==> ~ $50: Avatar/Link/Banner images for LordBloggit.com ~ <==

andrej:
Link Buttons:
Are nice .... back in contention!
88x31 link buttons - are nice but I think the 80x15 is the way to go.

warpser:
I like your link image! Your animated banners are laudable also ... the straight blue line under the text is too straight. The avatar is nice ... well done!

zinruss:
Banner:
Very nice design .... one criticism is the stuttered movement of the knight. Could you make the motion blend in more fluidly?

Keep the ideas coming .... it will be a difficult choice!

 

coolwanz:
Your submissions are very good! Very well done!!
The text 'Internet Crusade' is difficult to make out under the 'OGG' of 'Bloggit'. Can you fix this?
Any chance of seeing a 80x15 sized link? The favicon image I'm unsure about. It's very indistinguishable.


Thanks to all for the entries thus far!

 

Hi tetragon, there is a strip watermark at the 468x60 banner hence the vague appearance of the text 'internet crusaders'

sure i'll make a 80x15 sized link. About the favicon, a picture image favicon is very difficult to squeeze on a 16x16 resolution -- unless you will instruct me otherwise.

thank you very much for the feedback.

 

coolwanz:
Thanks for the prompt response and the clarification re. the banner. I presume the dark lines through the other images are also caused by the watermark.
Re. the favicon .... perhaps the use of 'L' and 'B' might allow you some design discretion?

 

No problem tetragon. Yes the other banners have the same thing as well

Ok affirmative on the 'L' and 'B'. That will be better. Thanks

::tweaked favicon and banners updated::

 

Thanks mitcharr.

Tetragon, below is the full set.

 

Very nice design.

 

Banner with little new colors and look..

Banner design 2a


Banner design 2b


I will have all designs soon on this!

 

The quality of submissions isn't going to make my choice of a winner easy ...

I'll comment on the latest entries shortly .... bear with me!

 

Ok ............ here we go:

coolwanz:
I like the favicon you designed!
The set looks well and I must say you did a good job on all the images ...
I like what you did with the link image .... especially difficult when one considers the design area you had to work with. Thumbs up for your design sense.

zinruss:
Well done .... a nice set!
I'm not too taken with the 88x31 image ... the 'zombie eye' effect of the knight doesn't appeal to me.

designx:
Your banners have taken a different direction .... they are nice but I must say your original banner submission is still one of my favorites ....

 

Time to reflect:

From Page 1:
I like designx's (original) banner and the avatar (2nd attempt).

From Page 2:
I like coolwanz's set .... still unsure if it's too radical for my taste but it certainly catches my attention and that is what the banners/buttons etc are supposed to do. So coolwanz's set figures highly in the contest. Even his favicon looks cool .... it's understated but works well!

zinruss' set is quite nice but I don't know if the animation works for me or not.

designx:
Your new designs ........... Your new colors are such a departure from your original banner submission that I don't know whether I like them or hate them. So I'm not going to make a decision on them yet.

 

As you like original design more here's all designs for it,

Banner-


Avatar-


88x31 buttons-

Button 1


Button 2


other in next post!

 

Link button-


favicon design-

Design1


Design2


Design3


Thank You!

 

designX:
Nice to see your images together!

Thank you .............

 

Hello all ....

Due to the number of submissions received I'm going to delay closing the competition for a further 24 hours on top of the 48 hours I announced previously.
New closing time is 51 hours from the time on this posting. This is to allow me time to look at all the submissions and to make an informed decision.

==> 9.00 p.m. UTC Tuesday May 6th <==

 

Thank you very much Tetragon, I genuinely appreciate the compliment and feedback.

Good luck everyone!

 

Any more submissions before I start choosing a winner?

 

Thanks man.

Tetragon, i believe you love something very similiar with lord of the ring exspecially the font. From my personal point of view, create an animated graphic is harder than making the font "animated". Good luck everyone.

Tetragon, nice design. You choose the best font.

 

Yes ..... I have a difficult choice to make. That's why I've given myself the extended deadline above. I understand what you are saying about producing an 'animated graphic' in comparison to producing an 'animated font'.

I am taking all this into account while making my choice.
The submissions all have their own merits and 'uniquenesses', which makes choosing a winner all the more difficult.