Graphic Artists!

[Az]

We're looking to relaunch the main IPY site and forum. One thing we seem to be lacking is an amazing, off-the-rails graphic artist.

Do you have a flair for web art? Think you could help us put together an AMAZING web presence?

We'd love to have you helping out!

Beta accounts, as always, are up for grabs.

[Tharok]

lol I started on a signature, sorta the reverse of the main page , with a Stone-like IPY logo with demon wings instead of angel wings. But i havent had time to work on it some more and also halfway I figured out , the forum doesnt allow graphical signatures and I felt like an idiot haha.
I was going to add a circle behind ipy and between the wings with the Summon Demon symbol engraved in it, basicly a circle slab of stone with engraving. Start detailing the wings and make some magma visible from the cracks in the ipy logo.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7210/ipytest1.jpg

But i'm sure there are some web artists around too.

[Violent Dave]

Been doing web design for about 11 years now. I'm well versed in Adobe products including Flash and Photoshop as well as development in CMS platforms. I've worked the lead on everything from independent personal projects (CCNGTA, Citizens Coup Network, Hosting company), small business (Chiropractors, carpenters, lawyers, etc) , to multimillion dollar enterprises (H&R Block, Ice cream chains, gas station chains, golf courses, etc) in terms of web, design, and marketing. I think we've already talked this over before Az, you said you had a guy filling that role already. Did something change?

[Boogie]

Been doing web design for about 11 years now. I'm well versed in Adobe products including Flash and Photoshop as well as development in CMS platforms. I've worked the lead on everything from independent personal projects (CCNGTA, Citizens Coup Network, Hosting company), small business (Chiropractors, carpenters, lawyers, etc) , to multimillion dollar enterprises (H&R Block, Ice cream chains, gas station chains, golf courses, etc) in terms of web, design, and marketing. I think we've already talked this over before Az, you said you had a guy filling that role already. Did something change?

Sounds like the position is filled as far as YOU are concerned.

[Violent Dave]

Sounds like the position is filled as far as YOU are concerned.

Hah! Would appear so!

[Boogie]

lol I started on a signature, sorta the reverse of the main page , with a Stone-like IPY logo with demon wings instead of angel wings. But i havent had time to work on it some more and also halfway I figured out , the forum doesnt allow graphical signatures and I felt like an idiot haha.
I was going to add a circle behind ipy and between the wings with the Summon Demon symbol engraved in it, basicly a circle slab of stone with engraving. Start detailing the wings and make some magma visible from the cracks in the ipy logo.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7210/ipytest1.jpg

But i'm sure there are some web artists around too.

Really like the cracks and few places the IPY is not uniform. Looks like the wings are made with zbrush? Personally I would like to see a lot of the straight edges on the IPY get destroyed a bit more. Like the idea overall

[Tilly]

Hah! Would appear so!

Lol aww no, Az is probably just sorting out a list of what is needed and hoping to catch lots of Graphic Artists so he doesn't ask people to do too much solo.

[Violent Dave]

Lol aww no, Az is probably just sorting out a list of what is needed and hoping to catch lots of Graphic Artists so he doesn't ask people to do too much solo.

Yeah I would imagine he's a busy guy at this stage.

[Hercules]

Can I just make a simple point, that vBulletin sucks donkey balls?

I am far from a graphic artist, but our guild site is pretty hopping now, and I'm working on integrating the front page CMS. You should look into it, I can help you get it set up -- http://forums.sinnersamongsaints.org

vBulletin is full of problems and the template you have here is nothing short of terrible; the font colors are off, if you type in a search box the font is "#FFF" so you can't even read it, etc. Not to mention, it's slow as all hell. Check our forums out, let me know... we use Invision Power Board for forums, and there is a CMS component you can get called IP.Content, as well as a shopping cart (Nexus), blogs, and more. For a community like this it's something worth looking at for all the community features, not to mention the fact you can actually integrate the whole thing (with some coding) right into RunUO's account database and link in profiles or whatever if you want to.

Just a thought, anyway. Don't use our forums as an example of what can be done as I'm a very poor artist and limited on time.

[Boogie]

Can I just make a simple point, that vBulletin sucks donkey balls?

I am far from a graphic artist, but our guild site is pretty hopping now, and I'm working on integrating the front page CMS. You should look into it, I can help you get it set up -- http://forums.sinnersamongsaints.org

vBulletin is full of problems and the template you have here is nothing short of terrible; the font colors are off, if you type in a search box the font is "#FFF" so you can't even read it, etc. Not to mention, it's slow as all hell. Check our forums out, let me know... we use Invision Power Board for forums, and there is a CMS component you can get called IP.Content, as well as a shopping cart (Nexus), blogs, and more. For a community like this it's something worth looking at for all the community features, not to mention the fact you can actually integrate the whole thing (with some coding) right into RunUO's account database and link in profiles or whatever if you want to.

Just a thought, anyway. Don't use our forums as an example of what can be done as I'm a very poor artist and limited on time.

Vbulletin is cheap, and gets the job done. This template is pretty crappy, and even broken in some browsers. But it doesn't stop people from QQ'ing about their favorite topic of the moment.