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I need some help from the artists here..
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Old 06-23-2002, 03:38 PM   #1
Rich Z
Unhappy I need some help from the artists here..

I'm in the process of redesigning my SerpenCo.com logo and it's taking more time than I have available to put into it. Since I have gotten rid of everything but the corn snakes (and leopard geckos, of course), that graphic of the milk snake is no longer appropriate for my business. But from what I remember, it took me a LONG time using Corel Draw to take a photo and make it into a 1 bit image suitable for my needs. I will also have to replace the image on the banner I need for shows, so it has to be something that will be suitable for this need.

Anyone out there willing to tackle one of my corn snake photos and do the same thing for me? Or would it just be easier to take that milk snake image and modify it to look like a corn snake?

I'm WAY late getting my 2002 price list in place and this is one thing I don't really need to be spending a lot of time on right now. But if I don't get it done before the babies begin hatching, this may be a year that I don't have a current price list up.

Any takers? If so, just tell me what you need from me to get started.

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Old 06-23-2002, 04:50 PM   #2
Ares
Hey Rich! :)

I'd like to tackle this project, I do freelance graphic design so this is right
up my alley. If you like, write me an e-mail with any specs your looking for and we'll work out the business aspect of it.

ncosta@sympatico.ca
 
Old 06-23-2002, 05:17 PM   #3
nova
I would also like to, just give me a picture of possibly one of your anery's on a bright blue or bright green, or bright yellow paper
 
Old 06-23-2002, 06:04 PM   #4
Bippy
So, something like this...?

So, are you looking for something like this? (This is the test pic I did based on one of your images back when I emailed you.) I can make it as large as you want, in .gif, .jpg, .bmp, or .TIFF file format.


Or are you looking for an entirely different SerpenCo logo?
 
Old 06-24-2002, 02:50 AM   #5
Rich Z
Nova - positioning is rather important for the logo image. Notice the one I am now using. The head points towards my company name and the line underneath is pretty much lined up with the tail. There is a flow there that the eye follows. Finding a photo of an Anerythristic that will closely match that would be a nearly impossible task, not to mention that the time involved to search through all of my photos would be way too time consuming.

It is not crucial that the body positioning be identical, but it needs to have eye flow towards the left or lower left hand corner of the image. Perhaps a large head-only image will work OK. But I really don't want to have to throw away my show banner and buy a new one if I can help it.

Oh yeah, I am looking for a white on blue image to match what my show banner looks like as well. I am making a global color change to my site with blue backgrounds and white text.

Bippy - yes that is close to what I am looking for. Nothing fancy as this has to replace what is on my banner I use for shows, and if it is too complex, they won't be able to do it. But the positioning of the animal is fairly important for the flow to work right between the image, my business name, and the rest of the page on my site. I am a real stickler about that.

Anyway, thanks for the offers of help. Hopefully someone can pull me out of a bind so I can move on with things.
 
Old 06-24-2002, 05:19 AM   #6
SilverTongue
here is my attempt
 
Old 06-24-2002, 12:24 PM   #7
Ares
Whatcha think?

Here is what I came up with Rich. I used the milksnake u had as a template
and then did the rest from my head, I decided to go for a more abstract look
Do ya like it?
 
Old 06-24-2002, 12:35 PM   #8
CornsnakeKeeper
Good job all of you! I think your work is fantastic!
 
Old 06-24-2002, 02:36 PM   #9
kris (UK)
im sure willing to have a go, one thing, do you know the html "hex" code of the blue colour on your banner ? ? ? ? If i had the colour code then the colours would match and the page would look better in my opinion . . . can we use any of your photographs to work from, and lastly, would you like the text to be the same font and colour ? ? ?thanks,

KRIS
 
Old 06-24-2002, 06:02 PM   #10
Rich Z
I think Ares has hit the nail right on the head! That's what I was looking for!

Now do you have the separate graphic for the snake image itself for me? If I should decide to move things around with the logo, I need to have the separate images to play with. Besides I need to make the entire logo white to go with the rest of the site (white on blue). I do this in Corel Draw so I can manipulate the separate elements easily. At least I think so. Been a while since I used that program. So many software packages and so little time......

If you could send me the graphics file as a TIFF (IBM format) file, I would appreciate it.

Gulp! You didn't name your fee before you started! What's the damages..............

Thanks for everyone being willing to jump in and help me out here. I have my 2002 price list up now (finally!) and added a bunch of photos to most of the cultivar pages. Still have more photos to add later on, but at least the bulk of it is finished. NOW I can try to get my taxes finished up before the babies overwhelm me.

Kris - just as a note, I just use the text coding of 'BLUE' for the background. But since the graphics image needs to be a GIF file with a transparent background, it shouldn't matter what color the page is.

THANK YOU!
 

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