mscreashuns — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:45:29 +0000

ric449 wrote: I think that would be a good size, a little smaller than 1024 px so there is no side scrolling for 1024X768 users.

I would try to form your design around most designs rather than just one. For instance, try to make it so your banner will fit on a 800x600 screen and then it will fit on everyone's. More people use 800x600 than 1024x768 anyway, I'm sure, especially since it's the default resolution on most computers.

demonhale — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:09:37 +0000

Why not use a regular gradient fill and adjust it by using custom controls...
What you did is to buttonize the banner I presume, in this case just use a clone tool to erase or more appropriately copy-over the effect you want to erase...

ric449 — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:52:32 +0000

I think that would be a good size, a little smaller than 1024 px so there is no side scrolling for 1024X768 users.

I have a question though, if you look at the header you can see the effects around it, the shadow. Is there any way of removing the effect just on the bottom only? Sort of like an eraser for effects?

DaveyBoy — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:44:02 +0000

the thing is 1000px wide, can't you reduce this to be more user-friendly?

demonhale — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:35:13 +0000

I agree... and the pattern on the right, you can try and lower its edge shadow effect, and maybe reduce the size of the patterns... good work so far...

ric449 — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:22:23 +0000

I have lowered the gradient, and I think it looks much better. I will experiment with some blues, but I think we are finally getting there!

ric449 — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:40:35 +0000

Heres the new header:

**EDIT**
I posted this before reading your post, I didn't ignore you .

demonhale — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:33:39 +0000

a gradient in graphics by definition is a scalar increase or magnitude of color, simply put your background of white slowly increasing in intensity to black is an example of a gradient. Shadow effects sometimes produces gradient too.

Its a good idea to make it smaller as to accomodate for screen width in incorporating it in your design, the new name is good and I hope you can buy it off the old owner and an advantage maybe is that the domain name may have been listed already.

Getting another color for your orange you can base on either a compliment (a blue shade is a complimentary color for orange)... or a color based on the triad...

As a suggestion, maybe you can choose a lighter shade of orange like #FEAB12 or #FF9300 or your existing one and use a complimentary color of blue #0000FF... and lose or minimize the gradient...

Chris

ric449 — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:21:19 +0000

Ok, I have some time off work so I am going to try and finalise the header.

When you say gradient, what exactly do you mean? I an pretty new to photoshop, what I have made so far is by messing with settings, no real skill involved.

The last version I made is where I am right now, except a little smaller to make it 1024X768 friendly. Also I may have come up with a new name, Active Hardware. There is already a site by that name though, although it hasn't been updated in the last year and the forums are a ghost town. I think it is abandoned, but I will contact the webmaster if I can't come up with another name (and buy his domain off him).

I think another colour is a good idea too, but where would you suggest I put it? I thought adding a blue to the colour would be good, but it just doesn't fit in anywhere.

Any suggestions?

ric449 — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:09:20 +0000

I swapped it for another one now, what do you think?