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Title: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 03, 2010, 05:58:40 am
New! Banner guidelines
-Dimensions for banners are 990(width) x 176(height).
-Banners must be less than 250KB in file size.  Exceptions will be made for animated gifs, not to exceed 750KB when optimized.
-Banners must say "Congress of Awesome" or "CoA" or a variant thereof on them somewhere.
-GIF, JPG, and PNG formats are accepted.  Sorry, no SWFs, TIFFs or BMPs.
-Animated gifs are also accepted.

Please upload banners to Carrerachan's general board here:
http://hyperguy.net/carrerachan/general/res/1.html (http://hyperguy.net/carrerachan/general/res/1.html)

Current banners:

#1
(http://hyperguy.net/carrerachan/general/src/128616433580.jpg)

#2
(http://hyperguy.net/carrerachan/general/src/128676054872.png)

#3
(http://hyperguy.net/carrerachan/general/src/128695091466.png)
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 03, 2010, 01:35:08 pm
Eh, why can't the banners take the place of the site logo like back in the old days?
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 03, 2010, 03:26:03 pm
Because I want to use larger banners this time around and I don't want to get rid of the site's header as many users are used to it already and it contains useful links.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: MMX on October 03, 2010, 07:19:37 pm
OK I give up; where are the characters in that banner from?  They look vaguely familiar...
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 03, 2010, 08:47:57 pm
I would also like to know what this Korean MMO is.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 03, 2010, 11:33:31 pm
It's neither Korean or an MMO.  It's Yusha: You can't escape from the heroine! by Illusion.  Basically, you play as a demon named Saga and have to ward off female RPG heroines who are trying to rape you to seal you away.

Anywho, I also am dissatisfied with the current banner placement.  I'll switch the positions of the user info and the current banner's position.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 04, 2010, 08:32:45 am
There we go.  Switched the user info and banner's position.  Updated dimensions for banners also.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: bfg00 on October 04, 2010, 10:28:30 pm
I like the new banner location.  Now to generate a few.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 04, 2010, 11:41:00 pm
I was having some trouble getting images in at 150 height, so I upped it some.  Hopefully this'll make for some interesting banners.

Actually, at the size they're at it almost looks like you could fit a 4koma.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 05, 2010, 02:08:03 am
I'm interested in recreating some of the old banners.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 05, 2010, 08:18:28 pm
I'd like to create some, but sans title.  If someone else wants to add that, I'll let them.


By the way, I demand the return of the "Girl gave you crabs?" banner.  Classic.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: bfg00 on October 05, 2010, 09:59:03 pm
Agreed, that was one of my all time favorites.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 06, 2010, 04:00:04 am
By the way, I demand the return of the "Girl gave you crabs?" banner.  Classic.
Will made that one.  Should be easy enough to recreate though, as it's just a stray CG image from Resort Boin and accompanying text.
(http://www.hyperguy.net/images/banners/top_banners/crabs.jpg)
Or was it from regular Boin?  In any case, it's definitely a Happo Bijin CG set.

I actually lost most of the PSD files for the older banners, though most of them are simple enough that remaking them isn't too hard.

Personally I'd like to focus on making newer ones.  At the same time, there's some that were so good the first time around that I want to make updated versions at least.
(http://hyperguy.net/images/banners/top_banners/raika_phones_eb.gif)

Feel free to recreate any of the older ones though.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 06, 2010, 03:29:23 pm
Its from original Boin, not Resort Boin.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 08, 2010, 10:47:54 pm
Here's a few I came up with.  Hoping someone will take it the rest of the way and add some fancy looking text.

First is "wrong button" - our old Tokemeki Check-In favorite.

Second is an Akira+Karin WTF.  Supply your own punchline.

The last two are versions of the same image I came across while finding the above Boin image and thought it would make a good banner.  I call it "Congress Of Awesome, It's like a punch to the face".  The first is better centered but the second is probably better for having the title and punchline on the left.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 10, 2010, 01:55:29 am
I hope that someone isn't me  :og

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLFRqC6TsBI/AAAAAAAAANs/xugvGtmPCA8/s1600/guynarock.png)

Here's my take on an old banner (will add congress of awesome later).  Didn't realize that picture of Rika ain't big enough to fill the width limit.  Rather than stretch it i came up with some new material; i'm open to suggestions cause i ain't quite the comedian HyperG is.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 10, 2010, 07:26:28 am
It's missing the original punchline for the in-stock result: "But that's not the same game at all! Guess I'll keep looking..."
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 10, 2010, 03:19:53 pm
Ugh.  Those banner dimensions had better be final Hyperguy.  Do not like the fact i had to stretch out the banner i've been working on.  This is the final revision.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLIRG2DKAQI/AAAAAAAAAOE/lNL7rXO9Lxg/s1600/gunyaroc.png)
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 10, 2010, 04:57:06 pm
Thumbs up on the revised version.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 10, 2010, 09:00:24 pm
Okay, this really is the final revision.  I hate being a perfectionist :(

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLJgV8i5u-I/AAAAAAAAAOM/UuDzMl4WzUI/s1600/guynarox.png)

Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 10, 2010, 09:33:13 pm
Added.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 11, 2010, 11:09:23 am
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLMn4pRuIXI/AAAAAAAAAOU/THfp8a0TQUM/s1600/neo2.png)

I decided to keep the original message cause it's all the more relevant today.  If there aren't any objections this will be final.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 11, 2010, 08:18:26 pm
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLJgV8i5u-I/AAAAAAAAAOM/UuDzMl4WzUI/s1600/guynarox.png)



That reminds me, I'll have to remake this one, too.

(http://hyperguy.net/images/banners/top_banners/phone_tag_banner.jpg)
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 12, 2010, 03:08:18 pm
If anybody wants to help out making banners all you have to do to add fancy-looking text is just stick the image in PowerPoint.  After that take a screen capture and cut the resulting image.

Would like to hear some feedback on this banner if its worth a few laughs.  I'm not sure if even Hyperguy is amused at this dark moment in the site's history.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLSvUUj1pPI/AAAAAAAAAOk/NXr-EkFmfLo/s1600/hyperfist.png)

Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: bfg00 on October 12, 2010, 10:27:53 pm
Nice job with the quote.  I forgot about that one.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 13, 2010, 02:18:46 am
I'm not sure if even Hyperguy is amused at this dark moment in the site's history.
Eh, I was around nineteen years of age when I wrote that.  I can't say it's relevant now, or as amusing as I thought it was when I wrote it in 2003.  These days I'm more apt to trip people with a cane or yell at them to get off my lawn than break out the HYPERFIST.

Also, Hyperguy.net and CongressofAwesome.net are two different sites now.  The domain name wasn't added for convenience so much as to separate the two for any changes I'd like to make to Hyperguy.net in the foreseeable future.  Though, with an additional site that I happen to be working on behind the scenes, it may be longer before HG.net gets its long needed update.  But the CoA is a different site!

...That I just happen to be admin of. O_o

And JG was promoted from moderator to admin!

Which means we have no active moderators now... >_>
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 13, 2010, 02:24:59 am
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLMn4pRuIXI/AAAAAAAAAOU/THfp8a0TQUM/s1600/neo2.png)
Added.

Also, fixed an issue where only the second banner would show.  Banners #1, 2, and 3 should rotate properly on refresh now.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on October 13, 2010, 02:38:17 am
Would like to hear some feedback on this banner if its worth a few laughs.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLSvUUj1pPI/AAAAAAAAAOk/NXr-EkFmfLo/s1600/hyperfist.png)
This banner template is actually really good fodder for quotes now that I think about it.

Edit: Triple posting.  But who's going to pull me over?!
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on October 13, 2010, 04:33:09 pm
Still working on the other banner.  Here's a quickie (lemme know if anyone thinks what the guy sez originally is funnier):

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fcPq3f0UVG8/TLYWKMg4dyI/AAAAAAAAAOs/JyzGsnrpFOY/s1600/rapebutton.png)
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 13, 2010, 09:28:45 pm
This banner template is actually really good fodder for quotes now that I think about it.

Yeah, I didn't really know what to put in it there myself, which is why I left it wide open to the others.  I think though I'd like to see something along the lines of "ZOMG! Pictures of lesbain demon sechs!"

But whatever's said has to embarress Akira and Karin or its not as funny.  The HG quote doesn't quite fit the bill.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 17, 2010, 08:42:04 am
Ok folks, I need your help.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is locate a high resolution version of the attached image.  I've been looking and can only find thumbnails, small images, or pictures where the top of Go's head is cut off.  Looking for something wallpaper sized so I can recreate the "Be a Hero" banner.

Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Mirai Doft on October 17, 2010, 08:58:10 pm
I found a bigger one, hope it's big enough. Gotta love Takahiro Kimura's design.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on October 19, 2010, 03:45:16 pm
You sir, have just achieved Hero status.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on November 19, 2010, 04:09:43 pm
Here's a link to the original scan of the Godannar page(2.7MB, high res):
http://hyperguy.net/downloads/godannar_play_magazine_super_high_quality.jpg

Though the matrix banner was added a long time ago, it wasn't displaying properly on account of parts of the script needing an update.  It's fixed and should display fine now.

(lemme know if anyone thinks what the guy sez originally is funnier)
(I think the dialogue on the original banner is funnier.)
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on November 24, 2010, 01:38:14 pm
Haven't worked on banners for quite a bit.  I'll see if i can redo the text to the Crab banner.

Anybody have the original image to these?

(http://www.hyperguy.net/images/banners/top_banners/mercedes_net.jpg)

(http://hyperguy.net/images/banners/top_banners/screw_you_banner.gif) 
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on November 24, 2010, 09:32:15 pm
The Mercedes one was just a direct screen cap from the Viper GTS OVA.  JG made the second one.   Graphics are from Viper Islands.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on November 28, 2010, 07:43:00 pm
I don't think the bandwidth exceeded banners apply anymore.  I'd rather see "Hyperguy changed something and congressofawesome.net is down again" banners :D
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on November 29, 2010, 12:22:37 am
I wouldn't exactly call the bandwidth limitation error a thing of the past, at least not when all that Miki porn flooded the site.

Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on February 13, 2011, 03:49:39 pm
Raise your hand if you're tired of seeing the fantasy flying unicorn banner all the time.

Ok, looks like everyone.  Me too.  So I got busy and created some new ones and finished up a few I was working on in November.  Unfortunately it takes Hyperadmin to load these to the server, so we're out of luck until he once again graces us with his presence.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on February 14, 2011, 11:46:18 am
Anybody remember which episode of the Viper GTS OVA has that Mercedes with the cigar?  I've been thinking of vectorizing that scene and turning it into a banner.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Mirai Doft on February 15, 2011, 01:58:23 pm
The megaman one is awesome!
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Amelie on February 15, 2011, 08:20:53 pm
Anybody remember which episode of the Viper GTS OVA has that Mercedes with the cigar?  I've been thinking of vectorizing that scene and turning it into a banner.

Its episode2.  Which is easily my fave of the OVA. :)
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on March 12, 2011, 03:06:50 pm
Oh gorsh it'd be nice if Happygae could lift a finger and add JGOO's banners.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on March 12, 2011, 03:26:54 pm
Hyperguy's agreed to give me FTP access as soon as he gets around to it.  Once he does I'll update the banners, if he hasn't already.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on March 13, 2011, 12:42:37 am
Will a new era of COA be ushered in, the sweeping reform we've all been waiting for?
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: JG on March 13, 2011, 08:01:59 pm
Probably not.  To be honest I've got enough to do without taking over full administration of CoA.  I'll upload the banners and try to fix the apostrophe problem on the ShoutBox, but thats about it.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Hyperguy on March 14, 2011, 04:47:40 am
Probably.
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Moge on March 14, 2011, 03:03:28 pm
Any chance of reintegrating Carrerachan?
Title: Re: Congress of Awesome.net Banners - The Regend will Never Die
Post by: Asukachan on March 14, 2011, 04:52:02 pm
how about the HG_Alpha theme? Dose it look like it will ever work with shoutbox and other newer features again? I love the old colors and icons, but the extra features and the VIPER themed background are keeping me on the new default theme.