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Bindibadgi · 27th Apr 2007, 11:10

We need a LOAD of little images for use in the revamp of bit-tech's forums. They need to be 70x20 pixels and have the name and if you want, a picture as well. ~~You can do simple animation, but limit yourself to two or three frames max.~~ Ideally they need to be small

Here's what we've got, and what we still need (bold items are outstanding):

Hardware
Modding
Announcement
Gaming
Competition
Bits
Column
News
Bulletin
Case Mod
Scratch Build
Electronics
How-to
Oops!
Overclocking
Graphics
Displays
Cooling
Laptops
SFF
Networking
Windows
Apple
Linux
HTPC
Photoshop
Software
TV
Audio
DVDs
HD DVD
Blu-ray
Portable
MP3
Camcorder
PC Gaming
PS3
Xbox 360
Xbox
Wii
PS2
GameCube
Handheld
Old School
Cameras
Photos
POTM
Motors
Music
YouTube
Movies
Education
Food
Beer
Politics
Flame
FS UK
FS US
Sold
WTD UK
WTD US
Deals
UK Trade
US Trade
Price Check
Rant
Humour
Serious
Question
Link
Request
Poll
Help
n00b/Newbie
Tubes
Internets
Tech
Computers
w00t!

Template is available to download here

We wanted to open it up to you lot for fresh ideas and to get forum community inspiration in it because at the end of the day you'll be using it.

Fod · 27th Apr 2007, 11:19

planning on going SomethingAwful on us, eh?
hire your own damn graphic designers! :P

ComputerKing · 27th Apr 2007, 11:43

ok what exactly you want ! mean were this things !! I don't get what you mean !!

Tell me . show me some examples ! Please I want join !

thanks

Glider · 27th Apr 2007, 11:44

I'll whip up a tux for the Linux forum this evening...

Atomic · 27th Apr 2007, 11:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

It makes me sad you reply like that, because a few years ago people would have jumped at the chance of helping out and making permanent content that millions of people will see.

I'm sure there will be others willing to help, us 'old timers' are still about

RTT · 27th Apr 2007, 11:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Oi oi. It's your forums, so we figured people might want to add something of their own in, so their work will remain on the site for the next few years at least. Yea, stuff will be tagged like SomethingAwful as that method seems to work well.

It makes me sad you reply like that, because a few years ago people would have jumped at the chance of helping out and making permanent content that millions of people will see. We're trying hard to re-inject some life into the forums, but it's a two way thing. If people want the forums to continue then they've got to give something back occasionally. We could spend a day or so designing them but they'll be boring and generic, and that's a day taken away from doing the rest of the stuff on bit for you.

dude, i think his reply was in jest

yes, we're tagging the forums, it's no secret

tags are awesome, the more i see them on other forums, SA in particular, the more i wish bit had them

we also have far too many forums which just dilutes activity

Bindibadgi · 27th Apr 2007, 11:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTT

dude, i think his reply was in jest

Bah. Sore nerve++

Fod · 27th Apr 2007, 11:53

yeah i was joking. bad day so far? :P <-- why does that never work?

RTT · 27th Apr 2007, 11:57

in vbull it's a lowecase p ->

ComputerKing · 27th Apr 2007, 12:00

ohh I see

Bindibadgi · 27th Apr 2007, 12:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fod

yeah i was joking. bad day so far? :P <-- why does that never work?

Very, very busy

Hwulex · 27th Apr 2007, 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Ideally they need to be small

How small? Requirements, boy. It's all in the detail.

Size, format, colour depth, transparancy allowed? etc.

Man, if you work requirements in my software team I'd kick your arse.

PS; might have a crack later.

Jamie · 27th Apr 2007, 13:40

Requirements, specs? We wish!

m0o0oeh · 27th Apr 2007, 13:45

I'll have a bash - got the rest of the week off. Again, requirements would be useful, and I'll have a bash in p-shop later.

Joe

Bogomip · 27th Apr 2007, 14:03

If its meant to be something along the lines of the SA forums, can you at least try and make it look good ?

Is this not already in action anyway albeit with little smilies rather than big ~~offensive~~ pics

Fod · 27th Apr 2007, 14:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hwulex

How small? Requirements, boy. It's all in the detail.

Size, format, colour depth, transparancy allowed? etc.

as a soft goal it's fine; i guess we have to engineer the requirements ourselves

alastor · 27th Apr 2007, 14:14

These are my Paint-tastic efforts so far, are they the sort of things you're looking for? Feel free to do a much better job of the same ideas.

ArtificialHero · 27th Apr 2007, 14:47

If they're actually going to be used for the forum could I suggest that some sort of template be decided on - I'll whip something up in photoshop to demonstrate what I'm saying.

PS Bindi: chill!

EDIT: Something like this:

My point being that the forums will look a lot nicer IMO if the tag images have a unified theme, with the text in the same font and the same position. Just my 2 pence.

AH

alastor · 27th Apr 2007, 15:00

What AH said +1

Jamie · 27th Apr 2007, 15:01

Windows

27th Apr 2007, 11:10	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,228	Bit-tech Needs Forumites Help! We need a LOAD of little images for use in the revamp of bit-tech's forums. They need to be 70x20 pixels and have the name and if you want, a picture as well. ~~You can do simple animation, but limit yourself to two or three frames max.~~ Ideally they need to be small Here's what we've got, and what we still need (bold items are outstanding): Hardware Modding Announcement Gaming Competition Bits Column News Bulletin Case Mod Scratch Build Electronics How-to Oops! Overclocking Graphics Displays Cooling Laptops SFF Networking Windows Apple Linux HTPC Photoshop Software TV Audio DVDs HD DVD Blu-ray Portable MP3 Camcorder PC Gaming PS3 Xbox 360 Xbox Wii PS2 GameCube Handheld Old School Cameras Photos POTM Motors Music YouTube Movies Education Food Beer Politics Flame FS UK FS US Sold WTD UK WTD US Deals UK Trade US Trade Price Check Rant Humour Serious Question Link Request Poll Help n00b/Newbie Tubes Internets Tech Computers w00t! Template is available to download here We wanted to open it up to you lot for fresh ideas and to get forum community inspiration in it because at the end of the day you'll be using it. __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek! Last edited by Bindibadgi; 28th Apr 2007 at 22:54.

27th Apr 2007, 11:19	#2
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,902	planning on going SomethingAwful on us, eh? hire your own damn graphic designers! :P __________________ "Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters P, W, N, the number 3, and the letter D." I'm a pretentious git with a camera. ISPs want to spy on you. Join the fight against phorm XBL/PSN/Steam ID: FodT

27th Apr 2007, 11:43	#3
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27th Apr 2007, 11:53	#8
Fod what is the cheesecake? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London Posts: 4,902	yeah i was joking. bad day so far? :P <-- why does that never work? __________________ "Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters P, W, N, the number 3, and the letter D." I'm a pretentious git with a camera. ISPs want to spy on you. Join the fight against phorm XBL/PSN/Steam ID: FodT

27th Apr 2007, 11:57	#9
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27th Apr 2007, 12:00	#10
ComputerKing Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dubai\|Alexandria Posts: 4,100	ohh I see __________________ GigaByte Triton 180\|GigaByte EP45-UD3LR\|Intel Q9450\|Transcend 4GB 1066Mhz\|Sapphire 3870X2\|Creative X-FI ExtremeGamer\|Enermax Galaxy DXX 1KW\|Samsung 2220WM\|Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme\|3TB WD Green The King Of CK Appreciation Society Group

27th Apr 2007, 13:40	#13
Jamie bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 7,620	Requirements, specs? We wish! __________________ bit-tech hosted by tsohost.co.uk twitter \| flickr \| xbox live \| last.fm \| moot

27th Apr 2007, 14:03	#15
Bogomip ... Yo Momma Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 4,240	If its meant to be something along the lines of the SA forums, can you at least try and make it look good ? Is this not already in action anyway albeit with little smilies rather than big ~~offensive~~ pics __________________ Remember the human and read up on Netiquette.

27th Apr 2007, 14:14	#17
alastor Mod Master Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,498	These are my Paint-tastic efforts so far, are they the sort of things you're looking for? Feel free to do a much better job of the same ideas. __________________ Main Rig: C2D E6850 (3.0GHz) : Asus P5E (X38) : 4GB XMS2 PC6400 : HD4870 512MB : Enermax 620W : 2 x Samsung F1 1TB : Antec P182 Laptop: Turion64 ML-34 (1.8Ghz/1MB) : 1GiB Hyundai : Mobility Radeon X700 128MB : 100GB Seagate HDD My Flickr : My Gamercard Last edited by alastor; 27th Apr 2007 at 14:25.

27th Apr 2007, 14:47	#18
ArtificialHero We were just punking him sir! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 2,215	If they're actually going to be used for the forum could I suggest that some sort of template be decided on - I'll whip something up in photoshop to demonstrate what I'm saying. PS Bindi: chill! EDIT: Something like this: My point being that the forums will look a lot nicer IMO if the tag images have a unified theme, with the text in the same font and the same position. Just my 2 pence. AH __________________ MySpace: Forget the Script XBL: Pro Emolution Last edited by ArtificialHero; 27th Apr 2007 at 14:54.

27th Apr 2007, 15:00	#19
alastor Mod Master Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,498	What AH said +1 __________________ Main Rig: C2D E6850 (3.0GHz) : Asus P5E (X38) : 4GB XMS2 PC6400 : HD4870 512MB : Enermax 620W : 2 x Samsung F1 1TB : Antec P182 Laptop: Turion64 ML-34 (1.8Ghz/1MB) : 1GiB Hyundai : Mobility Radeon X700 128MB : 100GB Seagate HDD My Flickr : My Gamercard

27th Apr 2007, 15:01	#20
Jamie bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 7,620	Windows __________________ bit-tech hosted by tsohost.co.uk twitter \| flickr \| xbox live \| last.fm \| moot