2012 Saintsational Banner

Moorabbin Saints · Tue 22 Nov 2011 1:46am

It is always around this time of year I begin thinking of a new banner for the site. As always our sponsorship players will be on it, as will a quote and of course the traditional Saintsational text.

I'd like to seek some ideas from others, on the format and quote. This year we saw the cross, and while I loved it, I think something new and refreshing is always good.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

saintbrat · Post: # 1176733Post **saintbrat** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 8:38am

given our clubs Bayside push,
Beach, sand, Waves sun, sky,-- just putting ideas out there.

Rosco · Post: # 1176752Post **Rosco** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 11:13am

umm, dÃ©jÃ vu all over again?

http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... hp?t=73863

SENsei · Post: # 1176760Post **SENsei** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 11:39am

Speaking of banners, someone needs to correct the typo in the spelling of the word 'Available' in the current banner.

shmic_s · Post: # 1176766Post **shmic_s** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 11:53am

saintbrat wrote:given our clubs Bayside push,
Beach, sand, Waves sun, sky,-- just putting ideas out there.

Some way of encompassing St Kilda, Sandringham, Frankston, Seaford and Brighton would be good.
How to do this in banner form?! Not sure...

SaintWodonga · Tue 22 Nov 2011 1:31pm

give me the dimensions, I do this for business and facebook all the time.

sainta · Post: # 1176804Post **sainta** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 1:33pm

It seems there may be a few budding or established designer's on here, why don't we open up a competition?

Rosco · Post: # 1176806Post **Rosco** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 1:33pm

woo, a banner off.

Dr Spaceman · Tue 22 Nov 2011 1:35pm

Maybe we should call it the "Saintsational Bana" is honour of one of our most famous supporters

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1176822Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 2:37pm

Dr Spaceman wrote:Maybe we should call it the "Saintsational Bana" is honour of one of our most famous supporters

Could we give out the "Eric" award?

Dave McNamara · Tue 22 Nov 2011 2:49pm

SENsaintsational wrote:Speaking of banners, someone needs to correct the typo in the spelling of the word 'Available' in the current banner.

Agreed. I've been wondering who is Ava, and what is she liable for?

Now if it had been Kim, then the answer/s would be obvious...

saintbrat · Post: # 1176893Post **saintbrat** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 8:20pm

made you all look though

bigred · Post: # 1176894Post **bigred** » Tue 22 Nov 2011 8:22pm

How about a nice little animated banner.

Of Elle McPherson running across the beach in that Zinc sunscreen add...

Hey, there is a link to the club eh.....

This one.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xk7JtQ9eqA

Moorabbin Saints · Wed 23 Nov 2011 12:47pm

Rosco wrote:umm, dÃ©jÃ vu all over again?

http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... hp?t=73863

My SS was playing up that day I have no idea that I actually ended up posting that thread.

SaintWodonga wrote: give me the dimensions, I do this for business and facebook all the time.

Around 900 x 300px it isn't fixed.

saintbrat wrote: given our clubs Bayside push,
Beach, sand, Waves sun, sky,-- just putting ideas out there.

shmic_s wrote: Some way of encompassing St Kilda, Sandringham, Frankston, Seaford and Brighton would be good.
How to do this in banner form?! Not sure...

I think that's going to be fairly hard to do, I try and keep the banner fairly uncluttered and I think that sort of thing won't come off that well.

I've come up with this right now, still fairly rough but I think it looks okay.

And on that typo in available, I'm on it now.

shmic_s · Post: # 1177015Post **shmic_s** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 1:11pm

Moorabbin Saints wrote:
shmic_s wrote: Some way of encompassing St Kilda, Sandringham, Frankston, Seaford and Brighton would be good.
How to do this in banner form?! Not sure...
I think that's going to be fairly hard to do, I try and keep the banner fairly uncluttered and I think that sort of thing won't come off that well.

I've come up with this right now, still fairly rough but I think it looks okay.

And on that typo in available, I'm on it now.

Looks great. Love the format with the players photos.

Maybe a photo of luna park, the bay, bathing boxes dissoved into each other, just little image below the "you've got to stay ahead of the game" text? But as you say, could end up a bit busy.

avid · Post: # 1177046Post **avid** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 2:35pm

That does look pretty good.

I've been thinking our 2012 slogan should really be

THE NEW ERA

(With an emphasis on "the" -- not "a new era" as some would have it.)
THE NEW ERA would look great beside the pics of our young sponsorees.

desertsaint · Wed 23 Nov 2011 3:14pm

good work MS,
now get rid of that awful saintsational font!
i'd expect it at a pre-teen justin beiber forum, but it is just wrong for a footy forum.

HSVKing · Post: # 1177059Post **HSVKing** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 3:24pm

desertsaint wrote:good work MS,
now get rid of that awful saintsational font!
i'd expect it at a pre-teen justin beiber forum, but it is just wrong for a footy forum.

No. That is the original 'Saintsational' used and we base the header around it.

Moorabbin Saints · Wed 23 Nov 2011 4:35pm

Font will stay. It's traditional and won't be changed anytime soon.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1177085Post **GrumpyOne** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 4:48pm

Moorabbin Saints wrote:Font will stay. It's traditional and won't be changed anytime soon.

Seems an awful lot has been determined "not-negotiable" about this site.

No wonder people whinge about their lack of say.

desertsaint · Wed 23 Nov 2011 4:58pm

HSVKing wrote:
desertsaint wrote:good work MS,
now get rid of that awful saintsational font!
i'd expect it at a pre-teen justin beiber forum, but it is just wrong for a footy forum.
No. That is the original 'Saintsational' used and we base the header around it.

so you'll stick with bad design because it was there from the start?
simply weird.
if the actual saints thought that way we'd have this...

HSVKing · Post: # 1177098Post **HSVKing** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 5:33pm

desertsaint wrote:
HSVKing wrote:
desertsaint wrote:good work MS,
now get rid of that awful saintsational font!
i'd expect it at a pre-teen justin beiber forum, but it is just wrong for a footy forum.
No. That is the original 'Saintsational' used and we base the header around it.
so you'll stick with bad design because it was there from the start?
simply weird.
if the actual saints thought that way we'd have this...

What? A bad attempt at an old style design?

Moorabbin Saints · Wed 23 Nov 2011 5:41pm

GrumpyOne wrote:
Moorabbin Saints wrote:Font will stay. It's traditional and won't be changed anytime soon.
Seems an awful lot has been determined "not-negotiable" about this site.

No wonder people whinge about their lack of say.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Nothing about lack of say, if I didn't want anyone else's say I would design a banner, send it in and that'd be it. A few years ago when I first started making the banner I tried to change the font and was criticized for it. Now I keep it and I'm criticized for it. Saintsational has been identified for years by that font, and I believe it would be completely needless to change it.

You sure love to sit back and give it to others don't you?

GrumpyOne · Post: # 1177107Post **GrumpyOne** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 6:02pm

Moorabbin Saints wrote:
GrumpyOne wrote:
Moorabbin Saints wrote:Font will stay. It's traditional and won't be changed anytime soon.
Seems an awful lot has been determined "not-negotiable" about this site.

No wonder people whinge about their lack of say.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Nothing about lack of say, if I didn't want anyone else's say I would design a banner, send it in and that'd be it. A few years ago when I first started making the banner I tried to change the font and was criticized for it. Now I keep it and I'm criticized for it. Saintsational has been identified for years by that font, and I believe it would be completely needless to change it.

You sure love to sit back and give it to others don't you?

Apologies if I have upset you again MS, but your reply seemed a little dog-matic. Perhaps I mistook brevity for tone.

The "Not broke, no fix" approach to life would still have us riding horses to work. You have to be open to new suggestions, even if you dismiss them after consideration.

This place is moving backwards due to the paranoid fear of any improvement. But I am referring to the site owner(s) there and not to you. Apologies for the crossfire.

asiu · Post: # 1177117Post **asiu** » Wed 23 Nov 2011 6:39pm

.... the angled white line in the bottom right corner needs exiting.

.not a fan of the angled thing but it will be improved by the above suggestion.