colourless(awe)

tna(awe)

l  e  t  t  e  r

" Revenrential fear, the feeling or emotion insp
ired by the contemplation of
something sublime, a sense of profound admirat
ion and respect, reverence. "

... And that's what it's all about. :)

W▌elcome to the first rele
ase of AWE, the only group which still con
sider
fonts  as being art.  You kno
w, people don't  care that much
about fonts
these days.  Well, as a logo  group, we do.  Showing y
ou awesome logos is
what we're here for.

A▌s for now, we only have eight
members, but we hope to get a few soon. If
you think you are good  enough or have a
lot of imagination and cr
eativity
don't hesitate, contact us.  We'd love to h
ave your presence in the group.
People  with original styles
have a lot  more chances of  getting in
than
people using "ripped" styles.

I▌f you wanna contact us for any reas
ons, please email us to one of these
address:

ù tnangel@odyssee.net  The Night A
ngel
ù fluor@wizy.uit.net   Fluor
ù tribe@cris.com The 4Th Disci
ple
ù doomed@voicenet.com  Eerie
(Questions concerning the Awe/Samsara al
liance)

N▌ow, let's talk a bit about each mem
bers so you know where they're from.

Circus Freak
ù Circus Freak used to be known as Zippe
rhead and Kerplunk, and was
part of groups such as Alive, Relic, Shiver, CiA an
d Spastic.  His
work in Samsara as a picture artist didn't stop him
from releasing
logo work with Awe from now on.

Colourless
ù Formerly of GRIP, that guy only  release
d twice in  his life, including
this month's release, even though he has been drawi
ng for almost a year
now. If you wanna check  out his old stuff, look fo
r the  December 1995
GRIP Pack.

Eerie
ù Eerie decided to join the ever-growing
awe bandwagon by submitting
his monthly ratio of fonts.  He is currently headin
g Samsara.

Fluor
ù Formerly of ACiD, iCE & Samsara, Fluor h
as  been drawing for a bit less
than a year.  His wicked style is a good addition t
o the group.

Fury
ù Fury from Eclipse fame teams up with us.
His style is reminiscent of
the days when originality meant something.  With o
riginality seeping
through his work, we hope you enjoy his style as m
uch as we do.

Grindstone
ù Formerly  of iCE, this weirdo  artist ha
s  only been  drawing for eight
months and joined iCE after four months of drawing.
His "messy outline"
style gives a good variation to most logos we see t
hese days.

The 4th Disciple
ù Formerly of Mistigris, Saga, Decades, To
on, and Dark, this logoist has
showcased his abstract logo work for 2 years now. H
e has just recently
joined ACID and hopes to make an impact there.

The Night Angel
ù Formerly of iCE and Saga, this logo  art
ist as a cool style and doesn't
know what to say since he's writing this informatio
n file. You probably
already know him anyway :)

W▌ell, that  was pretty much  what i
had to say  about the group. If you have
any  questions, email me.  Now, here's a li'l hello fr
om  our good ol' friend
The 4Th Disciple. :)

O▌h, by the way, check this out, here
's the quote of the month. That's cool:

ù <SGrunger> if you ban *!tn
a*@* ill do you a logo

<sigh>

The Night Angel
(tnangel@odyssee.net)───-

W▌ell, being  one of the only  non-fr
enchies in  this group it's about time I
had a  chance to speak.  For about 2 years now, too  m
any logoists are coming
out copying tutorials and the like.  This creates a la
ck of creativity in the
scene.  At present  time there far too
many similar logos  from artists.  At
AWE our goal is to redefine the logo as an
art form.  Like a picture.

T▌ired of the same old style over and
over again, we're here to raise that
level of skill.  Not everyone will be accepted, and on
ly those that show a
good understanding and have their own style will be co
nsidered.

W▌e know full well of the attitude of
the scene towards logos.  Where people
want logo  collections released  and not individual  p
ieces.  This is solely
up to the artist  here at AWE, unlike most
groups, the artist still retains
the right to showcase anyway they wish.

T▌hat's it for me. My little input, i
f you will. I'd like to thank The Night
Angel  for giving us  logoists a place  to express our
selves.  Watch out for
for future releases from AWE.

The 4Th Disciple
(tribe@cris.com)───-

A▌nsi is more than just art - it's al
so design.

A▌nd just like anything related to de
sign, fonts and logos are things you can't
really put apart. Part of the actual revol
ution in graphical arts is due to
the use of  new typefaces,
all of  which are the  results of countless
experiments. Designers such  as David
Carson (Raygun magazine)  or Vaughan
Oliver  (v23, 4AD records) made
a name for themselves mostly by doing
that kind of stuff.

F▌ont design used to be routine work
in early days of ansi.  Jed was one of the
first to  incorporate 'real' typefaces  in
his pictures - some of you might
re- member, for example, the  old english font
he used  at the end of the animation
he did  for 'the dark  society' in  1994.
Furthermore, artists like  pnakotic,
hannibal lecter (mca) &  countless
others (i'm not a namecheck type guy :)
also worked in  designing specifi
cly  styled logos that served as influences
for the next generation of logois
ts.

S▌till, there is very little room for
logos in the scene nowadays. Most tend to
put them apart or treat them as necessary
evils, which they are not - at le
ast, not anymore.

S▌o hats off to The Night Angel & Flu
or in starting a group such as AWE.

B▌ut enough about that. I have some m
ore stuff to talk about and i know
my lagness is what's delaying the pack right now

B▌asically - i say it quick  because
there's  gonna be more about this in the
next samsara pack - there is now an alliance bet
ween samsara and AWE allowing
artists from both groups to dual in the other al
lied group.

S▌ounds confusing? Who cares. you don
't have to understand right now.
The important is the typeface. You don't even h
ave to read it.
we're in the 90 - readability has nothing to do
with quality.

Eerie(d
oomed@voicenet.com)