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RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:15 am
by Master
Welcome to the RPC Xmas Theme Contest!
As some members might remember, RPC usually is decked up in a special theme for the Christmas season. Sadly, that wasn't the case last year, and with the update this year, we've not had the chance to have one made for the season this time.

That being said, we are keen to have a theme in place this year, so we're doing something a bit different. This time, we're asking the community to help deck out the forums in wintry theming. We will select the best elements to be put into our 2016 Christmas theme. All participants will be rewarded for their efforts, and we're hoping that with the community's help, we'll have a grand theme for the Holiday season this year.

So, what's needed?
  • Forum Banner
  • Forum Icons
  • Topic Icons
Please use the svg format for icons.
Banner: 1280×185
Forum icons: 40×40
Topic icons: 25×25

4 forum icons are needed:
  • Unread
  • Unread + Subforum
  • Read
  • Read + Subforum
12 topic icons are needed:
  • Announcement, Unread
  • Announcement, Read
  • Announcement, Unread + Locked
  • Announcement, Read + Locked
  • Sticky, Unread
  • Sticky, Read
  • Sticky, Unread + Locked
  • Sticky, Read + Locked
  • Regular, Unread
  • Regular, Read
  • Regular, Unread + Locked
  • Regular, Read + Locked
That's how it's structured for the forum as it is now; contest requirements may vary.
Templates:
Adsolution wrote:For convenience, here are the original templates for the banner and icons - if this could be added to the first post, that would be great. Note that the FLA (icon) files were made in Adobe Animate, but they should still be completely compatible with Flash (I don't know if Flash can export SVGs though). When exporting as SVG, don't forget to hide any unused layers and uncheck "Export hidden layers".
Deadline: Mid-December

Current Entries:
Banner:
Adsolution - storage/27054/4263bd26e053175fec8179779acce40d

Icons:
Forum icons:
Unread
Ambidextroid - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1yky5yr7t48k8 ... m.svg?dl=0

Unread + Subforum
Ambidextroid - https://www.dropbox.com/s/wv7ji626gjk65 ... m.svg?dl=0

Unread + Locked
Ambidextroid - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vp3smqm464kr8 ... d.svg?dl=0

Read
Ambidextroid - https://www.dropbox.com/s/wfnjk0ekhx2dmqb/read.svg?dl=0

Read + Subforum
Ambidextroid - https://www.dropbox.com/s/2lf6pu2g88ewt ... b.svg?dl=0

Read + Locked

Topic icons:
Announcement, Unread

Announcement, Read

Announcement, Unread + Locked

Announcement, Read + Locked

Sticky, Unread

Sticky, Read

Sticky, Unread + Locked

Sticky, Read + Locked

Regular, Unread

Regular, Read

Regular, Unread + Locked

Regular, Read + Locked

We look forward to seeing what the community comes with!

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:20 am
by Bradandez
Count me in!

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:07 am
by PluMGMK
And I'm looking forward to seeing if the updated software handles global announcements any better! :mrgreen:

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:44 am
by Adsolution
Can we el-submito already? I made this thinger:

Image

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 10:49 am
by neo
What is the sizes needed for forum banner and forum icons?

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:14 am
by Adsolution
neo wrote:What is the sizes needed for forum banner and forum icons?
Banner: 1280×185
Forum icons: 40×40
Topic icons: 25×25

4 forum icons are needed:
  • Unread
  • Unread + Subforum
  • Read
  • Read + Subforum
12 topic icons are needed:
  • Announcement, Unread
  • Announcement, Read
  • Announcement, Unread + Locked
  • Announcement, Read + Locked
  • Sticky, Unread
  • Sticky, Read
  • Sticky, Unread + Locked
  • Sticky, Read + Locked
  • Regular, Unread
  • Regular, Read
  • Regular, Unread + Locked
  • Regular, Read + Locked
That's how it's structured for the forum as it is now; contest requirements may vary.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:17 am
by neo
Cool. I will try to see if I do anything. Also cool, I just got a notification to this thread. I like that.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 11:56 am
by Master
I don't think anything has changed in the theming, mind if I nick your list for the OP, Ad?

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:02 pm
by Adsolution
Go right ahead!

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:06 pm
by neo
I'll just be working on a forum banner just so you guys know. I don't know how to make forum icons or topic icons.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:26 pm
by Hunchman801
By the way, entries don't have to contain a both a banner and forum and topic icons. You may enter either of these.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:32 pm
by Fifo
Yes, Christmas theme! Finally!

Let’s see what you all come up with!

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:55 pm
by Droolie
Cool idea! Working on a RayTunes redesign got me in the mood for more design work so I might participate. Got a few questions, though.
- Will the color scheme change for the christmas theme, and if so, how?
- What's the deadline? :)

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2016 4:36 pm
by Master
AFAIK, Humch will have to correct me if I'm wrong, we're not changing the colour scheme, just the images and icons.

Not so sure on the deadline, that's Humch 's call, since he'll be the one applying the chosen items.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 6:50 am
by blueblur98
i'll join. why not? i can edit a thing in PSP8.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 12:25 pm
by Hunchman801
Well it'd be good to have everything sorted by mid-December I guess, we know Christmas holidays can be busy.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:24 pm
by Master
Nice to see all the excitement, and we've already got one entry in! I'll be updating the OP now, Looking forward to seeing what else the community has to offer!

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 12:31 am
by Adsolution
For convenience, here are the original templates for the banner and icons - if this could be added to the first post, that would be great. Note that the FLA (icon) files were made in Adobe Animate, but they should still be completely compatible with Flash (I don't know if Flash can export SVGs though). When exporting as SVG, don't forget to hide any unused layers and uncheck "Export hidden layers".

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 12:33 am
by Master
Much obliged Ad, I'll be sure to add those to the OP too.

Re: RPC Xmas Theme Contest

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:07 am
by Harpic fraîcheur
I might try to make something with Photoshop. :)