Banner Contest Discussion

[Rad]

Don't no if you will allow flash but heres a shot at it... btw i made it in like 10 mins so if u want to edit it u can freely... Oh and its 100 px (height) x 500 px (width) TH flash on free web hoster lol

You could probrably do the same with a GIF...

Anyways

Banner colors and style should compliment the existing forum color scheme.

The only color is that blueish navy color, the rest is gray and different shades of blue. Except for the banner having yellow, what other colors should we use?

 

[Sargon]

You could probrably do the same with a GIF...

Anyways

Indeed.

I wouldn't say that having an animated banner if going to make you more likely to win though...

The only color is that blueish navy color, the rest is gray and different shades of blue. Except for the banner having yellow, what other colors should we use?

Umm...white?

Most of the forum background is a very very light blue. I think it's E1E1E2.

 

[Husky]

I'm guessing: Blue (any shade) Silver, Gray, White. Well i'm guessing they would be the main ones.

Just use colours you see on the site.
-Husky

 

[MeRcChRiS]

So is mine ok or no then cause its colors are kinda off a lil.

 

[Husky]

So is mine ok or no then cause its colors are kinda off a lil.

Nah, I think they're allright.

Anyway off with the off-topic stuff, and lets leave it to the posting (I think i'll start a discussion thread for this one).
-Husky

 

[Sargon]

Thread has been split. Let's keep the discussion over here, please.

 

[Husky]

Bah, what Mod stole my thread idea!
-Husky

EDIT:

Argggh! Its was ye Captain Sargon!

 

[Husky]

Some TH.net Colour Codes

Yep, here are some colour codes that you'll see around the site.

NOTE: They may not be 100% exact but they will be very close.

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Yellow Text in Banner - FFF07D

Main Blue/Purple Colour in Banner - 8C82FF

Light Blue Purple/Blue under Avatars - EEEDFD

Text Colour (Avatar one to be precise) - 403F8D

Colour on bottom Smilies (when you create new post/thread) - F0EFFF

===============================================

If you want more, just ask.

-Husky

 

[SD_Ryoko]

All you have to do is hit PRNT SCRN and take a shot of the forum...


And since the ONLY item with yellow is the OLD banner, I would say who cares about yellow.

 

[Rad]

OH heh the split version turned into discussion, Ill just go back and edit my last post in there...

I havent been here for very long, but I like how it all looks plain. Nothing distracting you, but some of those banners submitted look all... I dont know... distracting? I hope it still fits the classic theme of TH

 

[Husky]

I havent been here for very long, but I like how it all looks plain. Nothing distracting you, but some of those banners submitted look all... I dont know... distracting? I hope it still fits the classic theme of TH

Go look at Ilendil and my banners. Everyone else's just seem to be the word The Helper.net with some pretty colours in the background.

And Mase's one :nuts:. Yes, I know I sound harsh, but some of them... Come on, you really think they'd be put up there?

I'm trying to go to a Professional and "natural" style one that is easy one the eye.

Oh well, enough jabbering from me.
-Husky

 

[Sargon]

I'm trying to go to a Professional and "natural" style one that is easy one the eye.

-Husky

EXACTLY. I think that the our current plain, no-frills layout is wonderful. It adds an air of professionality to the forum. Sort of a feelling of "we're so good, we don't need to look flashy to attract people." But not really as bragging-ish as that. Just no distractions (as Rad said), no gimmicks, just quality content.

And yeah, Husky's and Ilendil's banners are best in that regard.

 

[AgentPaper]

wait, but those 2 are some of the flashiest...and good point, I'm going to work on a simple design.

 

[Sargon]

wait, but those 2 are some of the flashiest...and good point, I'm going to work on a simple design.

Sort of. What I mean is that they're professional looking, not crazy colors and fonts and backgrounds and you can't really read it like a lot of the others are.

 

[Husky]

New banner of mine up. Comments/Ideas/Ways to Improve it, post them here.

Thanks,
-Husky

 

[Sargon]

Hmm, Ryoko's is my new favorite one.

And I like how the computer in the banner is running Mac OS X.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Heh heh

There is a lot of whitespace around the image preview, so it really is a little more compact and cleaner than shown.

A few pixels need touchup, but for now its about 8 layers in a UFO file, so when the time comes....maybe...ya.

 

[AgentPaper]

except it says "RYOKO CONCEPT AND DESIGN" in the background , and that big pack of text on the right seems like more of an advertisement of what we do, clutters it up too much. I'd say put that frustraded comp sketch guy we have now there instead, and maybe some small text beneath him. "keep it simple, stupid"

 

[SD_Ryoko]

The big text on the right is real text.

Go to 'TheHelper Home' on the top left, and read.



Thats at Helpers discression, as text like that on each page may effect SEO, in a good or bad way. SOO.....

 

[Ilendil]

I really like yours Ryokos, its simple and professional, the right text doesn't seem necessary though, it just doesn't fit in.
Hows it look on the main page?