Stafford Forum identity

TENSHON

4000th post? Whatever, I'm nonchalant..
Anybody agree that the Stafford Forum needs a stronger identity that better represents its visionary and intuitive members? I don't mind volunteering my services. Do you have any thoughts, creative ideas or pictures of your bum you'd like to contribute?
 

Admin

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What do you mean a "stronger identity"? I'm all for increasing awareness and exposure of the Forum, so if you have any ideas for things you want me to implement, let me know :)



note: stop posting everything with all CAPS subject lines! i've temporarily disabled all CAPS postings now :P
 

BBC

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I think it need's a bit more local identity. My suggestion would be a nice view of the castle and maybe the stafford knot. Something to show visitors that it Stafford, the county town!

Speak to the governator, i'm sure he would appreciate your creative influences for the good of the forum.
 

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I notice some of you are quite handy with Photoshop. If anyone wants to produce a banner to replace the current effort, by all means go ahead. :)

I believe the current one is approx. 868x100, and either .GIF or .PNG is best (although IE can't handle .PNG correctly, so probably best to stick with .GIF).
 

TENSHON

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I like where you're coming from BBC. I was thinking something a bit more leftfield and urban - but as this is a forum for the people - everybody should have their say.
 

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TENSHON said:
I like where you're coming from BBC. I was thinking something a bit more leftfield and urban - but as this is a forum for the people - everybody should have their say.
I'm inclined to agree. The Castle, Stafford Knot, etc. are all a bit stagnant; I think a more youthful image that we all can relate to is more appropriate.

After all, we all like a few white wine spritzers and unwind to the latest Burt Bacharach hits of a weekend! :rich:
 

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TENSHON said:
admin, can we use animated gifs for the banner?
Certainly. Considering it will be permanently fixed atop the Forum, though, you should make considerations for filesize and repetition (i.e. the animation shouldn't be too OTT, so as to distract from the main Forum activity).
 

db

#chaplife
as an extension to this, what symbols/logos/etc. are synonymous with stafford, in your opinion? BBC has already mentioned the castle, and the stafford knot - what else?

for me, zanzibar will always be a 'Ford thing.. i know they're a national franchise, but no matter where i am the mere mention of the word will make me think of the 'Ford..
 

rich upsetter

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dirtybobby said:
as an extension to this, what symbols/logos/etc. are synonymous with stafford, in your opinion? BBC has already mentioned the castle, and the stafford knot - what else?

for me, zanzibar will always be a 'Ford thing.. i know they're a national franchise, but no matter where i am the mere mention of the word will make me think of the 'Ford..
i find it difficult to come to terms with this!!!! i know its stafford, but as previously mentioned elsewhere its everything thats wrong with stafford.
:down:
 

db

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rich upsetter said:
i find it difficult to come to terms with this!!!! i know its stafford, but as previously mentioned elsewhere its everything thats wrong with stafford.
:down:
i didn't say they had to be good things! i just mean what words/icons instantly make you think of stafford?

incidentally, i'm not asking for any forum based reason (i.e. i'm not suggesting we should use these memes as logos in the header or anything).. i'm just interested to know what cultural icons people find synonymous with stafford! for me, zanzibar is definitely one of them :v:
 

TENSHON

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Good shout. And Russian Rob (RIP). Maybe we should have a Stafford Legends thread.
 

Andreas Rex

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noir2985 said:
Hold on, there's a Stafford pie? I'm not reading this thread enough. What is this pie?
You're gonna have to set aside a large proportion of your day to read the whole pie thread..it's in general chat...if you're at work you may as well forget being productive for a few hours!
 
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