Skywind Rebranding Idea

Hi,

First of all, couple of words about me. I'm a 23 years old aspiring graphic designer. I've managed to finish several design projects, and even to create 2, 3 commercial works. I am a huge fan of the TES series since I was first introduced to it by the Morrowind. I'm stunned by the beauty of the Skywind, and Skyblivion projects. I really get nostalgia boner whenever I see some of the screenshots posted on this forums. That's why I want to help, and be a part of the project. I want to be a 3d modeler, but because my skills are not topnotch, for the time being I want to help you with overall branding of the Skywind project.

The rebranding process I want to start with the name itself. I do not think that "Skywind" is a bad name, by any means, but the problem is, that this name is not as creative, and clever as the project deserves it to be. Simply combining SKYRIM with MORROWIND was great to catch the public attention, but since it is already working, we should rename the project to something more prestigious. So, following the Skyrim naming process, I decided to rename Skywind to "Nerevarine". It is a great name, because it conveys the notion of being someone special (as in: dragonborn, dawnguard), it has sentimental meaning, and it is simple to remember, and/or understand.

Second step was designing the logo. I thought that the logo should represent the main features of the project. The key features in my opinion are: elegance (everything is made according to lore, and ethics of being against the piracy), strength (project is growing at a steady pace) and the "foreignness" (it is Morrowind, that we're talking about ; ) ). The result of that combination is this:

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As you can see, the font I designed is fairly simplistic, but it has a special "weirdness" to it.

Afterwards I created some graphics, to visualize how would logo work in promo materials.
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The last thing was the symbol of the project. This is still an early sketch, but I think, that the best choice would be to choose The Moon And Star, but not as in Morrowind's logo, but as

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a ring that Nerevarine obtain during the main quest

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What do you think? I was doing it in my spare time, just for fun, but I need your words of criticism :)

Last edited by grumpycat on 14 Mar 2014 - 22:32.

Anyway... the prefix is TES

Anyway... the prefix is TES Renewal. And as for changing Skyblivion's name... maybe call it Cyrodiil. Nah I don't know, that's pretty generic and irrelevant.

TESrenewal: Planes of

TESrenewal: Planes of Oblivion

Cyrodiil wouldnt be bad,

Cyrodiil wouldnt be bad, being that it should probably be a one word name. But I dont think the TES Renewal prefix is neccessary as we will have many other references to our name with animations and what not. The best prefix imo is "The Elder Scrolls III: Skywind" and "The Elder Scrolls IV: Cyrodiil" in theory because it stands out more that it is supposed to be related to the original.

I don't like having TES3 and

I don't like having TES3 and TES4 there

Well, you'll get a taste of

Well, you'll get a taste of what TES 6 will be like when Fallout 4 comes out, hopefully this year.

Morrowind was 2002, Oblivion 2006, Skyrim, 2011. At best, we've got until 2015 for TES6, and probably more like 2016.

On the other hand, Bethsoft may consider TES:Online to be the next TES game in the series (and not a separate project), and that means a new single-player game (a real TES6) won't be available until 4-5 years after TES:Online is launched.

So, I wouldn't worry too much about TES6 coming any time soon. 2 years minimum, more likely 3-6 years.

u knowe if the time come and

u knowe if the time come and u get elder scroll 6 and even if u can just copy past almost al the stuf in a new engine (wat would be super awsome but probely not so easy ) it would be crazy 3 games in a new engine i would need to replay[External image]

and if bethesda ceeps suporting moding maby a army of moders ho want a part of this (i hope)

also between morrowind and oblivion there weren't making fallout so i think u can count a extra year for it minimum

thermador wrote:

thermador
Well, you'll get a taste of what TES 6 will be like when Fallout 4 comes out, hopefully this year.

Morrowind was 2002, Oblivion 2006, Skyrim, 2011. At best, we've got until 2015 for TES6, and probably more like 2016.

On the other hand, Bethsoft may consider TES:Online to be the next TES game in the series (and not a separate project), and that means a new single-player game (a real TES6) won't be available until 4-5 years after TES:Online is launched.

So, I wouldn't worry too much about TES6 coming any time soon. 2 years minimum, more likely 3-6 years.

Pretty much this. If TES:O turns out to do really well, and isn't the "Blunder of year" I can actually see them doing that. Yes, you can say "blah blah blah, not being worked on by Beth, Zenimax, etc". But if the game makes them lots of money(you know, the only thing they care about), then they're going to continue to work on that mmo, and update that mmo, and delay that next TES game.

The reason Beth said that TES:O won't affect the next TES game is called PR(public relations). If Beth/Zeni came out and said "Oh, if the game does really well, well, we'll focus on the MMO" people would flip the fuck out, and pretty much want to boycott the damn game, and the sales will tank. That would be a PR nightmare, something no company wants.

Remember, Beth isn't your friend, Beth doesn't even really give a damn about the lore. The only thing they care about is money. They know their lore is money, so they try their best to upkeep their lore.

Yeah Mehh has it right. I don

Yeah Mehh has it right. I don't think you'll see TES6 until another 4-6 years. So 2018 minimum. If TES Online wasn't a product that they wanted to promote heavily for many years to come, they might have jumped straight into it, it was a big money spinner after all. They will create another single player game, dollars will guarantee that, but they will not be in a hurry to offer an alternative Elder Scroll universe for gamers for a long time yet.

I'm not obsessed with names

I'm not obsessed with names and brands, Skyblivion works fine for me. I'd rather spend my time on something meaningful instead.

1. Any rebrending company

1. Any rebrending company must have a goal. morroblivion -> tesrenewal company had a goal (3 projects - 1 name+team name).

2. Skywind: Nerevarine, Skywind: Tribunal etc is bad idea. "The Elder Scrolls 3 Renewal Project: Skywind: Nerevar: smth: smth: etc"

3. Plz forgot about tesvi name:)

If TES 6 is set in Hammerfell

If TES 6 is set in Hammerfell, I think the project for that should be called "Windfell". :p

EnvyDeveloper wrote:

EnvyDeveloper
If TES 6 is set in Hammerfell, I think the project for that should be called "Windfell". :p

I think it should be "Hammerwind", because while "Windfell" would work for just that project, I think we should keep all our projects of a certain gen with the same naming style. So:

"Hammerwind"

"Hammerblivion"

"Hammerim"(?)

I believe one of the reasons

I believe one of the reasons for choosing Skywind was that Sky and Wind are both elemental like Morrowind is (Tomorrow's wind).

Plus, Windfell is easier on the tongue and what-not. For the Skyrim conversion, Skyfell could work well.

I guess that would work, but

I guess that would work, but what about Oblivion? Oblivionfell?

Oblivifell could work as it

Oblivifell could work as it is consistent with Skyfell and Windfell.

How did this conversation get

How did this conversation get soooo side tracked...[External image]

Instead of Skyblivion?

Instead of Skyblivion? Skyrodiil!

Also, regarding Skywind? Early on in the project this disucssion went on, a number of names were tossed around before settling on Skywind. Honestly? I think it's the best we stick with it. It's known and when you hear it you know what it's referring to. No reason at all to change it.

lets side track i dont like

lets side track i dont like this topic any way [External image]

tes 6 is what i think gone be summerset isle its the place most intresting in tamriel whit great options for dlc sload continent , the iland of m,kai

but i wouldnt mind going to akavir ore hammerfel

te 1es i dont care for valenwood and sad to say blackmarsh like te argonians but i dont think a swamp wil be very intresting ore tree hippies

no1 wrote:

no1
lets side track i dont like this topic any way [External image]

tes 6 is what i think gone be summerset isle its the place most intresting in tamriel whit great options for dlc sload continent , the iland of m,kai

but i wouldnt mind going to akavir ore hammerfel

te 1es i dont care for valenwood and sad to say blackmarsh like te argonians but i dont think a swamp wil be very intresting ore tree hippies

Tree hippies. Have you read A Dance in the Fire? The elves of Valenwood are the most savage race in Tamriel- maybe all of Nirn. The green pact made them the OPPOSITE of hippies. They are obligate carnivores who must eat the flesh of those they slay in battle within three days to keep with Bosmer tradition. They make bows of bone and sinew, smoke bone pipes with dried and ground grubs in place of plant material, and moon-sugar addicted Khajiit is their favorite delicacy. Tree hippies. Pfft.

Not to be a buzz-kill; but

Not to be a buzz-kill; but can we stay on topic, discussion on tes6 will most likely occur at a more proper time. [External image]

http://tesrenewal.com/forums

http://tesrenewal.com/forums/skywind/skywind-development/2862

This thread reminded me of this old nugget of gold.