Banner title page edit any photoshop gurus out there [Archive]

GOLDCYLON

01-20-2011, 01:48 PM

Hey there I am not a photoshop guru but a few folks out there are. Can anybody make the banner page license plate filler look a little better with the Scripted ZR-1 logo? Maybe removing the corvette logo behind it so all you see is the red filler plate with the logo above it? Just a thought. GC :hello:

DaveK

01-20-2011, 05:49 PM

Sure. Will have a go when I get home at the weekend. In Toronto right now.

Kevin

01-20-2011, 06:08 PM

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z181/cigarmanpa/ZR-1/P6281913.jpg

dunno if this will help or not

xlr8nflorida

01-20-2011, 06:54 PM

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t150/90koth/zr-1finalplate.jpg

DaveK

01-20-2011, 07:02 PM

What would help would be the original files used to make the banner (in has high a resolution as possible) if someone can email them to me that would be great.

Dave

xlr8nflorida

01-20-2011, 07:13 PM

What would help would be the original files used to make the banner (in has high a resolution as possible) if someone can email them to me that would be great.

Dave

Not volunteering you for the job, but how about a new banner all together?

We have had that one for an eternity and we can make a much cleaner cooler looking banner.

DaveK

01-20-2011, 10:05 PM

I agree. My photoshop skills are middling but not in the virtuoso range. On the other hand my brother is a professional graphic designer - I'll ask him to have a crack at it a well :thumbsup:

p.s. you can see his work at www.quadceast.com for a sample of the quality

xlr8nflorida

01-20-2011, 10:08 PM

Who has high resolution files?

EPS, PSD format native files?

Please identify yourself :cheers:

GOLDCYLON

01-21-2011, 08:55 AM

Z Factor do you have them ?

zr1mom

01-21-2011, 11:05 AM

That was my work. :)

I know I'm not a graphic designer.

So if someone wants to try a new design I'm all for it. My son is one but he's always too busy with wall street. :-D

Send me an email at zr1net@zr1.net and I'll send you whatever you need and I have.

Thanks,
Mom

GOLDCYLON

01-21-2011, 11:22 AM

DaveK

01-25-2011, 10:44 AM

GOLDCYLON

01-25-2011, 11:05 AM

Wow all that I was suggesting was to clean it up a little in the plate area. I dont understand how polictics are involved unless the board has to vote on changing it?

Aurora40

01-25-2011, 11:08 AM

It wasn't that long ago that the banner didn't have the "ZR-1" thing written over the front of the bumper. Why not use that previous one if you just want it to look cleaner?

GOLDCYLON

01-25-2011, 11:12 AM

It wasn't that long ago that the banner didn't have the "ZR-1" thing written over the front of the bumper. Why not use that previous one if you just want it to look cleaner?

No idea Bob its out of my hands :neutral:

Aurora40

01-25-2011, 01:59 PM

I thought we had that logo without the script, but maybe not. This was the logo from a while back:

http://www.zr1.net/forum/images/misc/vbulletin3_logo_white.gif

GTOger

01-25-2011, 02:27 PM

In case this is at all helpful...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5388169378_fd55788ac1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40380885@N06/5388169378/)
zr1netforumheader (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40380885@N06/5388169378/)

I was putting together a new boot screen for the DNX6160 and had some ZR-1 stuff up anyhow. If I spent a bit more time on it I'd like to replace the car in the middle with something not so redundant. Maybe a group shot or something... I'll make the PSD available if anybody wants it... just ask.

GOLDCYLON

01-25-2011, 02:30 PM

That looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hello:

01-25-2011, 02:40 PM

That was my work. :)

I know I'm not a graphic designer.

You did very well Dave :cheers:

In case this is at all helpful...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5388169378_fd55788ac1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40380885@N06/5388169378/)
zr1netforumheader (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40380885@N06/5388169378/)

And that looks excellent ! Nice job !

QB93Z

01-25-2011, 04:03 PM

I contacted Mom to get some of the files in the current banner and he replied that there were some political issues and couldn't authorise a new banner.

If someone can do that I'll be happy to try and get a new design done. Obviously the actual use of any new banner is down to acceptance by the board.

Thanks

Dave

I am not sure what Mom was refering to, but I can assure everyone that there are no "political issues" going on related to the Forum or the operation of the ZR-1 Net Registry.

All of the members of the Executive Committee (the Board) as well as the Forum Administration Team are working together to maintain the fine quality organization that Mom created and that the membership expects.

Jim Voter
ZR-1 Net Registry President

Z Factor

01-25-2011, 04:21 PM

Indeed

Lets not assume that second hand information posted here is accurate. It might very well be a miscommunication or misunderstanding.

The banner change has never involved "politics", nor should it. Mom came up with the current design and it is very good. However if another good design is proffered, we can certainly consider replacing the current one without it turning into a big deal.
Now if a Rustang were slipped into the banner, then it would be time to break out the nuclear weapons.

:cheers:

GOLDCYLON

01-25-2011, 05:16 PM

Now if a Rustang were slipped into the banner, then it would be time to break out the nuclear weapons.:cheers:

:eek: A tactical Nuke at that. Awesome I love the update !! Thanks GTOer great work!!!!

GOLDCYLON

01-25-2011, 05:19 PM

I am not sure what Mom was refering to, but I can assure everyone that there are no "political issues" going on related to the Forum or the operation of the ZR-1 Net Registry.

All of the members of the Executive Committee (the Board) as well as the Forum Administration Team are working together to maintain the fine quality organization that Mom created and that the membership expects.

Jim Voter
ZR-1 Net Registry President

Awesome news Jim........ Does that new banner pass muster? Id like to see it! GC

A1990

01-25-2011, 06:58 PM

GTOger

01-25-2011, 07:10 PM

I didn't mean to be presumptuous or start an "issue". If the "powers that be" like the graphic, they're more than welcome to it. If for whatever reason it doesn't mesh with the plans, that's cool, too. I literally just was working on some images for my car, came across the thread, had a little spare time and viola. Like I said, I'll be happy to provide the PSD (photoshop working file) if that's helpful.

Websites are (part of) what I do for a living. My family and I own and operate a 10,000 sq-ft datacenter so we make our living off the Internet. I'm not a designer by trade, but I do like to goof around.

If I had my druthers, I'd find a something nice to replace the car in the middle that's now crashing into the LT5. :0 I'm thinking something "not red" and ideally a group shot of Z's, or folks enjoying their Z's... something. If someone's got a suggestion (or better yet, an image) I'd tack it in there.

zr1mom

01-25-2011, 07:55 PM

I am not sure what Mom was refering to, but I can assure everyone that there are no "political issues" going on related to the Forum or the operation of the ZR-1 Net Registry.

All of the members of the Executive Committee (the Board) as well as the Forum Administration Team are working together to maintain the fine quality organization that Mom created and that the membership expects.

Jim Voter
ZR-1 Net Registry President

No I never said it was political, I said I no longer run the forum since I am no longer on the board. This forum belongs to the ZR-1 Net Registry and those that run the club. So any changes decisions have to come thru the board. I am just a member like everyone else.

Thanks!
Mom

DaveK

01-25-2011, 07:58 PM

Sorry 'political' was my interpretation (in a small 'p' sense) - didn't mean to stir anything up.

Thanks

Dave

zr1mom

01-25-2011, 07:59 PM

Sorry 'political' was my interpretation (in a small 'p' sense) - didn't mean to stir anything up.

Thanks

Dave

No problem. :)

GOLDCYLON

01-27-2011, 08:50 PM

That new banner looks great. WTG GTOer

GTOger

01-27-2011, 08:58 PM

Glad it's enjoyed. I'd still be willing to tweak it by request.

Z Factor

01-27-2011, 09:34 PM

Glad it's enjoyed. I'd still be willing to tweak it by request.

It looks good, and captures what the ZR-1 is all about.

Thanks for your time and effort in creating it.

:cheers:

xlr8nflorida

01-27-2011, 09:36 PM

Glad it's enjoyed. I'd still be willing to tweak it by request.

Looks great.

It would look good, with some of the LT-5 cutout photos that Dwight has put in the newsletter.

ZZZZZR1

01-28-2011, 01:38 PM

Glad it's enjoyed. I'd still be willing to tweak it by request.

WOW Unbelievable job!

Thanks!!!!

:cheers:

David

Hammer

01-28-2011, 03:08 PM

Nice change. Great work.

Locobob

01-28-2011, 04:25 PM

New banner looks terrific! :cheers:

IowaZR-1

01-30-2011, 08:16 AM

Glad it's enjoyed. I'd still be willing to tweak it by request.
Looks Great!........but.........3 ZR-1s and all of them RED......one might think that's the only COLOR they came in.....all your red guys can Flame Away!! need some heat here.....been a long winter.:cheers:

Aurora40

01-30-2011, 09:49 AM

All of them are '95s too. No biggie, though, it's a nice banner. Maybe someone can come up with a series of banners, featuring different ZR-1 pictures and incorporating the registry logo. If they were the same size, and similar in layout, they could be swapped every few weeks or something.

Aurora40

01-30-2011, 11:06 AM

These are pretty crummy, but just to give an idea of what I mean:

http://aurora40.dyndns.org/misc/header1.gif

or

http://aurora40.dyndns.org/misc/header2.gif

I just grabbed those pictures off the NCM site. I'm sure there are plenty of other cool professional ZR-1 pictures that could be used. And I'm sure someone with skill and talent could make them look better/cleaner than this. I'm just tossing them out as a way to get my meaning across.

And yeah, Dynomite, once there were a couple they could probably just randomly display when you refresh the page or something similar. You may or may not have noticed that my signature image does the same thing...

xlr8nflorida

01-30-2011, 12:07 PM

Those are excellent - just swap them out every few months.

Keeps the site fresh instead of same ole thing every visit. Also keeping homepage updated and notes from the officers on monthly basis.

Aurora40

01-30-2011, 01:31 PM

OK......HOW YOU DO THAT...that is cool :cool:
I would like to put your HOW TO refresh signature image in Solutons under the Heading LINKS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS, MESSAGES, POSTS

Does that involve signature permissions?
You cannot use animated Avatars for example.

It doesn't rely on the forum. It's simply a link to an external image, and that server will serve a random image from a pool.

I do this for my avatar on some other forums, though most vBulletin forums will save your avatar locally, which makes it no longer random.

The site I use is this: http://www.random-image.net

Z Factor

01-30-2011, 01:45 PM

Looks Great!........but.........3 ZR-1s and all of them RED......one might think that's the only COLOR they came in.....all your red guys can Flame Away!! need some heat here.....been a long winter.:cheers:

Well as most know by now, the red ZR-1's came with extra HP from the factory, therefore they are the fastest. Keep in mind that this opinion has nothing to do with the fact that I have a red one. :mrgreen:

In all seriousness, we can look into changing the banner a little more often. We might even have several banners to choose from and let the forum members vote on which ones they like the most(i.e. like the vette babes voting).
So if anyone wants to create a banner with different years, colors, etc. feel free to do so, and it might be one we could use in the future.

In the mean time lets enjoy the new one that GTOger took the time to create for us.

:cheers:

Aurora40

01-30-2011, 02:00 PM

Here's a quick take on blue:

http://aurora40.dyndns.org/misc/header3.gif

You guys are free to use these, but also free not to. I won't be offended, my graphic arts skills are not great. Also feel free to modify them, etc.

For anyone interested, lots of professional photos can be found here:

http://www.gmphotostore.com/Corvette/departments/1366/

http://www.corvettemuseum.com/pictures/wallpaper-01.shtml

and a crapload here: http://gm.wieck.com/forms/gm/*query?corvette&source=ALL

xlr8nflorida

01-30-2011, 02:36 PM

I like Bob's designs.

You can have them change out or even use different designs on each page header.

In a normal website, you would want to use the same header. However, in this website, I think we like to see different Z's headers etc.

You could either have them rotate out or put one header for ZR-1 parts for sale, one for technical etc.

I just think it really updates the website and makes a big difference in appearance. I have suggested this in years past and glad to see the board moving forward with these changes.

I think it also helps with membership when you have a cutting edge site. It can also attract sponsors etc.
In our case, as a result of specific parts, we would be limited, but Detailers, rims, etc etc.

GOLDCYLON

01-31-2011, 03:51 PM