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[SugarShane]

I like the Van Gough idea by deaneus.

If we're going to go for a simple football club theme, this is a desktop wallpaper from afc.com. Or we could make one with just current players.

That's the kind of thing I'd like to see, love it. Would give it a crack by my Photoshop skill set is pretty limited.

 

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We Fly as One option

 

[Red Crow]

I like the idea of using the WFAO imagery, but I'm not sure the club would be too keen on us using it. It might look "too official" and they could be worried that people might think that they endorse what is being written on the forum, and I don't think they'd want that.

My idea is to have the hoops jumper on either side (but an actual jumper image, rather than block rectangles), with watermarked images of players. I've done a mock-up below - past champs McLeod and Ricciuto on one side, and current champs Walker and Sloane on the other.

 

[Carn The Texan]

I approve this.

 

[SugarShane]

I like the idea of using the WFAO imagery, but I'm not sure the club would be too keen on us using it. It might look "too official" and they could be worried that people might think that they endorse what is being written on the forum, and I don't think they'd want that.

My idea is to have the hoops jumper on either side (but an actual jumper image, rather than block rectangles), with watermarked images of players. I've done a mock-up below - past champs McLeod and Ricciuto on one side, and current champs Walker and Sloane on the other.

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I like this idea.

 

[Deaneus!]

Alright, now we're starting to get some quality stuff up in this shizzle.

 

[ltdamn]

Just the hoops would be fine, surely. It's a background, it's meant to stay in the background. Too much action going on would be counter-intuitive and distracting. The Carlton one is a good example of less = more.

 

[Bay62]

I like the idea of using the WFAO imagery, but I'm not sure the club would be too keen on us using it. It might look "too official" and they could be worried that people might think that they endorse what is being written on the forum, and I don't think they'd want that.

My idea is to have the hoops jumper on either side (but an actual jumper image, rather than block rectangles), with watermarked images of players. I've done a mock-up below - past champs McLeod and Ricciuto on one side, and current champs Walker and Sloane on the other.

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Looks very good, well done

 

[dude316]

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Actually, if we do win the GF this year, maybe we should use this for a few weeks.

 

[Deaneus!]

Actually, if we do win the GF this year, maybe we should use this for a few weeks.

So long as we hashtag it #football_is_ruined

 

[flashcrow]

I've been lurking around the forum for a while.... This got the better of me so I had to join

 

[Hank93]

I've been lurking around the forum for a while.... This got the better of me so I had to join

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So far my 3 favs are the painting, the men's and women's teams idea and this one.

Has the colours, not overly complicated, a bit dark too.

 

[Rotayjay]

Vincent Van Gogh's last painting (well, it's thought to be his last, but there's some conjecture) was called...

Wheatfield With Crows

Prophetic, huh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatfield_with_Crows

and it would look like this...

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Note the blue sky / yellow wheat / red dirt

A little bit left field, but so was Walshy.

This one is very sophisticated, easy on the eyes, and it's a tribute to Walshy. It gets a 'yes' from me.

Whether or not the club would give permission to use their image I don't know, I think I saw one of the other boards got permission at some point.

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The grey one's pretty good too.

 

[mattymac]

I like the thinking behind the van Gogh, but I also think we need to move beyond Walsh and that design would be very anchored to a point in time.

I'm sure Pyke is cool with not getting the attention he deserves, and I'm definitely not saying the van Gogh/Walsh imagery would be disrespectful or anything, but there's a new man at the helm and I don't think we should dwell in the past.

Just a high quality jumper pic of the hoops would probably still be my preferred, remembering that it's just a background and the margins are pretty narrow (I think narrower than is represented in some of the designs posted).

 

[AFC3000]

remembering that it's just a background and the margins are pretty narrow (I think narrower than is represented in some of the designs posted).

I get this much of the sides on my laptop, I think we really are after just a bit of colour or something. The backgrounds don't scroll with the page either, so most of the examples are longer than they ever will be seen as well.

 

[SugarShane]

I like the thinking behind the van Gogh, but I also think we need to move beyond Walsh and that design would be very anchored to a point in time.

I'm sure Pyke is cool with not getting the attention he deserves, and I'm definitely not saying the van Gogh/Walsh imagery would be disrespectful or anything, but there's a new man at the helm and I don't think we should dwell in the past.

I couldn't figure out how to say it myself but that's exactly my feeling about the van Gogh stuff. It was our club's darkest moment, and one that we definitely should not forget, but our club is so much more than that. We have so much rich history to draw from to represent our club that we shouldn't really need to use that as what defines our club.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Disagree. That season changed the club, even prior to Walsh's death. It's not about remembering that moment or even remembering Walsh - it's the birth of the team first, elite standards, fly as one culture that now defines us and (hopefully) will forever.

 

[The Karma Bus]

I've been lurking around the forum for a while.... This got the better of me so I had to join

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This is exactly the kind of idea that I had in my head.
Has our colours, is darker, has the "We Fly As One".

Great stuff.

 

[The Karma Bus]

I like the thinking behind the van Gogh, but I also think we need to move beyond Walsh and that design would be very anchored to a point in time.

I'm sure Pyke is cool with not getting the attention he deserves, and I'm definitely not saying the van Gogh/Walsh imagery would be disrespectful or anything, but there's a new man at the helm and I don't think we should dwell in the past.

Just a high quality jumper pic of the hoops would probably still be my preferred, remembering that it's just a background and the margins are pretty narrow (I think narrower than is represented in some of the designs posted).

I couldn't figure out how to say it myself but that's exactly my feeling about the van Gogh stuff. It was our club's darkest moment, and one that we definitely should not forget, but our club is so much more than that. We have so much rich history to draw from to represent our club that we shouldn't really need to use that as what defines our club.

Tend to agree. While a great idea, I feel it should be more about the club as a whole and not anchored to that time.
Keep those images as a reminder whenever we see them and someone posts them, not as a permanent IMO.
Not sure about others but they're a bit saddening to me while being so important. So not sure about as a background.

 

[Deaneus!]

I've been lurking around the forum for a while.... This got the better of me so I had to join

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I think it's great, but i don't like the feather. Take the feather out and put more crows in, and yum.

Welcome to the board mate. And good on you for contributing.

 

[mattymac]

I get this much of the sides on my laptop, I think we really are after just a bit of colour or something. The backgrounds don't scroll with the page either, so most of the examples are longer than they ever will be seen as well.

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Now that I'm on my laptop and not my phone mine are about 4 times wider than yours, but still quite narrow. I think the point being that margin size will vary with peoples' screen formats and that should be taken into account for a background. Anything too busy in the margins might get cut in half for a lot of people

 

[AFC3000]

I'll add another dark option to the mix.

 

[flashcrow]

I think it's great, but i don't like the feather. Take the feather out and put more crows in, and yum.

Welcome to the board mate. And good on you for contributing.

Thanks for the welcome deaneus

Version 2, no feather.... more crows (19) + coach crow

 

[Tex Danger]

Thanks for the welcome deaneus

Version 2, no feather.... more crows (19) + coach crow

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I actually think just the right side would be best. most people see minimal of the side so any detail there is at best lost at worst see a small amount and looks patchy without effect.

Nice designs though

I'll add another dark option to the mix.

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Really like this, not in your face and doest rely on having to see much of it

 

[Hank93]

Thanks for the welcome deaneus

Version 2, no feather.... more crows (19) + coach crow

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It's between this and Van Gogh for mine.

Might leave it open for one more week then we'll put it to a vote.