Alliance logo submission process

Submission Criteria

Images must meet the following specifications:

• 128x128 pixels.
• Corp name, images, highlights, and effects must be flattened on one layer.
• Text may be vector shaped or rasterized.
• Photoshop (PSD) format must be used.
• Images are to be appropriate for EVE online.
• Image must have the look and feel of EVE online

There is a PSD template available that you can use to help insure your logo will get accepted: Download Template (28k)

Technical Information

All icons are to be submitted in the native Photoshop format with the ending .psd. To make integration easier and faster the following things are to be kept in mind:

• All submitted files should have the following naming convention: AI_AllianceName.psd
• All icons are to be submitted in the size 128 x 128. Larger icons will be ignored and not implemented. Smaller ones will be centered in a tile equaling the size mentioned above.
• The bottom layer should always be empty, i.e. transparent, with the second layer above being the flattened version of the icon itself.
• Do not include unnecessary layers. Those might in turn skew the final results. Keep the layer count only at two, and those two are described in point above.
• Do not have blending properties on the layers or effects that are Photoshop dependent. Keep the image as flat as you can to ensure that the alliance's vision makes it into the client.
• The alpha layer in the channels should always have an alpha outline of the icon itself that shows which pixels are transparent or not.

Alternative Graphics Editors

For those that do not own Photoshop, these are links to a few free graphic programs that are capable of loading and saving PSD files.

• GIMP 2.0
• Paint.NET
  • The PSD plugin for Paint.NET can be found here.
• Pixia

Submission Process

Only alliance executor corporation CEOs will be able to submit logos. Only logos from alliances that have been in effect for six months or more and have over 150 active members will be accepted.

All submissions must be made through the petition system. When creating your petition, select Other Issues > Alliance Logo Submissions. Failure to do so may result in a delay in your alliance logo submission request.

Submissions will be processed in batches on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Submissions that are rejected will be discarded, and no notification will be given regarding rejections. It is imperative to make sure the file is in the proper format and meets all criteria presented on this page.

Review Process and Acceptance Process

Submissions will be reviewed by a two staged approval process.

   • The first stage is by Community:
       • Check the image for correct specifications
       • Review for Copyrighted material
       • Inappropriate Content
        •Look and feel of EVE Online
   • The second stage is by the Art department:
       • Clean up images
           • In some cases adjust the color so that it looks proper in the game
       • Ensure the image has the look and feel of EVE Online

Submissions that are approved will be packaged together and added in the next scheduled submission. If the logo has been submitted it will first appear in EVE Gate. After its appearance in EVE Gate it can take up to a week for it to show in game.

This new submission system will allow for more acceptable entries into the system and a much faster turnaround in getting them into the game.