The problem with themes is that it not only requires good graphic abilities, but CSS coding knowledge as well. It doesn't seem like a good identifier unless you're looking for simply the layout rather than the code.
And what type of art are you looking for?
Good thing CSS & HTML are easy languages.
As I have gathered, that graphics team would be used primarily for signatures. Not much more. So its kinda useless in my opinion.
I'd volunteer but I've never done graphics like lay outs and such so I don't think I'd be very useful.
Work on them. They want a team of experienced Graphic Designers.
But I would like a writing team.
And the art that I would appreciate would be any kind of art that isn't ripped. Hell, draw a gian banana terrorizing a village. As long as it's good art, the subject could be anything.
On the topic of a writing team (which I myself brought up), maybe we don't need one.
Maybe we need a coding team.
Not programming, which we have enough of.
But people who specialize in web design, people who could help with the graphics team on themes.
People with knowledge in:
CSS
HTML
XHTML
and PHP.
Just saying.
~Fluxo
You don't need to know PHP to do web design (Primarily), usually it is just html and css...
Design Team instead of
Graphics team?
Writing team is unnecessary.
Graphics team would need to be moderated as to their workload in order to be an effective and worthwhile team. Sadly, it's going to go just like Eric's social engineering group is going, nowhere at all.
I think more of a 'design team' could be more beneficial. Not a GFX team which makes siggys. But a team that can make graphics and have a basic knowledge of HTML & CSS. So then arti doesn't have to singlehandedly make all the updates to the site.
That's why we have moderators, for certain places.
The graphics team could have it's own place, own forum.
Then a moderator could be assigned who is normally on.
When a user requests a graphic, a Graphics team member could be assigned to it.
Not that they would be our monkies. Requests would be sifted through the moderator.
When the moderator couldn't be reached, a second in command would be there.
It could be simple.
~Fluxo
Then LG would have another moderator. The LG Admins don't want many Mod's.
I understand where your going. I am just stating that fact.
But what benefit would a Graphics Team have? They simply do requests for the users? Don't normal members do that for people anyway? Trading their skills for some sort of income/doing it for free?
Well would it be such a bad thing to give those members that do graphics, a rank?
It seems logical for their work on LG, that they should get a rank.
The benefit is having a team of Graphic Artists. Not just a bunch of random GFX artists in the Graphics Section.
I think that the GFX team should moderate the Graphics Section as well. Since it is there area of expertise.
This will increase activity for the GFX community.
Well, for one, the Graphics teams would earn respect from the members.
When we had a graphics team, we looked to them as great members. Hell, one became a moderator.
We were all shocked when we discovered Tsuna was a fake.
Second, the team could earn currency from their endeavors from moderators and any users that payed them.
This team would bring more members, as it would show that LogicalGamers isn't just for gamers. A huge slew of people would come in, posting graphics, rating, and being supportive for the artists.
Third, they would be more likely to receive promotions when positions opened. This would apply to the graphics members who stayed active, wh
rked with the site and its members. They would have contributed more than most people here, so they earned it anyways.
There are alot of advantages to being someone who
works with the site.
~Fluxo
1) Agreed
2) We could have a chart, like a sig from the GFX team costs $3 or 90K LG, etc...
3) Well those who contribute 'Good' GFX work should be able to get a rank for doing so. Simple as that.
We don't need site programmers either. What's there to really program on a site that pretty much comes ready to use? Every piece of shit you guys have made crashes and turns into another unfinished half assed project to try and regain strength in our community.
This is a 'Hacking' Board. What are we without programmers.
Programmers make a lot of exploits, logins, hacks, bots, etc.
Take that away and LG will have nothing.
The graphics team was always useless, and when they weren't, they were just being used as people's bitches. Why the hell bring them back now? I agree with Chad on the contest idea, any other idea sucks...
I think, the GFX Team should be given a trial period. If Arti is disappointed about his decision, lets say 6 months from now, then he can delete it. But at least we have a team of graphic artists.
If they want to get paid they take the job, otherwise you won't get paid... You meet someone bitchy, put up with them and take their money. Its only the internet.
I am saying it that way because I was always nice to the GFX members and don't remember how other people treated them.
Well, here's some 'imput' The graphics team is a useless team to have, all it is is a title.
If somebody wants to create a design for the site let them, don't make a big group out of it, not needed at all. And if we did make a graphics team it wouldn't make anything any better.
Work on other obvious problems with the site before you dick around with something as petty as a graphics team.
Whats the problem with giving those who contribute, a title?
Sometimes you need more than two eye's to improve upon your coding skills. You need someone else to take a look and help you. Thats what the Design Team would offer.
What are the serious problems?
Inactivity? (Being the main problem)
This rank would only boost the amount of GFX Members on the site.
Stop trying to control what happens here.
Surely you guys could make it to the final stage before the year's up right?