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It was a tough decision to pick winning entries, but we narrowed it down to 3. You'll notice that the winning banners are quite simple and effective, fancy stuff is all well and good but when you've only got 15k to play with, you need to sacrifice it sometimes. Okay, enough waffle, the winners are...
Funkygamer for his Comanche Banner
Gabbo for his GetDotted Banner (fifth from top)
Natbuc for his Monsters Inc Banner (blue)
You all win the DVD of your choice from our database, up to the value of £25 - congratulations! Special mention must got to all the people who submitted loads and loads of banners and didn't win, sorry about that! And I apologise for ending the competition slightly early, I wanted to get it finished for the weekend for you.
Cheers
Ali
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Completed Banners:
Funky Gamer - Click here
Er-no - Click here
Edgy - Click here
Gabbo - Click here
Natbuc - 1, 2 and 3
Rainier Wolfcastle - Click here
Lodge (or Darkness_2k, one of you) - Click here
Joe Dark - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
(May need www inserted into link)
PinkPig - Click here
cooldogs - Click here
1/2pint - Click here
messiah_4_ever - Click here
chris_uk - Click here
Rickoss - Click Here
Darkness_2k - Click here
Shaneo - 1 and 2
Doughnut Monster - Click here
No.2 - Click here
Oxide - 1, 2
dFox - Click here
Agent Smith - 1 and 2
cookie monster - 1 and 2
TomUK - Click here
Rakuga - Click here
Mr. Nice Guy - Your page didn't work, sorry
Dr. Duck - Click here
Force of Nature - Your page didn't work, sorry
Weird Kid - Click here
Dav1d - 1, 2
Some Geocities links may need a www inserted to make them work, it's an eternal mystery to me. I'm judging this as we speak.
Ali - please organise this.
1 banner used = FAD prize
2 banners used = GAD prize
Give url's and Ali will make them into hyperlinks in this thread.
Rule 1
Banners must be commercially inspired for the purpose of generating income and profit to Special Reserve or Freeola. i.e. Please do not design banners for UKcheats, Gameaday, Winacar etc. Design banners for SR Membership, Maxx, products we sell, Get Dotted, Freeola, Ram, PC parts - anything which is a source of income to us.
Rule 2
Banners must be under 15k, Indexed gif, 468 x 60 pixels. You can submit RGB gifs but better if they are "indexed" as they will apparently come up smaller.
Thanks in advance. Good Luck.
> Tony wrote:
> I am thinking about designing a Bunner. What is HCML?
If
> you weren't an overgrown moose, i'd appreciate that as humour :D
Show some respect know son, Tony may or may not be an overgrown moose, but I'm sure if he is an overgrown moose he'll be a finely groomed overgrown moose.
http:\\www.geocities.com\Bannercompetition
some will be old ones reused, but most will be new. Enjoy, and goos luck to everybody, especially me :D
> I am thinking about designing a Bunner. What is HCML?
If you weren't an overgrown moose, i'd appreciate that as humour :D
> I'm pitiful at HTML, which is why I'll give this compo a go. :D
Negative thoughts lead to negative minds
http://www.geocities.com/cjc_banners
> What are RGB gifs?
RGB gifs are the large parcels which Santa Claus cannot stuff down the chimney. (Really Great Big Gifs)
> Are there any further details, other than "A banner to generate
> profit"?
WHat location will it be used in? What must it explain?What
> other content etc?
er - this is a competition. We don't do all the thinking for you.
(that's a bit harsh on this XMoo guy tonti)