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Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:41 pm
by Hunchman801
Please do.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:08 am
by Master
Hmm, any folks willing to take the plunge?
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:17 pm
by Ambidextroid
Sure, I'll do some icons
edit: I tried learning vector graphics but I can't get my head around it. I did make an icon but it's bitmap so I doubt it's much use, unless there are programs that can turn one into the other
edit: turned into a vector and touched up with some software:
forum:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qlfoxnzrebzpx ... m.svg?dl=0
subforum:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5di8nzzfkys31 ... m.svg?dl=0
locked:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vp3smqm464kr8 ... d.svg?dl=0
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:07 pm
by Hunchman801
Well the software you used created a horrible source code (as most bitmap to vector conversions would) but I love the result, great job.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 12:56 am
by Master
Nice, I'll add those to the OP. Do you have read variants for those icons?
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:05 am
by Ambidextroid
Master wrote:Nice, I'll add those to the OP. Do you have read variants for those icons?
I'll see if I can make some later today.
Out of curiosity, when are the "read" icons actually used? I've never seen a forum actually use one before
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:22 am
by Master
When you've read all the posts in a forum, you'll notice the icons in the board index don't glow, those are the read variants. You'll probably not see the locked variants since none of the forums have been locked.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:49 am
by Ambidextroid
Master wrote:When you've read all the posts in a forum, you'll notice the icons in the board index don't glow, those are the read variants. You'll probably not see the locked variants since none of the forums have been locked.
Oh yeah, makes sense. Could you send me a PNG of the read icon? I don't think I've ever read every topic in a forum before.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 10:03 am
by Master
Ambidextroid wrote:Master wrote:When you've read all the posts in a forum, you'll notice the icons in the board index don't glow, those are the read variants. You'll probably not see the locked variants since none of the forums have been locked.
Oh yeah, makes sense. Could you send me a PNG of the read icon? I don't think I've ever read every topic in a forum before.
I'll see what I can do, though I probably won't be able to do anything until I get home.
In the meantime, if you want to see the read variants of the icons, you could try accessing RPC while logged out. IIRC, only member's read topics are tracked, not guests'.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 2:30 pm
by Hunchman801
Here's the read icon:
And the read with subforum(s) icon:

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:00 pm
by Ambidextroid
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:18 pm
by Adsolution
Yes, since, if you look on the index, the background is a gradient.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 8:07 pm
by Ambidextroid
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 9:59 am
by Adsolution
hype good job everyone
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:48 pm
by PluMGMK

Children, what day is this??

It's Tuesday, December 6.

Great, four more days till Christmas! I still have time…
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:14 am
by Master
To be fair, graphical design isn't usually the focus of such contests.
Anyways, I've updated the icons on the OP. Something I just noticed, do the eyes need to be transparent as well, Humch?
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:13 am
by Adsolution
Yes they do. The glow layers are also partially transparent.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:07 am
by Ambidextroid
Since the eyes are so small and surrounded by the actual image, would it even make much of a difference? As they're not contrasted with the background I don't think it would be noticeable, and in the SVG they're shapes that lie on top of the skull rather than holes so if they're to be transparent I would have to re-do the head. And as for the glow layers, I wouldn't think the transparency would be noticeable especially considering how gradual the gradient on the index page is. I could add transparency if you really think it would make a noticeable difference.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:20 pm
by Adsolution
They're shapes inside holes - I'm sure you could figure out Flash/Animate if you spent a few minutes with it.
Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 7:42 pm
by Ambidextroid
Adsolution wrote:They're shapes inside holes - I'm sure you could figure out Flash/Animate if you spent a few minutes with it.
Not on <'s version, they're shapes on top of a solid colour. < used an BMP to SVG converter and it just layered each shape on top of the other.