Wow. I know this isn't the best webpage header ever, but if you knew how much of a photoshop noob I am, you would understand why I'm so amazed at myself.
Please let me know what you think of the new header, and give me tips for improving it. I have little/no artistic ability, so any tips/suggestions would help a lot!
The logo can be seen here: http://www.holdemcrew.com/themes/Brittania/images/logonew.gif
And can be seen in action at http://www.holdemcrew.com ... unless I have already taken the tips from this thread and re-worked the image 
FYI: To give you an idea of how bad I am at this, here are some previous iterations.
http://www.holdemcrew.com/images/temp/chip_try1.gif
http://www.holdemcrew.com/images/temp/chip_try3.gif
http://www.holdemcrew.com/themes/Brittania/images/logo_new.gif
http://www.holdemcrew.com/images/temp/logo_7.gif
Troy1960 posted this at 21:46—15th December 2004.
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Looks good bro.
JoeWorldOnline posted this at 01:10—16th December 2004.
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I like the newest logo
G. Antonov posted this at 14:13—16th December 2004.
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It's not bad at all. What program did you use for the animation?
HoldemCrew posted this at 14:31—16th December 2004.
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I used photoshop/imageready
Here is a (kinda bad) tutorial on how I did it:
http://www.good-tutorials.com/track/6352
Which is better?
http://www.holdemcrew.com/images/temp/newlogo5.gif
or
http://www.holdemcrew.com/images/temp/newlogo3.gif
Any one have tips on how to improve it? Is it too conjested? Should I make the background even lighter?
davidjaymz posted this at 18:22—16th December 2004.
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number 5 is the better of the two... looks good...
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HoldemCrew posted this at 21:55—16th December 2004.
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Do the chips and cards in the background even add anything to the image? Or should I just remove them alltogether?
fifeclub posted this at 22:46—3rd January 2005.
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Looks like you've changed your online logo already. I wasn't to hot on your previous attempts but I think your latest online version works great. Simple and bold = good branding. Good job.
The only picky thing I'll suggest is perhaps fading out the suits just a tiny shade more. Not much. I think that would help the overlying text pop a bit more and be easier to read, especially the smaller second line. But it looks good. Thumbs up.
Nip it in the bud!
timjpriebe posted this at 23:15—3rd January 2005.
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Looks fantastic! Especially compared with the others.
Seriously, I know what you mean. I have to do tons of logos when I design one before I come up with any I like.
Tim
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