Originally posted by inthestars Sounds like a great opportunity.. what's the payment offered on this job?
Not sure of the exact amount of $ for the writing, cause it will depend on the idea and the quality of the writing. We're already working on a few storyboard concepts for the spot, but there are so many creative people here you never know when a killer idea might be found.
Well heres my entry and I am suprised to see not alot of designers jumpin on the vector route for this...
Design Rationale: When creating this I thought , well, #1 this site has to make money and be pleasing to the eye on repeat visits...not have the user blown away with a million pics and flashy colors. So I figure this design will be pleasing everytime round.
Because of the subtlety of the design itself...any banner or image in any article should poke the user in the eye. For a higher CTR.
Both ends of the header are static, from which a small 5 px gif can be made from and stretched to both sides.
Drop downs can be your regular run of the mill drop downs SAME WIDTH AS BUTTON.
Silver buttons can be used throughout the whole page. Silver appeals to all ages...and ethnic groups...youngun's like it as well as the steel grey soldier...Article photos and advertising again will step up...
None-the-less the design is fully customizable to any size or color.
the whole thing has a Vector Mama file ready to serve.
I can do flash really well, I would probably run a "shine through the (L.A.) skylinefrom left to right. Since thats the flow of a users eye..nice clean and simple.
I decided to enter this contest "Last Minute" so this thing took me 2.5 hours from start to finish...I was going to enter right away but I was impressed by Maxims logo...threw me for a loop...that logo is hot. The first thing I thought was that male symbol... it was perfect, good job to Maxim ...hats off;) beat me to it
I still like his logo better than the existing one but refuse to use that symbol on my header out of respect for the quick draw of Maxim.
Anyways...good stuff by all
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Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.
Let me repeat... A 120 x 60 button and no more that 3 lines of DEFAULT SIZE AND COLOR text.
Originally posted by galleryseek why same width as button? i'm sure they're going to have links with a lot more width than those buttons allow.
I agree...horizontal nav drop then.
DICK TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR.
Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.
Let me repeat... A 120 x 60 button and no more that 3 lines of DEFAULT SIZE AND COLOR text.
SIG TOO SMALL! Maximum 1200x600 button and no more than 30 text lines of ALL SIZES and COLORS. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 6240x4800 instead of a 1024x800.
Anyways, good luck to everyone! this contest was so fucking cool!!!!!!!!
(KRL, as for my entries i know that a flash template looks tons better, dont have time to do them, got much work, just think when you see my designs all the flashy shit u want in any of the entries, thats it!)
GOOD LUCK FUCKAS!
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Originally posted by MR2 Submission over KRL ? just woke up. LOL* i guess 4 hours i can still make one cool header.
yea well he did say til 10am
i was gonna try for a third but i dont htink its happenin...
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#1 The logo is pretty slick to begin with, but i thought it should be more 'in your face' than buried among a million stock photos. That is my opinion and it has nothing to do with the fact that I was undecided for two days how I wanted to arrange a million stock photos. [really]
#2 This should be a given with ANY portal: the header needs to make money, its valuable space that shouldnt be wasted. So BEHOLD, I included placement for a standard 468x60 banner... (hmm..i dont recall seeing anyone else already include it in their design <thats been posted>, but im sure they can add it if theres the space for it :P )
#3 Yea yea, I picked the 'wow' guy too. But HEY, he's the WOW guy. I have questioned my sexuality whilst looking at his RGB'd filtered eyes, I shit you not. I thought he is sexy enuff to be excluded from fucking up the max height rule (thanks to his head sticking the hell out), but of course i can use my 1337 PS skills to make him a smaller man than Ive made him out to be. ;)
#4 I shouldnt have to tell ya that having a bookmark link incorporated in the design increases bookmarkage percentage, but I'll say it anyway. Having a bookmark link incorporated in the design increases bookmarkage percentage.
#5 Once again, I was undecided. News? Or an Ad? News? Or an Ad? Now that I think about it, I think the top right space should be reserved for announcing announcements/new features/extra links/ etc//// but whatever is placed there I think it should be done graphically as opposed to straightening out the box and having regular text content (iframed).
#6 And of course let me repeat what has been repeated repeatedly.,...,.,.,.,.,., colors, text, banners, boxes, and even the WOW guy can be replaced, have a new taste, or be erased.
And ya know, my mother-in-law has like 20 cats in an apartment, and I have allergies... so that explains that.
oh yea,
>> here is a more simple entry...
i have nothing to say about this one except that, its simple. No nevermind, its boring. Actually i hate it. I dont know why the hell i included it.
ah fuck it.
Anywayz, good luck to all the entries, and special thanks to KRL for hosting this great contest.
PS: If any1 thinks my shit is half way decent and you need some design work, or just sum raw raunchy phone sex, hit me up: [someone AT unknownorigin.com] ORR hit up any of the other KICK ASS designers in this thread (minus the phone sex). Fuckin hardcore talent is at your disposals here people!!!!!
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Originally posted by KRL A couple more hours. I just got up myself.
Nearly done with my 3rd and last entry... but i don't think i can make it to 10am with the flash version... I'll submit the preview image... and i guess, the flash is to follow.... will u judge the entries even if it's only a preview image? or u really need the working flash version to rate it?
Originally posted by MR2 Nearly done with my 3rd and last entry... but i don't think i can make it to 10am with the flash version... I'll submit the preview image... and i guess, the flash is to follow.... will u judge the entries even if it's only a preview image? or u really need the working flash version to rate it?
If you can get it up by noon go for the flash. Your work is in our top list so far.
Originally posted by PlatinumPimp Very nice and clean gradient work, but I don't think the concept (the colour balance and the lack of images) will suit www.men.com very well. This doesn't look like a sexual related design, but its very nice otherwise.
Hit me up on ICQ danil: 168844248 I have some work for ya
Just my
Thanks Pimp.
But anyway this is not only men sex portal, and i don't wish to target only who want sex auditory, i try to make design to all auditory.
I'm very glad that someone like my work
p.s. i leave message in icq, but i don't have time to be in icq, you know.
http://www.colorbone.com/samples/Men2.jpg this one is pretty good, but would be better with a different pic on the left, like that one with the guy and that blonde girl
Hey guys i just wanted to say thanks to everyone for making MY FIRST competition so ql.
Now i know that i must work harder to beat you
So if anyone has some good Photoshop and Flash(or maybe some other) sites that has tutorials and how to's,... please email or icq them to me - or if someone makes a new thread so all the designers should see them, that would be ql too
Anyway...You all guys rock
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