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If you don't want criticism, how do you expect to improve?

I would try giving them a clearer border and another font. Keeping it simple, basically.

First thing I'd say is that the text is illegible. I can't make out the letters in Cryptstalker, and Riftstalker I can only barely see because I know what it's supposed to say. I'm assuming you created the images on a larger scale and then shrunk them down afterwards. The problem with this, especially when dealing with text, is that details will blur together and sometimes become indistinguishable. It's better to work from the intended size at the beginning so you don't worry about information loss after resizing.

Also, since the base is going to be so tiny you might want to limit yourself to a simpler font. Elaborate ones look great at normal size, but with that minimal space you won't be able to make anything out.

Vephriel wrote:First thing I'd say is that the text is illegible.

Also, since the base is going to be so tiny you might want to limit yourself to a simpler font. Elaborate ones look great at normal size, but with that minimal space you won't be able to make anything out.

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This.

The logo is pretty cluttered for being such a small size, and I think we're all used to the ghost saber/snow leopard representing Petopia. Not everyone can use spirit beasts, so it seems a little too "exclusive" for a site that appeals to hunters of all kinds.

Not all hunters can tame devilsaurs either.

Jus' sayin'.

i said devilsaur and other stuff i meant other families besides spirit beasts there will be wolves and raptors and bears on it as well

I would just use a neutral, rounded border, with the text in Verdana or such. You need to keep it simple, really, and those pictures aren't simple.

And why would we need a new forum-logo? I think Karathyriel did a damned good job with the picture we have now, you'll have some serious problems replacing it.

Very cool, green one is my fav

Hmm... Think you could do something with round corners instead? Those will look a bit out of place if they're just squares with words in them.

This is just my opinion:

If you only use words, wh not keep the ranks the way they are right now?
At least, they are good to read.

The logo, as was said, should still be the ghost saber. Everyone on Petopia knows the ghost saber.

And, to be honest, if Mania is to keep this forums style as it is, there is hardly anything you can fit into the blue/silver design without making it look odd. When this forum started, there has been a discussion about the look and feel of the forums and here ya go: It never changed.

But don't stop creating. You never know what might come out of it.

Karathyriel wrote:This is just my opinion:

If you only use words, wh not keep the ranks the way they are right now?
At least, they are good to read.

The logo, as was said, should still be the ghost saber. Everyone on Petopia knows the ghost saber.

And, to be honest, if Mania is to keep this forums style as it is, there is hardly anything you can fit into the blue/silver design without making it look odd. When this forum started, there has been a discussion about the look and feel of the forums and here ya go: It never changed.

But don't stop creating. You never know what might come out of it.

Exactly. The way the forums are now, the colorful look won't fit in at all. That's why I say neutral colours and rounded borders, if even that.

Gonna be completely honest with all of this, but I'm just trying to help you out.

The first batch were completely illegible. You obviously worked on a larger scale and shrunk them down, which is a bad idea for anything that requires small details. If you want something small, work on a small scale. Shrinking things distorts the proportions and blurs them, which is the last thing you want for something you can read.

The bars you suggested do not fit petopia at all, at least in my opinion.

As for the last two batches you made.. The text contrasts with the background far, far too much. Putting a bright blue on tannish/gold is a terrible combination, like trying to see highlighter on bright white paper. Also, in my opinion, the backgrounds you chose for those images were distasteful and not well made. Don't be afraid to take your time on things out of the fear of keeping people waiting. The effects you used on them just seemed unnecessary in the end, and going with the 3-D rectangular look makes me feel robotic, which Petopia is not.

I feel like you think Petopia will be using these images. To that I say, don't see yourself so highly. Putting it off as if we're going to be using these images and then saying "no critique plz" is childish. If you want a community with hundreds of users to be using your images, think hard about the designs beforehand and then use the critique people give you.