Author Topic: Front Page Your ideas please! (Read 15884 times)

combatking0 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2008 »

I'll have a go at it today. After 3pm I'll be offline for 9 days

I'll do my best.

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I've had a look at Intro Inferno, and I'm not quite that good yet. My attempt isn't nearly finished yet, but I'll work on it while I'm on holiday. Hopefully you'll like it.

See you in 9 days!

Shockwave · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2008 »

I will be asking Dicab of Alcatraz and Trsi , Jizzy of Dawn and Irokos of Titan to see if they would mind making a logo for us

But by all means, please have a go, but it really does need to be up to the standard of the stuff over at II

Singer · « **Reply #22 on:** July 26, 2008 »

A late reply maybe.

As you have an advert on your opening page at the moment for Sundown Demoscene Party,
Why don't you have a background of the sunset. A dramatic red, and black silouette (probably spelt wrongly)

Clyde · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2008 »

I just thought of something for your ideas list, how about setting it up like a newspaper, with links and pictures and headlines etc.

.:] Druid [:. · « **Reply #24 on:** July 27, 2008 »

Quote from: Shockwave on July 25, 2008

I will be asking Dicab of Alcatraz and Trsi , Jizzy of Dawn and Irokos of Titan to see if they would mind making a logo for us But by all means, please have a go, but it really does need to be up to the standard of the stuff over at II

First define the layout and color scheme...then make your requests otherwise you'll get logos which won't fit your site at all...and gfxers will ban you if they work for nothing

Shockwave · « **Reply #25 on:** July 27, 2008 »

Once the content of the front page is decided, I will be leaving it up to whoever kindly agrees to make the gfx to design the layout, they will be a better job than I could.

.:] Druid [:. · « **Reply #26 on:** July 27, 2008 »

of course if the one making the logo is kind to make the whole layout, it's wonderful

All the best in that new experience

va!n · « **Reply #27 on:** July 27, 2008 »

hi guys...
personally i would prefer a site (maybe with some info/text) and ofcourse a nice dbf banner/logo, its a must!

however what about a maximum size (width : height) for a banner that can be implented to the site? When having a max size limit for the banner, everybody who is interested and can/want draw a nice logo can support this with his own creation of a logo.

On the serverside there could be a folder called /banners/ where are all (good looking and acepted) banners are stored like banner_000.jpg, banner_001.jpg, banner_002.jpg... With this way it would be possible to display everytime another (random!) banner on the site... something like pouet it did... I think this would be very nice feature and shows that the board is open for everybody and everything

Shockwave · « **Reply #28 on:** July 28, 2008 »

Tbh I am more interested in the content than the look at the moment, I need to establish this before I start coding after all... I can make it look pretty later. But they are good points

Multiple logos is a great idea and easy enough to do in php.

combatking0 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 06, 2008 »

I have a few ideas, one of which is almost ready, the other needs more work.

Here's the basic concept I'm using for one of my ideas in both JPG and GIF formats for comparison.

TinDragon · « **Reply #30 on:** August 06, 2008 »

Hi all, been a while since I've been that active but thought I would chuck some of my thoughts on the front page out there.

Since the main focus of the site and forum as always been about building a friendly and helpful community with interests in demo coding and in general oldskool style effects, the main page should reflect some of that. Perhaps have the front page or some part of it look like its taken from inside a retro styled demo or intro. Not sure how possible it would be but perhaps have some oldskool effects running via javascript (or even flash), the scroller some one mentioned being a good example, with a well designed logo and perhaps with the occasional sinus shift or something like that.

It needs to somehow show there's an active forum as well as show off some content.

anyone I am sure out of all the input something decent will emerge and hopefully bring in some more people.

Cheers
Jon

Shockwave · « **Reply #31 on:** August 07, 2008 »

Thank you for your thoughts Jon, putting aside for one moment the actual look of the site, your point about integrating the forum into the front page is a good one, this will be done somehow.

Luckilly we have Benny in the moderation team who might well be able to help with the Javascript side of things!

Logo and design brings me onto Combatking's logos.

I tried to discourage you at first from drawing them because you have your own very distinct style, you use really bold colours, but that style of graphics is not really a look that I would want for this website.

These are the kind of things that I'd be looking for;

Any artists who are reading this, please do feel free to draw a logo.
The logo should say "DBFINTERACTIVE"
Or "DBF-GVY"
Or "DARK BIT FACTORY"

But unless you can draw to the standard of the logos I posted here, please do not draw one, it's really awkward to have to refuse graphics when I know people work really hard on them sometimes.

It's just that I want something really outstanding for the forum, I hope you understand and are not too upset.

benny! · « **Reply #32 on:** August 07, 2008 »

Quote from: Shockwave on August 07, 2008

...
Luckilly we have Benny in the moderation team who might well be able to help
with the Javascript side of things!
...

Java, JavaScript/AJAX, PHP, xHTML, CSS ... I help whereever I can, Shocky.

About the logos ...

It's definately the right choice to go to set some quality level of logos.

Quote from: Shockwave on August 07, 2008

It's just that I want something really outstanding for the forum, I hope you
understand and are not too upset.

Yup, I hope everyone can understand that and do not take it personally.

Shockwave · « **Reply #33 on:** August 07, 2008 »

Php, Xhtml and Css I know pretty well now benny, but I'll surely pinch some nice Javascript off you if I can

Thanks mate!

.:] Druid [:. · « **Reply #34 on:** August 07, 2008 »

for your info about II's logos you selected:

1st by mx
2nd by Wham
3rd by KF

I would also add the one made by can, made in 3ds

combatking0 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2008 »

I'll keep working on mine. The factory and the text are just placeholders at the moment.

Shockwave · « **Reply #36 on:** August 08, 2008 »

Feel free to carry on Tony but unless it is at least as good as the examples I posted above I won't be able to use it, I am sorry.

combatking0 · « **Reply #37 on:** August 11, 2008 »

I understand, and I'll do my best. And if my best isn't good enough, I'll improve. My other design is moving forward.

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After killing my installation of Macromedia Studio MX 2004 while trying to upgrade to version 8, I'm now left with no Fireworks. When I find the disk, I'll be able to work on this again, but that could take a while.

I'll leave the logo to the professionals, and do whatever it is I do best.

Shockwave · « **Reply #38 on:** August 14, 2008 »

Dicab / Alcatraz has agreed to do the layout and logo

Clyde · « **Reply #39 on:** September 11, 2008 »

Hows development going dude?