you would be correct....I'm no "elite" but I've been playing with it for awhile now. Gfx work is a fun way to procrastinate writing lol.
or you can download a "portable" version of photoshop completely for free like I did I don't know which is "better", but I have seen some cool manips using both. Very classy J.P! Anyone else dabble? I smell "Logo/banner Contest" in the works!!!!!! *please* lol.
Daniel, I really like the label on its' own, but I think it upsets the balance of the pen and quill to the right of it. That design looked very nice on its' own, the pen being a quite strong design that sat to the very left. But I think it's been offset a little by the new label. Just an observation
Okay, so I suck at photoshop. That's all I want to say. Anywho, here's what I was able to put together...I just couldn't let this "contest" pass me by without submitting a little something
Background color for the logo is off as compared to the rest of the blue background when I view in Ubuntu/Firefox. Seemed to look fine under Windows/Opera. Not sure if others are experiencing the color mis-match, but I think that could be solved across platforms if you simply had the logo as a transparent image.
I rather agree about the blue. Considering all of the variety of color palette options (such as those offered by gmail or yahoo email, for example), it would be great to move past the classic color scheme.
I think it would definitely help with "spacing" or making it feel more centered if there were an oval around the words, or a "rounded-cornered" box of some sort. The feather could then perhaps conform to the shape of the box in some way. If we had some sort of border, we could then make it look less like it's floating around up there too far to the left in its current "box" of space, having only the color be its border.
I'm viewing the site with Chrome. I don't know if it appears better with other browsers but the logo and header are obscured by the advertisement. I also agree with Cogito about adding the word "creative". As well as being more informative it distinguishes this site from the original WritingForums.
Very good designs you two. Thanks for giving it ago. I think I want to keep the new logo, but I do appreciate the feedback you're giving here. If we launch a newsletter/ezine, you two should consider applying for the design positions.
I shrunk the logo a bit as well as the ad background. Is it still a problem for smaller browser (the logo being cut off by the ad)? Does the ad space look awkward? More ideas? As far as modifying the logo, I'm not sure adding creative would look good cosmetically. Perhaps adding creative or some other slogan below the quill? That's an idea I've been toying with - perhaps make the "F" quill actually writing some text - some slogan perhaps? Anyone have any slogan ideas? A different color scheme would be nice for variety. It's not impossible, it's just low on the priority list. What sort of alternative theme would everyone like? A darker one or a lighter one?
As far as color I'd just like the option to change the color I view it in myself. I can do this on other forums. Like if I want everything to be pink, I change it to pink. So you can choose colors like black, pink, red, green, blue, yellow, purple, orange, gray, etc. On pink it would make everywhere there is dark blue, dark pink, and the light blue would be light pink, but it wouldn't change what anyone else could see. It would just be my own personalization. And I would have the option of keeping it in classic - so it would look like it does now. I hope this makes sense and I'm not just rambling like a crazy person....
The logo looks really nice. As someone who is proficient in Photoshop, however, there is something that is annoying me about it. The color for the background of the logo is a darker blue than the main website layout, but ever so slightly. It's just the slight difference that makes it annoying. If you want, I can try and quickly edit it then post it re-colored.
Yeah. I made a reference to that, above, because when using Linux it is very noticeable, and not a subtle difference at all. I think recoloring the background, or maybe making the logo transparent (if possible) is a good idea.
