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new main page image?

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elru

Rising Star
OG Pioneer
hey, considering all the lovely new banners, could someone maybe make a new main page graphic? im not sure that the graffiti style banner is the best representation for the site and a lot of these new banners are really pretty so im sure something awesome could be put together!
 
daedaloops said:
I was just thinking that didnt Trav say he removed the original banner from the banner cycle because it had copyright issues cos it had some images from the art-section? So doesn't the same apply to the frontpage and the fun-section then aswell? Also if you go to the "files" or "about"-section you can still see the old banner there.. also these sections dont look as professional as the rest of the nexus (the font or the menu on the left) so they could be redesigned too.

Anyways, I quickly made a few example illustrations to show like what I meant with the collab idea, like each link-section of the silver ball would have nexian art on its surface and it would become more clear when the mouse hovers over it.. and the art would be something fitting like files -> a cosmic library or forum -> entities communicating and so on .. and same with the fun-section example, it would have nexian art on the middle portal when the mouse hovers over the buttons.

Don't shoot me yet just throwing ideas in the air.. I know nothings been decided yet and in the end it's all up to Trav. But just thinking out loud here, and conceptualizing stuff on paper helps me think...

(and Orion, the scripting part would be easy, the hard part is trying to top the awesomeness of the current graphic.. :? close to impossible.. but not impossible)

I especially like that first image loops! Keep em coming. :)
 
^ Agreed.

You are in tune with the community tastes, daedaloops :)

If I had to choose users for art work, I know I'd pick you, MelCat and Guyomech for sure. So keep them coming.
 
daedaloops said:
Actually speaking of volunteering there's a way to make this work without the need for a leader .. cos I guess having a leader makes it kinda rigid.. and artists are a species that dont really like to be ordered around lol.. So here's what I had in mind:

I'd make like a thread, and I'd list the 8 links and describe a bit the themes that they should have, and then any artists who feel like "ok, these themes are my specialty" would report in that he/she starts to work on this particular link. Then it's assigned to him/her and then the others can pick from the rest of the links. First come first served. And then everyone would just work on their artwork on their own time, no stress.

So cool atleast Nils is in (love your stuff too btw!), and I have a feeling the people who feel the call for this know who they are and will report in...

I dunno does that sound fine?

edit: hmm I don't really know who I'm asking so yeah I guess I'll just start the thread in the next few days..

This makes sense and is essentially what I had in mind. These things tend to unfold organically.
 
The Traveler said:
Spot on!

It needs to be replaced with non-copyrighted art and your idea about an art collaboration sounds like gold, so hereby I give the go-ahead on this new path to replace the old main page image.

I really like your two starting points btw!

About the other sections: they need to be changed as well, actually the whole 'site' part will need to be redesigned and the new banners are a start for that as well. I only need more time to work this all out and I hope to have that time again in November this year.


Kind regards,

The Traveler

I did not know there were some issues with copyrights. I am sorry to hear that it has to go I really like that page :(

I hope it will be replaced with at least as good as this one.

How about do it the same way as with the banners ?
 
I believe that the Nexus is going through a coming-of-age transition, and a new front page should be a part of that.

In case anyone is interested, the creator of the existing artwork is named Jamie Burton (www.jamieburton.com).
 
Vodsel said:
^ Agreed.

You are in tune with the community tastes, daedaloops :)

If I had to choose users for art work, I know I'd pick you, MelCat and Guyomech for sure. So keep them coming.

Thank you for thinking of me for this project! I can't wait to see what comes of this.
 
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