Forum:Halopedia Banner Competition

Cairo Cat
Image:HalopediaBanner.jpg - Thecairocat 04:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC) LOL. If this wins, we'll have one funny banner. User:SNES Lover Sorry but I am not digging this one so much-- Coltonace  "Coltonace Chat""Cyan N' Red Wine" 16:34, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, it's more a direct wikipedia parody than an actual banner, I'm just posting it for fun -Thecairocat 01:51, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Andrew-996
My first banner. My second banner. My final banner.-- Andrew-996  "Radio Frequency 9.96""Confirmed Kills" 02:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I'm not a big fan. The second one is swewed pretty badly. G35cpe 14:41, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I know. I'm in the process of making replacements for a couple of them. -- Andrew-996 [[Image:Haloforgheisonvv4.gif|15px]] "Radio Frequency 9.96""Confirmed Kills" 15:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for not spazzing at me or something like that, lol. Good luck, bro. What do you think of mine below? G35cpe 06:42, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Ascension

 * Image:Halopedia_Banner_Ascension.png
 * Image:Ascen-Scenery-Halopedia.png

- 4 scen  19:29, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Wrong size.


 * Just by 100 pixels. Shouldn't be a problem once it goes on the skin/theme.-- 4 scen  14:09, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The bottom line is that the image doesn't meet the specifications, nothing else matters unless whoever made this up states otherwise.


 * Read Here- 5 ub7 ank (7alk ) 05:38, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Like your banners! They are pretty damm awesome. 5ub nova [ Comm71   - EComm 72  - Intell  -  CoH  -  AoH  -  SCoH  ] 09:54, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Nice ones there. One suggestion is to fade out the bottom, as seen in CommanderTony's banner below. G35cpe 06:44, 31 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Pretty nice looking banners. You should fade them out a little. -- UNSC Trooper [[Image:unsctrooper_small.jpg|14px]] TalkMy Work 08:43, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Lovemuffin
Image:HalopediaBanner(Love).jpg

New!:
 * Image:Banner-1.jpg
 * Image:Banner-4.jpg

-- Lovemuffin  •••  Talk undefined  Edit Count undefined Contributions undefined 23:10, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Nice banner! I like the use of pictures and how you have balanced them out! :D 5ub nova [ Comm<font color="DarkSlateGray">71   - <font color="Blue">EComm <font color="DarkSlateGray">72  - <font color="RoyalBlue">Intell  -  CoH  -  AoH  -  SCoH  ] 06:35, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

''All participants are limited to only 3 banners. Please note that if any of the following rules are not followed, the suspected user will be disqualified.'' I still think that applies.  Ju st  in  e  19:46, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Can't we make an exception here? They're all stunning! — Ko ug  er  mas  te  rs  20:08, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * No, we can't make an exception.  Kil  ler Chin  chilla  21:19, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Give a person more than 3 hours before you disqualify! I didn't see your message yet! I took out the extra 3! --  <font color="RoyalBlue">Lovemuffin  [[Image:Dancing_master_chief.gif|30px]] ••• <font color="DimGray"> Talk undefined <font color="Navy"> Edit Count undefined Contributions undefined 21:24, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Darthmasterchief
Image:Darthmasterchiefhalopediabanner.jpg The Sith version of Master Chief   My happy placeWhat I've edited 02:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Wrong size.
 * Also, the image doesn't appear to be in good quality. G35cpe 14:42, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

Dragonclaws
Image:DC-HPBanner.png

--<font color="#4D56B1">Dragon<font color="#F28500">c laws (<font color="#4D56B1">talk ) 09:15, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Interestingly unusual banner, love it.  Kil  ler Chin  chilla  21:46, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Cool banner, my favorite. Captain6  00:54, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

I made this when I thought it would be for the foreground rather than the background. Now that I know it is for the background, I will suggest that mine not be voted for. --<font color="#4D56B1">Dragon<font color="#F28500">c laws (<font color="#4D56B1">talk ) 05:21, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Sub-71

 * Image:S71-HPBanner(1).jpg
 * Image:S71-HPBanner(2).jpg
 * Image:S71-HPBanner(3).jpg

--Meh banner(s)! 05:01, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Great job! — Ko  ug  er  mas  te  rs  05:39, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Y 7hankyou thar :D 07:51, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I like how you're banners keep in line with the style of the current Halo Style, with a Programming Language based theme. =] Good Job! --  <font color="RoyalBlue">Lovemuffin  [[Image:Dancing_master_chief.gif|30px]] ••• <font color="DimGray"> Talk undefined <font color="Navy"> Edit Count undefined Contributions undefined 05:48, 29 January 2009 (UTC)


 * 7hanks! :D That's what I was aiming for! 06:31, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

The third banner I made is more 'scenic' 15:26, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Numbers one and three are in my opinion particularly well done, especially number three. Vehicular Manslaughterer  ( "TALK PAGE" ) 06:27, 1 February 2009 (UTC)


 * 7hanks! The third one actually had two shortswords (I removed the one behind the first one) 17:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Sidola
Image:sidolasbanner.jpg

Why complicate something as beautiful as a ring of mass destruction, ey? - Sidola, 07:48AM - 28th Jan.

Carbine
Image:Banner1final.jpg

Image:Banner2final.jpg

Carbine 02:57, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It looks a little...stretched, which isn't something we want to represent the site. If not for that, it would look great. -- Councillor   Specops 306  -  Qur'a  'Morhek  10:44, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

New Banner! This one I made sure not to stretch, but I don't know how well it'll go over, seens how much everyone hates Guilty Spark. Carbine 16:06, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

CommanderTony
Here's a submission that Subtank made over on the Monaco Halo-dev site, and is unable to put up on here due to conflicting schedules. Unlike the others, it's not full of useless pictures and writing that just looks horribly awful, and will be nothing but a distraction while editing. It's simple, to the point, and represents the area where a large part of the series is spent in Africa. As well as it's relation to the Halo universe, it is ascetically beautiful and even has a fading effect at the bottom which works very well with the Master Chief and Halopedia logo in the top right hand corner, as seen here.

Halopedia Banner by Subtank

Rawr, General  Tony ,  Administrator of Halopedia  Talk 1/30/2008


 * I can't resist. It's beautiful! — Ko ug  er  mas  te  rs  07:13, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Oooh, that's how it's going to look. Nice, simple, clean, although there are a lot more Haloish stuff to put in a picture than Africa, really. Imo, any shot on the environment on Halo would melt my heart. ^S


 * It's beautiful, non-distracting at the same time, it's so awesome. Nic  ma undefined vr   [[Image:Energy sword.jpg|17px]] 16:29, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I think that the shot of Mt. Kilimanjaro from the credits of Halo 3 would work even better. Lieutenant Mcloganator

I must say though, a banner like that (with the fade effect at the the bottom) featuring Sierra 117, or even better, Delta Halo would... Wait a second... If Halopedia featured multiple banners, wouldn't be just great if we could choose which banner we wanted to use, just like skins!? — Ko ug  er  mas  te  rs  20:06, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Maybe compile all the images into one big Gif image? It could work, but it may lag the refresh rate.-- 4 scen  21:25, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Or just have a selection of pictures that randomizes at every new page.  <font color="RoyalBlue">Lovemuffin  [[Image:Dancing_master_chief.gif|30px]] ••• <font color="DimGray"> Talk undefined <font color="Navy"> Edit Count undefined Contributions undefined 21:27, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Is that possible?-- 4 scen  21:29, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It probably is. — Ko ug  er  mas  te  rs  22:49, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Hey, maybe you should do each banner in the test one, just to give us all an idea of how it would look, and to help us improve our designs. I'll have one up later tonight. G35cpe 00:48, 31 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Okay, I guess I have to be the only jerk and say something bad about it. The banner isn't balanced. On one side there are all the broken ring things (what are they?) and on the other side it all peaceful and serene. Not balanced. Carbine  00:49, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I just checked, and it seems that the banner fades to white rather than fading to transparency. That's bad. If someone's using a skin that has a white background, it'll look good. It'll fade to white. But if someone uses a skin that has a background any color other than white- let's say blue for example -, then it will fade to white and suddenly turn to blue. An annoyance like that shouldn't be on a banner. So, if possible, Subtank should fix it. I believe it's only able to be fixed by someone who has the original .PSD file. I could try replacing the fade to white with a fade to transparency, but I would end up having to stretch it vertically to keep it as its original height. 06:19, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Chiafriend12, sorry to say this but you're wrong about the skin... Users cannot change the background colour... it will remain white... However, they can change the theme of the wiki (Monobook, Monaco, Quartz) which changes the layout and display of the articles. If they do, they won't see the banner. - <font color="#FF4F00">5 ub<font color="#FF4F00">7 ank (<font color="#FF4F00">7alk ) 06:56, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Oh, I was under the impression that the banner would apply to all skins. 01:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Great job!

I like this one the best..since it's gonna be a background, text all up in your face would be annoying for me, (better, maybe, if the text was as a watermark... ) it's easy on the eyes and not outrageous. ''' J u  s  t  i  n  e I'm too cool to sparkle. That's what my sonic screwdriver's  for.''' 05:42, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

G35cpe

 * Banner #1
 * Banner #2

Coming with #3 soon! G35cpe 02:31, 31 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I like the first one, but I don't really like the second one.-- Andrew-996 [[Image:Haloforgheisonvv4.gif|15px]] "Radio Frequency 9.96""Confirmed Kills" 13:40, 31 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I like 1 better. Commander DA 21:38, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Go #1!Gulo Gulo
 * Thanks guys. For #2, I was aiming for a scenic look, similiar to Tony's example. G35cpe 16:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I thought that 1 was really good, but was just too simple. It looked pretty, mind you, but it was just too simple. Carbine 02:33, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Carbine, I get your point, but we need to keep in mind that the banner shouldn't be too distracting when reading articles, etc, as they will appear on every Halopedia page. G35cpe 00:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)


 * G35cpe, I get you're point, but there is a fine line between not distracting someone and boring them. In any case, It doesn't say anything about HALO. It's just rocks with water, it could be anything. Carbine  01:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Chiafriend12, I get your point (wait, what?)
 * Err, as I was going to say, if I used Halopedia often (which I suppose I do), the banner wouldn't be distracting; no matter what it is. The only thing that has ever distracted me when reading or editing an article would be advertisements. 01:16, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I love the first one!!!
 * Voting has not started...- <font color="#FF4F00">5 ub<font color="#FF4F00">7 ank (<font color="#FF4F00">7alk ) 16:22, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Any suggestions to improve on them? I am always open to improvement... G35cpe 02:37, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

Dude the first one is cool how it includes both the main characters of Halo 3 and not just MC. But the second one was just ,honestly, crap..no offence...but that is how i feel. -- Coltonace  "Coltonace Chat""Cyan N' Red Wine" 16:41, 16 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Coming with #3 soon. G35cpe 01:02, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Jadeitor
Banner-1

Probably, I will make more!

Dude you actually think that will make it, Try adding a little more "umph" power into but it does make a good back ground for something- -- Coltonace  "Coltonace Chat""Cyan N' Red Wine" 16:44, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Spirit-of-HALO
Image:SoHBanner1.jpg

Image:SoHBanner2.jpg

Image:SoHBanner3.jpg

No distractions, just simplicity.

Now that is skill, better then everybody elses in a way.Gulo Gulo

Spartan 360
Can Wait to here who's won!

Image:DeltahaloBanner.jpg


 * That's HORRIBLE quality. G35cpe 16:32, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * If you can, save it in .PNG form. It will give it much better quality. 06:15, 2 February 2009(UTC)
 * Not exactly, Jpeg has the higest quality rating depending on the program used, colour pallets used and how high the quality is set, the only reason you observe it to be poor quality is because it is obvously streached (Side wize) or it has been set to too low of a quality because when at a higher quality it takes up more space, but If you flatten the layers and also put it to a proportional size on the program before rendering it it will turn out to be a a high quality Picture. I hope this information helps. 19:39, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Chiafriend12
I think it turned out just great :D. (From left-to-right:) A marine with a battle rifle, a SPARTAN with a battle rifle, "Lest we forget..." (very faded, almost impossible to see), a group of marines cheering, a ghostly portait of Captain Keyes, Master Chief Petty Officer insignia, and two ODSTs. 06:15, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Image:Chia Halopedia banner1.png (06:15, 2 February 2009 (UTC))
 * Image:Chia Halopedia banner2.png (02:30, 8 February 2009 (UTC))


 * Hands-down the best overall presentation. I don't care for the scenic ones because they say nothing about Halo.  If I came across this site and knew nothing about Halo their banners give no hint as to where I was.  Your banner not only gives visual clues (the military patch, an avatar, among other things) but also serves as something that is very eye-catching.  Very well done.  Colonel Calamity 21:18, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

I agree with the colonel. The scenic ones are just boring. This one is good. Really, really good. Carbine 02:36, 3 February 2009 (UTC)


 * You should know that some parts of the banners will be covered by the Wiki Pages. It will look more like Lostpedia rather than GTA.- <font color="#FF4F00">5 ub<font color="#FF4F00">7 ank (<font color="#FF4F00">7alk ) 07:15, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

That's a good point Subtank. I think it would still work but Chia if you are reading this right now adjust your entry a bit so that it would work better with overlap. It would be a darn shame that the best and most creative entry loses because of a minor technicality.Colonel Calamity 16:14, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I was fixing a bit of the opacity on some of the filters earlier. I guess I could make a second version, but I would need to know where it would be short and where it would be tall. Or, perhaps, it could just go under a quick crash course test and see if it works as it is. 01:42, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Well whatever you do, I hope you win with your final version. I find your creation more inspired than most of the other submissions. Keep up the hard work Chia. Colonel Calamity 02:29, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Whoop whoop, new banner. I did the same sort of thing with the images, but I made the text in a totally different style. From left-to-right: Three SPARTAN IIs, an ODST with a Battle Rifle, marines on Harvest, another ODST with a Battle Rifle, and three more SPARTANs. 02:30, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * To be honest, I like the first one better. There is just something about the grouping of the first one and the patch that makes it feel like it's more real.  Perhaps it's because I watch too much History Channel but the first one really felt like the end of a war/the end of an era (much like WW2 graphics feel). Colonel Calamity 13:57, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

I think that the second one would be better if you didn't have all the opaque text in the background. Other than that I think both of yours look brilliant. Carbine 15:58, 8 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I also prefer the first one. If you notice, all the guns in the second one are pointed to the right. That was not intended... 21:42, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Mchief111
Image:Banner_Blue.png - Mchief111 08:58, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Image:Banner_Red.png - Mchief111 08:58, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Image:Banner_Green.png - Mchief111 08:58, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Colors galor! How do you all like it? (Took out the fourth, my bad.)

Only three banners are allowed per person.  J u  st  i  n  e  A |undefined C |undefined 02:06, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

I like 'em. They're simple, but effective. They only thing that could be changed is that spartan on the right. It's got a reflection on it that makes it look fuzzy

Mac2po
Image:Halopedia banner 1.png

Looks okay but the size is wrong. o_O  J u  st  i  n  e  A |undefined C |undefined 21:59, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Naja Arboque
Image:Halopediabanner.jpg

Check it out!

O:
 * Voting has not started...- <font color="#FF4F00">5 ub<font color="#FF4F00">7 ank (<font color="#FF4F00">7alk ) 16:22, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Ok.Gulo Gulo

Uber Halogeek
Image:Uber Halogeek's Halopedia Banner v1.jpg

I might make other versions of this later if people like it.

Mr Slippy IV
Image:Halopedia_Banner.jpg

Entry 1, simple and clean.

I realize I didn't get the size right.

GruntFan
Hello guys, here's my logo! It may look bad on the text but i thought you guys would try to do something with the same idea. But here you go guys! Enjoy!

-Gruntfan
 * Wait, isn't that just Thecairocat's image, only bigger? - §tigma-231  ¶ Ъury mə іn ħonour [ łalk ][ çont  ] 00:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I took out the image of a grunt from the side... Kind of doubt it was meant as a banner. Mchief111 07:17, 18 Februa-ry 2009 (UTC)

Coltonace


Wow,best one so far.But it doesn't work.GEARS OF WAR 2

Useful Dave
Image:UsefulBanner.jpg

Image:UsefulBanner2.jpg

Can't take any credit for the pics on 'em really, just slapped them together, one is entirely graphic novel. Useful Dave 04:13, 28 February 2009 (UTC)