Designing avatars, or signature logo

March 21, 2002

I was wondering if someone out there is good at this, and could design one for me in their spare time. I'm quite a newbie when it comes to graphic design, and I have no idea where to start. I can visualize what I want to have for a signature logo, but don't know how to make it!

Any suggestions?

Keithpilot - The Yellow Dog Project

March 21, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by The Yellow Dog Project:
I was wondering if someone out there is good at this, and could design one for me in their spare time. I'm quite a newbie when it comes to graphic design, and I have no idea where to start. I can visualize what I want to have for a signature logo, but don't know how to make it!

Any suggestions?

Keithpilot - The Yellow Dog Project

I bet if you describe what you are looking for more than one person will make up something and send it to you.

Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

March 21, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by The Yellow Dog Project:
I was wondering if someone out there is good at this, and could design one for me in their spare time. I'm quite a newbie when it comes to graphic design, and I have no idea where to start. I can visualize what I want to have for a signature logo, but don't know how to make it!

Any suggestions?

Keithpilot - The Yellow Dog Project

I bet if you describe what you are looking for more than one person will make up something and send it to you.

Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

March 21, 2002

My avatar doesn't show up anywhere but on my profile...it seems like it should under my name in the forums...just a thought

-pizzachef

March 21, 2002

My thought is to have a round logo with a Topo background, with "The Yellow Dog" in the upper curve, "Project" in the lower curve, and the image of a cartoony Yellow Labradoresque dog in the middle, with his tail pointing straight up and "radio waves" emanating from the tip like an antenna.

I have specific visions, but no idea how to draw it!

Any ideas are welcome!

Keith

March 21, 2002

Ok Artist rise to the challenge.

Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

March 21, 2002

Ok Artist rise to the challenge.

Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

March 21, 2002

You can do a google search with a description or name and a jpg. You might find a clip art picture to start and modify to what you want.

March 21, 2002

And there are lots of web pages that will help you animate or create a transparent background like this one http://www.gifworks.com/.

Enjoy the Outdooors.

BrownMule

[This message was edited by BrownMule on March 21, 2002 at 08:49 PM.]

March 21, 2002

I think I made one for myself. I am not sure if the UBB code in my sig file are correct so I am using this as a test and to let you guys see my attempt at a sig pic.

Later

mcb

March 21, 2002

Hmmm.... I can't seem to get my sig to actually display am I missing a check box somewhere?

This is the ubb code in my sig.

now why isn't my sig showing up? Any ideas.

Thanks

mcb

1k · March 21, 2002

In the bottom block ... the signature block ... did you use this format?

your graphic

March 21, 2002

quote:
Ok Artist rise to the challenge.

I accept that challenge.

I'm not exactly an artist, but I know a few tricks.

How's this:

If you like it I have a larger version that looks better that I could email.

Mike

March 21, 2002

quote:
Ok Artist rise to the challenge.

I accept that challenge.

I'm not exactly an artist, but I know a few tricks.

How's this:

If you like it I have a larger version that looks better that I could email.

Mike

March 21, 2002

Here's my take on it...

I kind of borrowed 'Little Dog' from 2 Stupid Dogs...

-fractal

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W 122° 58.ish

March 22, 2002

quote:
My avatar doesn't show up

There was a problem with the mark-up that placed the avatars. It rendered the forums unreadable on some systems. The BBS system's coders are trying to correct the problem, but until they do the avatars won't appear.

Purrs... LazyLeopard http://www.lazyleopard.org.uk

March 22, 2002

mvwood and fractal,

Great job(s)!

geospotter

March 22, 2002

The logos for the yellow dog project look pretty good. You might also get some ideas from Sirius satellite radio. Their logo is a dog with its tail straight up receiving or broadcasting radio waves. Just a thought.

I was lucky enough to see the forums minutes after they opened up. They looked pretty cool with the avatars. I'm eager to see them come back.

rdw

4.1k · March 22, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Hawk-eye:
In the bottom block ... the signature block ... did you use this format?

http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/348_1002.gif

So your avatar is showing up NON-automatically! you actually added code to your sig file!

I did not know that! But now I do.

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Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

4.1k · March 22, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Hawk-eye:
In the bottom block ... the signature block ... did you use this format?

http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/348_1002.gif

So your avatar is showing up NON-automatically! you actually added code to your sig file!

I did not know that! But now I do.

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Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

4.1k · March 22, 2002

and I did add that code to my signature ..... i wonder what i'm doing wrong...

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Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

1k · March 22, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by MissJenn:
and I did add that code to my signature ..... i wonder what i'm doing wrong...

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_Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious._

Are you sure you used the format in the signature block? The Avatar is something different from the signature logo. You appear to have "_Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious" in your signature line ... not the graphic logo code.

[This message was edited by Hawk-eye on March 22, 2002 at 07:47 AM.]

March 22, 2002

I read somewhere else on this board that after you change your signiture file you need to log out an then back into the forum for the changes to take effect. See my picture is showing up know. Woo HOo.

later

mcb

GPS-Yote

1k · March 22, 2002

... and a fine looking logo you have there amigo!

March 22, 2002

Gosh yall do good work.

BrownMule

March 22, 2002

Not only with the quality and speed of the artwork, but the outpouring of generosity and helpfulness in the geocaching community.

Mvwood and Fractal- Thanks for your help! Now I must ask each of you permission to use this as my logo-

Keith

[This message was edited by The Yellow Dog Project on March 22, 2002 at 03:01 PM.]

March 22, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by The Yellow Dog Project:

Mvwood and Fractal- Thanks for your help! Now I must ask each of you permission to use this as my logo-

Keith

Thanks for the compliment.. Glad ya like it

And yes! Feel free to use it!

If you need it scaled down at all, just let me know...

-fractal

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N 45° 30.ish

W 122° 58.ish

March 22, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by The Yellow Dog Project:

Mvwood and Fractal- Thanks for your help! Now I must ask each of you permission to use this as my logo-

Keith

Thanks for the compliment.. Glad ya like it

And yes! Feel free to use it!

If you need it scaled down at all, just let me know...

-fractal

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N 45° 30.ish

W 122° 58.ish

March 22, 2002

...but here's a different take. I used your own "yellow dog" - I assume - apologies for the liberty taken...

(BTW, feel free to use it, I also have the larger version if you prefer...)

Enjoy!

March 22, 2002

...but here's a different take. I used your own "yellow dog" - I assume - apologies for the liberty taken...

(BTW, feel free to use it, I also have the larger version if you prefer...)

Enjoy!

March 22, 2002

quote:
Mvwood and Fractal- Thanks for your help! Now I must ask each of you permission to use this as my logo-

Permission granted!

I was actually playing around with it a bit at lunch today. I changed colors, rotated text, added detail to the dog and best of all - animation

Mike

March 22, 2002

quote:
Mvwood and Fractal- Thanks for your help! Now I must ask each of you permission to use this as my logo-

Permission granted!

I was actually playing around with it a bit at lunch today. I changed colors, rotated text, added detail to the dog and best of all - animation

Mike

March 22, 2002

Very cool mvwood!

-fractal

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N 45° 30.ish

W 122° 58.ish

March 22, 2002

i like hawkeye's but i can't help but notice it gets bloodshot on monday morning posts.

March 22, 2002

i like hawkeye's but i can't help but notice it gets bloodshot on monday morning posts.

1k · March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by cache-potato:
i like hawkeye's but i can't help but notice it gets bloodshot on monday morning posts.

ROTFLMAO !!!!!!!

1k · March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by cache-potato:
i like hawkeye's but i can't help but notice it gets bloodshot on monday morning posts.

ROTFLMAO !!!!!!!

March 23, 2002

You guys know that the avatar images have to be JPEG format, right? The yellow dog icons you guys made are GIF. They would work as signature images, but not for the avatar.

rdw

March 23, 2002

Grap your self a shareware graphics program. I personally like Paint Shop Pro. And save the gif to you computer load it into you graphics program and tell it to save it as what ever file formate you want. It will take care of it for you.

Later

mcb

GPS-Yote

March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by rdw:
You guys know that the avatar images have to be JPEG format, right? The yellow dog icons you guys made are GIF. They would work as signature images, but not for the avatar.

rdw

Actually I didn't know that.

Live and learn.

Mike

March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by mvwood:
Permission granted!

I was actually playing around with it a bit at lunch today. I changed colors, rotated text, added detail to the dog and best of all - animation

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/v/mvw101/TYDP-a.gif

Mike

This looks great- but if I convert ot to jpg, will it still be animated? I'm not too sure how the animation thing will transfer. Even if I open the Gif gversion in Paint Shop Pro, it doesn't animate. am I doing something wrong?

Keith

Keithpilot

The Yellow Dog Project

N43 10.00374

W070 54.87366

March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by mvwood:
Permission granted!

I was actually playing around with it a bit at lunch today. I changed colors, rotated text, added detail to the dog and best of all - animation

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/v/mvw101/TYDP-a.gif

Mike

This looks great- but if I convert ot to jpg, will it still be animated? I'm not too sure how the animation thing will transfer. Even if I open the Gif gversion in Paint Shop Pro, it doesn't animate. am I doing something wrong?

Keith

Keithpilot

The Yellow Dog Project

N43 10.00374

W070 54.87366

March 23, 2002

You can't animate a jpg. Just put the animated GIF in your signature file and use the jpg in your profile section and then it will automatically be used as your avitar once avitars are activated again. Upload you animated GIF to a server somewhere or in one of your cache pages and link to it in your signature file and you are all set.

March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by The Yellow Dog Project:
Even if I open the Gif gversion in Paint Shop Pro, it doesn't animate. am I doing something wrong?

Keith

Keith, I don't know which version of Paint Shop Pro you have, but I'm using a registered PSP v7.0 which comes with Animation Shop v3.0, and this is what you need to work with animated GIF's. You can still use the GIF image you've created in your forum signature, but only JPEG's will be accepted as your avatar image. Cheers ...

~Rich in NEPA~

=== A man with a GPS receiver knows where he is; a man with two GPS receivers is never sure. ===

4.1k · March 23, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by Hawk-eye:
You appear to have _"_Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious"_ in your signature line ... not the graphic logo code.

I have the [ img ] in my PROFILE and I also used to have the line about "fools" ( i just now took it off. though).

Do i have to type it into the actual body of the post each time? I hope not.

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Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

4.1k · March 23, 2002

Cool! I finally got the code right! Thanks for the help!

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Nothing is foolproof because fools are so ingenious.

March 23, 2002

thats strange!

I can put it in the body but not in the signature using the same code

[This message was edited by DougsBrat on March 23, 2002 at 07:03 PM.]

logged out and back in... did it work?

still not working

[This message was edited by DougsBrat on March 24, 2002 at 08:43 AM.]

March 24, 2002

Wow! I'm impressed at the talent we have here!!!

I'd love to have an animated signature logo that has something like a small flashlight turning on and then shining toward a Vista with the compass going in circles. I have been known to circle around in my night searches.

Anyone have any ideas, suggestions, or examples, please let me know.

Just to make it more interesting I'll send the a small prize if someone comes up with something I can use. (Keyword small but interesting cache type item.)

[This message was edited by st_richardson on March 27, 2002 at 12:28 AM.]

March 24, 2002

Wow! I'm impressed at the talent we have here!!!

I'd love to have an animated signature logo that has something like a small flashlight turning on and then shining toward a Vista with the compass going in circles. I have been known to circle around in my night searches.

Anyone have any ideas, suggestions, or examples, please let me know.

Just to make it more interesting I'll send the a small prize if someone comes up with something I can use. (Keyword small but interesting cache type item.)

[This message was edited by st_richardson on March 27, 2002 at 12:28 AM.]

March 24, 2002

quote:
Originally posted by rdw:
You guys know that the avatar images have to be JPEG format, right? The yellow dog icons you guys made are GIF. They would work as signature images, but not for the avatar.

rdw

I'm confused. What is the difference between a signature image and the avatar? Can they both be annimated?

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