2009-10-16, 03:19 AM
Here's a quick mockup of my makeover proposal (take that Tom's cat!!)
PS: Obviously it wasn't really possible to separate the website content from the black background with just a screenshot. I also had to cut the banner off the top and a bit of the tip (though it never comes to anything close to a complete tip) from the bottom because a glow effect I employed wrapped around outer edge of the image (square) and I didn't want to give the wrong impression.... however I'd already entertained in the back of my mind doing away with any banner completely for an artsy effect.
The effects I've done are all doable and fairly efficiently so, though we could try other stuff. I didn't bother to match the angles with any version of the sword, though it would be worthwhile in the final layouts. The final design would go up a number of pages high if need be but never reach the hilt area. I think that would be much cooler than a fixed background with a builtin scroller.
Edited: We could accentuate it more by making the footer text tapers downward (instead of upward as seen below...)
PS: Cutting out the banner would also make pages load up that end with the footer on a single screen... otherwise you don't really always get the full effect. Though you do if you read to the bottom.
PS: Obviously it wasn't really possible to separate the website content from the black background with just a screenshot. I also had to cut the banner off the top and a bit of the tip (though it never comes to anything close to a complete tip) from the bottom because a glow effect I employed wrapped around outer edge of the image (square) and I didn't want to give the wrong impression.... however I'd already entertained in the back of my mind doing away with any banner completely for an artsy effect.
The effects I've done are all doable and fairly efficiently so, though we could try other stuff. I didn't bother to match the angles with any version of the sword, though it would be worthwhile in the final layouts. The final design would go up a number of pages high if need be but never reach the hilt area. I think that would be much cooler than a fixed background with a builtin scroller.
Edited: We could accentuate it more by making the footer text tapers downward (instead of upward as seen below...)
PS: Cutting out the banner would also make pages load up that end with the footer on a single screen... otherwise you don't really always get the full effect. Though you do if you read to the bottom.