*VOTE* Which new banner do you prefer for the forum?

[Oh When the Saints]

#1 = Saints-06-Premiers




#2 = Otiman (1)




#3 = Otiman (2)




#4 = Sharp Shooter





#5 = AP Erebus




#6 = The_Dud

[Oh When the Saints]

Unless one banner receives an absolute majority of the votes (i.e. 51%), then the two most popular banners will be chosen from this poll, and another poll created to determine which is the new banner.

This poll is open for 7 days.

Please have your say about the new forum banner ... and think carefully!

[bigcarl]

i like #4, sharpshooter's one with the black background. simple, bold and effective and a nice font. the "l" in saintsational could be a tiny bit bigger, though.

there's also something to be said for #2 otiman (1), which maintains our existing font or "branding".

all of them are worthy efforts. there are some creative people on saintsational.

[benengel14]

i like sharpshooter's one with the black background. simple, bold and effective and a nice font. the "l" in saintsational could be a tiny bit bigger, though.

You make a good point about (1) as it supports the existing branding - which is why I voted for it.

6 (in black) is simple and effective agreed, but the first T shouldn't be a cross - it will serve to alienate some people.

[markinUSA]

No.2 is not visible for me. It comes up just as a nondescript picture box - one of those things that doesn't display correctly.

Is anyone else having problems seeing it?

[matrix]

none....
theres nothing wrong with the one we have now, it just needs a few lines about the two sponsored players added underneath.

[avid]

No1 looks a little too amateurish
No2 obscures the faces -- a mistake
No3 I'd be happy with, without getting especially excited
No4 Just a bit too happy-dappy for me
No5 I think is very good, but again not particularly exciting
No6 is excellent -- very professional, and graphically very well resolved. It captures brilliantly that core belief that we are clearly the most sensational team in the world -- essential for a forum like this.

Well, they're my humble opinions. Great work everyone, though. They're all terrific !!
I'm new to Saintsational, and I really like the effort people happily put into it.

[SharpShooter]

I'd like to see what each one would look like when put on the page as some may look a bit strange having patterns and images cut short by the border (as in there'd be half a football picture in the center of the page).

The way to get around this would be once the design is worked out having one created that has a transparent background but displaying full images (ie having a full football surrounded by transparency etc).

I do like The_Dud's one (#6) although the only issues are with the inclusion of what seems to be a religious symbol may be a bit controversial and the size may need to be reduced just a tad so it doesn't make it difficult to see much content. Overall design and effect is really good.

[The_Dud]

I do like The_Dud's one (#6) although the only issues are with the inclusion of what seems to be a religious symbol may be a bit controversial and the size may need to be reduced just a tad so it doesn't make it difficult to see much content. Overall design and effect is really good.

i can easily replace it with the letter "T" if that is more popular, and it can be easily resized, i just guessed for that one

the whole "cross" thing was just trying to incorporate some kind of St.Kilda emblem into the design, but it is not essential

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

#5 gets my vote.....
Its got the name, the two boys and a footy and most of all they are all fully visable.
Its very clear and easy on the eyes

[saint66au]

Yep No 5 for me...whilst #6 is graphically very good..its says "Christian Youth Group" as much as it says "Footy Fan Forum" imho. No #5 screams "Footy"

[mad saint guy]

1 and 5 are my preferences. 2 and 3 would be very good if it was wider and didn't have writing over the players' faces.

[asiu]

luv #6 .....red on white , black shade line

the whole "cross" thing was just trying to incorporate some kind of St.Kilda emblem into the design,

luv that bit , works , and works well

[Otiman]

To be honest i'd rather keep the one we have. Change for changes sake isn't a good idea. None of the submissions (mine included) are up to standard imo. It's easy enough to make a nice logo, but having to include pictures of Sam and Jarryn in there makes it a little more difficult.

[GrumpyOne]

To be honest i'd rather keep the one we have. Change for changes sake isn't a good idea. None of the submissions (mine included) are up to standard imo. It's easy enough to make a nice logo, but having to include pictures of Sam and Jarryn in there makes it a little more difficult.

Agree 100.5%

[cowboy18]

I like the existing one more than the new efforts (several are quite good though).


Only improvement would be two animated bobbleheads (Geary and Gilbert) on either side.

[Saints-06-Premiers]

No1 looks a little too amateurish

I've saved it at a lower resolution.

Had a few ideas in my head, never got around to drawing them up.

If I had to vote, I'm not sure which I'd choose. Which is why i'm not voting.

[GRAMophone]

Congratulations to you all for your creativity. I admire them all but like no.5 the best because of the balance, simplicity, footy and clear pictures of our boys.

[Ghost Like]

Out of these selections I like #6 the best, Avid I think, best described it and the others.

Are we allowed to use the Saints' shield / emblem or are our hands tied with copyright or similar?

I have a couple of mates who moderate on the Carlton Supporters Club and I must admit that site looks extremely professional. Having said that, I enjoy this site as it's easier to get around and is not as cluttered.

Now I'll go and have a good hard look at myself for having some mates who barrack for Tankton.

[GrumpyOne]

Can we have a poll whether to change the banner or keep the old one?

[Pwoit]

Geez you conveniently forgot my attempt

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

Geez you conveniently forgot my attempt

I like that one pwoit, its the old one given a face lift..... I reckon this one needs to be considered as well, as much as I like #5, pwoits one is pretty good as well.

[Oh When the Saints]

Not allowed to use the St Kilda logo Pwoit, that's why is wasn't included.

[st_nick]

To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of any of them. No offence intended to any of the artists, but to me, #1 looks like a police line up with those lines in the background; #2 and #3 defeat the purpose of putting the photos in by obscuring them almost completely with the text; #4 and #5 a bit too Play School-y for my liking; and #6 has that issue with the cross that makes it look a bit 'church-y'.
Again, just my 2c, sorry if I come across a bit rough.

The white version of #6 would be my pick if I had to pick one though.

[The_Dud]

like i said, the cross for the T can easily be replaced if its that much of an issue