96than 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 this is the first animated banner i have made so maybe its not so good? please give feedback on it, and be honest if you think its really bad say it! i dont want to have a banner on my site that people dont like thats why you have to be honest lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
webintern 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 For a first time effort, 96than, your animated banner is very good. I must say that it overall is catchy with a professional feel to it. I like the perception of speed and movement, and the streaks help convey that feeling. The timing interval between horizontal scrolls is also good. It is neither too fast or too slow. The color choices are fine.My only gripe about the banner, which is just being picky, is that the animation never stops. It can be quite distracting. I would suggest to allow the animation to proceed a few times, then having it stop. That way, the initial movement would catch the viewers' eyes, and the still picture afterwards gives them a pause to view the website URL.In short, I think it is a good banner. Besides the endless animation loop, I have nothing to complain about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
96than 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 (edited) For a first time effort, 96than, your animated banner is very good. I must say that it overall is catchy with a professional feel to it. I like the perception of speed and movement, and the streaks help convey that feeling. The timing interval between horizontal scrolls is also good. It is neither too fast or too slow. The color choices are fine.My only gripe about the banner, which is just being picky, is that the animation never stops. It can be quite distracting. I would suggest to allow the animation to proceed a few times, then having it stop. That way, the initial movement would catch the viewers' eyes, and the still picture afterwards gives them a pause to view the website URL.In short, I think it is a good banner. Besides the endless animation loop, I have nothing to complain about it.thank you i got a little help with it so its not all my work, but most of it isits true what you say that its distracting with that endless loop, i will fix it right now and post the new one tomorrowalso thanx for responding Edited October 3, 2006 by 96than (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KDEWolf 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 You should tune down the GIF palette color depth to reduce file size. 68kb is quite a file size for a banner, in my opinion. Maybe reducing it you'll be even able to add some more frames to make the animation more smooth...And the text could be a bit brighter to better stand out from the background.To be most sincere, in case you're able to do this exact banner in Flash, you'll reduce a lot the file size and have a great animation rate. Since it's a simple banner, it wouldn't be hard to reproduce using Flash basic tools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
96than 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 Thanx for advices Im so agree with you, 68kb is a bit big for a banner, i will reduce it and add some more frames to make it smoother, i will also make the text more brighter so it stand better out from the background, as you said..thanx again for really great advices, its the first time i have made an animated banner, so i am really happy to get help :Pthat flash thing also seems smart, but i dont know how to do that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cov3r70ps 0 Report post Posted October 11, 2006 The banner is very good for a first animation. Just keep working and I think you'll be pretty good at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnnio 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2006 Make the animation more smoother and work on the image in general. For a first attempt thats good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
