Hey everyone,
First, let me start by saying this really isn't a contest,
but it can turn into a voting thing later if we all decide.
As many of you know, we have a new version of our signature
out there that we can customize skins and place on them. I wanted to start a thread and invite you all
to submit your Goozex signature skin. It
can be on anything you'd like and just has to follow certain rules including
the following:
1. 468x90 pixels
2. JPEG or PNG format (24 bit RGB)
3. Make sure to follow the signature placeholders (see
templates attached) for avatar, games, and texts. It must also allow a
"Goozex.com" text in the bottom-right corner
4. Official rules of submitting content to Goozex here --
the legal stuff
5. The current version of the signature is V.3.0: supports user-selected list of games, text colors, possibility to disable avatar, a smaller size avatar, free text on the signature.
If your skin gets selected by the Goozex Team, it will be
added to the "skin collection" for the new signature V.3.0. Participation is voluntary and no compensation will be awarded by Goozex.
Click here for a .zip template file. (Templates version: V.3.0)
It contains the
following files:
- Design templates for the signature, with placeholders for
all the elements (avatar, games, texts, etc)
- Examples
- Instructions
In preparing your designs, keep in mind the following new
features for Version 3.0:
- Skins: the user has the option to select the
favorite skin in a pool of available images.
- Avatar: the user has the option to disable the avatar.
This frees up space on the left, to be used for some cool image in the skin
- Text color: default color is white (#ffffff). Users have the option to select their favorite color in a given
set (e.g, black (#000000), red (#ff0000), blue (#0000ff), green (#00ff00) and a few others. This way, the text may better adapt to a colored skin in
the background.
How to use the template
When you download the zip template package (click here) you will see a few different files. Some ore examples, others are PSD layered templates that are useful to tell you the position of each signature element.
Please read the Readme-HowToUseTemplates.txt file included in the .zip set for more info on how to use the template.
Example of posting:
When posting a new skin design please remember to post both:
- The plain skin image
- The skin image with added "sample content" on it, to evaluate how the final signature will look like
This will immediately show if the text is difficult to read, and give you a chance to redesign the skin before posting it on Goozex.
This is an example of a new skin design:
And this is the same skin with the sample content over it:
Thanks! And keep up the good work!
