For those who visit Liquipedia, the top banner of the front page is relatively plain:
Even more plain-looking when compared to the other Liquipedia main pages:
Hearthstone:
DotA:
Hyralgambit suggested adding a graphic to the far left of the banner to 1) make it a little prettier and 2) be consistent with the other LPs, so I put together a few mock-ups with the Blizzard hydralisk wallpaper:
Update:Added Marine graphic
Update2:Added Zealot graphic -- In chatting with the LP staff, it's possible, technically, to alternate between the three graphics with each page load, but I don't know as far as aesthetics go...
I'd like to solicit feedback from the community on these ideas...
Poll: Which graphic for the LP banner do you prefer?
#1 Hydra zoomed in (124)
81%
#2 Hydra zoomed in, background cut (2)
1%
#3 Hydra zoomed out (21)
14%
#4 Hydra zoomed out, background cut (2)
1%
None of these, I'd like to propose an alternate (4)
3%
153 total votes
Your vote: Which graphic for the LP banner do you prefer?
(Vote): #1 Hydra zoomed in (Vote): #2 Hydra zoomed in, background cut (Vote): #3 Hydra zoomed out (Vote): #4 Hydra zoomed out, background cut (Vote): None of these, I'd like to propose an alternate
Update:Added Marine graphic -- please assume the border and Welcome text overlay will be implemented for Hydra, if that's selected instead
Update2:Added Zealot graphic
Poll: Marine, Hydra, Zealot or all three?
#5 Marine (12)
12%
#6 Zealot (3)
3%
Hydra (#1/#3 with adjustment) (6)
6%
All three, alternating (79)
79%
100 total votes
Your vote: Marine, Hydra, Zealot or all three?
(Vote): #5 Marine (Vote): #6 Zealot (Vote): Hydra (#1/#3 with adjustment) (Vote): All three, alternating
I just put these together watching a few Youtube videos on Photoshop and am far from an expert -- if anyone would like to lend their expertise, please let me know!
^^ Yep, we'd add a border all around the banner just like the other Liquipedias. My little mock-ups are not representative of the final product
Let's get some feedback over the next week or two and I'd be glad to revise/edit (the degree of zooming, etc). I'd like to get some consensus before formally bringing it to the LP admins for implementation
On October 28 2014 09:17 prech wrote: ^^ Yep, we'd add a border all around the banner just like the other Liquipedias. My little mock-ups are not representative of the final product
Let's get some feedback over the next week or two and I'd be glad to revise/edit (the degree of zooming, etc). I'd like to get some consensus before formally bringing it to the LP admins for implementation
Seems the "fading" width is a little too narrow compared to the Dota and Hearthstone fade zones.
Have you tried making the zoomed in picture slightly wider and moving the text slightly to the right?
On October 28 2014 11:45 Deathstar wrote: looks like hydralisk it is. he's aesthetic enough to be on the box cover. good enough to be on liquipedia banner then
voted #1 others have serious flaws.
Agreed.
We already chosen the hydralisk, why bother introducing a lame ass marine? ^^
Edit:
Something like this ratio from hydralisk to text area would be more proportional imo: