This is challenge is opened to everyone who have some decent skills in making banners, challenge begins today 18.1 until 26.1.2013 , you are required to make banners as good as you can in this specifications:
1) width 160px x height 600px <2600kb
2) 468x60 <50kb
Small notice: Remember it should be H5 oriented with some nice effects catchy for the eye!
Rewards: If we take both of your banners 1+2 you will receive Elegia Set (of your choice) with additional +50 coins , else if we take 1 of 2 banners you will receive only Elegia Set ( of your choice ) , additionally we will use your services in the future if needed, with of course more rewards.
How to apply:
-If you want to join mentioned competition you are required to send a mail with following subject:
- Subject: For Banners competition
- Details inside the mail needed: Forum nick and ingame name
- Banners images uploaded in proper SIZE (read above)
All this in proper form send to dragon.network.lineage@gmail.com
If you miss some of this details your email will be ignored without further notice.
If you upload or send banners that exceeds the size limit we placed , your email will be ignored without further notice.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: After you win at this competition you are required to add any changes we require from you at any time.
If you do not agree with the terms above please do not accept the challenge.
Thank you
TrackZero
//after some of top banners are received we will post here the ones we consider they are the best so you can all see them!
UPDATE: both banners must be in .gif
Gif or png?
No .gif and no .png.
Your best option is Flash it has out compression and you can apply multiple effects.
About the formats 160x600 is one of the best and 468x60 is one of the worst if you don't have the right to test the specific location.
It also depends were you will use dose banners.
One more thing when you expect further changes it should be made on Flash and here we go the the basic mistake of this post.
You should ask from players for story boards of banners cause what it sell is not the picture but the text in it and the structure of the massages.
I'm sure that here you have people who have great ideas but but they won't be able to make them on banners - give them a chance and use them as well :P
Quote from: Isokratia on January 19, 2013, 10:06:51 AM
No .gif and no .png.
Your best option is Flash it has out compression and you can apply multiple effects.
About the formats 160x600 is one of the best and 468x60 is one of the worst if you don't have the right to test the specific location.
It also depends were you will use dose banners.
One more thing when you expect further changes it should be made on Flash and here we go the the basic mistake of this post.
You should ask from players for story boards of banners cause what it sell is not the picture but the text in it and the structure of the massages.
I'm sure that here you have people who have great ideas but but they won't be able to make them on banners - give them a chance and use them as well :P
Thank you for the feedback and good suggestions, plan is to get nice design then we can work out on thext .
Side banner 1) will be used on gtop100 (side) and 2) on top 200, clearly top 200 will be vote only but thats why i work on the system to make players interested to vote (will explaine once this mess is over)
thanks for explain. I dont know how to use flash, and i dont like this format. Anyway ill take participation, making some banners in PS. I hope there will be some small gifts for other ppl, not only winners (hair accesory etc.)
1 more question - on banner should we place info about dragon x15 only, or arena x200 too?
Quote from: ryhoo on January 19, 2013, 11:27:30 AM
thanks for explain. I dont know how to use flash, and i dont like this format. Anyway ill take participation, making some banners in PS. I hope there will be some small gifts for other ppl, not only winners (hair accesory etc.)
1 more question - on banner should we place info about dragon x15 only, or arena x200 too?
Both servers ofc, check texts of other servers so you can figure out which is most important data new players need.
Thank you
Ok some tips that may help:
For each banner save the font and send it with the banner, as well send the working files.
Everything happens and without them your work can be useless.
In the text of the banner use the main advantages of the server:
- Sub stack
- Free to play
- Number of players(you can write more of course :D)
Write on paper before development and clear the stages in the banner(it really helps), check the sites mentioned above and see which banners will grab your attention(you are the core target so if they grab you, they will grab other players as well), now steal those massages and implement them in your banners.
Be aware you will need either really good graphic skills or you will need different massages for both banners cause there is huge difference in there size.
Use readable fonts, any exotic ones will take away the users, people read over 25% slower on internet and that's affect there behaviour.
Try to use Swish it's very simple program with ready and cool flash effects so you don't need to be programmer to make flash banner.
Quote from: Isokratia on January 19, 2013, 03:26:32 PM
Ok some tips that may help:
For each banner save the font and send it with the banner, as well send the working files.
Everything happens and without them your work can be useless.
In the text of the banner use the main advantages of the server:
- Sub stack
- Free to play
- Number of players(you can write more of course :D)
Write on paper before development and clear the stages in the banner(it really helps), check the sites mentioned above and see which banners will grab your attention(you are the core target so if they grab you, they will grab other players as well), now steal those massages and implement them in your banners.
Be aware you will need either really good graphic skills or you will need different massages for both banners cause there is huge difference in there size.
Use readable fonts, any exotic ones will take away the users, people read over 25% slower on internet and that's affect there behaviour.
Try to use Swish it's very simple program with ready and cool flash effects so you don't need to be programmer to make flash banner.
In my opinion, this should be part of the banner text as well : # of year the server/community has been up for, New player rewards, Auto events (if they will be part of the server), Non-L2j, Working geodata.
* I scracthed free to play cause l2 is now free to play.
Well just sent a banner hope i did it right
Pair of banners per person or if I sent you already and a new idea will hit me in the face I can make and send new ones?
question you need make both banners? or is either
You can send 1 or 2 your call, but rewards are different read about it in beggining of the topic.
Also those 2 banners doesnt need to be of same style because they are for 2 different sites.
Quote from: =^TrackZero^= on January 18, 2013, 09:44:15 PM
1) width 160px x height 600px <2600kb
2) 468x60 <50kb
ReavenDark why you can't understand this simple task I rly dunno.
Here are examples:
1) (width 160px x height 600px)
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2173/59521570.jpg)
2) (468 x 60)
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/558/11626571.jpg)
P.S.
It must be in gif,I just show the shapes.
Because in this forum, the banned is like the example " 2012 "...
And sorry, my work isnt like your signature, i need more time for do it one, so i dont want waste time in this format, anyway, i need make again a new one like your example in blue... for the other, i do it one great already.
Quote from: Blanches on January 21, 2013, 10:43:56 PM
Because in this forum, the banned is like the example " 2012 "...
And sorry, my work isnt like your signature, i need more time for do it one, so i dont want waste time in this format, anyway, i need make again a new one like your example in blue... for the other, i do it one great already.
What Metallica (Berty) posted is correct sizes for both.
so whats the format again pls ?
first was flash, after gif , whats the last prefered ?
Quote from: Kisgyerek on January 22, 2013, 01:44:01 PM
so whats the format again pls ?
first was flash, after gif , whats the last prefered ?
.gif never said flash
- Today after 17h i will post banners, stay tuned. Thank you all who participated.
Ok after filtering some , also few who didnt met requirements im posting the list of one i liked (if i missed someone please send me PM),i wont say who made what so you can judge objectively, also notice that text can be edited once we get the design:
banner1: (http://i.imgur.com/swGIoMR.jpg)
banner1_2: (http://i.imgur.com/PIiP7yF.jpg)
banner2_2: (http://i.imgur.com/sg83tXk.gif)
banner3: (http://i.imgur.com/4H5eiKo.gif)
banner4: (http://i.imgur.com/aFc3K8z.jpg)
banner4_2: (http://i.imgur.com/fC5Iy5E.jpg)
banner5: (http://i.imgur.com/XdMczvJ.gif)
banner6: (http://i.imgur.com/1aOHB9m.gif)
banner7: (http://i.imgur.com/6z67Fjn.jpg)
banner8: (http://i.imgur.com/l3CJuyy.jpg)
banner9: (http://i.imgur.com/0C7MCF3.gif)
banner10: (http://i.imgur.com/yUsfyWs.gif)
banner11: (http://i.imgur.com/dsLaSit.jpg)
banner12: (http://i.imgur.com/CdYwt6o.jpg)
banner13: (http://i.imgur.com/UudDMk5.gif)
banner14: (http://i.imgur.com/UaESsCK.gif)
banner15: (http://i.imgur.com/2kRNzfF.gif)
banner16: (http://oi47.tinypic.com/209od1e.jpg)
banner17: (http://oi45.tinypic.com/25qawdj.jpg)
banner18: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/banner01h.gif
(http://i.imgur.com/UaESsCK.gif)
Very good! Bravo!
Honestly all are really good :)) GJ ALL imo all should get rewarded, not only the winnger GJ :))) no matter which u choise it will be good ;)
7,8,10 are ftw
BANNER 8!!
Also Banner 8
Banner 16 and banner 17 added, apologies to the owner, because really i was LOST in the waves of emails all kinds.
BuMp
17 the best
Some with spelling mistakes ...
11 and 14 got the most important information and are well made
each banner on the top list is at the bottom of the signature of the more detailed information. And what little information on the banner the more likely a potential player clicks on the banner to see the page server. most important for me is the simplicity and aesthetics of advertising. for me the best is 5 and 17
LOOL this is rly good work guys ;)
I wish I could make something as this too :D
Banner 13 and 14 are best ;)
Banner 2 8)
also banner 2
but pls we dont have 3k players ;P
16 and 17 all over the place!
5,7,8,9,10 and 11 is nice !!
16 and 17 rly nice
prolly all vote for his friends banner etc :D
Banner 18 added sorry @ owner i lost in the spam :/
I give my vote to 16 and 17. The best so far,not full of red color (which makes my eyes bleed btw),complete,nice font.
Good job everyone,a work which should be appreciated.
18 nice one
3, 18
16, 17
I don't get why banners 4,6,7,8 are even here, they're in wrong sizes ???
16,17.
13,17
Quote from: Lunar on January 27, 2013, 11:21:25 AM
I don't get why banners 4,6,7,8 are even here, they're in wrong sizes ???
Same for other animated Banniers, Track say " no animation "... anyway ^^
i vote for 16 17 and 18
Quote from: Blanches on January 27, 2013, 12:24:12 PM
Same for other animated Banniers, Track say " no animation "... anyway ^^
RLY? quote it, cause i don't see any point in using .gif format despite for animation.
First of all, Dnet is not L2OFF, its L2Java :P so all banners failed
Quote from: Zilex on January 27, 2013, 04:27:32 PM
First of all, Dnet is not L2OFF, its L2Java :P so all banners failed
Fail.
Quote from: Zilex on January 27, 2013, 04:27:32 PM
First of all, Dnet is not L2OFF, its L2Java :P so all banners failed
/Social Not_true
Hi Track, when winner will be announced?
~~BANNERS 16 and 17 WON! After many days of judging the race was tough , however at this point we think that this 2 banners should represent us,congratulations to creator , he can contact me on forum for 1st prize and let me know if his identity wants to be revealed!
You did awesome job!
================================================================
I would also like creator of banners 14 & 15 to contact me via forum PM too,thank you.
Once again thank you all who participated to this event,we will be doing events like this from time to time, make sure you dont miss them!
Thank you all!
pff, mine 468/60 was better, but probably didn't meet requirements, becouse it was not posted here... (http://emcinek.republika.pl/baner2a.gif)
Thanks to all CB voter ;)
Pfff like always , track give reward to CB... Gz...
Banner 16 and 17 suck... But is Cb banner so he must win lol. And is true
when we can start vote for server
Quote from: Example on January 30, 2013, 11:23:07 AM
Pfff like always , track give reward to CB... Gz...
Banner 16 and 17 suck... But is Cb banner so he must win lol. And is true
Yes, oooor it's better than the one your master made. What a cospiracy. Gawd.
Quote from: Blanches on January 30, 2013, 06:13:44 AM
Thanks to all CB voter ;)
In all do respect, where you see i wrote who is who?
2nd in all do respect to your work, you have send me like 10 mails with 40 differnt color combination and what? Just because you send unlimited doesnt mean you will win....
3rd in all do respect , i was judging the banners with people who are in this area not even related to l2 much,including drake who voted for the winner, so this wanst my decission only.
4th in all do respect, even current winner didnt win, there is still 4 more banners that i would choose before yours, im not saying your banners are bad im just saying for this job there were much better ones.
I like your videos and your will to help this server, but please dont see conspiration theories in everything around you, especially related to XY clan/person.