discussion Nice new logo, Mr. John!

[spanner570]

I've only just clocked the new Scale Models 'Logo'! I really must sort my peepers out.....

Very classy, I like it a lot. Nice one John. No offence intended, but I must confess I didn't like the hand one one bit!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[John]

No I didn't and I think this one needs something else but I'm not a graphics person so if anyone want to offer their services

 

[Ian M]

Normally I would jump at the Challenge but I am on a borrowed laptop with 412Mb ram. If I try graphics on that it will melt. lol It amazes me that it can run Windows....

Ian M

 

[mossiepilot]

Not a critisism - but seems a bit plain - lol

Sorry for poor joke.

Anyway I don't come on this site cos of what it looks like, but because of the great help and comradeship (can I say that?)

Tony

 

[spanner570]

Looking at it a fresh, perhaps a lighter back ground colour?

You're quite right Tony, but we've got to look posh though eh?

Ron

 

[AlanG]

but we've got to look posh though eh?

Does that mean i have to up my standard of model building then? [gulp]

 

[papa 695]

Looks even better with the lighter blue background

 

[Guest]

So what else do you want in there? I can help out if necessary. Spent the last 15 ish years building websites for people so I'm pretty damn good with photoshop now

 

[spanner570]

The scale models and fighter look good in the lighter blue.......is it possible to gradually go to a darker blue to show the left hand righting up better?

Will you listen to me, anyone would think I owned the site! lol

Ron

 

[John]

So what else do you want in there? I can help out if necessary. Spent the last 15 ish years building websites for people so I'm pretty damn good with photoshop now

I don't know, I was looking for a BF109 or some other German aircraft so it looked like a dog fight, but I can't find anything.

The scale models and fighter look good in the lighter blue.......is it possible to gradually go to a darker blue to show the left hand righting up better?Will you listen to me, anyone would think I owned the site! lol

Ron

Ron I listen to everyone and where ever possible act on it, but do you mean the menus on the top on the right?

 

[spanner570]

Hi John, yes, as it looks now the writing top right is a bit indistinct.

My idea is to leave the spitty with the light blue background but gradually darken the background blue from left to right, to more or less as it was before it was altered, thus making the left hand writing easy to read.

I really don't know if such a thing is possible, I suppose it is....

 

[Andy2035]

Just had a quick play...: -

 

[John]

Andy do you have that in a psd you could send me?

 

[Guest]

John I think the idea is perfect as that captivates the whole thing a big sky & the lonleyness of a single Spitfire

Just a slight improvement. Think the Scale Models text needs to be more distinct form the Spitfire it is lost where the text & Spit come together the MOD part.

Perhaps a fiddle with the shadow tint on the text, slight change of brightness on the text or the faintest line around the edge of the text. Not easy to explain as it can only be judged by experiment.

Not a criticism when it first came up I thought the idea was perfect in impact. It looks clean and uncomplicated.

Laurie

 

[spanner570]

You're right Laurie the right hand text is a bit faint. That's why I came up with the suggestion of gradually darkening the back ground blue from left to right.....Almost look like approaching rain clouds!

Can that sort of effect be done on a computer? My limit is switching the thing on!!

Cheers

Ron

 

[Guest]

Wouldn't it be easier just to change the text colour?

 

[spanner570]

Wouldn't it be easier just to change the text colour?

It certainly would, but I thought it would look more like a real sky to have the shading effect..

 

[John]

Wouldn't it be easier just to change the text colour?

No because it changes other text as well but if I put a small gradient on the top it will make it clearer.

I've got Andy's banner I'm going to look at using it in some way.