Promotional Materials

[Pieter Boelen]

As per @Dukely's idea, here are various banners that can be used:

Large Version:

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Spoiler: Code

[CENTER][URL='http://www.heartsofoakgame.com'][IMG]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/188/187636/HoO_Banner_Large_Text.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER]

Medium Version:

Spoiler: Code

<div
style="
width:550px; height:100px; margin-right:auto; margin-left:auto;
background-image: url(http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/HoOBanner550x100Plain.jpg); background-repeat:no-repeat;
">

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PiratesAhoyCommunity"
title="Subscribe to our YouTube channel">
<img src="http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/YT_Icon34px.png"
style="float:right; margin:58px 8px 0px 0px; border:0;">
</a>

<a href="http://www.facebook.com/PiratesAhoyCommunity"
title="Like us on Facebook">
<img src="http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/FB_Icon34px.png"
style="float:right; margin:58px 8px 0px 0px; border:0;">
</a>

<a href="http://twitter.com/piratesahoy_"
title="Follow us on Twitter">
<img src="http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/Twitter_Icon34px.png"
style="float:right; margin:58px 8px 0px 0px; border:0;">
</a>

<a href="http://www.crydev.net/project_db.php?action=project_profile&team_id=6991&project_id=6788"
title="CryDev profile">
<img src="http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/Cry_Icon34px.png"
style="float:right; margin:58px 8px 0px 0px; border:0;">
</a>

<a href="http://www.indiedb.com/games/hearts-of-oak"
title="IndieDB profile">
<img src="http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/IDB_Icon34px.png"
style="float:right; margin:58px 8px 0px 0px; border:0;">
</a>

<a href="http://www.heartsofoakgame.com/"
title="Hearts of Oak official site">
<img src="http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/HoOLogo165x100white.png"
style="float:left; margin-left:24px; border:0;">
</a>

</div>

Small Version:

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Spoiler: Code

[CENTER][URL='http://www.heartsofoakgame.com/'][IMG]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/188/187636/HoO_Banner_Small.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER]

Extra Links:

Spoiler: Code

[CENTER][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/SeaLeftEnd42px.png[/IMG][URL='http://www.piratesahoy.net/'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/PA_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='http://www.heartsofoakgame.com/'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/HoO_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='http://www.indiedb.com/games/hearts-of-oak'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/IDB_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='http://www.crydev.net/project_db.php?action=project_profile&team_id=6991&project_id=6788'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/Cry_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='http://twitter.com/piratesahoy_'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/Twitter_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='http://www.facebook.com/PiratesAhoyCommunity'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/FB_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][URL='http://www.youtube.com/user/PiratesAhoyCommunity'][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/YT_Icon42pxSea.png[/IMG][/URL][IMG]http://piratesahoy.bowengames.com/HeartsOfOak/Promotion/Images/SeaRightEnd42px.png[/IMG][/CENTER]

 

[Armada]

Good thinking. Here's a few things worth using, while I remember:

IndieDB popularity banner

(link to IndieDB profile: http://www.indiedb.com/games/hearts-of-oak)

HoO logo (300px wide)

Spoiler: More HoO logos

Full size (900px wide) logo

White logo (for brighter backgrounds)

(I don't have a 300px white logo, but can provide one if needed)

Full wheel logo

Small wheel icon

PA! logo (400px wide)

Spoiler: More PA! logos

Light logo (400px wide)

Full size (900px) logo

Full size (900px) light logo

Pieter - For the Twitter page, do you think it would be good to have the HoO, New Horizons and GOF logos featured on the left side?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Pieter - For the Twitter page, do you think it would be good to have the HoO, New Horizons and GOF logos featured on the left side?

Can do. Have we got a good GoF Logo somewhere? I might still have the NH one.

Also, how does that page display on other resolutions? I think that could throw some things out of whack where "side stuff" is concerned.

 

[Armada]

300px versions for consistency:

The side stuff is probably fine on most modern screens.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Not a bad idea. I did have this here:



Though perhaps that could use some HoO-updating.

New one!



Edit: Why the CRAPPALONI does this forum INSIST on displaying this with a white line between the two rows of pictures?
It does the same with my signature. Looks pretty CRAP!

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Edit: Why the CRAPPALONI does this forum INSIST on displaying this with a white line between the two rows of pictures?
It does the same with my signature. Looks pretty CRAP!

This should display better, though it does have a few less links incorporated:

 

[Pieter Boelen]

This one might be better to "catch the eye", so to say:



Edit: Also, posts split to their own, separate thread. Opening post redone to contain the latest banners.

 

[Armada]

Cool banners! The PA! logo looks a bit hard to read, though. I think it might look better on the right side, if that doesn't mess up the multi-links banner.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

When I tried before, that made it even harder to read. Here's my second try:

Would you say that is an improvement? Or not so much....?

Edit: Or what if we make the PA! Logo bigger?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

My brother @Pirate J makes this suggestion:

Readability did improve again.

 

[Armada]

That's certainly an improvement.
How would it look if, instead of having white 'clouds' behind the logos, the entire image had a white-to-transparent gradient going from top to bottom? Just a thought.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Something like this, you mean?

It doesn't improve on the vibrant colours of the background, but then.... backgrounds with vibrant colours are tricky anyway.

 

[RumRunner1720]

The first one you posted is great, gives people infomation right there and then they can follow it up if they want too

 

[Ashinokami]

Might solve the issue at hand.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Worth a try indeed. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

As per @Ashinokami's suggestion, here are three additional variations:

Light PA! Logo + Coloured HoO Logo:

Light PA! Logo + White HoO Logo:

Light PA! Logo + Grey HoO Logo:

While I personally tend to like colour, I reckon the "Light PA! Logo + White HoO Logo" does match up pretty well.
At least all text and logos have a similar colour scheme that seem to fit together.

 

[Dukely]

Great! The banner is really cool!

 

[Flannery]

Looking really nice Will use them

 

[Pieter Boelen]

But which one?

 

[Flannery]

But which one?

lol sorry!

I would go for the upper one.

EDIT: meaning - Light PA! Logo + Coloured HoO Logo:
Reason: I like the overall coloring - and I do not think we should tamper with the colors of the HoO logo. Better to have people recognize it as it is, and not change it to much at the moment.