Fancy banner ad

doulos, 21 Jul 2006 00:42:27

Yo

We have an advertising banner as an animated GIF now being displayed in various places and aimed both at the BDSM and political civil rights target audience. However, it was really only meant to be a placeholder (I made it as an example of what we could do). It is only text has no images and we deserve a snazzier one to try and get people.

So if anyone with artistic or web editing skills could stick together a short animated GIF (468x60 pixels) for us, that would be really cool. Almost anything with an image or two would be better than the one we have right now.

Thanks

doulos


Graham Marsden, 21 Jul 2006 01:44:05

Hi there,

youngslave@gmail.com wrote:

> So if anyone with artistic or web editing skills could stick
> together a short animated GIF (468x60 pixels) for us, that
> would be really cool. Almost anything with an image or two
> would be better than the one we have right now.

I don't have any real artistic or web editing skills, but here's
something I stuck together which might be of use or interest...

http://www.affordable-leather.co.uk/backlash-anim.gif

Cheers,
Graham.


snowflake, 21 Jul 2006 02:08:00

On 21/07/06, youngslave@gmail.com wrote:
> It is only text has no images and we deserve a snazzier one to try and get people.

I have to say I disagree entirely here. A banner with images in,
especially images I don't feel are appropriate for where I've chosen
to show the banner, could do more harm than good because I for one
would stop showing the banner if I don't think it's content is
appropriate to where I'm displaying it.

Currently I use the banner on my blog and on an LGBT support group
where I know a few young teens are. If I thought a banner with images
in could get them or me in trouble for being displayed there, I'd
simply withdraw the banner and there'd be no coverage for what
backlash is trying to achieve.

The image being used now works. Why change it?

Zoë


Teddy, 21 Jul 2006 02:43:27

Perhaps best to have some different versions, which can be selected from according to the requirements of where they are displayed?

T.

Author wrote:
> On 21/07/06, youngslave@gmail.com wrote:
> > It is only text has no images and we deserve a snazzier one to try and get people.
> I have to say I disagree entirely here. A banner with images in,
> especially images I don't feel are appropriate for where I've chosen
> to show the banner, could do more harm than good because I for one
> would stop showing the banner if I don't think it's content is
> appropriate to where I'm displaying it.
> Currently I use the banner on my blog and on an LGBT support group
> where I know a few young teens are. If I thought a banner with images
> in could get them or me in trouble for being displayed there, I'd
> simply withdraw the banner and there'd be no coverage for what
> backlash is trying to achieve.
> The image being used now works. Why change it?
> Zoë


doulos, 21 Jul 2006 12:56:13

Oh I wasn't suggesting inappropriate images (especially for non-BDSM
sites), merely something with a bit more "snazz" to it. You know,
prison bars, a pair of handcuffs... completely up to the artists
imagination and we can see whether it fits to a certainl site.

This one from Graham I think certainly has a plus point on the current
one, it is must more succinct and has a good "censored" motif put on
it. So I would certainly suggest putting it up alongside the other one
on our site for people to choose which is best for their site.

http://www.affordable-leather.co.uk/backlash-anim.gif


On 7/21/06, Teddysmith2@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
> Perhaps best to have some different versions, which can be selected from according to the requirements of where they are displayed?
>
> T.
>
> Author wrote:
> > On 21/07/06, youngslave@gmail.com wrote:
> > > It is only text has no images and we deserve a snazzier one to try and get people.
> > I have to say I disagree entirely here. A banner with images in,
> > especially images I don't feel are appropriate for where I've chosen
> > to show the banner, could do more harm than good because I for one
> > would stop showing the banner if I don't think it's content is
> > appropriate to where I'm displaying it.
> > Currently I use the banner on my blog and on an LGBT support group
> > where I know a few young teens are. If I thought a banner with images
> > in could get them or me in trouble for being displayed there, I'd
> > simply withdraw the banner and there'd be no coverage for what
> > backlash is trying to achieve.
> > The image being used now works. Why change it?
> > Zoë
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demolitionred, 21 Jul 2006 15:59:51

Thanks Graham. I have added the code for yours to our site.


Graham Marsden, 21 Jul 2006 17:53:43

Hi there,

demolitionred@yahoo.com wrote:

> Thanks Graham. I have added the code for yours to our site.

You're welcome.

Cheers,
Graham.