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Spectre-7
10-16-2008, 01:57 PM
I was messing around this afternoon, and thought I'd offer up the fruit of my messing (that sounds wrong, doesn't it?).
Anyway, I put together a slightly flashier Editor's Choice graphic.
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/editorschoice2.gif
If you like it, keep it. If not, no harm done. :D
If anyone else would like to offer up graphics for the site, you're more than welcome to also post them here (assuming that's alright with the moderators).
Young Al Capone
10-16-2008, 01:58 PM
Very nice!
AniAko
10-16-2008, 02:59 PM
Pffffff overachiever.
NoName
10-16-2008, 03:10 PM
That's pretty slick. And I dislike animated gifs :D.
Spectre-7
10-16-2008, 10:08 PM
Thanks fellas!
Pffffff overachiever.
Ha! You obviously don't know me very well. ;)
Here's a second version that... well... it makes more sense. Ya know... like a cog... spinning along the axis that one might expect a cog to spin on. I also cleaned up the kerning a little bit.
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/editorschoice3.gif
axion
10-16-2008, 10:09 PM
Looks awesome Spectre. Keep those creativity cogs turning.
GrenMag
10-16-2008, 10:09 PM
Looks pretty good, Spectre. Stop the animation on the second one and that's a damned fine modification, me thinks.
Typical Michael
10-16-2008, 10:16 PM
Look at it spiiiiinn....
Crittias
10-16-2008, 10:20 PM
Wow, both of them are great! I think you're right, the spinning cogs suit the site quite well.
Adam Blue
10-16-2008, 10:24 PM
Those are great. Good job.
But I still think the header graphic needs a slight change. Like making the 'C' the cog logo. The flag logo is too small.
Typical Michael
10-16-2008, 10:25 PM
Those are great. Good job.
But I still think the header graphic needs a slight change. Like making the 'C' the cog logo. The flag logo is too small.
I agree with that, the C should be a cog.
Brady
10-16-2008, 11:01 PM
While both are great, I like the second one a lot more. The second just seems a lil more original and exciting while also not stealing my attention as much.
Yeah, good work. Keep it up, man
While both are great, I like the second one a lot more. The second just seems a lil more original and exciting while also not stealing my attention as much.
Yeah, good work. Keep it up, man
Agreed. The second one is less distracting, a little classier and also fits the whole CoG motif better (obviously).
Whunpo
10-17-2008, 02:56 AM
The second one is fucking awesome. First one is pretty slick as well. Good job, man!
President Fred
10-17-2008, 03:03 AM
That is really nice. We should have a CoG Editor's warning type thing if a game is really bad where the cog stops or breaks and everything grinds to halt.
NoName
10-17-2008, 05:41 AM
That is really nice. We should have a CoG Editor's warning type thing if a game is really bad where the cog stops or breaks and everything grinds to halt.
Haha, that would be funny. Spectre, make this a reality! :D
Zrikz
10-17-2008, 05:57 AM
Awesome stuff Spec, I love the 2nd one as well.
neutralism
10-17-2008, 06:18 AM
Very impressive work! It even looks like an expensive award as well. :)
astranoir
10-17-2008, 08:27 AM
Fantastic, especially the second one. Also, I agree that one breaking/grinding to a halt would be excellent.
pheriannath
10-17-2008, 08:29 AM
I don't think we'll be using them, but they do look nice.
Psykoboy2
10-17-2008, 10:02 AM
Wow. Awesome job. Feel free to mess around with stuff over at IGC. We still need a logo of some type. We've got the header, but something we can put on shirts or cards would be nice.
roboninja
10-17-2008, 10:16 AM
Really liked the second one, Spectre. First was nice too, but the second one really nailed it.
Spectre-7
10-17-2008, 02:27 PM
Thank you all very much for the kind words! :D
Wow. Awesome job. Feel free to mess around with stuff over at IGC. We still need a logo of some type. We've got the header, but something we can put on shirts or cards would be nice.
I've got a few ideas. I'll see what I can come up with.
Xerxes
10-17-2008, 06:14 PM
Thanks fellas!
Ha! You obviously don't know me very well. ;)
Here's a second version that... well... it makes more sense. Ya know... like a cog... spinning along the axis that one might expect a cog to spin on. I also cleaned up the kerning a little bit.
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/editorschoice3.gif
This shit is awesome.
If the Editor's won't use it, get Editors choice out of image and I'll use.
Crittias
10-17-2008, 08:14 PM
Yeah, if you could get the Editor's Choice text removed, I've love to use the image for our Good Reads group.
Spectre-7
10-18-2008, 12:44 PM
Yeah, if you could get the Editor's Choice text removed, I've love to use the image for our Good Reads group.
What if I replace the text instead?
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_goodread.gif
Edit: Just noticed that I boned something up there. New version in a couple minutes.
Edit2: Fixed and updated.
Edit3: Updated again. Raised light-level on book.
Wackman3000
10-18-2008, 01:04 PM
Spectre, any way of making that animated cog as a TF2 spray? That would be hot shit.
Spectre-7
10-18-2008, 01:14 PM
Spectre, any way of making that animated cog as a TF2 spray? That would be hot shit.
I made a half-hearted attempt last week with a different spinning cog, but I was having trouble keeping the file size down. Apparently, it has to be under 120k or it just won't work.
I think this newer cog might work a little better, though. It doesn't seem to need as many frames to look good, and that should help.
I'll give it another shot. Not doing much else this weekend. :)
Xerxes
10-18-2008, 01:36 PM
What if I replace the text instead?
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_goodread.gif
Edit: Just noticed that I boned something up there. New version in a couple minutes.
Edit2: Fixed and updated.
Its still too specific. Now it only works for the good read section.
How about Member's Choice. Instead of Editor Reviews, Member Reviews. :D
Spectre-7
10-18-2008, 02:33 PM
Its still too specific. Now it only works for the good read section.
How about Member's Choice. Instead of Editor Reviews, Member Reviews. :D
Here's a non-demoninational one. :)
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_bare.gif
NoName
10-18-2008, 03:21 PM
Here's a non-demoninational one. :)
That is awesome. I wouldn't be surprised to see it start popping up in many places :).
Crittias
10-18-2008, 03:44 PM
What if I replace the text instead?
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_goodread.gif
That is perfect for Good Reads. Thanks!
Jeffool
10-19-2008, 03:14 AM
Spectre, do a nice 3d version of this:
http://pictures.jeffool.com/COG.gif
Spectre-7
10-19-2008, 05:06 AM
Something like this?
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_jeffool.gif
Jeffool
10-19-2008, 05:23 AM
Exactly. I like it!
Xerxes
10-19-2008, 02:08 PM
That's awesome.
Sazime
10-19-2008, 06:31 PM
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/editorschoice3.gif
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_bare.gif
Words need to move with the cogs! :D
Spectre-7
10-19-2008, 06:50 PM
Words need to move with the cogs! :D
Everybody's a critic. :)
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_bare2.gif
Doctor Setebos
10-19-2008, 06:53 PM
Something like this?
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/cog_jeffool.gifI love this. :D
Sandman
10-19-2008, 07:08 PM
After scanning through this thread I'm dizzy.
Everyone vs Dinosaurs
10-20-2008, 08:36 PM
Would you have my children Spectre?
Awesome stuff man.
Expugnare
10-20-2008, 08:43 PM
Spectre for Cog graphic artist of the year!
LordDon
10-20-2008, 08:50 PM
I agree with Peri that they don't quite fit the look of the site but that doesn't make them any less awesome. So full of win, Spectre.
TrackZero
10-20-2008, 09:02 PM
I don't think we'll be using them, but they do look nice.
That's Mike's way of saying he's mad jealous. ;)
Doctor Setebos
10-20-2008, 09:09 PM
Spectre for Cog graphic artist of the year!I agree that Spectre's moving CoG graphics are quite cool, but I think Mike would win, having created every graphic on the site. :rolleyes:
Xerxes
10-20-2008, 10:06 PM
I agree with Peri that they don't quite fit the look of the site but that doesn't make them any less awesome. So full of win, Spectre.
I thought this one fit perfectly.
http://home.pacbell.net/ven_rand/editorschoice3.gif
pheriannath
10-20-2008, 10:13 PM
That's Mike's way of saying he's mad jealous. ;)
Heh, I'd be "jealous" if I didn't have to do 3d modeling and animation for work. ;-)
They look good, but he messed with the kerning of the fonts, and I have a very strict "no animated GIF" policy in terms of the site graphics. I'm glad people like them, they deserve to be liked, and Spectre has some nice Blender skills (I think he said that was his program of choice).
Spectre-7
10-20-2008, 11:04 PM
That's Mike's way of saying he's mad jealous. ;)
Hey, hey... I know it's in jest, but all the same, I don't think we really need to see comments of this sort. I'd hate to see people start making light of Mike's work around here.
Thanks again for the kind words everyone, and cheers for an all around bang-up job on the site, Mike! :D
I love big cogs ;)
Great work, I look forward to seeing them pop up around the site (or not, you know, whatever):)
Mishima
10-21-2008, 08:04 AM
This is a useless post to get my count to 25.
But your post count clearly say 26:rolleyes::p
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