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Last Attempt

by John Cole|  June 28, 200512:08 pm| 6 Comments

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Ok- last call for color schemes and a possible new banner for a site re-design. I would like to use the following colors- Navy blue, pearl white background for text (maybe a light cream color), maybe some silver trim, and maybe some red- but tastefully done. I don’t want the banner to look like something made by the Montana militia.

I really need a new professional look that will simplify the banner I have now and will help to just ‘clean up’ what we have going now. If you are so inclined, please whip something up. I have the slogan I want to use, so if you are going to do something, e-mail me and I will tell you what it is.

Barring that, I am going to just pay for someone to do it, and will have to put it off a few months. Previous fund-raising attempts have been almost fruitless ($70.00), but if you are so inclined, hit the paypal icon to the right or buy an ad.

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  1. 1.

    Everyman

    June 28, 2005 at 12:20 pm

    Wow! $70.00!

    PayPal put $.18 into my account – and then took it out again, I think – just to get us started, and there’s been no activity since. I have a son with the genius to do a site like mine; he can be bought more cheaply than just about anyone else, I’d guess, although he would have the last word.

    You know where to find me if you are interested.

  2. 2.

    Stormy70

    June 28, 2005 at 5:44 pm

    I like the silver trim idea. Sounds spiffy. Obviously, I will not be any help with the technical side. Would an electric blue instead of red look good? I like electric blue. :)

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    Nancy

    June 28, 2005 at 6:08 pm

    Sounds great! My only request is please do not use white letters on a dark background. Sullivan’s blog hurts my eyes.

    Thank you,

    Nancy

  4. 4.

    Stormy70

    June 28, 2005 at 6:34 pm

    Ditto. Hate white letters on dark backgrounds. Sullivan’s blog just hurts, period. :)

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    NYCmoderate

    June 28, 2005 at 8:52 pm

    I’m new around here, but I third the vote against white letters on a dark background, though a subtle shade of gray on black *sometimes* works.

    Not related to colors (since my own sites tend to revolve around the same 4 colors: black, gray, purple and green), but if you wanted to do away with the fixed width thing while you’re redesigning, that’d be ducky.

    Also, you might find this amusing: For some reason, your site triggers the Stop Sign of Doom at my office. I can’t figure out why – I read many blogs at work, including Wonkette, which is notoriously vulgar.

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    smijer

    June 29, 2005 at 6:41 pm

    I would like to use the following colors- Navy blue, pearl white background for text (maybe a light cream color), maybe some silver trim, and maybe some red- but tastefully done.

    You mean like here?

    Good call… Looks spiffy to me…

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