Dragoncon Table Banner Is Here!

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Vexona said:
Wow I got really bored at work today so I just drew this up to have fun. Since it's 4 color process it prolly doesn't meet the budget, so it will probably just become my desktop wallpaper or something :p. It could use some vector helmets on the side imo, but they're locking down the office so this is as far as i got. If anyone wants it to play with this picture for w/e use that's fine just give me a holler. (Thank Vrogy for the logo vector.)

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something along these lines would be perfect.
 
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Ohhh pretty Vex, very clean and nice! I love the blue :D

Here's another shot at a banner :D Thanks to Spase for providing his patch assets :D
 
Skullcandy Girl said:
Ohhh pretty Vex, very clean and nice! I love the blue :D

Here's another shot at a banner :D Thanks to Spase for providing his patch assets :D

I know you worked hard... lol, I and if anyone I get to laugh about it, I love the design... but what is an infanty? you mean infantry
 
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Spase said:
I know you worked hard... lol, I and if anyone I get to laugh about it, I love the design... bu what is an infanty? you mean infantry

Oh damn it all, HAHAHAHAH

There hahaha I-N-F-A-N-T-R-Y... An infanty it's where the keep all the babies when doods are out shootin' guns :D
 
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Vexona said:
Wow I got really bored at work today so I just drew this up to have fun. Since it's 4 color process it prolly doesn't meet the budget, so it will probably just become my desktop wallpaper or something :p. It could use some vector helmets on the side imo, but they're locking down the office so this is as far as i got. If anyone wants it to play with this picture for w/e use that's fine just give me a holler. (Thank Vrogy for the logo vector.)

banner.jpg


Skullcandy Girl said:
Oh damn it all, HAHAHAHAH


Vex worked hard, and WOW! I love it. The bad news is this willl cost more than I may donate to the cause (need $ for armor molding), plus you wouldn't be able to read 405 unless you where close.

However one like Skull Candys I could do free, the colors could change. Rule of thumb for vinyl cutting:

1. no gradients
2. no super thin outline (depending on size)
3. usually 2 or three layers and colors max that overlay.

If we want a printed vinyl banner I can set it up cheat, but we'll have to chip in because there not that cheap. Any thoughs?
 
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Skullcandy Girl said:
Thanks Hayato :D That's why I made a B&W version :)


yeah totally.... it was super nice though... i liked it alot.... but i like the blue color as it is more appealing / softer to the eye :)
 
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Just an Idea... but I suck at graphic design... I just had an idea and see what you guys thought of it....

What about a Banner that played off of xbox live menu.... like so... but you remove the gradients and put up your lil slogans in places

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Can we get a banner that looks like what Skullcandy Girl or DoC ByteS have at the end of there posts?

Rob
 
What posts? The signatures boxes?

There's confusion on the medium we're printing on, this is what I've been going on:

Doc Bytes has offered to do a banner for us for free. We can do this, as long as it's simple because he will be cutting everything out himself with a Vinyl cutter. Even with a simple design, this is very time consuming for him.
SO this means:

1) Simple Designs and type faces
2) Vector Compatible
3) No gradients
4) No textures
5) Whatever is picked can be easily read immediately

So the free route, we can still make an awesome banner, it just can't be crazy because well, we like it when Doc makes cool Halo armor and he has limited resources.

If you want crazy texture, design and colors, then we'll have to pay to have this thing made.
A banner this size can run anywhere from $200 to $300 to have it printed directly onto Vinyl.
So pre-press rules of thumb:
1) Colors can be more ranged
2) Textures and gradients can be used
3) The turnaround for Vinyl banners, depending on the shop can be fast

Some print Rules of Thumb:
Be wise with your colors
What Looks good on screen MAY NOT work for print.
You want people to see what this thing is, or have an idea of what it is, or grab someone's attention from 20 feet
Do NOT use the Halo font, you can't read it
DO not use teeny tiny thin fonts for Large Format print ads, the ink can bleed and it also makes everything hard to read.
Photoshop files are huge when it comes to large format, make sure your machine can handle this and that can fit on a CD when flattened.
AI files are smaller, but limited in certain aspects (FX, Complex Textures)

You can make these in Illustrator or Photoshop.
IF we go the Free route it must be AI, or you need to speak with Doc as he will be the one doing and it is to his discretion the amount of work he can do.
If this is done in Photoshop your document at the least must be set to 150 dpi CMYK colors.



We've got a few skilled designers on here, so I'm confident we can make something that's well designed and easy to read.

Adam, I'm not being a dousche, and since most of us on here are considerate, we will not move forward without your input. We need more of it if this project is to go anywhere and it's early in the game, I know, but we don't want to be at this stage in August when we have no time to do anything.
 
I think that i really like the bubble shield pattern on SKG's but i think.... that maybe we should get BishopX to do something for this.... remember his logo for his armor? its sweet.
 
The signatures boxes?Yes Yes them signatures boxes things. Can some one design one like that too?



As for Dragon-Con Vinyl cut logo and type on a banner 2 X 6 feet.
It is not free I am helping pay for it.

BUT it would be cool if at the same time we come up with a best looking one we can (in photoshop) that we (I) can get made. 2X10 feet



Looking at 2 of them 1 to march with and 1 at the table may be a good way to go.

Rob
 
Id say it should be plain black and white with Flying Squirls pep model on it and it says 405th. Just plain old blank and nothing special. But I think thats kinda what SkullCandy mentioned above....
 
Well I designed Doc, Mine and Keegan's signature's so I can design a similar banner. I won't be able to get to it til next week.

All the files for the banner I post are originally 2x6 :) I'll come up with something similar for next week.
 
Keegan said:
And I must say once again they are supremley awesome!

I agree!

and Rob if you think that is what we need I'll talk to another friend and see if he can get us a printed vinyl banner for cost.
Even if we paid full price though it would only be about $10 to $20 each if 10 ppl donated, and I'm in.

I'll try and post some of our cut vinyl banner later.
 
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