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| − | + | == Introduction == | |
| + | This page attempts to preserve the historical heritage of ''Elite''/''Oolite'' branding, specifically in terms of logos and icons. | ||
| − | + | == ''Elite'' branding history == | |
| − | + | 1984... [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Classic_Elite ''Elite'']... [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/David_Braben David Braben], [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Ian_Bell Ian Bell], [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Robert_Holdstock Robert Holdstock], and... Philip Castle. | |
| + | The first three names were responsible for the programming and the documentation ([http://www.elitehomepage.org/playguide.htm ''Elite'' Players' Guide]; [https://archive.org/details/elite_acornsoft_manual/mode/1up?view=theater ''The Space Trader's Flight Training Manual''] and [https://openretro.org/file/ec43acc68931c84951a13b6285ed4ccd64b5b787 ''The Dark Wheel''], Stock Code Numbers for the latter: SBG38/B1 and SBG38/B3, respectively, etc.), but it would probably not have had such a successful market-entrance had it not been for the fourth gentleman's eye-catching skills as an airbrush artist. | ||
| + | On the [https://www.frontierastro.co.uk/Files/elite_misc.html "FrontierAstro ''Elite'' - Various Items"] page, approximately halfway down, we are briefly introduced to him, but his work is pretty much everywhere on that page. | ||
| − | + | On [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/ Ian Bell's website], in the ''Elite'' Archives, in the file [http://www.elitehomepage.org/archive/a4120001.png a4120001.png], the "DECEMBER 1984" Acorn News report (scan), in the second column, third paragraph, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Castle Philip Castle] is authoritatively identified as the originator of ''Elite'' branding. | |
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| − | + | == ''Oolite'' branding history == | |
| − | + | 7 April 2004, [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/User:Aegidian Aegidian's] [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Aegidian_devlog ''Oolite'' (progress)] [https://oolite.livejournal.com/profile LiveJournal] introduced the [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File:Oolite-logo1.png ''Oolite'' userpic], which can be downloaded from that [https://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml?user=oolite page] (right-click, "Save Image As...") as a 100 pixels x 100 pixels .png image. | |
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| + | 2006-01-03T16:15:35, Rxke apparently uploaded to the ''Elite'' Wiki a 128 x 128 [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File:Oolite-logo2.png ''Oolite'' logo] version of the userpic. | ||
| + | 2011-05-07T12:57:36, Ahruman uploaded to the ''Elite'' Wiki the 256 x 256 [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File:Oolite-logo3.png "New (2011) ''Oolite'' icon"] by Eugene Chernyakov (seventh). | ||
| + | Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:39 am, on the ''Oolite'' Bulletin Boards, in the Discussion forum, the [http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21464 "New splash screen and icon"] thread was posted by phkb, in which was suggested that the ''Oolite'' splash screen and icon had been around for a while now, and it was proposed that they were about due for a refresh. This discussion led to the new, red versions of the [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File:Oolite-logo2.png 128 x 128] and [https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File:Oolite-logo3.png 256 x 256] logo-images, both uploaded to the ''Elite'' Wiki six days later by Phkb, and incorporated in the official [https://oolite.space/ oolite.space] website. | ||
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Revision as of 19:49, 7 January 2024
Introduction
This page attempts to preserve the historical heritage of Elite/Oolite branding, specifically in terms of logos and icons.
Elite branding history
1984... Elite... David Braben, Ian Bell, Robert Holdstock, and... Philip Castle.
The first three names were responsible for the programming and the documentation (Elite Players' Guide; The Space Trader's Flight Training Manual and The Dark Wheel, Stock Code Numbers for the latter: SBG38/B1 and SBG38/B3, respectively, etc.), but it would probably not have had such a successful market-entrance had it not been for the fourth gentleman's eye-catching skills as an airbrush artist.
On the "FrontierAstro Elite - Various Items" page, approximately halfway down, we are briefly introduced to him, but his work is pretty much everywhere on that page.
On Ian Bell's website, in the Elite Archives, in the file a4120001.png, the "DECEMBER 1984" Acorn News report (scan), in the second column, third paragraph, Philip Castle is authoritatively identified as the originator of Elite branding.
Oolite branding history
7 April 2004, Aegidian's Oolite (progress) LiveJournal introduced the Oolite userpic, which can be downloaded from that page (right-click, "Save Image As...") as a 100 pixels x 100 pixels .png image.
2006-01-03T16:15:35, Rxke apparently uploaded to the Elite Wiki a 128 x 128 Oolite logo version of the userpic.
2011-05-07T12:57:36, Ahruman uploaded to the Elite Wiki the 256 x 256 "New (2011) Oolite icon" by Eugene Chernyakov (seventh).
Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:39 am, on the Oolite Bulletin Boards, in the Discussion forum, the "New splash screen and icon" thread was posted by phkb, in which was suggested that the Oolite splash screen and icon had been around for a while now, and it was proposed that they were about due for a refresh. This discussion led to the new, red versions of the 128 x 128 and 256 x 256 logo-images, both uploaded to the Elite Wiki six days later by Phkb, and incorporated in the official oolite.space website.
