Hugo Awards Logo Unveiled

[kevin_standlee]

The Hugo Awards Ceremony last night started only a few minutes late. I had a front-row seat because, as one of the people making a presentation, they wanted me in an easily accessible location. Shortly after the ceremony started, Sean Wells came and escorted me backstage, and at the appropriate moment I came out and gave my speech explaining the contest and process, and unveiling the Hugo Logo Design Contest Winner. I only bobbled my speech once that I noticed. There was a minor glitch in the slides, I think, but only a minor one and I think they corrected it pretty quickly.

(Jumping ahead a bit: Initial responses to the new logo have been nice and positive. In a nice touch, Anticipation made wax seals using the new logo design and sealed the envelopes with the winners' names using the seals. This can be re-used in subsequent years, which I think is a good thing.)

Vince Docherty then escorted me from the stage, I went back out to my seat, and I thought all of my excitement for the night was done. Boy, was I wrong!

Comments

That design is perfect!

[maurinestarkey.livejournal.com]

What a genus bit of design. The Hugo Awards are really lucky to have it.

Re: That design is perfect!

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Thank you! We're happy with it, and happy that other people like it.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Wax seals for the envelopes, using the new logo: very very cool! Nice work, Anticipation!

I hear there were 400 some designs entered. Wowsa! Kudos to the judging committee! That's a whole lot of work, going through that many entrants. I'm sure dozens of them were of top quality, too.

I like the design they chose. From little dribs and drabs of expert opinion in a couple of areas I've heard, it sounds like it's a good choice for some of the intended uses, too.

Congratulations and thanks to Jeremy Kratz, the designer of the chosen logo, for a great bit of work.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

I'll try to get a picture of one of the wax seals eventually. I think it's pretty cool, too.

We have received our first negative comment about the design, but I'm reminding myself that nothing is universally liked. Actually, I was worried that we'd unveil the logo and be booed by the audience, so the feedback we're getting so far is quite gratifying.

[yourbob.livejournal.com]

Some of it's going to be taste, some sour grapes. And some people don't like the rocket anyway, response to which is "hard cheese".

It will definitely fulfill the need.