FSN Header Graphic
 

I'm creating the general information site for FSN (temporary address: http://forums.firstscouting.org/main/ ) and would like someone else to do the header graphic.

I can do something, but, it deserves someone with more artistic talent than that :) So, whoever wants to, feel free to do that and post the top banner thing here, or get it to me in some other way, and I'll put it up :)

Note: it would be nice to get this done before Jack's back to full time FSN stuff (it would get one thing off of his mind ;))

I think you have a great start with this. I'm not to overally talented with graphics editors, however... to whom may take this on - connecting the side bar of blue... and have the header a continuation of that would add smoothness.

Also... what will 'Development' be for? Contents of page under the works? Or did I completely miss something?

The development site at the moment is used for developing and testing some things. It is where the Javascript that adds the sponsor links was tested, and will presumably be where other development things are made and tested.

I suppose it could serve a double-purpose as being the page for the developers of FSN; but, you'd have to ask Jack.

what deminshions... ( i just got back for summer camp a woodruff scout reservation)

umm i dunno if this is like any thing u want or what ..... but if u were to use it you would chop of excess img portion after Network and make a 1px wile black bar and have it repeating across the top making it look like the rest of that img or ur pther option id to split the top in to 2 colomns and have a HR with no border and colored black set at the proper deminshions and aligned to bottom......

I like it all but that texture on the blue.

umm ... K

Simplicity and repeating patterns. No filters.

tight very tight

umm yeh but wont like the data portion have a diff layout? that should be talyored to just that... maybe its own subdomain such as datacenter.firstscouting.org .... I dunno that was just a thought anyways.

Yes, the data centre portion of the site would have a different layout. Once it is setup, it will most likely also have its own subdomain too. However, for clarification, at the moment we are designing the layout for the main site, not for the data entry/viewing.

The examples so far are good, but I think I'll put the decision off a bit longer until everyone has had a fair chance to read this and prepare a design (after all, the American Independence day was July 4th, and some people only read the boards on weekdays).

I really like the last design ( the simple one ) . Whatever is choosen, it should be simple to keep the pages fast. Also, could you change the link for the gallery to photos.firstscouting.org ( I would like to keep everything under one domain).

The link is now changed to photos.firstscouting.org.

Nice look what M Krass submitted, but the A List Apart menu is bothering me... maybe it can be changed a little in appearance? You don't want other sites to have that same menu... :D

Ah, someone who knows exactly where it came from, I guess I've been caught :) Well, I'm open to suggestions as to what to change on it to make it look more custom. (As I said, the layout stuff isn't my strong point).