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[(naw)mcx]

See, this is all part of the Pandora's evil façade. It's trying to present itself in the most endearing and enticing way possible – just to get you to open it.


Concept box art for a later batch.

Luckily, many of you are macho enough to withstand its charm.

Holy. Fucking beautiful.

[Tripmonkey_uk]

I like the hearts too ... for this particular design, they provide a nice balance and some texture. Plus... what else do you want coming out of your Pandora? Death?

How about some small characters (like a bubble bobble dragon, a pac-man, a mario..a spaceship from a shoot them up, a sword, a joystick, some console shapes, a monkey from Monkey Island... anything that reminds retro-games).
If you want to show that the pandora can do more, you could also put a music note, an antenna (for wifi), a computer screen...etc...

Chock

I approve anything Bubble Bobble related.

same here.
I'd also like to see a version with the above changes, if you can stop yourself from going on an all out creative binge traylorpark.
The render of the box looks awesome .

[Restless]

How about some Lucky Charms ....mmm with a secret inside...

[WoD]

Love the box render. A little gay, but beautiful!

[joseluisjazz]

I like it, really. But to compensate all those extreme loving qualities I would add a small detail: claws' scratches or something like that, ripping the case a bit, and revealing the beast that hides inside...

[Iorgy77]

I really like it, the colours, the hearts and everything. Well done.

[Gregor Richards]

The topic of this thread gave me a great idea for a background image.

[sverm]

The topic of this thread gave me a great idea for a background image.

A Panda's Aura?

Edited by sverm, 14 January 2009 - 12:12 AM.

[Tripmonkey_uk]

What the hells that panda been eating

[Kloplop321]

What the hells that panda been eating

radio active socks worn by Craig, and ED

[Gregor Richards]

A Panda's Aura?

PandAura you say?



(Not as goodstupid as the last one, but *eh* )

[Tripmonkey_uk]

I love it when people start making creative (and stupid) stuff

[traylorpark]

So let me share with you all my dream... that the Pandora is as well branded and represented as possible. Obviously, it is the hardware and this community surrounding it that makes this platform what it is. However, probably due to myself being a visual artist, I also want to see the Pandora presented as well as it deserves.

Large companies have the ability to hire advertising agencies create an image and an aura (panda?) for their product. In turn their products appear enticing and attractive to potential buyers. Unfortunately openPandora does not have the luxury of a professionally crafted image, even though I think it is much more deserving.



So, I have been thinking a lot on this topic and decided it would be good to start bouncing the ideas for branding off the community. I really have no idea what the end result of this would be, and I'm not sure how it all would come to fruition. I'm hoping that everybody can see the benefits of a strong image. And the amazing thing about the Pandora, is that it can back up a good image with depth (which is where most other products fall short). Perhaps in the end we can put together a fairly competent identity package.

I'm glad that most of the responses like the early 80's retro technology look (Speccy and Companion cube!). I think it's strong and unique when appropriated into a more contemporary design. The hearts have been hit or miss, and I'll confess that when I used them, they were more of a stop gap solution to the need of some more detail. I think they are awesome; however I am sure other options will work as well (like Bubble bobble).

The following is another idea I had for some lines you might see on a website or in a magazine. The fun thing about the Pandora, is that it is so powerful and unique, that you can use its most mundane attributes to promote it in a dry-wit sarcastic way.



The look for these is a bit more trendy, especially with the reflections. I'm not sure how excited I am about that direction.





I have a ton more written down; not all good. Of course I am open to thoughts on this, and on my whole spiel.

[Chip]

Sorry, but rainbows and hearts together let my homophobic gay-sensor go nuts.

It's openPandora not open Rosetta.

Yes, you can never be too careful. You wouldn't want to catch the gay from your wallpaper

I think it looks great. It's very retro-trendy. Maybe a little too retro-trendy, but that's still better than the rather bare-bones generic aesthetic we've been seeing up until now. I can't make any promises about adoption as a default, but I don't see any reason why the retail-ready distro can't include several wallpaper options. I think this could easily be one of them.

[Rayek]

I <3 them (no pun intended...)