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Geek Culture / Time for a new forum banner contest :)

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 21:40 Edited at: 16th Jun 2006 19:27
Hi all,

I think it's time for a new forum banner contest. The last one was really good fun, and we got a load of great looking banners from it. That was ages ago though, so I think another is called for

The 'rules' are simple

1) Your banner must be 459 x 60 pixels in size.

2) It MUST end with pure black on the left hand edge of the banner (#000000)

3) It must be a JPEG (it cannot be animated, or a GIF)

4) Maximum file size is 24KB. I won't be anal about it if your banner is a few bytes over though, but keep 24 in mind.

5) The deadline is the 25th of June 2006 (it was the 30th, but I changed it to fit around the newsletter release)

6) Nothing offensive. No pr0n, religious matter, etc.

Create your banner, by any means you like. Use the current ones as a source of inspiration - you'll see that we liked both funny and geeky ones.

I will pick a few winners at the end of the month and award some prizes, depending on how many people enter depends on how many I pick, but I'm thinking around 2 or 3 winners, with a copy of something like the DBPro Expansion pack or similar as prizes.

All banners entered that receive at least one vote will go into rotation on the forum (providing they don't break the rules).

That's about it really Get drawing and then upload your banners here!

Cheers,

Rich

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soapyfish
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 21:43
Top stuff, time to turn the tap and get those creative juices flowing.

<º))))><.·´¯`·.Here's to the crazy ones¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>
NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 21:50 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 21:50
Here's a bad one by me.


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MikeS
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 21:50 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:57
A quick one by myself.

#1


#2



Will keep editing and adding more as they come.





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Bahamut
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 21:55
Quote: "Your banner must be 459 x 60 pixels in size."


Why 459? Seems a bit random.

Sounds like fun. If I can think of something funny or geeky, I'll have a go.

IceBound Melodic rock/metal band with loads of lead guitar, clean female vocals, and more guitars! What more could you want?
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:02 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:02
Will be giving this a go again Can we enter as many times as we like?

I won a prize last time but I asked for advanced terrain plus...when it comes out lol

Robin

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:11
This looks like fun. I might try this.

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:14
Speaking of which, Rich. I never got a prize for coming second last time...

Kenjar
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:15
Is PNG format allowed?

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Robin
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:16
Quote: "3) It must be a JPEG (it cannot be animated, or a GIF)"


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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:28 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:32


Thanks to some website for their uber leet photoshop tutorials which made this banner possible.


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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:32 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:32
Can somebody post the results from last year. I just want to see what styles are best to create. Like what won.

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:39
Quote: "All banners entered that receive at least one vote will go into rotation on the forum "


...but I guess everyone will vote for their own . And IIRC, the voting page was driven by IP address last time so you could vote multiple times.



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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:42 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:43
Apollo... what more is there is say?

No it's not a font, it's hand crafted.



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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:52 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:52
Here's a variation on the same theme. I guess there was a little more to say.



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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:54 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 22:57
Entry 1

Need to sort the end out tho

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teh FPSC mod Squad!!!


^ that deadline is SOOOOO unrealistic ^

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 22:58
lol bullshock it's not all fpsc ya know

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:07 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 23:07
I'd do what he says.



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Robin
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:14
Some of these are pretty shocking

lol

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:16
Shocking good, or shocking bad?

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Robin
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:17 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 23:17
I'll leave you to decide....

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Lukas W
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:31
my awesome 2d art skillz made me do this

now is a good time to go get a beer. it looks better after a few drinks.. i hope

my forum - where everyone is an admin
my website - new template yay
popr - back in business

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Michael S
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:33
Heres my banner

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:36
Wow lukasw that just gave me a superb idea thanks

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i think i also got an idea, but i don't have the skills to do what i hope to accomplish

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:40 Edited at: 9th Jun 2006 00:08
Sorry - I couldn't decide on my favourite colour. So this may be a triple post.

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:41 Edited at: 9th Jun 2006 00:10
Part two. (edited for size, doh!)

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:42 Edited at: 9th Jun 2006 00:12
And part III.



Edited for size: Photoshop, why do you lie to me?? (And yes - Megaton, do a banner. Your previous ones were cool!)

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:51 Edited at: 8th Jun 2006 23:52
Cool stuff Tinker, but maybe make it abit smaller so we can see more of the text and the message comes through faster?

Maybe I'll make a banner too.


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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:59 Edited at: 9th Jun 2006 00:00

I've edited my first banner so it's actually allowed (Didn't realise before should read it properly) so here it is


O btw there is a mark there at each end that is black zoom in at 200 percent

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Posted: 8th Jun 2006 23:59 Edited at: 9th Jun 2006 00:00
Here is mine

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[url=http://forum.openmmo.co.uk/index.php?topic=328.0]
WIP...4 Elements

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Here is a second banner

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Here's my effort;



@slayer93 - what's a 'fourm' ??

Boo!

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Looks like I spelt it wrong thanks for pointing that out

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A lot of these are not black on the left.......

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Here's one I threw together

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@Chris Franklin - Remember to make the left side of your banner black.

@Kenjar - Nice Clint banner! I love it!

Maybe I'll make one tonight.

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Thanks Jeku i'd done it before doesn't seem to show up to well tho this any better? (I added black to both sides)

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And if thats not any better



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Here is mine again with spelling corrections



NARUTO IS THE NINJA.....not really
[url=http://forum.openmmo.co.uk/index.php?topic=328.0]
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Hey Chris Franklin, why dont you try doing a fade out from the center. or a black box that outlines it
hope these help

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My first one:



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Here's Mine

Weapon Creator for sale soon!
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Here is a second one I made



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[url=http://forum.openmmo.co.uk/index.php?topic=328.0]
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Here's the one I'm entering so far. Might make a few more if I come up with better ideas. Simple and clean was my concept.


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An other one:



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here is a 3rd



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