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Post by #1CoyoteFan (Admin) on Sept 15, 2010 3:37:35 GMT -6
This message is from RedWhite about the new banner. I know I approve.
From RedWhite -
Hey everyone, you may have noticed there's a new banner at the top of the page.
Since I'm pretty sure we can't use official team logos to decorate our forum, I had to come up with something original. I downloaded the Adobe Illustrator trial version and fiddled around a bit and came up with this. I'm certainly no Illustrator expert, so it's nothing special, but it's something at least. If you guys don't like it I can try to mess with it some more or we can just get rid of the eyes and only use text because it's hard to mess that up.
I made it so that when you click on the banner it will take you back to the home page.
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 15, 2010 5:45:43 GMT -6
+2 for the effort. You guys are really stepping up and I love the idea of the banner. But...I didn't catch it there at first because i thought it was an owl with yellow eyes staring back at me. The text is pretty sweet.
On a side note, did you know those "Coyote Eyes" that the athletic dept used in the past and is on the endzone padding are actually eyes of a wolf? True story. Eric Schoh, who is now the AD at Wayne St, came up with them when he was Asst AD here at the U.
Let's keep trying on the picture. Between us all we can come up with something.
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Post by yotemeal on Sept 15, 2010 9:18:35 GMT -6
Love the type!
Have to respectfully concur with Yote 53 on the pic. It actually reminds me of a Halloween cat. Either way, this board is already looking 10 times better than the last.
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Post by RedWhite on Sept 15, 2010 15:07:25 GMT -6
Glad you guys like the text. I tweaked the eyes so hopefully they look a slightly less owl- cat-like and a little more like a coyote/wolf. If you have suggestions for more tweaks let me know. I've been staring at this thing so long I don't even know if it looks good or bad anymore. It certainly looks better than the original I showed #1CoyoteFan last night. Thanks for your input. OLDNEW
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 15, 2010 19:32:19 GMT -6
I like the new picture better. How about just a pic of the Dome? I don't think we could get in any trouble using it since it's just a pic and not a copyrighted image. Attachments:
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Post by usdfbalum on Sept 15, 2010 20:55:01 GMT -6
Great work - really good start improving the look. Below you will see a link to the 2009 intro video for FB. The Coyote in the video has red eyes - would that help the look of the Coyote eyes on the banner? Still looks a little Owl-like to me. Thanks for all your work on this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EwxJNmZ9HA
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 15, 2010 22:26:48 GMT -6
Go to 1:10 of that video and pause it. That is a cool image.
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Post by RedWhite on Sept 15, 2010 23:48:07 GMT -6
Go to 1:10 of that video and pause it. That is a cool image. That is pretty cool. Not sure if my limited skills would allow me to do something like that though. Plus it might be a little too tall for the banner. I also liked the idea of the picture of the Dome. Is that your photo Yote 53? If so, would you be able to send it to me at a higher resolution? I might be able to fit that in in place of the eyes. And I made a version with red eyes as suggested by usdfbalum. I also made the pupils darker, which I think looks a little better. Which one of these do you guys like the best? Or should I say, which one would you prefer tolerating for the time being? I'll put the red one up so you can see what it looks like. OLD ONERED EYESBROWN EYESYELLOW EYESThanks for your suggestions everyone.
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 16, 2010 0:18:11 GMT -6
Click on the blue attachment link below the pic and it will bring up a larger image. You can right click and "save as" a pic. I do have it saved on my computer.
There has got to be a way to get that image of the Coyote standing on top of the Dome at 1:10 of that video. That would be sweet.
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Post by yotemeal on Sept 16, 2010 9:40:10 GMT -6
love the red eyes.
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Post by yotefan on Sept 16, 2010 9:48:16 GMT -6
Nice work on the banner. I like the red eyes too. Kind of a post D-Days look to the Coyote.
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Post by Yote 53 on Sept 16, 2010 11:08:11 GMT -6
Bloodshot eyes. Now that would be a post D-Days look.
I'm liking the red as well.
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