The Elder Scrolls: Chapter II - Daggerfall
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MJonesGraphics.com - Daggerfall Logo [ add images ]
Images originally available at: http://www.mjonesgraphics.com/daglogo.html
Concept Sketches - Logo 00
Concept Sketches Some of the initial designs for the "D". The dragons forms the hilt of the dagger, and in turn the dagger formed the "D"
Concept Sketches - Logo 01
Concept Sketches Some of the initial designs for the "D". The dragons forms the hilt of the dagger, and in turn the dagger formed the "D"
Concept Sketches - Logo 02
Concept Sketches Some of the initial designs for the "D". The dragons forms the hilt of the dagger, and in turn the dagger formed the "D"
Concept Sketches - Logo 03
Concept Sketches Some of the initial designs for the "D". The dragons forms the hilt of the dagger, and in turn the dagger formed the "D"
Concept Sketches - Logo 06
Once the Dagger had been designed I came up with a few ideas for the text of the logo. Here a some early examples
Concept Sketches - Logo 08
Various fonts were tried. Finally one was create from scratch in Alias. This sped any changes that were required as just a re-render was needed after each alteration. The hilt was created in Painter and pasted onto a "card" in Alias. I wanted the font to have a blade like look to it, which is why I have the edges beveled like a blade.
Original
Here's the first attempt at the font (above). This was felt to be too unreadable. To the marketing minds it didn't shout out across a crowded store. The "A" was especially problematic in this respect.
Spine Logo
The original spine logo with the earlier version of the dragon and a more uniform typeface to enable it to fit onto the spine of the box.
Final
The final version, sans veins, and more "D" like.
Original
Below the original with wing vanes
The Daggerfall Knife
In the midst of all this Bethesda's publisher in Europe, Virgin, needed artwork for their ad campaign. The original design was at that time the one Bethesda was going to use and this was the one Virgin received. As part of their campaign they had a paper knife designed in the same of the logo. After a quick call to Virgin a package arrived a few days later in the mail with my knife. Here's a couple of views.
Here's a closeup of the knife's hilt
In the midst of all this Bethesda's publisher in Europe, Virgin, needed artwork for their ad campaign. The original design was at that time the one Bethesda was going to use and this was the one Virgin received. As part of their campaign they had a paper knife designed in the same of the logo. After a quick call to Virgin a package arrived a few days later in the mail with my knife. Here's a couple of views.
The European cover
The US Cover
Final cover logo
The original box
Early design concept for Daggerfall box.
Official screenshots, art and magazine advertisements are considered promos.
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