Banner ads for Online RPG - $40.

[Lasher]

NOW CLOSED - Banner ads for Online RPG - $40.

Update: July 4th - Getting some great submissions now. Going to close the competition one week from today, at which point the other admins from the game will help me pick a few winners. Thanks all. </update>

If you click the link in my signature, you will get an idea what the game is all about, but in summary it is an online D&D based game. The game is very well established and has been online since 1996.

We have opened up banner competitions to players of the game in the past for some in-game prizes, but decided to let the pros on here have a shot at it. There will definitely be at least one winner, possibly more. Those player designs can be seen at http://www.aardwolf.com/banners/. The URL in the ad is fine, but please use aardwolf.com not the previous aardmud.org.

Banner size can be either 468*60 or 468*80. If you want to see examples of what other sites are using visit http://topmudsites.com and just refresh the page a few times to see their banner rotation. This site has gotten to PR4 with zero attempt at SEO (we didnt even have meta tags until two weeks ago), would like to get some quality banners out there and start to promote it.

Looking forward to seeing the entries. Please PM me if you have any questions.

EDIT: Animation in the banner is fine, but not flash. The topmudsites link gives good examples of what similar games are doing.

 

[Corky]

I took a quick stab at it

 

[Delixe]

my attempt:

Feedback Please.

 

[josephine]

quick entry

 

[Lasher]

Aftermath, prefer the middle one of the three, easier to read and stands out more. I think the other two posted have you beat so far though.

I should have been more clear in the original post btw, I am one of a number of administrators of the game and after a week or two (depending on number of submissions) will ask the other folks to take a look at the submissions and we'll pick one or more to run with.

Thanks again for taking part.

 

[Delixe]

Aftermath, prefer the middle one of the three, easier to read and stands out more. I think the other two posted have you beat so far though.

I should have been more clear in the original post btw, I am one of a number of administrators of the game and after a week or two (depending on number of submissions) will ask the other folks to take a look at the submissions and we'll pick one or more to run with.

Thanks again for taking part.

Oh...you want readability and simplicity...I'll come up with something.

new attempt:

far more readable, little bit more simple.

 

[Lasher]

Hey folks, not a complaint just curious. I've seen $20 and $30 banner competitions with 20+ submissions the next day, can you give me some insight into why so few responses on this one? This is my first time holding a design competition so will use your feedback to do a better job next time:

- Requirements not clear enough?
- Don't understand subject matter enough?
- Prize considered too low?
- Just bad timing, holidays etc?

I thought that with multiple winners people would be all over this, looks like I might have to pay the $29.99 to start a competition at sitepoint

(Btw, not a dig at the submissions so far, just hoping for more to choose from).

 

[josephine]

be patient, i'm sure that soon some more designers will join this contest.


I'll enter again later on with an animated banner.

 

[xpressions]

It is/was a long holiday weekend and I am sure many folks are away partying it up. You will receive more submissions.

- Just bad timing, holidays etc?

 

[Cooper]

Feedback would be nice.

 

[Lasher]

Like this one a lot, only request would be if you could make the first few letters of 'Aardwolf' just a little easier to read, perhaps more similar to the 'd'.

Thanks!

 

[blue-rain]

hello there! this is my first post here
a few ideas
feed is most than welcomed, thanx!

 

[Cooper]

Like this one a lot, only request would be if you could make the first few letters of 'Aardwolf' just a little easier to read, perhaps more similar to the 'd'.

Thanks!

Thanks.

Here are some changes.

If there are any other changes or tweaks you'd like done then just ask.

 

[Lasher]

hello there! this is my first post here
a few ideas
feed is most than welcomed, thanx!

Thanks Blue-Rain, the only one I wouldn't use personally is the second one, a little too "cyber". The rest look fine. Just a reminder that I'm actually having a few of the staff on the game help me pick these so can't give definite answer until we close and they've looked at them.

 

[blue-rain]

thankx for the feedback! heres another idea

 

[Lasher]

Nice, love that last submission. Thanks!

 

[josephine]

a new one.(different lettering color)

 

[blue-rain]

well, it seems i like this thread, i have a new one, as always feedback welcomed

 

[Ego-X]

Hey, heres my quick go at it:

 

[wicked_gal00]

Feedback greatly appreciated: