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:''See the [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 7#Updating the WIKI Logo|original, '''very long''' discussion]].
:''See the [[HRWiki:Da Basement/Archive 7#Updating the WIKI Logo|original, '''very long''' discussion]].
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This is the list of proposed styles for a new wiki logo.  Click on each logo title to discuss merits or make suggestions.  Feel free to add to this list, but please observe [[HRWiki:Logo redesign 2006#Logo redesign guidelines|the logo redesign guidelines]].  Note that we are currently only holding discussion on the overall style of each logo; when we decide on a particular logo, we will then discuss nuances such as whether Homestar should blink, shading, minor background details, etc.  For this reason, proposals do not need to be the exact size and shape of the current logo; we will resize them later.  Also, if you want to keep the style of the current logo but update it in some way, please discuss this in the [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Current|appropriate section of the talk page]].
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In late 2006, the decision was made to redesign the wiki logo.  In the end, a modified version of the original logo was chosen: [[Homestar Runner]] grinning in front of an [[Intro]]-style background and blinking once every twenty-five seconds.  More information about this process is available at [[HRWiki:A History#Logo]]. An archive of the completed discussion is available [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Summary to this point|here]].
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If you have a great logo idea but not the graphic design tools to make it yourself, [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Other ideas|post your idea here]], and someone may try to make it.
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The deadline for submitting logo proposals is '''Wednesday, 15 November 2006''', and we will conclude discussion and establish consensus on '''Friday, 1 December 2006'''.
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Below are some of the logo designs that were created and considered in this process.
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! width="100" | Logo !! Name (click for discussion) !! Description
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! width="100" | Logo !! Name <!--(click for discussion)--> !! Description
|- id="Current"
|- id="Current"
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| [[Image:wiki.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Current|Current]] || This is the current logo, featuring [[Homestar Runner]] on the background from the [[Intro]].
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| [[Image:wiki.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Current|-->Current<!--]]--> || This is the current logo, featuring [[Homestar Runner]] on the background from the [[Intro]].
|- id="Almost_Everybody"
|- id="Almost_Everybody"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Almost_Everybody.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Almost Everybody|Almost Everybody]] || [[Homestar Runner]] with silhouettes of [[Strong Bad]], [[Marzipan]]  and [[Coach Z]] in the background.  
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Almost_Everybody.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Almost Everybody|-->Almost Everybody<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] with silhouettes of [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Marzipan]]  and [[Coach Z]] in the background.  
|- id="Basement"
|- id="Basement"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Basement.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Basement|Basement]] || [[Homestar Runner]] in [[Strong Bad's Basement]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Basement.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Basement|-->Basement<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] in [[Strong Bad's Basement]].
|- id="Black_Background"
|- id="Black_Background"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Black_Background.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Black Background|Black Background]] || [[Homestar Runner]] and the official logo on a black background.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Black_Background.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Black Background|-->Black Background<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] and the official logo on a black background.
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|- id="Current Updated"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Current_Updated_b.gif|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Current Updated|-->Current Updated<!--]]--> || <div style="float:right">[[Image:Logo_Redesign_Current_Updated_c.gif|150px]][[Image:Logo_Redesign_Current_Updated.gif|150px]]</div>Updated/modernized version of the current logo.
|- id="Edit_Link"
|- id="Edit_Link"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Edit_Link.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Edit Link|Edit Link]] || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of a transition between [[The Field]] and [http://www.hrwiki.org/skins/monobook/headbg-kb.jpg the Wiki background].  This is just a rough sketch, I imagine it having a '''smooth transition''' between the two backgrounds, better font for "Homestar Runner Wiki", and some cleanup around Homestar's edges.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Edit_Link.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Edit Link|-->Edit Link<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of a transition between [[The Field]] and [http://www.hrwiki.org/skins/monobook/headbg-kb.jpg the Wiki background].  This is just a rough sketch, I imagine it having a '''smooth transition''' between the two backgrounds, better font for "Homestar Runner Wiki", and some cleanup around Homestar's edges.
|- id="Encyclopedia"
|- id="Encyclopedia"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Encyclopedia.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Encyclopedia|Encyclopedia]] || A picture of encyclopedia entries about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Encyclopedia.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Encyclopedia|-->Encyclopedia<!--]]--> || A picture of encyclopedia entries about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].
|- id="Everybody Everybody"
|- id="Everybody Everybody"
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign Everybody Everybody.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Everybody, Everybody|Everybody, Everybody]] || A picture of the entire main cast; could use better looking text.
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign Everybody Everybody.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Everybody, Everybody|-->Everybody, Everybody<!--]]--> || A picture of the entire main cast; could use better looking text.
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|- id="FCUSA Puzzle"
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| [[Image:Puzzle FCUSA.PNG|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#FCUSA Puzzle|-->FCUSA Puzzle<!--]]--> || A Free Country, USA renderation of the Wikipedia logo, with Homestar pecking from the bottom. The logo fits the thought that the wiki builds and adds on to the world of Homestar Runner.
|- id="Field"
|- id="Field"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Field.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Field|Field]] || [[Homestar Runner]] at [[The Field]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Field.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Field|-->Field<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] at [[The Field]].
|- id="Homestar and Strong Bad"
|- id="Homestar and Strong Bad"
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign Homestar and SB.gif|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Homestar and Strong Bad|Homestar and Strong Bad]] || [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] together in front of a swirl-like background.
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign Homestar and SB.gif|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Homestar and Strong Bad|-->Homestar and Strong Bad<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] together in front of a swirl-like background.
|- id="Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field"
|- id="Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_sbhrfield.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field|Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field]] || [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] together in front of the field.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_sbhrfield.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field|-->Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] together in front of the field.
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|- id="Homestar in Front of Logo"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Homestar_Front.PNG|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Homestar in Front of Logo|-->Homestar in Front of Logo<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of the H*R logo in place of the star, with "wiki" to the side.
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|- id="Homestar STAR"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Homestar_Star.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Homestar STAR|-->Homestar STAR<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] coming out of a Star with a familiar background.
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|- id="Jokestar Runner"
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| [[Image:Dotjoey.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Jokestar Runner|-->Jokestar Runner<!--]]--> || ...seriously, I blame the pudding pops.
|- id="Kamikaze_Full_Body"
|- id="Kamikaze_Full_Body"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Kamikaze_Full_Body.gif|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Kamikaze Full Body|Kamikaze Full Body]] || A modern, full body [[Homestar Runner]] over the background from the [[Intro]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Kamikaze_Full_Body.gif|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Kamikaze Full Body|-->Kamikaze Full Body<!--]]--> || <div style="float:right">[[Image:Logo_Redesign_FullBody_Blur.gif|150px]]</div> A modern, full body [[Homestar Runner]] over the background from the [[Intro]]. Also a version ''(right)'' where the background has been set out of focus (<!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Kamikaze Full Body Blurred|-->blurred<!--]]-->).
|- id="Lappy"
|- id="Lappy"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Lappy.gif|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Lappy|Lappy]] || [[Homestar Runner]]'s reflection in the [[Lappy 486]] screen.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Lappy.gif|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Lappy|-->Lappy<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]]'s reflection in the [[Lappy 486]] screen.
|- id="Official_Logo_Homestar"
|- id="Official_Logo_Homestar"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Official_Logo_Homestar.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Official Logo Homestar|Official Logo Homestar]] || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of the official logo.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Official_Logo_Homestar.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Official Logo Homestar|-->Official Logo Homestar<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of the official logo.
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|- id="Official_Logo_with_Green_Wiki"
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| [[Image:hrwlogoidea-fixed.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Official Logo with Green Wiki|-->Official Logo with Green Wiki<!--]]--> || The official logo with a "wiki" extension.
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|- id="Old_Homestar"
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| [[Image:Sherlockrunner_Logo.PNG]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Old Homestar|-->Old Homestar<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] standing next to a green oval and a white background.
|- id="Old_New_Star"
|- id="Old_New_Star"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Old_New_Star.gif|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Old New Star|Old New Star]] || A transition between the original and modern incarnations of [[Homestar Runner]].  There's also a stationary version without the transition.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Old_New_Star.gif|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Old New Star|-->Old New Star<!--]]--> || A transition between the original and modern incarnations of [[Homestar Runner]].  There's also a stationary version without the transition.
|- id="Puzzle"
|- id="Puzzle"
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign Puzzle.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Puzzle|Puzzle]] || Jigsaw puzzle pieces to form one big picture.  This concept matches the idea of the wiki forming lots of little pieces
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign Puzzle.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Puzzle|-->Puzzle<!--]]--> || Jigsaw puzzle pieces to form one big picture.  This concept matches the idea of the wiki forming lots of little pieces
|- id="Running_Intro"
|- id="Running_Intro"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Running_Intro.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Running Intro|Running Intro]] || A running shot of [[Homestar Runner]] from the [[Intro]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Running_Intro.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Running Intro|-->Running Intro<!--]]--> || A running shot of [[Homestar Runner]] from the [[Intro]].
|- id="Then_and_Now"
|- id="Then_and_Now"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Then_and_Now.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Then and Now|Then and Now]] || The original and modern incarnations of [[Homestar Runner]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Then_and_Now.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Then and Now|-->Then and Now<!--]]--> || The original and modern incarnations of [[Homestar Runner]].
|- id="Weclome_Back"
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Weclome_Back.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Weclome Back|Weclome Back]] || The main characters grouped together, from [[Weclome Back]].
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_Weclome_Back.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Weclome Back|-->Weclome Back<!--]]--> || The main characters grouped together, from [[Weclome Back]].
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|- id="Wiki_Globe"
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| [[Image:Logo Redesign WikiGlobe.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#Wiki Globe|-->Wiki Globe<!--]]--> || A modification of the [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]] globe logo, with Homestar's hat imposed on the globe, and character faces in the pieces.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_World_LighterGrad.png|150px]] || [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#World|World]] || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of a globe that features the fictional world in which [[Free Country, USA]] exists.
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| [[Image:Logo_Redesign_World_LighterGrad.png|150px]] || <!--[[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006#World|-->World<!--]]--> || [[Homestar Runner]] in front of a globe that features the fictional world in which [[Free Country, USA]] exists.
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==Logo redesign guidelines==
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[[Category:HRWiki History|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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#If the title of your logo idea is <nowiki>{{TITLE}}</nowiki>, please upload it with the title "Logo_Redesign_<nowiki>{{TITLE}}</nowiki>.png" (or .gif, etc.)
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#Include your design logo in the above table with the title and a brief description in '''alphabetical order'''.  Also follow the format of the ID tags.
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#Add a section on the [[HRWiki talk:Logo redesign 2006|talk page]] with your design title as the heading title, again, in alphabetical order.
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#If you have any questions, [[User talk:Trey56|don't hesitate to ask]].
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Revision as of 03:00, 8 January 2008

"You clearly don't have what it takes to bring NO LOAFING to the digital age."
See the original, very long discussion.

In late 2006, the decision was made to redesign the wiki logo. In the end, a modified version of the original logo was chosen: Homestar Runner grinning in front of an Intro-style background and blinking once every twenty-five seconds. More information about this process is available at HRWiki:A History#Logo. An archive of the completed discussion is available here.

Below are some of the logo designs that were created and considered in this process.

Logo Name Description
Current This is the current logo, featuring Homestar Runner on the background from the Intro.
Almost Everybody Homestar Runner with silhouettes of Strong Bad, The Cheat, Marzipan and Coach Z in the background.
Basement Homestar Runner in Strong Bad's Basement.
Black Background Homestar Runner and the official logo on a black background.
Current Updated
Updated/modernized version of the current logo.
Encyclopedia A picture of encyclopedia entries about Homestar Runner.
Everybody, Everybody A picture of the entire main cast; could use better looking text.
FCUSA Puzzle A Free Country, USA renderation of the Wikipedia logo, with Homestar pecking from the bottom. The logo fits the thought that the wiki builds and adds on to the world of Homestar Runner.
Field Homestar Runner at The Field.
Homestar and Strong Bad Homestar Runner and Strong Bad together in front of a swirl-like background.
Homestar and Strong Bad in the Field Homestar Runner and Strong Bad together in front of the field.
Homestar STAR Homestar Runner coming out of a Star with a familiar background.
Jokestar Runner ...seriously, I blame the pudding pops.
Kamikaze Full Body
A modern, full body Homestar Runner over the background from the Intro. Also a version (right) where the background has been set out of focus (blurred).
Lappy Homestar Runner's reflection in the Lappy 486 screen.
Official Logo Homestar Homestar Runner in front of the official logo.
Official Logo with Green Wiki The official logo with a "wiki" extension.
Image:Sherlockrunner_Logo.PNG Old Homestar Homestar Runner standing next to a green oval and a white background.
Old New Star A transition between the original and modern incarnations of Homestar Runner. There's also a stationary version without the transition.
Puzzle Jigsaw puzzle pieces to form one big picture. This concept matches the idea of the wiki forming lots of little pieces
Running Intro A running shot of Homestar Runner from the Intro.
Then and Now The original and modern incarnations of Homestar Runner.
Weclome Back The main characters grouped together, from Weclome Back.
Wiki Globe A modification of the Wikipedia globe logo, with Homestar's hat imposed on the globe, and character faces in the pieces.
World Homestar Runner in front of a globe that features the fictional world in which Free Country, USA exists.
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