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Posted by: D1Mik
Hmm... i'm not noticing any "multi player" themes though, as stosh asked
and i know i said i'm only submitting one (which i did) but i think i'm gonna take up the challange and make ONE for multi.
I noticed that too. I've been working on a Blue vs. Red theme, but it's just taking a long time.

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Sidebar sticks out WAY too much.

  • 03.17.2008 5:05 PM PDT
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I want to make another theme (of multiplayer), but I don't have any ideas.

  • 03.17.2008 5:17 PM PDT

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Here's a theme I put together. Pretty good reviews thus far.

Group home

Group forum
I like that, and can we see it without the blurred text? I think that might make affect how the sidebar fits in with the theme.
Homepage without the blur
Forum

Hope this is better.

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Deus_Ex_Machina
Sidebar sticks out WAY too much.
I've darkened the sidebar here.

[Edited on 03.17.2008 6:40 PM PDT]

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Ye that is better man...
I think it was standing out so much before because your main theme is black and white and the white sword was taking focus away from the main, i would go as far as just having the outline of the sword and nothing else but that's me.

Looks good ;)

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Posted by: D1Mik
Deus_Ex_Machina
Ye that is better man...
I think it was standing out so much before because your main theme is black and white and the white sword was taking focus away from the main, i would go as far as just having the outline of the sword and nothing else but that's me.

Looks good ;)
Actually, the theme is more like darkened sepia. I guess that's what one gets for messing around with the "colorize" menu in Gimp. But I didn't make it black and white on purpose--I like it better this way.

I agree, it would be better to only have an outline. I'll see if I can whip up a version with that.

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Posted by: D1Mik
Deus_Ex_Machina
Ye that is better man...
I think it was standing out so much before because your main theme is black and white and the white sword was taking focus away from the main, i would go as far as just having the outline of the sword and nothing else but that's me.

Looks good ;)
Here's the alteration you suggested. I'm not sure if it looks better, though...

  • 03.17.2008 7:41 PM PDT

» Sincerely, Dan

I prefer the earlier darker version of the sword.

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Hey Deus_Ex_Machina

i'd like to point out that You will be submitting this, not me, not anyone else.
i and others are mearly giving opinions on your work in progress but you have to remember that ultimately it IS YOUR decision and YOU are happy the way it looks. Don't just take our opinions thinking we are correct, you should simply play with the ideas we are offering.
Personally the way i do it is... if i ask for opinions, once i receive them i entertain the idea and compare it to what i have (generally side by side) and even though i might like someones opinion i don't just do it as they said i simply incorporate it into my current project... or not
o_O

I like the main theme as i mentioned and so did others
The right sidebar... some say "darker" some say "brighter" some say ( i ) "nothing at all"
What do YOU like ?

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Posted by: D1Mik
Hey Deus_Ex_Machina

i'd like to point out that You will be submitting this, not me, not anyone else.
i and others are mearly giving opinions on your work in progress but you have to remember that ultimately it IS YOUR decision and YOU are happy the way it looks. Don't just take our opinions thinking we are correct, you should simply play with the ideas we are offering.
Personally the way i do it is... if i ask for opinions, once i receive them i entertain the idea and compare it to what i have (generally side by side) and even though i might like someones opinion i don't just do it as they said i simply incorporate it into my current project... or not
o_O

I like the main theme as i mentioned and so did others
The right sidebar... some say "darker" some say "brighter" some say ( i ) "nothing at all"
What do YOU like ?
All the versions I showed here (except the first ones) are simply demonstrations of what people suggested--they were done as much for my benefit as for theirs. I personally prefer the sidebar simply darkened slightly.

Well, thank you all for your comments. I'll make the final tweaks and send it.

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cool ;)

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I have a theme designed, but I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do. Do I just make the banners and sidebar, then put them together to form a picture of how I want the theme to look? I don't know anything about CSS, so this is the only way I would have a chance of doing this.

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Well, you're apparently supposed to simply mail the final version to 7hemes@gmail.com. But I'm not sure. I mailed five .jpg files: the finished version of the homepage, the finished version of the forum, and the individual files for the group header, right sidebar, and forum header.

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You got photoshop ?

If yes... ye make the group home header, right sidebar and forum header
dimentions are in OP. Put it in one PDS file and send it to stosh to the e-mail he mentioned. Most of us preview how it would look by cutting out a groups home page and inserting our design to get some opinions before we send in the 3 pictures.

I for one (some others too) don't know how to work with CSS so we're just sticking to photoshop.

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You mean "PSD"?

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yes PSD... oops

  • 03.18.2008 1:37 PM PDT

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Alright, thanks. I did as you suggested. I don't have Photoshop, but I have GIMP. I used that to make my images. If any of you guys could tell me what you think before I send it in, that would be appreciated.

Homepage
Forum

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to work-in the transparency or not. I have the original image without it, because I'm assuming the tables are what makes it transparent. I did, however, include the top and bottom shaded bars (so that group names and founding dates would stand out).

Edit: Links fixed.

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Posted by: Hawaii6U
Alright, thanks. I did as you suggested. I don't have Photoshop, but I have GIMP. I used that to make my images. If any of you guys could tell me what you think before I send it in, that would appreciated.

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Forum

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to work-in the transparency or not. I have the original image without it, because I'm assuming the tables are what makes it transparent. I did, however, include the top and bottom shaded bars (so that group names and founding dates would stand out).
That redirects to http://www.supload.com/hotlink.gif--it says that hotlinking is disabled. Try Imageshack or Photobucket.

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I can't use either of those—my images are too large—but I believe I've fixed the problem.

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Posted by: Hawaii6U
I can't use either of those—my images are too large—but I believe I've fixed the problem.

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Hmm... I don't like the popups...

Anyway, not a bad theme. My main concern is that the Infection Form in the group header is very noticeable. On the other hand, darkening it probably won't help... And are you sure about the light green? Maybe some kind of red? Just thinking out loud here.

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Posted by: Hawaii6U
I can't use either of those—my images are too large—but I believe I've fixed the problem.

Homepage
Forum
Hmm... I don't like the popups...

Anyway, not a bad theme. My main concern is that the Infection Form in the group header is very noticeable. On the other hand, darkening it probably won't help... And are you sure about the light green? Maybe some kind of red? Just thinking out loud here.
Sorry—I didn't even notice the popups. I have Firefox, and it blocks them all.

As for the theme, I kind of agree. Perhaps the flood infection form does stand out a little too much. However, I don't really know how I could change that much. It's just kind of the way the image is.

[Edited on 03.18.2008 2:11 PM PDT]

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Quite true. Maybe put a semi-opaque gradient over the whole header? It should be pretty easy to do in Gimp.

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Here's an edited version with a 20% opaque layer over the header.

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That's decidedly better.

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That's Sweeeeeeeet !
Love it ;)

  • 03.18.2008 2:36 PM PDT