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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Turnsky on August 26, 2003, 06:29:26 am
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(http://users.bigpond.net.au/turnsky/images/banner1.jpg)
Now, As many of you may have heard, Foxfire will be getting a keenspace Site soon, now, there's only one hitch....
I can't make webpages to save my life...
and Blue lion is a tad busy and may not have the time to make one...
So i'm asking any of you with Reasonable website creation skills (using tools from dreamweaver to notepad) to make a decent website for it....
There's only a couple of restrictions... it's gotta load reasonably quick..and no flash or shockwave or embedded MIDI's they irritate more than anything else...
now, i'll leave the overall design up to you.... me and Blue lion will decide on the winner...
now the prizes... well, ain't much really..
you get a choice from:
(naturally you'll get kudos from the website design)
1) a cameo in foxfire...(human only-gaurenteed one panel.. may be in more than one... depends on angle..and nothing outlandish)
2) an Exclusive Sketch and Ink by me done with a character of thier design (just like the HLP-RPG.... those i've already drawn... aren't obliged to take this choice... they can still enter however, and if they impress, this choice is open...)
if you need anything from me... (graphics etc), just PM me...
i'll post some links that may be of help..
http://maniacaladvantage.keenspace.com/keenwork/updated_taglossary.html
http://forums.keenspace.com/viewtopic.php?t=51564&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.blambot.com
http://gear.keenspace.com/tutorials.html
http://foxfire.keenspace.com the site will be up as soon as the DNS is resolved.. which may be the end of this week... so at the time of this posting it is broken.:rolleyes:
EDIT: if this applies, could an admin move this to HLP main?
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:blah:
quite easy to see nobody gives a ****...
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I'd give it a go, but my website skills are almost non-existent. :( If you want a really bloody awful site, then come to me, but I'm sure somebody with some talent in this area will be able to put something together for you. :)
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Let's say that I have pressing concerns. Wait a month or so, then maybe I'd have time for this sort of thing. As it is, I'll barely finish off the anim I'm working on this week...
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Originally posted by pyro-manic
I'd give it a go, but my website skills are almost non-existent. :( If you want a really bloody awful site, then come to me, but I'm sure somebody with some talent in this area will be able to put something together for you. :)
at least you care.... give it a try anyway... you might surprise yourself...:nod: :yes:
Stryke9: by the time Keenspace actually gets the DNS active... a month or two probably would've passed:p
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This is probably not exactly what you're looking for, but I think it looks good, a bit design-ish. Elegant or boring, your choice. Aside from the fact that I made it, I think it look good, but its really your call. Oh and, the red is a bit off, its not pinkish in Photoshop.
(http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/foxfire.gif) (http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/foxfire2.gif)
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nice...
note: this compo will end when i say it does, there's no time limit... (possibly about a month)
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Take 3. Your comics have sort of an unusual size. Aswell, how often would you intend to post new comics? Should they been on the main page, incase they are updated often, or on a seperate page, and leave the main page open for news posts?
http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/FOXFIRE3.gif
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I'll give it a go, but don't say I didn't warn ya...:p
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Originally posted by Rictor
Take 3. Your comics have sort of an unusual size. Aswell, how often would you intend to post new comics? Should they been on the main page, incase they are updated often, or on a seperate page, and leave the main page open for news posts?
http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/FOXFIRE3.gif
http://users.bigpond.net.au/turnsky/comic/ffc-c1p1.jpg here's the standard format of foxfire... use it well..
as for the news posts... well, newsposts would possibly be updated regularly.. with each comic,... Possibly the newsposts being on a separate or the main page..
usually updated weekly...
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I'm working 7-days right now, but I'll give it a try. My best mate moves to England on Saturday, and the rest are on holiday for a week so won't be doin much else at nites! :blah:
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http://www.odeauk.fsnet.co.uk/nodewarfs/background.jpg
How do you rate a design similar to that?
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Originally posted by Zeronet
http://www.odeauk.fsnet.co.uk/nodewarfs/background.jpg
How do you rate a design similar to that?
good.. but not outstanding.... doesn't really grab the eye...
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Originally posted by Rictor
Take 3. Your comics have sort of an unusual size. Aswell, how often would you intend to post new comics? Should they been on the main page, incase they are updated often, or on a seperate page, and leave the main page open for news posts?
http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/FOXFIRE3.gif
That looks good :)
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if you need any help let me know
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Originally posted by Stealth
if you need any help let me know
such as?:)
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Stealth = teh Flasher
Uhh... that sounds quite bad. :nervous:
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I can give it a go if you want. I usually do a centre-table design, see here (http://www.swooh.com/peon/Odyssey/seventh_wave/). That one is designed to go all the way down to 640x480, but of course with your comics at 720 wide I could design to 800x600 instead.
If small pagesize is your requirement - to load the main page and all related images on that example is 11kb. To load the whole website at once it'd be in the 65kb-region ish. 56k-friendly ^_^
Although to be honest, Rictor has my style sorted, so mine may not look all that different!
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Originally posted by Odyssey
I can give it a go if you want. I usually do a centre-table design, see here (http://www.swooh.com/peon/Odyssey/seventh_wave/). That one is designed to go all the way down to 640x480, but of course with your comics at 720 wide I could design to 800x600 instead.
If small pagesize is your requirement - to load the main page and all related images on that example is 11kb. To load the whole website at once it'd be in the 65kb-region ish. 56k-friendly ^_^
Although to be honest, Rictor has my style sorted, so mine may not look all that different!
give it a go... bear in mind however, that most people have thier monitor res at 1024X768 these days...
mine's at 1280x1024 but that's a moot point..
anyway Odyssey... give it your best... i'd like to see what you come up with.. :nod:
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Originally posted by Turnsky
there's no time limit... (possibly about a month)
:rolleyes:
Sounds funny :p
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Originally posted by Turnsky
bear in mind however, that most people have thier monitor res at 1024X768 these days...
Yeah, but I try to design so that the page is accessible to anyone. And I mean anyone - that example page I gave is perfectly usable on a 640x480 Windows 3.1 computer with a text browser :P
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Originally posted by Odyssey
Yeah, but I try to design so that the page is accessible to anyone. And I mean anyone - that example page I gave is perfectly usable on a 640x480 Windows 3.1 computer with a text browser :P
fair enou.... wait... people still use 3.1?:nervous:
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*bump* any more entries/updates?:)
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I was going to, but unfortunately time is catching up with my attempts to squeeze more than is possible into one day. :nervous: Working too much. :(
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Originally posted by vyper
I was going to, but unfortunately time is catching up with my attempts to squeeze more than is possible into one day. :nervous: Working too much. :(
Fair enough.. no need to overwork yourself on my account... try and even things out...
okay.. since the Foxfire site (keenspace domain) is up...(such as it is).. this compo is ends on the 2nd of October... and ze winner will be decided then... also.. if they wish to set the site up themselves... they can PM me if they so wish..;)
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Oddly enough, despite pretending to work, I now seem to be getting inspiration.
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Rictor, a small request.. can you change the color of the header from blue?
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*bump*
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rictor... please check your PM inbox
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Originally posted by Turnsky
rictor... please check your PM inbox
want's the last image header change from blue to something else.. please..:)
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So we gather... *Smacks Rictor* Back to work! :p
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I'm here, I'm here :nervous: :nervous:
oh err... yeah. Sorry, I haven't checked HLP alot these past few days. Turnsky, I've replied to your PM, check your inbox.
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Pixel borders and a new colour scheme. How do you like it? Better than the previous attempts?
http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/foxfire5%20copy.gif
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oooohh.......:)
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Take...uhm I forget.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~glebl/foxfire7%20copy.gif
I think this is the best one yet. So, unless you have some major complaints, this is more or less my finished design. Tell me if the colour are okay on your computer. On mine, they look really good together, but I can't really compensate for the monitor discrepancy.
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i like...:nod: :yes:
top stuff:yes:
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rictor,when you get the chance, could you kindly check your PM inbox please...
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Nothing in there newer than those 2 PMs you sent, one outlining the Keepspace hosting guidelines and the other saying no changes. If you're referring to those, yup I've worked in the little ad box (I assume it has to be near the top of the page right) into the design.
No worries man, I'm on the case. *cue Batman music*
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Originally posted by Rictor
Nothing in there newer than those 2 PMs you sent, one outlining the Keepspace hosting guidelines and the other saying no changes. If you're referring to those, yup I've worked in the little ad box (I assume it has to be near the top of the page right) into the design.
No worries man, I'm on the case. *cue Batman music*
i was also gonna send you the FTP login/password.. but.. "neh"
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Rictor, again you don't look at your PM inbox...:rolleyes:
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okay.. news update..
incase you haven't noticed, Rictor has been deemed a winner, and will set up the foxfire site thusly..(i hope)..
in the spirit of fairness however.. all those few that applied..
post your RPG description in the HLP RPG art thread..;)
Thank you.. and good night
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Oh... Rictor... answer your PM inbox please... i hate to tell you this through the blasted threads.. since PM'ing you would be a moot point.. ;)
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Nice, clean design. Congrats, Rictor. :yes: (That is, if he answers his PMs.)
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Rictor..... wake up please...
you can send me the related website matter if you so wish..
but you really need to clean out your PM inbox..
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I could nuke his inbox, but I'd prefer not to. Seems rather odd that he hasn't shown up in a month...
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Originally posted by Shrike
I could nuke his inbox, but I'd prefer not to. Seems rather odd that he hasn't shown up in a month...
perhaps he's avoiding me;)
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*sigh*
Rictor.. Please answer you inbox and clean it out... or at least get an AIM handle so i can reach you...