Okay lets get a competition going here I am using the layout of an old site of mine to design a new site from. I need a header doing for it, this is a football (soccer) site. Here is the header from my old site: I'm going to use the same CSS files in the new site so I want the new header the exact same size, 800 by 324 pixels. If you want to download the old one as a template you can grab it here. I need the white bar to stay where it is as the CSS uses that area for the navigation menu, though you can use the far right part where I currently have the players legs coming down. You can use any colour schemes you like that you think will look good - its going on a completely new site, so I will make the background colour of the full site to whatever suits the header. The url to use on the graphic is p c f o o t i e. com Any footballers in the pictures should be instantly recognisable stars in the English Premiership. I wont pick a design that is full of foreign stars, this site is aimed at the English market only. Foreign one might be coming soon too though! If you want to enter and arent sure of players feel free to post here or PM me and I will list some names of who's going to be the big players this season, there are thousands of images of them all on google images. Be as creative as you like. I might choose 2 winners, if I do then I will pay both $75. Payment by paypal, I'll need the psd layered files & font files from the winner(s), and I will own complete copyright to the files once paid for. If you have any questions please ask. I will let this run until Friday if thats long enough for you all. If anyone needs more time let me know and I'll consider extending it. Thanks all and good luck! edit - Also I might ask for minor changes to the winning graphic, but I wont ask for changes to any entries until one is selected as I dont think its fair to waste peoples time if they arent the winner!
Good stuff! Had one PM from someone asking about players, so for anyone not into football here are some to consider: Carlos Tevez - just signed for Manchester United Cristiano Ronaldo - Manchester United Player Wayne Rooney - Manchester United Frank Lampard - Chelsea Player John Terry - Chelsea Player Cesc Fabregas - Arsenal Player Steven Gerrard - Liverpool player Please dont use too many from one team - I cant look like I'm favouring any specific team, football fans can be very fickle lol. I'm looking for a good professional design, at least on par with what I posted above and hopefully better!
Not quite, the saga continues, Tevez' owner's banking on gettin more cash for him, stupid 3rd party thing going on. anyway, i'll get to work on this banner
Wow its been years since i spent time on a proper banner! Heres my first attempt, i'll change stuff in the morning if you like it. The players are supposed to have a rough outline in white, i wanted the effect for the banner, its not sloppy cutting, it was on purpose!
Thanks for the entry, but its not really the style I am looking for. People should base entries on one we have above - we like that style, nice and professional looking with high quality images used. Also please remember the white bar needs to stay - its used for our navigation system. We are making two new sites - we're going to use that header I originally posted (but with the url changed) and we want at least 1 more high quality one like it.
Also if I dont get any high quality entries then I'll end it with no winner and put the job on rentacoder. thanks
Um, is that allowed here? Other forums your not allowed to end a contest without picking a winner. heh, put up a design job on rentacoder (even though im sure they have design jobs their, just sounds a bit funny) Really, its only been 1 day and your already thinking about ending it without a winner?
i'll get another one up soon, theres not as many people entering as i thought would, i'll give it another shot for you
Well there is no sticky or anything with rules so I assume its make your own. I'm sure more people will enter and I won't need to end it like that.
The banner I used the players you listed. Good choices aswell - all are commercially well recognised. If you want any more players added, feel free to ask. The colour scheme is nice and funky. If you want less colours, again, please state. Hope you like it, I might make another entry with a different style. Thanks for reading! Jack, saxDesigns.co.uk
Ariestoteles, very nice entry. Though if it wins I would need Tevez changing as he plays for Manchester Utd and not West Ham. SaxDesigns, it looks nicely put together but if I chose yours I would need the players making a lot more visible - the two central ones are very light and harder to see, I need people to instantly recognise the players. Please dont waste time changing it now though guys, peoples entries give me an idea of what they can do, once I select a winner we can discuss any small changes if needed. I dont want to waste anyones time if they arent the winner and getting paid. I'm looking forward to seeing more entries, remember I might select 2 winners. thanks for the entries so far!
Also for anyone else considering entering - we much prefer the good quality photo look, like we used originally and like Ariestoteles has used. thanks
Excellent, look forward to seeing it. It would also be good if people could incorporate "watch every match live" or something similar into it, though this isnt compulsory. thanks