Alpha Centauri 2

Community => Council Room => Topic started by: sisko on September 27, 2012, 11:52:30 AM

Title: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: sisko on September 27, 2012, 11:52:30 AM

Maybe it's time to change the banner at the top of the forum (maybe also the frontpage) with a new one containing the text: "alphacentauri2.info made by SMACers, for SMACers"?

Title: Re: Re: Random
Post by: sisko on September 27, 2012, 12:17:06 PM

Quote from: BUncle on September 27, 2012, 12:11:19 PM

Great idea - I've booted up GIMP.  A copy of the shot you used without the current text, please.

this is all i can find in the computer at work. you can black-erase the text i think..

Title: Re: Re: Random
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 12:30:19 PM

Okay.

Title: Re: Re: Random
Post by: sisko on September 27, 2012, 12:37:11 PM

..mmmmaybe wider (black backgroung added), with all the text on the right side (the same font also)

Title: Re: Re: Random
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 12:44:22 PM

Hold on...

Title: Re: Re: Random
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 01:11:02 PM

All I could do with the font was get it close, but I think in the latter attachment, we have a winner...

Title: Re: Re: Random
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 01:18:07 PM

Or this:

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: sisko on September 27, 2012, 01:43:13 PM

i'm moving this in the Council area to get some feedback..

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 01:43:58 PM

 ;b;

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 01:54:59 PM

This is 1024 wide, and the forum has resized the display for the attachment, but you get the idea...

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 02:55:20 PM

I believe I finally matched the font.

Folks, stuff like this matters - people are simply more likely to register and participate at an attractive, well-done website, so it's in your own best interest to see that AC2 is that.

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: sisko on September 27, 2012, 03:03:01 PM

banner updated! we are still open for feedback, though..
@BUncle: you should do something about the text.

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 03:10:56 PM

Like what?

[ninja'd] Oops; forgot the italics...

Again, these are as tall as the original, and look better at full size.

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2012, 05:56:50 PM

Some niggling little adjustments/corrections.  The one you used was unfinished, unless you don't like the italics.

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 29, 2012, 03:27:45 AM

For the front page?

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 29, 2012, 07:28:47 PM

I keep thinking of stuff I want to try...

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 29, 2012, 07:35:39 PM

Now why are those displaying with corners?  Must be resizing attachment displays a little even at only 901 wide...  Let's try this



(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=261)



(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=262)



(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=263)



...That's more like it.

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 29, 2012, 07:54:00 PM

Those corners colud have been neater:


(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=264)



(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=265)



(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=266)

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on October 06, 2012, 02:47:38 PM

Watch for a few seconds...

(http://alphacentauri2.info/MGalleryItem.php?id=307)

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: sisko on October 06, 2012, 10:55:41 PM

Quote from: BUncle on October 06, 2012, 02:47:38 PM

Watch for a few seconds...

aha! that's better. animated .gif?

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: Buster's Uncle on October 06, 2012, 10:58:37 PM

Yep.  I noticed what you'd done on the homepage with two pictures, and thought I could improve on it. 

I believe this will probably cause the page to run more smoothly than reloading between two pics eternally, too.

Title: Re: New forum banner at the top of the forum - feedback needed!
Post by: sisko on October 06, 2012, 11:12:41 PM

Quote from: BUncle on October 06, 2012, 10:58:37 PM

I believe this will probably cause the page to run more smoothly than reloading between two pics eternally, too.

indeed.