Comments on: Entrecard designs – Not being funny, but… http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/ Fixed price, low cost web design and hosting based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Jim Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:03:52 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=246#comment-231 Not at all Lyndi, your graphic is fine (I have demonstrated this, as you've had your card on here already). The text is sharp and the card is professional, I would certainly approve it any time you want to put it on my site! Let me know how you get on with looking for a free service, I would be interested in seeing what they can produce. Not at all Lyndi, your graphic is fine (I have demonstrated this, as you’ve had your card on here already). The text is sharp and the card is professional, I would certainly approve it any time you want to put it on my site!

Let me know how you get on with looking for a free service, I would be interested in seeing what they can produce.

]]> By: Lyndi http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Lyndi Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:58:56 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=246#comment-229 Now you have got me feeling all guilty. My EC graphic looks terrible. I however, am 'artistically challenged' so I have to go find 'someone who is prepared to design a nice graphic. I have noticed that there are a couple of places that offer this as a free service. I am going to try and find one of these. Now you have got me feeling all guilty. My EC graphic looks terrible. I however, am ‘artistically challenged’ so I have to go find ’someone who is prepared to design a nice graphic. I have noticed that there are a couple of places that offer this as a free service. I am going to try and find one of these.

]]> By: Jim http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Jim Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:05 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=246#comment-215 Cool, both of those would make it onto my site (hint hint!) LOL! Seriously though, thanks for the examples there.... and JPEG is a very old graphics standard, like Black & White TV ;) Cool, both of those would make it onto my site (hint hint!) LOL!

Seriously though, thanks for the examples there…. and JPEG is a very old graphics standard, like Black & White TV ;)

]]> By: Rarst http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Rarst Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:27:21 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=246#comment-214 >but if you save that image as 20% compression JPEG and then look at it, you will see it looks awful. I am big fan of bruteforcing PNG compression on low dithering values... What is JPEG? :) To illustrate a bit here are my previous and current banners: http://www.rarst.net/images/r125.png (1.3Kb) http://www.rarst.net/images/rarst125.png (4.9Kb) I had seen some professional ones that were three-four times bigger than they should because no attention to compression was given. >but if you save that image as 20% compression JPEG and then look at it, you will see it looks awful.

I am big fan of bruteforcing PNG compression on low dithering values… What is JPEG? :)

To illustrate a bit here are my previous and current banners:
http://www.rarst.net/images/r125.png (1.3Kb)
http://www.rarst.net/images/rarst125.png (4.9Kb)

I had seen some professional ones that were three-four times bigger than they should because no attention to compression was given.

]]> By: Jim http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Jim Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:18:27 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=246#comment-213 Yeah, it is just amazing how many times I see a reasonable site, but a rubbish banner. It is not about the design, rather than the quality. If your "R" was crisp text on a white background then that's cool, but if you save that image as 20% compression JPEG and then look at it, you will see it looks awful. All the ones I have shown on my site passed the test ;) Yeah, it is just amazing how many times I see a reasonable site, but a rubbish banner. It is not about the design, rather than the quality. If your “R” was crisp text on a white background then that’s cool, but if you save that image as 20% compression JPEG and then look at it, you will see it looks awful.

All the ones I have shown on my site passed the test ;)

]]> By: Rarst http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/2008/09/25/entrecard-designs-not-being-funny-but/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Rarst Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:03:04 +0000 http://www.thinksynergy.co.uk/?p=246#comment-211 If people are often not even willing to pay for blog hosting... They are times less willing to pay for good banner for their blog. I simply used capitalized R in nice font on white background (still have it on my gravatar and such) before I got proper banner. If people are often not even willing to pay for blog hosting… They are times less willing to pay for good banner for their blog.

I simply used capitalized R in nice font on white background (still have it on my gravatar and such) before I got proper banner.

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