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Post by jennz on Oct 6, 2010 3:11:11 GMT -5
I just put several different things on the side table to give examples of what can be done.
Like on the top... There is a graphic of the moon and smoke that is part of the background and you can still put text and/or other graphics over the top of it.
The middle section, obviously is just a plain white background, which could be any color you wanted it to be besides white and just some random graphics I already had just to show what graphics look like on it.
Then finally on the bottom is with a completely transparent background on the side table. Again, added some graphics just to show how they look against the transparent background.
And the side table can be moved farther away or even closer to the main table so if you wanted to put it right up against the main table.
I also just made a secondary background behind the forum and side tables... the dark grey color and then the thin light grey border around the whole thing just to see what it looked like. Just messing around and testing some stuff.
But, if you've got some kind of look in mind, I'm sure we can make it happen.
NOTE: I played around with the color some more on that background. Made it not as dark grey as it was and then made the border white instead of light grey.
If the look is something you like we can play with colors and whatever to make it how you want.
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 7:34:58 GMT -5
Ugh.... YOu know what I just realized guys?? this look itself?? ITs what I tried on the first layout.... Do we really wanna do that again?? I think I was thinking it would look different with more white but.... What do you guys think??
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Post by chyna on Oct 6, 2010 8:38:59 GMT -5
I'll be honest, I'm not so sure about it anymore. >_<
I really LOVE the -idea- we had and everything, but the colors are just so BLAH to me, even with the pops of red.
What if we went with the idea of like...stormy weather...lightening...scary castles? Moons? Bats...
That way we could do more electric blues and silvers with the black?
Just throwing ideas out there...I dont mind y'all throwing it out the window. I'm just really not feeling this look right now and yeah...if I dont feel it the graphic muse will hide away. XD
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 8:58:12 GMT -5
Yup, I agree.. I was thinking though.. what about PURPLE and silver??? Cause we did blue this last time?? Or even like gold and purple or something?
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Post by chyna on Oct 6, 2010 9:06:47 GMT -5
Purple might be nice. I just imagine storms and sky with the color blue-- which was only an accent on the last layout really, but we can try and see what purple feels like XD
I dont like gold. It makes me want to hurl. Just sayin' LOL
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 9:08:42 GMT -5
lol well, I can see a smoky purple for the lightening effects and such.. I'm just REALLY wanting to get away from blue cause we had it on this last layout alot for accents... And we had it on ETDMC too.
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Post by chyna on Oct 6, 2010 9:13:47 GMT -5
I'm seeing the smokey purple and I'm likey it...<3
I dont mind getting away from the blue. Its mah favorite color so I -have- to at least try. *rofl*
Anyways...I'll see what I can do with this PSD file Karlie sent me...what do you think of graduated purples? And are we still using black in the center?
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 9:23:04 GMT -5
OK, THAT is what I needed to talk to you about........ The code they use..... It requires a two tone graphic... If we do it that way.. We can't do anything in the back ground. Its one solid piece so everything on the said bar has to blend with that graphic. The code we have in NOW allows for the main forum to be in the black and the side bar out of it. Its a matter of codes. I'm probably not explaining it right but... The code thats up now... it allows for a smaller sized graphic to just incompase the main forum... Jo has a grey background around it all but that can be taken out. I'd have to just show you some examples of what Im meaning basically....
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Post by chyna on Oct 6, 2010 9:27:22 GMT -5
Oooh...yeah, I know nothing about codes, but I'm not really hard-headed about doing the layout like OOTA. Its pretty, but pretty complicated, and I just got nervous everytime I tried working on it. XD
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 9:32:09 GMT -5
hehe I was ready to beat my head against a wall yesterday trying to figure it out... I didn't know it was in two tones so I tried putting in just a black graphic until we figured out what we wanted to do and it stretched clear across the board...... I spent HOURS trying to figure out what I was doing wrong with the code and gave myself a headache... Finally appealled to Jo for help cause I was ready to KILL my computer.
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Post by chyna on Oct 6, 2010 11:07:33 GMT -5
Okay-- I got dumplin' in the bath and just started looking at things to get inspired and whipped some stuff up so we can nail down colors, graphics and what-not. here's something I threw together for a banner: i54.tinypic.com/o6yxbt.jpgI was really just playing, so you guys tell me if I'm on the right track or not. Of course, colors/fonts/ etc can be altered or removed, I just thought I'd start somewhere and take it from there. Also...I found this cool BG and wondered how it might look behind the black, or maybe transparent. i55.tinypic.com/huiyk9.jpg |
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Post by chyna on Oct 6, 2010 11:08:32 GMT -5
Oh, and I meant to mention earlier that on the side bar, I really like the first example you've shown XD With the image and the text over it.
Also-- if we want to do forum marker graphics like on the layout on ROS -now- what do you think of sideways lightning bolts sort of like I kinda did with the tree branches?
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 11:41:47 GMT -5
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 12:21:17 GMT -5
What do you guys think of something swampy... bayou sort of feeling??
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Post by Rissa on Oct 6, 2010 12:34:01 GMT -5
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