're low on ink. The saying, "Good from far, far from good" applies very well here. Usually, the closest zoom will show problems but I think they can be fixed over a longer period of time. __________________ JO Guides & Tutorials Team Element - It's who you game with.

09-28-2007, 10:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
Squinty Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 28 Posts: 271	Re: Drawball.com - Logo spreading Sounds interesting, the number of people involved would probably determine the size of the TG logo. __________________

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