Forum:Remove game logos from infoboxes

Using game "logos" in the name parameter of the infobox has created a number of problems, mainly to do with the aesthetics. Some, such as Bad Ice-Cream 3, place a letter or number below the rest of the name. On the titlescreen, this looks great, but in the infobox, it creates a huge blank space on the bottom that is visually unappealing because the "3" slightly sticks out. Others have issues with colour such as In drmzzz, whose light coloured text blends in with the infobox background. It's also ridiculous to do logos for Jam games that don't really have any to begin with. Don't get me started on Emprise of Stratus.

Removing these particular ones and just using text would be the solution, however, it does create an inconsistency based on the "pick and choose" factor that rules which games should keep their logos and which ones won't. Then again, game logos themselves are very inconsistent with their appearance. They are formatted to fit with the game's titlescreen specifically and not the infobox.

Compare this to game icons or the Jam thumbnails. Each follow the same dimensions, and in the case of the icons, have a border surrounding them. This makes it easier to put into an infobox because each of these pictures is uniform in dimensions and aesthetics. Even blog post images, which we use for Nitrome Pixel Love Wiki, keep to the same dimensions for the most part. And they're designed to go against a light background anyways, because of the way the Nitrome blog is styled.

We cannot go around modifying logos to fit within an infobox, such as Bad Ice-Cream 3's or In drmzzz. What we can do is use plain text, which is always consistent and visible in the infobox. Logos are problematic because they're only designed for the game they are in. When put against the same colour infobox, some display great while others look horrendous. Although perhaps a "boring" style choice, plain text ensures that the game name in each infobox remains noticeable and easy to read. Please consider these things. 07:05, July 2, 2014 (UTC)