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Community => News => Topic started by: xfir on January 21, 2004, 09:59:08 PM

Title: Contest!
Post by: xfir on January 21, 2004, 09:59:08 PM
I need a new logo for the Red Alert Skin:

http://forum.outpostuniverse.net/?skinid=9 (http://forum.outpostuniverse.net/?skinid=9)

If you can make one that matches the theme and includes "Outpost Universe Forums" as the predominate text, then you could win 1000 credits. You have until Monday (the 26th) to get me your entry!

To enter, either post your image here, or email it to me: xfir[at]xfir.net

The image should be 400 by 100 and in gif format.

Please name your image with your username.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 21, 2004, 10:18:23 PM
Can we hide our name somewhere in it?
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Post by: xfir on January 21, 2004, 10:44:31 PM
So long as your name isn't the predominate text, I'm fine with the username. But I must warn you, if its too conspicouos, I may dock you (I will be "grading" the logos persay)

The rubric will be like so:

Color Choice
Font Choice
Predominate Features
General Appearance (as in, is it really jagged)

Each member is allowed a mx of 2 submissions.
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Post by: CK9 on January 21, 2004, 10:58:03 PM
can they be basically the same thing?
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Post by: xfir on January 22, 2004, 06:42:30 PM
Well, if I deem it an "update" to the previous one, then I'll just replace it. Otherwise, the images have to differ more than 25%.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 22, 2004, 06:58:40 PM
What should it say? Outpost Universe Forums?
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Post by: xfir on January 22, 2004, 06:59:50 PM
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What should it say? Outpost Universe Forums?
Due to the lack of actually reading the main posts that lists the rules, I am going to fine you 5 credits.

Yes, it should say Outpost Universe Forums.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 22, 2004, 07:00:51 PM
DOH!!! Sorry, I'm out of it today....just got out of a nap.
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Post by: CK9 on January 22, 2004, 07:33:15 PM
well, Yoda, at your age I'm surprised you woke up.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 22, 2004, 07:50:12 PM
Lol, 900 years old I am.....Hummmm hummmmm haroooo.
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Post by: Betaray on January 22, 2004, 08:33:52 PM
you can still chop anyone up with a light sabor though lol
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Post by: xfir on January 22, 2004, 08:34:41 PM
TOPIC!!

Those posts will soon disappear.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 22, 2004, 08:43:56 PM
Sorry X, If I remove the RA TechCenter^2 Forums title, and the shadow, and the faint spiral behind RA, then just replace the name, would you consider that a 25% difference?
They took my lightsaber liscense away, because I accidentaly sliced a student while giving a lecture because I didn't have my glasses.
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Post by: xfir on January 22, 2004, 08:58:38 PM
I was refering to a previous submitted logo.
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Post by: Zircon on January 23, 2004, 01:26:46 AM
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Posted By: xfir on Jan 21 2004, 10:09 PM -
As a note, you can put your name on the image. All submitted images become my property, however.

Question: Is that because of the ever occuring dilemma/situation im going to explain below, or is there another reason for it ?

//Story Time
Once upon a time... There was a nice comfy little forum...
Eventually an argument arose which quickly got out of hand, it resulted in several "accidents" and throwing of words... In the aftermath someone told the rest that he was "going to leave the forum..." and that he wanted everything he had brought the community to be removed...
He proceeded to clear out his account remove some posts here and there and leave a nicely written letter of goodbye (? nicely ?) When it was time to remove the nice logo he had made for the forum ( <--- important ) he noticed that it was hosted on the forum server which he did not have access to...
Argument arises again as he "demands" "HIS" logo to be removed, the forum doesn't want this and well... This guy still haunts the very same forum today after thousands of years...
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Post by: plymoth45 on January 23, 2004, 09:19:31 AM
That is disturbing, and i don't think that shall happen here since we are all cooperative with each other. Now how would i even begin to work on a skin like that without the software?
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Post by: xfir on January 23, 2004, 10:38:56 AM
I say that, Zircon, because then I don't owe any royalties to the author should I use it.

Its is a simple way to prevent any legal actions. And it works.
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Post by: BlackBox on January 23, 2004, 11:13:14 AM
the "software" is an image editor, for this contest.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 12:15:07 PM
How do I upload My picture???
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Post by: Zircon on January 23, 2004, 01:48:08 PM
Entry nr1

(http://www.bonetweb.com/Zircon/contest/zirconentry1.gif)

I decided not to add my name to it...
 
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 02:14:49 PM
(http://www.xfir.net/op3/opuflogo.gif/opuf%20logo.gif)

Is that a GIF.....cause when I saved mine as a GIF it made it all fuzzy.

And here it is as GIF

As a BMP....it dosen't look fuzzy....and the grids are there like the current Logo.

(http://www.xfir.net/op3/opuflogo.gif/opuf%20logo%20jp3g.jpeg.jpg)

Look at the difference.....  :huh:


BTW.....Xfir....these are not finished so these are not my entries.......i'm gonna edit them stilll
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 03:32:20 PM
Heres my version of the logo. Only this one is full lenght not in 400/100

Outpost Universe Forum (Logo) (http://nhgz.com/hosted/trance-freak/it2000us_opforum_logo.jpg)
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 03:36:24 PM
Wow....mine is horrible compared to those.....



Where do you guys get those pics  :blink:  
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 03:40:17 PM
The Lynx pic is from www.gamespot.com (Serch for op) and the forum i got from the game by a screenshot.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 03:40:34 PM
Roger that Jimbo


ok...yeah that big screen shot.....well i can't use it......you already did....hum...
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 03:56:38 PM
it's a H*)) lot better than mine, lol
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 03:59:31 PM
Whats better than what?
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 04:04:13 PM
I think he means yours is better than both of ours...
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 04:06:56 PM
Ok but CK9 doesnt have a logo.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 04:13:25 PM
Maybe he means that
1. he has one on his computer but not on the site

2. or that he shouldn't even try because he won't be able to comptete....



well who likes the vechs and structures?
(http://www.xfir.net/op3/opuflogo.gif/opfu%20logo%20vechs%20copy.jpg)

or should i remove the vechiles?
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 04:18:30 PM
I see, i wonder if you guys even have Photoshop to do this stuff? (Exept Me and Z)

Looks pretty good. But needs work and i think the vechs look to small or distorted in a way.
 
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 04:19:29 PM
I DOOOOO!
I just can't use it that well....lol
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 04:21:29 PM
Well this site should help you. It has a variety off good tutorials for Photoshop, php, 3DMAX and more.

http://www.shiver7.com/ (http://www.shiver7.com/)
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Post by: BlackBox on January 23, 2004, 04:23:42 PM
I have Photoshop. (I think Zircon does too)

Here's a "5 minute" one that I made in about 5 minutes (well more like 10 but it would have been 5 if photoshop didn't keep crashing)

(http://312productions.xfir.net/etc/op2hacker-1.gif)
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 04:23:49 PM
Ok....Thanks :D


hey.....what's RA TechCenter^2 Center anyways?

How did you make the grid?
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 04:27:05 PM
Please dont get mad at me op2hacker but that is the uglies thing i have ever seen. The image doesnt fit in to the rest of the logo at all. Pliz dont get mad.
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 04:27:20 PM
I ment that the one up there made by luweeg is better thaen the one I emailed to x.  Mine has animation   :lol:  
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Post by: BlackBox on January 23, 2004, 04:27:51 PM
The grid? Well I took the header from the categories (you have to look at the html source to get the image source  :ph34r: ) and then I copied the middle portion over and over (using MSPaint, pixel by pixel copying is a bit easier than in photoshop)

Then I loaded that bitmap in Photoshop, made a new layer in my logo, pasted it in and applied some blending to the layer.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 04:28:41 PM
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Please dont get mad at me op2hacker but that is the uglies thing i have ever seen. The image doesnt fit in to the rest of the logo at all. Pliz dont get mad.
welll, then you haven't seen the monstosties i have created with photoshop....
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Post by: BlackBox on January 23, 2004, 04:30:59 PM
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Please dont get mad at me op2hacker but that is the uglies thing i have ever seen. The image doesnt fit in to the rest of the logo at all. Pliz dont get mad.
Yeah I know, I'm not the greatest with photoshop (i've used it very little)

And like I said it took very little time.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 04:31:14 PM
You are such newbs at PS ppl. The way to do the grid is to open up a new file in PS7 make it 4/4 pixels make one line on top and one on the site youll get like a half square then select the whole thing using the marquee tool and them make it in to a pattern. Then select an image right click and use fill chose your new patern and you have a grid with out the pixel by pixel ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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Post by: BlackBox on January 23, 2004, 04:32:56 PM
oh yeah...I forgot about patterns.

Well photoshop kept crashing and giving me stuff about the scratch disks because my hard drive has like 30 mb free on it.....

So everytime I opened a new document it would spew out all these errors.
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Post by: Luweeg64 on January 23, 2004, 04:35:57 PM
I hated that...taht's one of the main reasons i got a new(was new) pc for last christmas.
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 06:12:43 PM
I personaly only feel that photoshop is good for making animated gifs.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 06:15:53 PM
Photoshop is not for making gifs but its friend ImageReady is made just for annimation.
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 06:19:38 PM
I know, you make the steps in paint, you paste the layers in the photoshop, and then you use imageready to give motion.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 06:34:08 PM
NO NO AND NO, u dont use pain, hell no, u use Photoshop because everything you can do in paint you can do 100% better in Photoshop, then u move to imageready.
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Post by: BlackBox on January 23, 2004, 06:38:44 PM
Yeah it's right.... but you didn't have to be so outspoken, it.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 06:41:44 PM
Sorry, but thats the way i am.
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 06:44:51 PM
I use paint because I like it a lot better.  adobe photoshop is only good for minor adjustments.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 06:52:50 PM
Thats not true, PS is much superior to paint, it just takes time to get used to PS. Then u can do all sorts of things, like for example my logo.
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Post by: xfir on January 23, 2004, 06:58:27 PM
Its difficult to get used to any image editing program. But one of the main benefits it has over paint is that it you can do so much more with it.. gradients, more colors (I mean, 64 bit beats 256 any day). Not only that, but also the vector editing tools and font options.


By the way, it2000us, if you wish to submit a logo then I need a GIF..

As another note, the max size will be set to 800 by 120 pixels (or less).. this is due to the fact that most people run at 800 by 600.

Other than that, please return to the topic. This thread is for asking about the rules or submitting a logo.
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 06:59:22 PM
I used it to work on a drawing once, it completely destoyed the computer scan image.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 08:24:28 PM
Heres the 800.120 version .gif.

Logo (http://nhgz.com/hosted/trance-freak/it2000us_op2forum_logo.gif)
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Post by: CK9 on January 23, 2004, 08:58:06 PM
Interestin, it.  you even got it just right so the two seperate images fin with eachouther withoy an outline.
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Post by: it2000us on January 23, 2004, 09:06:35 PM
Well thats what happens when ur a pro like me. :P lol
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Post by: CK9 on January 24, 2004, 02:01:07 PM
even pros can mess up, especially when they know how good they are.
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Post by: plymoth45 on January 24, 2004, 03:03:15 PM
making mistakes in inevitable.
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Post by: CK9 on January 24, 2004, 05:46:14 PM
after all, in real life we're only human.
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Post by: it2000us on January 24, 2004, 08:40:09 PM
I know, i did say that i was a pro, but i didnt say that i dont make mistakes.
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Post by: CK9 on January 24, 2004, 08:45:38 PM
Even if you didn't intend it to, it did imply that yu were saying that.
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Post by: xfir on January 24, 2004, 11:57:08 PM
This is getting off-topic again. Remember, contest ends Monday.
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Post by: CK9 on January 25, 2004, 12:00:42 AM
sorry x.  BTW, I want the two sent to you to be two seperate entries.
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Post by: gpgarrettboast on January 25, 2004, 04:09:52 PM
Here's mine.

(http://op3.xfir.net/logo.gif)

does it look ok?
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Post by: CK9 on January 25, 2004, 04:16:13 PM
better than mine IMHO
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Post by: gpgarrettboast on January 25, 2004, 05:00:14 PM
Thanks.

BTW, xfir, where do I send this?
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Post by: xfir on January 25, 2004, 07:03:49 PM
Don't worry, I got it.
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Post by: CK9 on January 26, 2004, 11:41:23 AM
oh boy, we'll know the results soon!
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Post by: BlackBox on January 26, 2004, 03:34:51 PM
*whistles Jeopardy theme song*

remember, it must be a GIF.

 
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Post by: CK9 on January 26, 2004, 05:02:00 PM
One of mine is an animated gif
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Post by: xfir on January 26, 2004, 07:32:30 PM
Congradulations, it2000us.

I have selected your logo (but have made a couple small modifications).

But, it was a tough decision.

I would like to thank everybody for submitting one, and hopefully in the future we can have another contest like this.

Thanks.