New banner development

**Howie** · 02-17-2006 04:06 AM

SHIT those are cool Joe.
Although the second one has a more nighttime theme, there is something special about the first one.
I can't put my finger on it. (other than the fact is is just good of coarse)

Excellent

**Alex D** · 02-17-2006 03:20 PM

I'm in love with the night one, but the day one just seems too green for my liking. Not to say it's bad, I just feel that it would clash with the forum skin.

**Barbizzle** · 02-17-2006 03:22 PM

the nightime onw is fricken awsome. We need that up right nowwwwww. I think the clouds should move a tad slower though. And i too think there is something too green about the day time one. maby it could have more of a cloud-y theme?

**Tornado Joe** · 02-17-2006 05:55 PM

Not to say it's bad, I just feel that it would clash with the forum skin.[/b]

Ah, good point - I wasn't considering that at the time. I took a screenshot and placed it in the skin (below). Not sure what to think now. I can adjust the colors a bit - but if I make it blue we'll lose that sense of "day" in it. Besides, the colors were intended to bring on a bit of that fantasy quality. We might lose that if I start bringing it down to monotone.

(screenshot of day)

I think the clouds should move a tad slower though[/b]

Yep, that thought crossed my mind as well - I just wasn't sure how much time the viewer would actually spend looking at the banner so I figured it would get their attention right away if it went a tad faster, then they'd forget about it and scroll it off the screen.

(screenshot of night)

**Howie** · 02-17-2006 07:31 PM

IMO. The reason I like the day version are two reasons.

It clashes only if you want the entire theme to be what it is.
The day scene adds an element of enthusiasm. It is subtly fitting and far from intrusive to the theme.
Dreaming. Yes it happens at night. In the real world in its literal sense ( most of the time). But what really portrays a "dream scene" better? The day version has a much more majestic and dreamy feel to it. With a positive twist.

**Barbizzle** · 02-17-2006 08:05 PM

Okay, so when can these go up?

**Howie** · 02-18-2006 01:36 AM

Easy for me to say..BUT.

Just think how cool it would be if you could somehow have the day banner come up during the day and visa versa.
I know we all have different time zones so I don't know if it would even be possible...
But tell me that would not be cool

**Howie** · 02-18-2006 02:04 AM

Originally posted by Tornadoe Joe
Ah, good point - I wasn't considering that at the time. I took a screenshot and placed it in the skin (below). Not sure what to think now. I can adjust the colors a bit - but if I make it blue we'll lose that sense of "day" in it. Besides, the colors were intended to bring on a bit of that fantasy quality. We might lose that if I start bringing it down to monotone.

I am totally with you on that Joe.
IMO. The reason I like the day version are two reasons.

It clashes only if you want the entire theme to be what it is.
The day scene adds an element of enthusiasm. It is subtly fitting and far from intrusive to the theme.
Dreaming. Yes it happens at night. In the real world in its literal sense ( most of the time). But what really portrays a "dream scene" better? The day version has a much more majestic and dreamy feel to it. With a positive twist.

**Xei** · 03-08-2006 12:56 AM

Note: I just got Flash 8, so now I can do those alpha clouds which icedawg wants so much.

I might be busy this fortnight, but I'm just letting you know that I might create something sooner or later.

Oh, people who have Flash 8: Is there any reason why you can't give symbols filters? You can only give them to an image if it's a button, but considering you could jut create a void button, what's the point? I have a feeling that I'm missing something. Thanks.

**MCB** · 03-09-2006 01:44 AM

Originally posted by Xei
Note: I just got Flash 8, so now I can do those alpha clouds which icedawg wants so much.

I might be busy this fortnight, but I'm just letting you know that I might create something sooner or later.

Oh, people who have Flash 8: Is there any reason why you can't give symbols filters? You can only give them to an image if it's a button, but considering you could jut create a void button, what's the point? I have a feeling that I'm missing something. Thanks.

You can also apply it to a movie clip, and it's just like a symbol but with a little more stuf, anyway I'm better with actionscript than with making pretty stuff so I'm not 100% sure, depending on what you want to do.

Cya

**Oneironaut Zero** · 03-09-2006 03:57 AM

First time I've seen this thread...

WOW, Joe. Good shit, man.

They are both perfect, if you ask me. I think they represent the bright, colorful, almost intrusive to dreaming (edit: that I just noticed Howetzer already mentioned), day transitioning into the, frankly awesome, night scene that meshes with the blue and gray of this forum, very nicely.

**icedawg** · 04-04-2006 10:44 PM

Hey MCB, Tornado, Xei, and anyone else who is interested in working on this project:

what I've seen so far looks great! I've got a bunch of ideas about how I'd like to customize things, but haven't all that much time to get into everything right now. To just mention a few, it suddenly occurred to me maybe we should have the 'Dream Views' title subtly rise and fall--just a tiny, tiny bit--behind the mountains on a continuous cycle. I also think we should have the title first present itself by rising completely from behind the mountains, instead of the text appearing from the left as it currently does. Also, as I've suggested, I think some more opaque, slower clouds could really work well. And I agree that the green and pink aren't working with the colour scheme. Oh...and I'd like to wrap the new headers with the flash ideas from MCB.

Anyway though, I was wondering if maybe we could all work on this beginning like around the end of April or sometime in May? I should have time then.

Thanks for all the great ideas thus far.

**wasup** · 04-05-2006 02:09 AM

They are great... but... (don't flame me for giving negative comments you dingbatters)

Well, the content... stuff below the banner... has a really "professional and sleek" look and your banner is more of a "friendly" and like... "loose" look to it... like it's not as uniform and all. That's not a bad thing that yours is like that, I'm just saying how it should match the rest of the forum. Like notice how in LD4all (haven't checked it for a while but I'm guessing it hasn't changed much) everything is so bright and happy... like that's throughout the whole forum. I think ice should modify another theme to match that banner. It's a good banner, but the banner we have now and this theme complement each other perfectly...

Also, loading time. Sure those with high connections get it to load fast... but it will take a very long time for it to load with crappier connections...

**Xei** · 04-11-2006 12:07 AM

That was exactly what I thought.

Our current banners have all been very... well, I suppose 'cosy' is the word, and LD4All is what came to my mind, too. Dream Views tends to take a more sleek and professional look, so I think we should reflect this in our designs.

I'm thinking light blue glows, gradients, clear white text, that kind of thing. Mysterious, yet formally so.

I'll do some work on it. Oh, and MCB: Many thanks. Yeah, it turns out that they just didn't have time to program it for symbols. Up until when I read into it, I had always thought that movie clips were actual clips from a video recorder and whatnot.

**PhilipJFry** · 05-08-2006 02:07 AM

how about a banner with huge majestic cumulus clouds? I have a lot images featuring clouds so I could make something in that direction... It surely would look awesome. I can imagine it so clearly... the blue/white contrast.. aah

**icedawg** · 05-08-2006 04:29 PM

well then do one up and we'll check it out!

**PhilipJFry** · 05-08-2006 11:14 PM

You shall have one as soon as I have time to make something

promise. Won't take long.

...It won't be all flashy flashy blingy blingy then (no flash), just a non-moving jpg. But I don't think it matters much.

**PhilipJFry** · 05-14-2006 01:23 AM

Sorry to dissappoint you guys but it turns out I don't have access to those cloud pics right now...

**icedawg** · 07-03-2006 09:38 PM

I had some spare time so I thought I'd try coming up with a banner that isn't as grainy. I like it but I'm not sure that it's the one. I've tried to match the fonts as best I can but I want to get closer to matching the 'Dream Views' font we currently have.

http://www.dreamviews.com/index2.php?banner=2 (font changed)

I still want a flash version but we need to decide on which image to use first.

BTW, here is the original artwork I used (in case anyone can design a better one using it). I have not yet secured the author's permission to use this image.

http://www.dreamviews.com/images/Just_Befo...m_by_BPauba.jpg

EDIT: changed font to match a little more closely to what we currently have. Here is what I had originally: http://www.dreamviews.com/index2.php

**OpheliaBlue** · 07-03-2006 10:01 PM

I'm with you, I like it better

It's clearer, more like a vivid LD, whereas the current one looks more like a semi lucid dream

I especially like the moon's reflection in the water, hope you get the permission to use it because it has my vote

**Burns** · 07-03-2006 10:15 PM

Yeah, I love it, too - looks great!

Hey, is the font you used Papyrus?? I recognize it because I use it all the time with presentations and stuff. It doesn't look bad, but it's my fav so I guess I'm partial.

**Tsen** · 07-04-2006 02:33 AM

Looks a lot sharper than the current one. Thumbs up from me!

**icedawg** · 07-04-2006 03:06 AM

Thanks all...I've now changed the fonts to try to get them to match a little more closely to what we have now. I also have a PM out to Dylan in hopes of getting the name of the font that 'Dream Views' is in.

(And yes, Burns, that was Papyrus.)