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Subject: Cool Background designs Author: Background designs [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 21:01:55 02/07/13 Thu In reply to: moderator 's message, "A Message to all Viewers." on 08:59:50 01/30/13 Wed IF you want your forum to have a unique appearance, you might consider choosing a background design. However, this can have drawbacks. Complex images can make your forum difficult to view. and, the overall look could be less than desirable. Most importantly, I've always suggest that you set your forum to "TABLE 1", instead of Text. But, when installing a background image, you might NEED to set this feature. Perhaps, your Header & Leger will be unreadable until your text colors are changed. I normally don't recommend altering these features, because Voy has already chosen the best colors for your text. (but, if need be; you'll have to change them). ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Now that you've decided to install a distinct background image; it must be suitable for viewing. Ordinary photographs usually DO NOT WORK. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ I will give a few examples of the type of picture you'll want to use. purple stars http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4094/4900808656_8f9cc1bea3_m.jpg Purple stars (smaller) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4094/4900808656_8f9cc1bea3_t.jpg Purple stars (smallest stars) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4094/4900808656_8f9cc1bea3_q.jpg ------------------------------------ Stars and Nebulae large http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4922412239_141f25ce98.jpg stars and nebulae Large http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4922412239_141f25ce98_b.jpg stars and nebulae: smaller http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4922412239_141f25ce98_z.jpg stars and nebulae: smaller http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4922412239_141f25ce98_n.jpg stars and nebulae: smallest http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4922412239_141f25ce98_m.jpg ---------------------- simple stars: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4900747952_45fecfaf16.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4900747952_45fecfaf16_m.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4900747952_45fecfaf16_t.jpg smallest simple stars http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4900747952_45fecfaf16_q.jpg (the headline text might not be visible unless text color changes) ------------------------------------------ musical notes: larger (better) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4009/4196129327_e6bdf6294f_z.jpg musical notes: smaller http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4009/4196129327_e6bdf6294f_q.jpg ------------------------------------------- big bubbles http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909744192_9d548dd331.jpg smaller bubbles http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909744192_9d548dd331_m.jpg smallest bubbles http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909744192_9d548dd331_t.jpg ----------------------------------------------- Bricks: large bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4900216165_7fe6ff5bbf_m.jpg Bricks: normal bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4900216165_7fe6ff5bbf_t.jpg smallest bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4900216165_7fe6ff5bbf_q.jpg If you're wondering why those great bricks don't look real, or 3-D? Because it doesn't work: Realistic bricks: big bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4909743954_9aa32897a2_b.jpg average bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4909743954_9aa32897a2_z.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4909743954_9aa32897a2.jpg smaller bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4909743954_9aa32897a2_n.jpg smallest bricks http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4909743954_9aa32897a2_m.jpg You see??? Realistic bricks are too tacky. ------------------------------------- LEAFS: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4101/4900275753_0d2c015662.jpg smaller leafs http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4101/4900275753_0d2c015662_n.jpg smallest leafs http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4101/4900275753_0d2c015662_m.jpg ------------------------------------ CLOUDS (I Love it) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4079/4900216105_7da523256a_b.jpg smaller clouds http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4079/4900216105_7da523256a_z.jpg smaller clouds http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4079/4900216105_7da523256a.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4079/4900216105_7da523256a_n.jpg ------------------------------------------- Swirly designs are usually TOO tacky. http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1_z.jpg smaller, blue swirly designs http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1.jpg smaller swirly http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1_n.jpg smaller swirly http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1_m.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1_t.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1_q.jpg The smallest blue swirly designs. (probably the best) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4909744008_842112a2e1_s.jpg As you can see, swirly designs and complex shapes aren't usually the best background choices. --------------------------------------------- Blue Dots pattern (little blue dots) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4076/4900275759_f9c6201e70_t.jpg ---------------------------------------------- Fancy design (fancy, yet still simple): Large http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4020/4382261595_ab461b7814.jpg medium-large http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4020/4382261595_ab461b7814_m.jpg medium http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4020/4382261595_ab461b7814_t.jpg small fancy design http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4020/4382261595_ab461b7814_q.jpg extra small Fancy design http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4020/4382261595_ab461b7814_s.jpg ------------------------------------------ [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Cool Background designs Author: More stuff [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:25:50 02/08/13 Fri first, remember to avoid certain backgrounds. They must be seamless. So avoid pictures, such as this: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4141/4886978433_e52bfdeda3_b.jpg It's an excellent photograph. But it's not meant for background icons. ---------------------------------- Now, here are a few more suggestions for background pics. bubble blue http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4138/4909275003_7ffd36c1df_t.jpg bubble blue (larger) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4138/4909275003_7ffd36c1df_m.jpg bubble blue (largest) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4138/4909275003_7ffd36c1df.jpg faint rock http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4143/4923005672_2f3ed5ae74.jpg ------------------------------------ fancy design: Dark smallest http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4909744068_2c9688d37f_s.jpg larger http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4909744068_2c9688d37f_q.jpg larger http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4909744068_2c9688d37f_t.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4909744068_2c9688d37f.jpg largest Fancy Dark design http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4909744068_2c9688d37f_m.jpg --------------------------------- --------------------------------- Big, simple stars (round, and faint) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4909744146_f389ba8c14.jpg smaller http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4909744146_f389ba8c14_n.jpg smallest http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4909744146_f389ba8c14_m.jpg ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- red flower design: (simple) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4142/4909273931_95ac5fd21c_t.jpg smaller http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4142/4909273931_95ac5fd21c_s.jpg ------------------------------------ Childlike rainbow, for children only smaller http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909873680_3d3ba011aa_t.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909873680_3d3ba011aa.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909873680_3d3ba011aa_m.jpg larger rainbows. (not necessarily better) (try all) http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909873680_3d3ba011aa_n.jpg --------------------------------------------- also note: try to avoid tacky backgrounds. If your background is too brilliant, it will interfere with the forum activity. You might compare it to a video game. The scenery looks better when the foreground is more brilliantly landscaped. But, you're still welcomed to use a detailed background. super mario bros. http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4137/4909874608_c1b7ebbf3a.jpg smaller: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4137/4909874608_c1b7ebbf3a_n.jpg smallest: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4137/4909874608_c1b7ebbf3a_m.jpg ----------------------- children only: Little strawberry http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4118/4909744208_0d75e62af7.jpg -------------------------