Topic: CONTEST: forum link design [CLOSED - March 27, 2009] (Read 12413 times)

mweed · « **on:** March 16, 2009, 10:05:58 PM »

Here's your next contest . . . designed for the image manipulator and/or graphic artist in all of us!

We need to spread the word about the forums, and one of the best ways is to link to here. So what we need are some catchy images to use as links to the Bob the Pleo forums.

The rules are simple. Design a small image (anywhere from 35x16 to 185x48 pixels) that is eye-catching and lets people know its a link to the Bob the Pleo forums. You have until March 27th to post your best shots. You may enter up to 5 images per person. Images must be .gif, .jpg, or .png images.

Depending on the number of entrants, I'll narrow the field to the top 4-7. I'll let everyone on the forums vote from the finalists for one week, and we'll put those finalists to the test to see which garners the most hits from the real world during the same week. The results will be tallied, and the winner will get a signed copy of their favorite Bob the Pleo strip!

So, are we overdoing it with too many contests all at once?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2009, 10:15:53 PM »

There is no such thing as to many contests

This one is right up my alley

But wow that's not very big at all

Oh oh oh *has brainwave*...

Can we do animation?

degers · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2009, 04:32:20 AM »

Also, talking of referrals, I thought I would post the last few months visitor statistics for everyone to have a look at! Enjoy!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2009, 04:41:19 PM »

Hmmm holding steady but not great is it

We need more Pleopians to join

They must be out there somewhere...

Has anyone just asked Ugobe to put a note on their site, I mean its to their own benefit to encourage awareness in the brand... If there still is a brand

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2009, 05:48:01 PM »

Thanks a bunch for sharing that info degers, that was cool! One thing I noticed we have no members from asia, russia, nor much of africa. Can we be linked to pleoroom? Or are we already?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2009, 06:15:55 PM »

How many countries are Pleo's sold in

mweed · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2009, 09:17:15 PM »

Oh, by the way, animated GIF is fine. The images have to be small, that way people can put them in lots of places.

fancyfont · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2009, 11:47:04 PM »

IMR, The animation is so cool!

Love it!

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 18, 2009, 12:23:14 AM »

Thanks

I have veeery limited patience with animated gifs though

They are awfully time consuming and fiddly although they aren't bad when they are that small

But of course it does allow for much more information to be compacted into one space so the positives outweigh my irritation

PLEOGALINBC · « **Reply #9 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:49:23 PM »

iI'm not good at that type of stuff.

But I'll still try.

mweed · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2009, 02:25:49 PM »

Don't forget, the deadline is rapidly approaching on this contest!!! And so far, it looks like we have a default winner, unless someone else can get busy and post a few

degers · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2009, 03:59:01 PM »

We could have an addon to the competition. I can track the referrals by site analytics and we award the biggest linker/referrer with a prize

49er · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2009, 04:51:22 PM »

Quote from: gucci_boi7782 on March 17, 2009, 05:48:01 PM

Thanks a bunch for sharing that info degers, that was cool! One thing I noticed we have no members from asia, russia, nor much of africa. Can we be linked to pleoroom? Or are we already?

I recently joined Facebook and found a link to Ugobe's Fan Club. I found 12 in the Bay Area that I sent invites to our Pleo Meet in SF. But anyway, of the 195 in the group that listed a country these are the ones I found (in no particular order) : Greece, Denmark, England, Australia, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Italy, France, Canada, Switzerland, Malaysia, Lebanon, Japan, Finland, Russia, South Africa, Bolivia, Israel, Germany, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan.

PLEOGALINBC · « **Reply #13 on:** March 24, 2009, 05:33:39 PM »

This is the best I have.

More details...

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #14 on:** March 24, 2009, 05:35:06 PM »

YAY!!! Another entrant, thank you Pleo gal

Lovely choice of color on the writing too

PLEOGALINBC · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2009, 05:37:02 PM »

thanks, I got paint.net. How do you make the words blink like your second entry?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2009, 06:15:27 PM »

Oh um its a bit complicated you have to make each individual frame save them all as .gif files then put them into a .gif animation program...
For the blinking you have two frames one with the word and one without and you just get the animator to flick from one to the other and back again. Each word or letter has to be done separately before combining them in the animation program.

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2009, 11:54:00 PM »

Not an entry but an option for those who want a slightly more visible button

49er · « **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:39:09 AM »

Now when I'm lying in my bed unsuccessfully trying to fall asleep, my brain will be in a continuous loop..."Oh where oh where has my Pleo gone....."

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2009, 12:59:00 AM »

Just count Pleo's in your head

You'll soon nod off... or not

49er · « **Reply #20 on:** March 27, 2009, 04:31:27 AM »

",,,,,,,,Oh where oh where has my Pleo gone......." (Looks at watch,3:30 am local time.) "......Oh where oh where has my Pleo gone........" Huh? Count Pleos! 1. I could only count to twenty. 2, That would keep me awake for weeks!!!

mweed · « **Reply #21 on:** March 27, 2009, 03:00:39 PM »

. . . tick . . . tick . . . tick . . .
Only a few more hours to enter!!!

And speaking of contests, we had a chili cook-off at the office today. My chili won second place! And I got a picture of Bob with Drew Pearson.

gucci_boi7782 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 27, 2009, 04:05:20 PM »

Okay I know this will be disqualified, but I am being stubborn and am entering it anyway....

More details...

fancyfont · « **Reply #23 on:** March 27, 2009, 04:10:45 PM »

How come second, Mweed? Was it a little too spicy for judges?

InmemoryofRomeo · « **Reply #24 on:** March 27, 2009, 05:18:20 PM »

Quote

Okay I know this will be disqualified, but I am being stubborn and am entering it anyway....

Stylish and practical

On the advertising note I told Harvey Normans here to direct people to this website since pleoworld is defunct and they put a note on their computer systems, if you see any shops selling Pleo's and you have time drop in and let them know they might do the same.

Bob the Pleo Forums

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