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Promotional Web Graphics
« on: May 08, 2010, 12:43:06 AM »
I put together a few graphics for some web ad use earlier this week. If you're inclined to use it on your own blog/website/whatever, naturally we'd be pleased to see that. :)

You can find the graphics here: http://www.evilhat.com/media/webads/

(If you do, please link it to http://www.evilhat.com/store/ or http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/)
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2010, 01:08:28 AM »
Those are cool.

Wish I had a website to use them with.

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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2010, 01:22:51 AM »
Oh, shiny!

I put it up here:

http://www.medusasgarden.com/undertown.htm

*edited 'cause what I said in this spot seemed pretentious and totally didn't mean to*

« Last Edit: May 08, 2010, 01:24:45 AM by Áine »

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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2010, 03:55:05 AM »
Graphics are always awesome, and those are great. Thanx for sharing them. :)
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2010, 11:32:38 AM »
I´ve added them to my website www.asselberghs.dk

And I am linking them to www.dresdenfilesrpg.com

I seem to have done it correctly accross my site, but I presume my host is having caching problem of a sort. Only half of my site shows the banner. I´ll get in touch with them soonest and fix this issue.

Thanks for the awsome graphics:)

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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2010, 06:06:49 AM »
Question. Art being treated differently in many cases, is it acceptable to modify these images to better fit the web-site, or whatever, they are destined for?

For example, is there a problem if I take one of the animated GIFs and extract a single image from it?

I know that these animated ad images are all the craze now-a-days. However, I'm from a simpler time when pages just sat there and let you look at them, and I would prefer this behavior on my site.

I'm asking specifically for the "The Dresden Files Role Playing Game" image in the "Whats-Your-Story" GIFs, cause I want to take that image, add some transparency to the outlining border, and use it as the header of a page, instead of the simple text "The Dresden Files RPG" that I have now.
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2010, 02:16:16 PM »
The "Display Problem" has vanished from my site, the banner and reference works all across my site.

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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2010, 02:35:12 PM »
Question. Art being treated differently in many cases, is it acceptable to modify these images to better fit the web-site, or whatever, they are destined for?

For example, is there a problem if I take one of the animated GIFs and extract a single image from it?

I know that these animated ad images are all the craze now-a-days. However, I'm from a simpler time when pages just sat there and let you look at them, and I would prefer this behavior on my site.

I'm asking specifically for the "The Dresden Files Role Playing Game" image in the "Whats-Your-Story" GIFs, cause I want to take that image, add some transparency to the outlining border, and use it as the header of a page, instead of the simple text "The Dresden Files RPG" that I have now.

I'd prefer no modifications, but if one of the two images which are static aren't workable, I suppose that's okay.
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2010, 01:00:59 AM »
I'd prefer no modifications, but if one of the two images which are static aren't workable, I suppose that's okay.

If you'd prefer I don't then I won't, no problem. I'll look into other options, and, worst-case, just use the text I originally had. Thanks for the answer. Ya'll are some of the most helpful devs I've ever interacted with and I appreciate all your hard work. :)
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2010, 04:40:23 AM »
When you're small like us, you can't (and shouldn't) keep your fans at arm's length. :)
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2010, 04:28:30 PM »
This graphic needs to be a bookmark!  An actual, printed bookmark, not a browser bookmark.
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2010, 04:37:53 PM »
This graphic needs to be a bookmark!  An actual, printed bookmark, not a browser bookmark.

Funny you should say that. :)
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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2010, 06:09:23 AM »
No web site to put it up on (ok, I actually do have one but it is all private use), and I was poking around Facebook but didn't find a DFRPG group!  Perhaps a tiny banner that would go on the wall, or even just creating a group that could then show in wall feeds would be a good marketing idea? 

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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2010, 02:59:52 AM »
Actually, there is a DFRPG group on FB. It's just not very active. There haven't been any wall posts since January or something.

For what it's worth, the name is The Dresden Files RPG.

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Re: Promotional Web Graphics
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2010, 08:45:07 PM »
I saw a few links for pages using the graphics, thought I would throw the one up for a campaign I'm starting set in Seattle.

http://dresdenseattle.tabbykat.us/