💅 Voyager icon design contest — Submissions thread

My attempts:

I just wanted to create something related to space and thought of this design. Here is my submission. Please feel free to post any feedback.

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I tried to give ya something that isn't another rodent face so ya have some variety for the contest.

These are based off of some old NASA space shuttle mission graphics that I loved.

This is such a fun and cool idea, but.

Please, absolutely do not choose an AI generated piece. If people have to prove the piece is genuine via sending in a PSD, SAI file, etc (any file that shows layers) or sketches. So be it.

An AI piece would take away from the fun and authenticity from this. Artists, writers, voice actors, and other creative are having a hard time as it is with the rise of AI. And the AI bros defending it. A person who uses AI and calls themselves an artist is the same energy as someone taking a frozen meal and heating it up a microwave calling themselves a chef.

AI Is an interesting tool and has its uses, but people are abusing it right now and it's getting harder and harder to tell what is authentic.

These are some variations on the previously posted space lemming/mouse:

Calm universe (previously posted) | High res, no mask

Lively universe | High res, no mask

Colourful universe | High res, no mask

Also, if you want to customise your Home Screen icon on iOS (for this or any of the other submissions), grab the high res image link and follow these instructions on how to do that.

My goal was to somehow work a lemming into the aesthetic of space exploration with big, bold elements that can easily be modified or recolored for special occasions. Nothing seemed to click until I saw a certain lemming photo and realized it was a great opportunity for a "once you see it, you can't unsee it" nod to our Lemmy mascot. (Let me know if you guessed what it is before viewing the photo!)

These icons and splash screens are inspired by your original icon. I went with a colorful galaxy theme which I thought was fitting with the name, Voyager.

I'm excited to see all the designs everyone made, and look forward to using Voyager 1.0!

Icon 1 -- Splash screen 1

Icon 2 -- Splash screen 2

Icon 3 -- Splash screen 3

Space Lemming https://imgur.com/fEI14dX

Update:

I got inspired by the other submissions and invested a bit more time. I tried to make it look a lot less "vectory" and almost like a painting while keeping it contrasty and clean

https://imgur.com/feogz38

iOS Mock-up next to Apollo:

https://imgur.com/rauPkLh

Here are my submissions! I also went with the space/ astronaut lemming theme. I tried to make an icon that would be recognizable & familiar to lemmy, but also unique and fun. I included two options with slight variances.

Update third entry - with thicker strokes as suggested

My submission is based on the two Voyagers I thought of first. Both of which were and are exploring uncharted space.

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The Lemmy is modified to resemble the Voyager space probe which was send out into space as a greeting to the universe. The background is inspired by the warp animation from Star Trek where the other Voyager flew trough space on an unlikely journey makeing friends along the way.

I’m not a designer or anything, doing this for fun. Found a few royalty free images and thought of this. Let me know how it is. I have only one submission… Hope you guys like it! Any feedback is welcome :)

I definitely don't expect this to win, but I thought a retro NASA theme would be cool. Maybe someone with skill can use this idea and make something better :)

My lack of design experience is showing here but I enjoyed having a go, maybe my idea could inspire other people with more artistic talent! Basically just wanted to tie in the fediverse logo.

I thought it might be fun to try to incorporate the 5 colors of the Fediverse icon for the background of the icon and have the logo standout by using white to contrast against the background. I also wanted to incorporate a space theme and feature Saturn and Jupiter since they were highlighted by the original Voyager 1 probe.

https://i.imgur.com/A9vSJHH.png

I also don't have an iPhone, so I couldn't 100% simulate its look as an iPhone app icon, but I did my best to simulate it on my Android background.

https://i.imgur.com/M4mhTXC.jpg

Here are my humble three submissions!

The first is a bit of a mashup, mixing the proverbial light bulbs that go off in community threads and has a lemmy with full cheeks (probably after eating... a little too much!). Also, it looks like an ice cream cone. It's a bit more pop-art.

Only the finest content will do: the second one has a bit more of a 'fine dining' aesthetic, where users engage online in a sophisticated, gentle-lemmy manner. Its nose is tipped upwards, as if looking down on lesser memes.

The third one is more attached to your sought-after design. I attempted to channel the similar Fediverse art style, while keeping it simple enough for an app logo.

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These were all made with Midjourney. I prompted it with voyager space probe, satellite, radio telescope, other things of that nature.

One last icon :p