2009-07-24, 08:19 AM
Well it pretty much looks like crap right now, but hopefully it will get better 
I accidentally deleted your original banner Todd... I'm hoping you've a backup
In fairness, in revenge, the front page of this site crashes my firefox every time I open it (on accident) causing me to have to re-download my entire running session
I had to really lower the transparency baseline to the point the shadow would disappear, so it looks real washed out. Plus dimensions wise it doesn't really fit into the current expected 713x96. I was thinking if the faerie isn't cut (I just like obscure shit in these sorts of situations) maybe she could be baked into the banner near the tail end... by the .com maybe if it ever get's added (as if she's picking up the .com and adding it to the end maybe) ...all of that would help fill out the extra width requirements.
Then maybe if nothing else we could just stick on this graphic like a decal (https://www.swordofmoonlight.com/Images/SOMa.png) ...sort of in recognition of the product centric nature of the website or whatever?? Anyway, that looks more like an official sort of graphic. and that version of the sword looks a lot more professional.
PS: The actual banner typesetting or whatever looks really cool actually. No need to change a thing about it. Dunno why, but forum banners are more fun when they look homemade. It gives it a personal touch, which forums need to feel friendly.
PPS: It does kinda look like the sort of retarded shit you see on "hipster" t-shirts these days, but it's good enough for now at least, as good as it can look that is. Maybe that fad will pass (or already has... been a while since I got out)
I accidentally deleted your original banner Todd... I'm hoping you've a backup
In fairness, in revenge, the front page of this site crashes my firefox every time I open it (on accident) causing me to have to re-download my entire running session
I had to really lower the transparency baseline to the point the shadow would disappear, so it looks real washed out. Plus dimensions wise it doesn't really fit into the current expected 713x96. I was thinking if the faerie isn't cut (I just like obscure shit in these sorts of situations) maybe she could be baked into the banner near the tail end... by the .com maybe if it ever get's added (as if she's picking up the .com and adding it to the end maybe) ...all of that would help fill out the extra width requirements.
Then maybe if nothing else we could just stick on this graphic like a decal (https://www.swordofmoonlight.com/Images/SOMa.png) ...sort of in recognition of the product centric nature of the website or whatever?? Anyway, that looks more like an official sort of graphic. and that version of the sword looks a lot more professional.
PS: The actual banner typesetting or whatever looks really cool actually. No need to change a thing about it. Dunno why, but forum banners are more fun when they look homemade. It gives it a personal touch, which forums need to feel friendly.
PPS: It does kinda look like the sort of retarded shit you see on "hipster" t-shirts these days, but it's good enough for now at least, as good as it can look that is. Maybe that fad will pass (or already has... been a while since I got out)