rambling abt the shinra electric power company logo
i fucking love how absolutely egregiously ugly the logo is. im obsessed. everything about it is so bad and its SO funny because the rest of the graphic design for anything that shinra made is super topnotch and like, cookie cutter clean pretty sci-fi evil corporation stuff. and then the logo just stands out like a sore thumb. why are the japanese characters the color of chicken flesh? why the shadows trying and failing to make it look 3d? we know they couldve just properly pulled off a 3d look. why does everything white have some form of black outline except for the white slice on top? what is happening with the gradients?
and obviously the worst of it all is the SEC Shinra Electric Power Company. i didnt burn the shit outta this first off because obviously the japanese takes the first place and most intention however. the time has come.
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A FUCKING AFTERTHOUGHT. COMPLETELY. LIKE SOME POOR DESIGNER WAS HANDED THE ALREADY COMPLETED LOGO WITH NO ENGLISH ON IT AND THEN WAS TOLD TO ADD THE ENGLISH
The way the font doesn't match the japanese at all and the way the letters are kerned so tightly together to get power to fit within the profile that they look like they have a variable baseline and the way everything is so tightly pushed together ONLY in that corner of the design. THEY JUST COMPLETELY SKIP A LETTER IN THE ACRONYM. it doesnt matter if none of the letters actually touch eachother they create tangents and ridicoulous tension in the design anyway. i love how it completely breaks any flow the design without english had. it just ruins it. its so good
i know nothing about designing for games like these so either 1. there's a reason for why the logo looks like this that i dunno about (very probable) 2. there was truly some incredibly poor design decisions made in the original 3. the english actually literally was an afterthought 4. the design is like this because its based off of the og game design (i couldnt find anything on that) and then the blame lays with the og game designers OR 4. the designers are mimicking a specific logo style and they're fucking geniuses. if anyone can show me the logo style theyre mimicking PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE this sort of design is my favorite i want to see more of it
im leaning towards 3 more and more which makes sense to me! i support them! i dont think they shouldve added the english text like that in the first place though because like
look at how nice this is and how much sense it makes without the english text. its obv been gussied up a bit and the slice at the top still doesnt make sense but still
now look at the text by itself
i love it. its so bad its perfect. it looks like the logo of a shitty family business in my area not the big-name power corporation BUT i do not know abt old logo design in japan so once i am missing cultural context for it! anyways its great and i wanted to share
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Hey making my return just for this
Grian told Cleo and Etho “If we turn red today, I’m sticking by you. That’s the deal. It’s not over until it’s over.” Which, first of all, is such a big deal because he’s known for going wherever is continent (“I’ve never seen a man drop a pair of sunglasses so fast” - Scott) and he actually stayed loyal to them and kept his word. Etho and Cleo knew he wasn’t trustworthy and still welcomed him with open arms.
At the end of Secret Life for Etho, he died by saying “I’m going home everybody, I’m dying in my home.” The place that he made with Grian and Cleo, and he called it home.
Now, keeping all of this in mind, I can’t help but wonder what would have happened if the roomies had won. I mean all of the odds were against them, but just imagine for a moment. It would be Desert Duo at the sand castle all over again. None of them wanted to win without each other, but there could only be one.
Grian having to relive the cactus circle all over again? Etho finally being present in what he called a family and having to make the decision to die or to kill? Cleo being comfortable and accepting these idiots, and now she has no choice but to do the unspeakable? It’s not like all three of them can win. In their minds it would always be the three of them, but in the Watcher’s minds, there can only be one.
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This is everything the Stranger Things writers have posted publicly about the WGA strike:
TIMELINE
May 3rd:
Stranger Things writer Caitlin Schneiderhan tweets picture from personal Twitter account of sign from the strike that reads 'Pay us or Steve Harrington is toast'
May 6th:
Official Stranger Writers Twitter account makes post on behalf of the Duffers Brothers. They have since pinned this tweet to their profile.
"Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we're excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then -- over and out. #wgastrong
Bonus:
May 12th:
Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry posts picture from personal Tumblr account of sign that reads, 'Byler won’t write itself'
As far as I know, the two writers that posted on their personal socials are the only writers from ST that even have personal accounts that are public, whereas the rest of the writers do not.
What does make me take a pause though, is that, while yes they did post these pictures from their personal accounts, which is about as official as it gets, they also cryptically did not include themselves in said pictures...
This just got me thinking about how Stranger Things is quite literally Netflix and vise versa. They are practically one in the same, where one without the other just doesn't make sense.
While this conflict of interest might run deep for many writers out there fearing to speak out against their employer, for us, the consumers, the fans, we as a collective have so much more power than we realize.
In contrast to the writers, streamers can't just fire their consumer base sometime down the line, out of spite for speaking out. Without consumers, neither Stranger Things nor Netflix would be what it is today.
We have the affordance of being able to speak up the loudest of anyone. And so why wouldn't we take advantage of that?
There are so many people out there protesting: writers, actors, others in the industry and even outside of it who are also taking a stand, many who need support so that they can continue to fight in the upcoming days, weeks, months, without being deterred by corporations that are making them feel greedy for demanding a contract that at most, asks that they be paid fairly.
And so I want to encourage anyone that is reading this, but fellow fans of Stranger Things especially, who have so much power in this strike when it comes to getting Netflix's attention, to consider taking the time to do whatever you can individually + with the masses as a community in order to best support the strike.
Follow the Strike! If you're active on various social media already, please be sure to follow the official accounts advocating for the strike via Instagram (@writersguildwest/@wgaeast), via Twitter (@WGAWest/@WGAEast). Engage with posts from folks that are out there daily, many with whom you can find by following tags like #WGAStrong, #WGAStrike and #WritersStrike. Although most fans are not able to join in picketing themselves, we can at least recognize all of those out there's individual efforts and do our best to show that we're paying attention and listening!
Spread the word! Show support any way you can by sharing posts and articles about the strike, or even fun memes to inform others in a more engaging way. This is the official site for the WGA strike if you want to learn more about what’s going on before diving in! And make sure to stay up-to-date here as things continue to unfold!
Donate! The Entertainment Community Fund is endorsed by the WGA for anyone that wants to support those affected by the strike financially. And this thread on Twitter is an incredible resourse, as it provides an ‘easy, one-click, stress-free, accessible-to-all-budgets’ ways you can support folks on the front lines.
Also! Consider donating through this link for the Entertainment Community Fund, where the money donated still goes directly to that fund, this is just an organizing page for Stranger Things fans specifically! By allowing fans to see how much of an impact we make as a collective, in real time, this could encourage even more ST fans to want to contribute. In a best case scenario, if this GoFundMe were to reach impressive proportions of donations from fans, that could lead to news outlets reporting on it, which could allow an opportunity for even more eyes on the strike, while also even more importantly being able to provide financial support to those that need it.
Trend! On social media, use #StrangerFansforWGA to trend or even just to reach other fans also looking to come together to support the strike!
While I know this post probably wont reach anywhere outside of Tumblr, I want to make a point to encourage those of you that are on other platforms to inform fans in those spaces about the strike and what they can do to help!
We might not all agree on everything, but I think we can agree on at least one thing... @Netflix & all major streamers and networks out there, who are still refusing to make a fair deal: PAY YOUR WRITERS!
In the mean time, if you're interested in working on different ideas for initiates we can carry out as a fandom, please reach out to me! I might only one person and I might not have all the answers and solutions, but I do know that with more of us working together, our odds of making an impact are much greater!
Over and out!
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