DC Flash Header Design Contest. Deadline July 1st.

[resurepus]

Contest: Header Design for DesignContest.net forums.

Important: You might have seen the original Header Design Contest. It's been on for a long time and the thread was getting somewhat large. To make it more structured I am making some changes: 1. the contest will run in monthly sessions. 2. a new thread will be opened for each new session.

Deadline: July 1st.

Dimensions: 900x120px

Contest Description: The challenge is to redesign the header of our forums using the template provided in the attached .fla file. The template is very simple and leaves plenty of room for your creativity.

Restrictions: You must keep the shape of "DC" logo graphic unmodified! However you can change the colors and "DESIGNCONTEST.NET" text. Use the button on the right side of the header to link to your portfolio – this should be the only link outside of DesignContest.net included in your design.

You must be the author of all the graphics used in your header design. Clipart, 3rd party images, and derivatives of 3rd party images may NOT be used.

Comments: It is encouraged to comment and critisize in a positive way on ther members' entries.

Prize: Apart from counting as one out of three Community Contest wins towards instantly becoming a Design Team member, the header (and the link to your portfolio) will be seen by thousands of people - fellow designers and your potential clients.

This contest will be open for a long time, so this description may be updated as we get questions and input from you guys.

[marieke]

why isn't there a reply in this one,am I missing something?

[bigbadoutline]

hey resurepus!

sry i got a little problem with the downloadable header....

i can´t open it with my macromedia flash MX professional 2004.
error message : unerwartetes dateiformat ( unexpected data ? )

should I use a newer programm? ( i have cs2 but i haven´t installed it on my new pc... )


thanks bbo!

[resurepus]

marieke, that's what I was wondering myself

bigbadoutline, the template I have uploaded is Flash 8, I believe - that is why you can't open it. I have only Flash CS3 myself, so version 8 is the best I can do.

Does anybody have Flash 8 to convert the template for the previous version?

[bigbadoutline]

thanks resurepus!

sry i´ve got it! (i send it to a friend who have cs3 and got it right back.)

bbo

[Maxson]

Is there a file size limit?

[dreaming]

Hey,How can I submit my work?Just post the link here?Thank you.

[tomas.brolen]

Hey,How can I submit my work?Just post the link here?Thank you.

Yes!

[marieke]

Hi, I went for something completely different, but totally my style..here's my try.
I'm in my UFO period. And I had BIG fun creating it


http://www.gotoandflash.com/header.html

Marieke

[dreaming]

I got two

http://www.hongyu.us/motionheader.html

http://www.hongyu.us/motionheader2.html

[mattgfx]

http://www.freelancegfx.com/DC_bannerpage.html

I am not an expert with flash just started learning. How could I make this start on rollover if I create an invisible button. The animation is just a scene I built in a mask instance I guess is the term? Anyway they are not on the main timeline but within the mask layer. Any they are different layers themselves. If this makes any sense let me know.

[dreaming]

very nice. I guess need actionscript.

[marieke]

http://www.freelancegfx.com/DC_bannerpage.html

I am not an expert with flash just started learning. How could I make this start on rollover if I create an invisible button. The animation is just a scene I built in a mask instance I guess is the term? Anyway they are not on the main timeline but within the mask layer. Any they are different layers themselves. If this makes any sense let me know.

I guess you can put the whole animation inside a new movieclip and put first a stop action on it followed by an on RollOver gotoAndPlay script.

[mattgfx]

http://www.freelancegfx.com/DC_bannerpage.html
Cool I wasn't really understanding the action script that much. Finally got it. Used Action Script 3.0
stop();
function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}
play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, playMovie);

I know there are prolly a million ways to do it. When you mouse over it will start the movie and I stoped at the end. When you mouse back over and pause just for a sec or so it will restart. How easy is it to control the symbols in the movie clip with a mouse over instead of it being played? Or is that pretty advanced?

[marieke]

http://www.freelancegfx.com/DC_bannerpage.html
Cool I wasn't really understanding the action script that much. Finally got it. Used Action Script 3.0
stop();
function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}
play_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, playMovie);

I know there are prolly a million ways to do it. When you mouse over it will start the movie and I stoped at the end. When you mouse back over and pause just for a sec or so it will restart. How easy is it to control the symbols in the movie clip with a mouse over instead of it being played? Or is that pretty advanced?

Sorry I still use AS2,
good luck!

[dreaming]

no big difference btw as2.0 and 3.0 I think .

updated my entries
http://www.hongyu.us/motionheader.html

http://www.hongyu.us/motionheader2.html

[mattgfx]

resurepus I had sent you an email today. I couldn't access the website at all. Does this happen alot?
Anyway here is another submission. there is a rollover event on the DC logo.

http://www.freelancegfx.com/DC_bannerpage.html

[resurepus]

mattgfx, no it doesn't happen often. If fact the site was down only for about 5 minutes (because of an error in hosting provider's billing system).

Everybody, I will post feedback to your entries tomorrow. What I can say right now that I am sure you guys can do better!

[marieke]

no big difference btw as2.0 and 3.0 I think .

just a few differences...lol

[mattgfx]

Cool, I thought I was in trouble lol, I see a big sign that says SUSPENDED and thought the worst.