Material for Quakeone.com Banners !

Was waiting for feedback but if I can just give you the storyline here it is...

logo (on top of a banner cause the "logo" is used for a kind of a "corporate image"
banner (repeatable)
link (to relative content)
rotation (with a code or manualy or voluntary with a button)

This is becoming way too big (heavy) I feel... this is why forums are not easy to me but I like the action right now... could be a good timing to just DECIDE lol.

http://quakeone.com/forums/website-r...tml#post132772

http://quakeone.com/forums/website-r...tml#post133981


P.S.

For technical explainations... I'd suggest a real "background" position for the banner (may be like in a sort of a cell) and then the logo QUAKEONE.COM should just be left aligned / top postion).

[webangel]

Hi,
OK...
Damn, I missed this thread, sorry.
I posted some ideas here.

Here are my suggestions again anyway (with right links this time):







I like Spineys version very much!
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Hi all

To keep you in touch that this project won't get lost like before, here is the material Solecord got on hand and that he can do whateve he wants with.



It was suggested to manually rotate the banner once a week 1st.

It was suggested earlier also to have a button to "switch" the banner back to the original if a user prefer so and another button to go "next" banner (that could solve the manual rotation problem).

Like most of you already know I won't work on a code here... but on the things I can like giving a hand for design/optimisation/content/etc./etc./etc.




P.S.

Angel about your new logo let me come back to you very soon... there is something wrong and I'm trying something... bbiab about it

...

Sorry for hijacking this....
Auto rotation is a nice idea Mark. What about bbiab?

[Mindf!3ldzX]

This isn't the reason, but awhile back Seven you said you were going to send me some HQ screenshots of the game in modern clients.... you never did

HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT HINT haehaehaehaeheah

ps : Kudo's to Quake.Elite, soon as his/her feet hit the ground running,and apparently is only picking up speed !!!

[Solecord]

This isn't the reason, but awhile back Seven you said you were going to send me some HQ screenshots of the game in modern clients.... you never did

[Seven]

We already have been so close....









What was the reason, we didnt change/update ?
Maybe because we dont have a monster or weapon on the banners like today ?

[quake.elite]

Well the reason why I went with blue. It is a calming color for one. Also as you and I know
we find it a lot through out the game. Even more more with good Engines like Darkplaces etc. Its a color that the newer generation relates to more than we do too. I put some thought into this but this as close as I could of gotten. Well I went on what you said and a quick below. It gave me something to do really. Many people actually think
Quakeone.com is a "Dead Site".. Quake2.com doesn't help either. So a change WILL get different traffic and perhaps get attention we like to get.

Heres the color I was TRYING for-
Mixed with the Quake Brick brown. Granted it wont really go with the rest of the poop color but DAM...lets start somewhere.
Well I made that other one- heading in right direction anyways. I used to run a forum with this client. I WOULD use actual Quake Textures for the "browns".
Brownish and sandy look would be nice. Agree?

[quake.elite]

[talisa]

have you looked at the site quake.elite?

the sites colors arent black&blue, that banner's colors wont fit the site at all

[quake.elite]

Quake Black and Blue Theme ? DO we have a 88x31?



Its simple- has that Popular New Age Black And Blue Theme. I found the blue in a Quake Map and used it for tint. Also it loads quickly as it has the lightening theme and applicable Quake 1 entry. Takes 30 seconds to do the "other side" in paint to UL. (This dimension is exactly 50% of the original banner) (From Left to Right I mean) Well- I was having issues with what I really wanted to do but here it is.

Next is the FULL SIZE - Who knows...

Task difficulty was overwhelming my desire to produce what I considered a professional looking product. I got very little accomplished in my opinion, and what I was reading and seeing in Spineys examples and yours and Gypsy's idea's , I just thought I would let you fella's do your thing!

Keep on keeping if at all possible.

Mindz just make a banner of your choice with 1864 X 250 X 16M and where it should point... k??

These below are all right (except you should remove the logo/writting)... where should they point (link)??

[Mindf!3ldzX]

Task difficulty was overwhelming my desire to produce what I considered a professional looking product. I got very little accomplished in my opinion, and what I was reading and seeing in Spineys examples and yours and Gypsy's idea's , I just thought I would let you fella's do your thing!

Keep on keeping if at all possible.

@ Mindz

Hey here is a real language barrier I don't catch what you sayingn at all.

You give up??


@ Planet9

Disco you know we got to have something for the banner... are you still interested to move on??

I'd like to count on you to make a 1st easy step for the banner as following:

#1
People interested to promote their work should provide their banner with specific requierements which are 1864 X 250 X 16M (be awared the size is only 33.55 kB for the picture is strange).

#2
A link to the relative content.

#3
Banner are manually rotated once a week.

#4
Banner = News update (next).

So if we consider 4 banners in a month that will also be the next news (once a month?!?).

This is easy until something better is done... I'm now on chase for banners and a new logo by WebAngel... we can also start with the original logo (with transparency on top of banners LEFT-TOP).


Disco let me know when you are available... will then have the occasion to try PicoPhone and do something... I guess 1-2 hours are enough to make it... I'll have a logo, 1-2 banners and the relative links... you should request the necessary priviledges to uploads the files, rename files and make minor modifications to the html code (just for the link).

The technical details are as following:

http://quakeone.com/~images/header.jpg
THIS IS THE FILE TO REPLACE...
#1 RENAMING "HEADER.JPG" BY "HEADER_2013-04-Q1.JPG" (Q2-Q3-Q4 for next rotation).
#2 PUT YOUR NEW BANNER THERE "HEADER.JPG"

<div id="header">
<div id="header-img">
<a id="b-logo" href="/" title="QuakeOne.com">
<i>QuakeOne.com</i>
</a>
<!--div id="navmenu">
<a id="b-home" href="http://quakeone.com/forums.php" title="Home"><i>Home</i></a>
<a id="b-forums" href="/forums/" title="Forums"><i>Forums</i></a>
<a id="b-servers" href="/servers/" title="Servers"><i>Servers</i></a>
<a rel="nofollow" id="b-howtoplay" href="/index.php?ind=guides" title="How To Play"><i>How To Play</i></a>
<a rel="nofollow" id="b-files" href="/index.php?ind=downloads" title="Files Repository"><i>Files</i></a>
<a rel="nofollow" id="b-images" href="/index.php?ind=gallery" title="Image Gallery"><i>Images</i></a>
</div-->
</div>
</div>


The last thing I got to check/know is to separate the logo and the banner... the logo must "float" over the banner in the UPPER-LEFT CORNER... this will make it easy to make/update the new banners (no need to put the right logo to the right spot).


Waiting for your answer... b.i.a.t.c.h.

[Mindf!3ldzX]

*notes a previous conversation and attests to the authenticity of said claims in noted previous conversation!
*also notes,not doing anything banner related anymore.I pulled a Zero.. Baron -oof- RQ!

@MadGyver

Hey man you just react to quick lol... I intend to have a new banner/logo while you make your project... it will be handled by hand... once a week or something like that.

Make your project like you want and if I can help you I will... what I want is to have something more dynamic here S00N AS POSSIBLE.

We can complete each other... what I'll do will be useful for the final result you need... cause you need a logo (new concept by preference) / banners / content (where the banners will refer) / etc.

So in conclusion you need us too

I said take a break and relax to let us have a chance to "help" and while trying it will very probably reorient your work... you need to listen not to work in the wrong direction (or for nothing or to redo this and that).

Hope it is clear MadGyver... stop talking and just listen sometimes... it really worth it.

[MadGypsy]

If I was going to make the banner, it was going to have the ability to feature any damn thing you can imagine, in banner format. Everything from simple static banner art, to dynamic animated content - with an entire content manager to make creating these banners very easy. I'm sorry that I can't finish that in 3 days. It certainly wasn't because of any lack of trying.