Unfortunately, it’s not easy to come up with simple images that convey such concepts as the Vastness of mind design space (or, for that matter, Vastness), the potentiality of intelligence explosion, the dangers of Really Powerful Optimising Processes, and [the plausibility of] the Hard Takeoff scenario. So, all the imagery I’ve devised so far has been text-based. …I wonder if anyone else submitting designs even reads LW. I wonder if anyone who doesn’t read LW could possibly produce anything suitable. I wonder why the contest announcement doesn’t link to or even mention the address of any of singinst’s websites. If EY, Vassar, or anyone would care to make any comment at all on these matters, or better yet on what they’re looking for (or even what they’re not looking for), I’d really appreciate it, and it might help. Even if not, well, maybe inspiration will strike in the next 24 hours...
I looked through the submissions yesterday, after submitting my own idea (a locked door is an invitation!) and almost none of them seem to evoke more than just “technology-oriented.” They also almost all leave off the “the,” which seemed odd to me, but that is what the brief seems to ask for.
There is exactly one simple image that represents intelligence explosion to me, and I submitted a logo with it. I’m very much not a pro, though, so I hope somebody else comes up with the same idea and executes it better.
I don’t think the logo really needs to be “suitable” in that sense, really. A simple text logo plus a cool-looking abstract image, which almost all of the designs are, should do fine.
Hmm. I hope SI isn’t somehow obligated to use one of the designs submitted, if none of them are good enough, or if, as you suggest, there is a best design which could be improved. Presumably the winning designer could be asked to do further work; but what about e.g. SI hiring an artist to improve the winning design?
Also, good point about the ‘the’. I’d better make a ‘The Singularity Institute’ logo too, just in case. (The closest thing to a logo they have on their website now has a ‘the’.)
Maybe just knowing there is such an image will help me think of it. Or maybe it will inspire me to attempt to duplicate your exploit.
Unfortunately, it’s not easy to come up with simple images that convey such concepts as the Vastness of mind design space (or, for that matter, Vastness), the potentiality of intelligence explosion, the dangers of Really Powerful Optimising Processes, and [the plausibility of] the Hard Takeoff scenario. So, all the imagery I’ve devised so far has been text-based. …I wonder if anyone else submitting designs even reads LW. I wonder if anyone who doesn’t read LW could possibly produce anything suitable. I wonder why the contest announcement doesn’t link to or even mention the address of any of singinst’s websites. If EY, Vassar, or anyone would care to make any comment at all on these matters, or better yet on what they’re looking for (or even what they’re not looking for), I’d really appreciate it, and it might help. Even if not, well, maybe inspiration will strike in the next 24 hours...
I looked through the submissions yesterday, after submitting my own idea (a locked door is an invitation!) and almost none of them seem to evoke more than just “technology-oriented.” They also almost all leave off the “the,” which seemed odd to me, but that is what the brief seems to ask for.
There is exactly one simple image that represents intelligence explosion to me, and I submitted a logo with it. I’m very much not a pro, though, so I hope somebody else comes up with the same idea and executes it better.
I don’t think the logo really needs to be “suitable” in that sense, really. A simple text logo plus a cool-looking abstract image, which almost all of the designs are, should do fine.
I still haven’t figured out which one it is. Updating my assessment of my ability to see the obvious.
I think it’s the one with the exponential curve.
Yup.
Hmm. Well, that isn’t any more singular than my sigmoid.
Hmm. I hope SI isn’t somehow obligated to use one of the designs submitted, if none of them are good enough, or if, as you suggest, there is a best design which could be improved. Presumably the winning designer could be asked to do further work; but what about e.g. SI hiring an artist to improve the winning design?
Also, good point about the ‘the’. I’d better make a ‘The Singularity Institute’ logo too, just in case. (The closest thing to a logo they have on their website now has a ‘the’.)
Maybe just knowing there is such an image will help me think of it. Or maybe it will inspire me to attempt to duplicate your exploit.
Here’s one with ‘the’. http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/747/thesingularityinstitute.png