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National Fantasy Fan, v. 4, issue 12, December 1945
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EMBLEMS 5 A few more suggestions: from left to right, Andy Lyon's, Don Bratton's, and Walter Coslet's. [Image of a rocket ship flying from left to right.] [Outline of NFFF with a strike through it.] [Circle with a rocket ship inside it encircled by Friends of Fantasy.] Coslet goes on to say: I think the emblem should be symbolical therefore my favoring #1 (in the November TNFF). Also, I think the "Ad Sidora" one has some good points---perhaps it could be combined with something giving the initials of the organization. Thus--it should be evident that I favor having both the organization's initials AND a good stf motto, combined with something truly symbolical of stf...Now for a few complaints--The shape of the rocket on "#1" is not right--resembles a bullet too much. The star on "Ad Sidera" is too large--the ship a bit too small. I'm not too opposed to the other 3 NFFF designs but there is no symbolism therein, unfortunately. The editor comes along and says: It's streng verboten in heraldry to put lettering on the face of the shield. So if there's to be lettering on the face, use a circle or some other shape, not the outline of a shield. For a motto, how about one for NFFF instead of stf? Such as "Accomplish". Simplicity should be kept in mind in designing emblems; remember what a mess Gernsback's "Scientifiction" insignia was when reduced in size and rendered in black and white. Color is still right provided it follows the heraldic rule of visibility, so it can be changed into monochrome and still be plain. While Coslet's "Friends of Fantasy" doesn't ring the bell with me personally, it suggests something that we've overlooked in hunting for a really satisfactory name. We've been assuming that the name had to consist of a synonym for "club", prefixed by one or more modifiers indicating what kind of a club we are; "Fantasy League" is about as far as we've been able to get with that idea. But Coslet's name suggests that the organization name could consist of simply the plural form of whatever word best describes one of us, like "The Fantasites". Further suggestions and comments on both emblem and name are requested, to be sent to the new Official Editor when you find out who he is. We much apologize to contributors for our frequently inartistic tracing of the drawings sent in. Bear in mind, the rest of you, that it is the idea of the drawing rather than the particular quality of its execution, that should be considered.
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EMBLEMS 5 A few more suggestions: from left to right, Andy Lyon's, Don Bratton's, and Walter Coslet's. [Image of a rocket ship flying from left to right.] [Outline of NFFF with a strike through it.] [Circle with a rocket ship inside it encircled by Friends of Fantasy.] Coslet goes on to say: I think the emblem should be symbolical therefore my favoring #1 (in the November TNFF). Also, I think the "Ad Sidora" one has some good points---perhaps it could be combined with something giving the initials of the organization. Thus--it should be evident that I favor having both the organization's initials AND a good stf motto, combined with something truly symbolical of stf...Now for a few complaints--The shape of the rocket on "#1" is not right--resembles a bullet too much. The star on "Ad Sidera" is too large--the ship a bit too small. I'm not too opposed to the other 3 NFFF designs but there is no symbolism therein, unfortunately. The editor comes along and says: It's streng verboten in heraldry to put lettering on the face of the shield. So if there's to be lettering on the face, use a circle or some other shape, not the outline of a shield. For a motto, how about one for NFFF instead of stf? Such as "Accomplish". Simplicity should be kept in mind in designing emblems; remember what a mess Gernsback's "Scientifiction" insignia was when reduced in size and rendered in black and white. Color is still right provided it follows the heraldic rule of visibility, so it can be changed into monochrome and still be plain. While Coslet's "Friends of Fantasy" doesn't ring the bell with me personally, it suggests something that we've overlooked in hunting for a really satisfactory name. We've been assuming that the name had to consist of a synonym for "club", prefixed by one or more modifiers indicating what kind of a club we are; "Fantasy League" is about as far as we've been able to get with that idea. But Coslet's name suggests that the organization name could consist of simply the plural form of whatever word best describes one of us, like "The Fantasites". Further suggestions and comments on both emblem and name are requested, to be sent to the new Official Editor when you find out who he is. We much apologize to contributors for our frequently inartistic tracing of the drawings sent in. Bear in mind, the rest of you, that it is the idea of the drawing rather than the particular quality of its execution, that should be considered.
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