All - sorry to do this, but I am extending the deadline by two days, since my brain is still not screwed on all the way from being in the hospital for so long - let's end this in two more days - Deadline for submissions is midnight on Friday the 13th of November, 2009 CST. Winners will be announced by 9pm CST on the 14th - I was WAY out of the loop for too long last week / this week so I am the one to blame for the extended timeline, sorry.




This is an appeal to anyone even remotely gifted artistically - I need a new banner ! Animated would be cool - I do NOT want a "rip off" banner...you know, someone elses' copyrighted pictures, etc - nothing obscene, not too huge (about same size as my current one at StoneTek Electronics ) and obviously with a "lasery" theme Dunno what I could offer to the one I pick - but I am certain I could come up with something ! So - please post suggestions here, if you would - my current banner REALLY needs updating ! Thanks in advance to any who try to help out, flash, gif, jpg, whatever - just cool looking ! Color does not matter - if it clashes with my existing background colors on my site, I'll have to change them I'll update this post with whatever prize I come up with..

(This post is the direct result of me having seen the CNI competition thread - there were some damned nice pieces of art in there !)

Okay, I will accept entries until November 11th, at midnight CST. On November 12th, I will announce the winner(s) <---WILL be more than one !

Top prize will be : $100.00 gift certificate for my shop, plus a Kryton Groove KIT (includes all the little widgets and whatnot it comes with....groove driver parts, little rubber dealios, etc) with your choice of PHR sled, or a Sony SLD1239JL-54, plus a RCKSTR test load kit

Second prize will be determined

Other prizes to be determined ! I think (reserve the right to select minimum of two banners, possibly three)

Here's my current, soon to be replaced, banner :

Cash prizes are good...

...I can make you one, but later. Homework is killing me. :/

Good luck with this; and it's great to see you back! (I missed you)

What are the open dates?

Cash prizes WOULD be good, but ...Hmmmm... okay, I'll update the first post with a few ideas -

Cash prizes? Your here to build lasers, voucher and host would be awesome! ;]

I'll submit an entry! ;] - I lost the CNI comp

Cool I'm in!! opening/closing dates??

Read it fellas.

Posted in the first post I'll continue updating items there, so look for any new info, etc in the first post please. Thanks !

In the words of jayrob, "SCHWEET!"
I need to enter now. :/

Any general ideas/outline for the layout/content?
Anything would help.

I guess it's up to our imagination.

Check the site, green banner across the top, so maybe make them transparent! ;]

Tom

And partially quoting o0ICE0o :

Any general ideas/outline for the layout/content?
Anything would help.

EXCELLENT question (regarding colors/layout)

Colors do not matter, if it clashes with my existing colors, and I like the new ones, the old goes away ! As far as layout is concerned - I am 100% artistically inept...if I ever WAS "ept" it went away somewhere, so now I am inept, whatever ! Be creative, make it look awesome - animation is cool, but NOT required. Surprise me (nicely, dangit !).

Awesome :P

I'm gonna go nuts on this! ;]

Tom

Wow nice first place prizes Greg!

I know not to even try after seeing some of the nice banners in the CNI contest...

But just saying glad to see this thread from you!

Just as curiosity (cause my "artistic skill" is probably worse than your one ) ..... do you want to "keep a continuity" from your old banner (style, title, same words, anything), or is not important if the banner is totally different ?

Also, general background color ? ..... black ? ..... (cause if you want it animated, the bg need to be set anticipately, for not made a mess with gif animations)

Those are some very cool prizes! I remember T_J mentioning that he preferred working for cash prices only.. and him and Niko sure do nice graphics work I will just give them a quick PM to make sure they see this..

Seb

Thanks to Jaseth I came to see this thread, I'll enter, of course!

I do have the same questions the members have here: What style are you aiming to? Do you want pictures of your products or just a cool isologotype?

For the CNI contest I made two banners, one animated and one static. The static was not chosen, if you like it I can redesign it to fit your needs and turn it into a StoneTek banner.



Also, what size? Full leaderboard?

JUST to fill you in on what I know about banner design - you are mostly speaking Greek to me (no offense intended to any Greek forum members). I posted my current banner, so along the same size, or bigger if it needs to be - colors do not matter, as I will select my background colors to mesh with the new banner. I know that I shall select at least one animated banner, and one non-animated banner - the POSSIBLE third banner might be either type, still not decided on that, so let your creative juices flow, I know I am not being too helpful in stating my objectives, THAT is how lost I am in the "BANNER WORLD", so simply stun me with creativity, and we will go with that ! I may PM the artist, asking for a refined banner, if the banner published is a "concept" banner, or rough draft....although that would not be an indication of winning, just to help me with helping you to know more of what I am looking for. since my product line is fairly generic (no slam on the inventors/originators of said products) I think something showing an approximation of 650/405nm beams, would be nice to see. Hope this helps to narrow down some info, and not to further confuse you !

if someone wants to go halfs i can provide lots of excellent full colour laser pics

Something very simple and easy, like this one, as animation ?



Or you prefer something more elaborate, that involve all the banner and the background, or fading / shadowing ? (sorry, this is just a quick example, i was at work and had not too much time)

Would you like one like this, but with the name changed?

ICE, if you gave him that, that would be a complete rip of Dark Lasers..?

If the design and colors were different... All joking/etc aside - I will NOT copy anyone elses' design on purpose, nor will I condone "rip off" pictures, where basically just the wording is changed, but other than that, it's identical. I want something original ! And as much as I whine about others ripping off other people's work, I refuse to fall into that classification. Yeah, even if I end up with something lame of my own design. I've always operated my shop with the utmost honesty, and won't stoop lower for any reason

Oh - to illuminate, the above is NOT chewing anyone out, or soap boxish - simply answering a question in the most thorough way possible !

i dont no nuttin about this drarwin stuff so ill just keep outta da way i hope youse guys can help greg get a gud picture for his thing

HMike

WOW -- I never tried communicating this gud!

I'm gonna submit a banner later then, my designs usually just pop into my head when least expected

Greg, did you get to see the CNI banner I posted up there before?

Yes, Niko - the CNI banner looks pretty damned nice