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Smarmosaur
post Dec 31 2008, 12:21 AM
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so i'm designing a layout for some middle school organization. the guy said he wanted it just like my site, and included a quick image of what he wanted where. i'm following what he gave me, but of course adding my little changes (he said it was absolutely fine, i said i would OK every change with him). i think it's going ok but it doesn't look...right. the tree and owls must stay in the same position, and the tree and large owl have to have the patterns, but i don't know what to do with the little owl in the tree. tips/suggestions?

 
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manny-the-dino
post Dec 31 2008, 12:47 AM
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Moved to Showcase Booth

Will be back to give you my 2 cents wink.gif
 
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post Dec 31 2008, 12:50 AM
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I think for the little owl you can have more images of it like flying away...know what I mean?

If you don't I'll whip something up in paint later and show you. But yea...looks nifty so far.
 
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post Dec 31 2008, 12:59 AM
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Aw this is so cute! I like the flying away suggestion, if you can do that. Are you going to add some text? Like the organization's name?
 
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post Dec 31 2008, 01:08 AM
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yeah, i plan on it, but i don't know where or what kind. for such a simple layout, it's going to be really busy. pinch.gif
 
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post Dec 31 2008, 01:18 AM
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I would probably say somewhere in that corner. What kind of organization is it? What do they do?
 
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post Dec 31 2008, 01:26 AM
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i'm not really sure. there's not much information on their website. once i get around to needing all the pictures and doing the pages, i'll talk to him about adding more information.
this is their current page: http://www.oulz.webs.com/

i was thinking about slapping the name to the right of the small owl, but the navigation is going there, and i just don't know what else to do. the small owl looks so wrong right now, i'm trying to fix it.
 
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post Dec 31 2008, 02:12 AM
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I think that would work. Or I was thinking maybe inside the table. Like at the top right corner. *shrug
 
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post Jan 1 2009, 08:16 PM
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updated, think it works a little better.
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 04:58 PM
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total double post, but oh well.
i haven't OK'd it with him, but here's the final:

and rollovers:
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 05:00 PM
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I think it would look better if the organization's name has the same effect as the owls except lighter and not as noticeable...if you get what I'm saying.
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 05:11 PM
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I think I like the name being just black, it goes with the black around the owls eyes I guess.

Really cute.
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 05:15 PM
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the name will probably end up being a link back to their homepage.
i experimented with the patterns and opacity and effects and different font...nothing else seemed to work as well as that does.
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 05:25 PM
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That's adorable! thumbsup.gif
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 06:09 PM
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damn, i think i'm starting to like this layout more than my layout, which it's obviously based off of. anyway, i'm waiting for a few more opinions then i'm going to send the images to the guy and see what he thinks.
 
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post Jan 3 2009, 08:32 PM
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I think it's really cute. The rollovers look great. thumbsup.gif

Send the images!
 
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post Jan 17 2009, 08:34 PM
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mmk, i sent the images last week and everybody loved it, so i went ahead and started coding it. it was really easy since it's basically an exact replica of my layout. anyway, i'm working with him on the finishing touches, information, and getting it all set up and such. here's what there is so far:
http://rockitstudios.890m.com/oulz/index.php

-the project link is sorta weird, i know. i don't know if he meant for there to be more than one sublink or if he typoed or whatever. i'm waiting for a reply for that.
-obviously isn't any content, he hasn't sent me anything yet.
-i don't know what's going to be on the page when you first view it. i still have to ask him about that. once he tells me, the big black "oulz" will become all pretty and stuff, and it'll probably end up linking back to that homepage.

opinions/suggestions?
 
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post Jan 17 2009, 09:13 PM
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I love it! Which program do you use?
 
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post Jan 17 2009, 09:19 PM
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really great job!
 
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post Jan 17 2009, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Jan 17 2009, 08:13 PM) *
I love it! Which program do you use?


notepad. :]
 
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post Jan 18 2009, 01:29 AM
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It's cute. I really like it. The little drop-downs are cool too. happy.gif
 
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post Jan 19 2009, 12:59 AM
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I am in love with this layout! AH! It's almost killing me how cute it is. Fantastic job! thumbsup.gif
 
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This is awesome! thumbsup.gif It's so nice, clean, simple, and smooth. Great Job! biggrin.gif
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 04:47 PM
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holy cow. this guy wanted this layout done like a week after i said i would do it. which was like, a month ago. he told me what he wanted but didn't give me any specifics or information. so i got log-in information and such so i could set it up on his host and shit, and now he's being absolutely rediculous. changing his mind, doesn't know what he wants, isn't giving me information/pictures i need to do the stuff he wants me to. it's frustratinggg! and then when i get something done, he goes back and edits it as he wants and makes it look like c-rap.
</end rant>
here's what we have so far: http://oulz.comze.com/
 
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post Feb 22 2009, 06:22 PM
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Wait what's the difference? I don't remember. pinch.gif
 

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