Hi all:

I think with the latest RX-8 pics that are out, we could update the forum's picture? What does everyone else think? Time to change the yellow with a red picture?

Kevin
99 10AE Miata
85 RX-7 GS
04 RX-8

I'm down with that. Maybe something a little more animated? Cool.

screw red i want silver! ;)

i got an idea, lets start posting some ideas for a new forum picture if thats ok with the moderators?

Originally posted by miata35
i got an idea, lets start posting some ideas for a new forum picture if thats ok with the moderators?

i thought that is what we were doing;)

Effort #1

Try and keep it the same height and width as the original logo to start out. (300 X 163 pixels)

My apologies to B00STD7 for poaching on his badging logo. ;)

Toadman:

I like that pic you came up with. Anyone else?

Kevin
99 10AE Miata
85 RX-7 GS
04 RX-8

i liked that picture of the red 8, but make it black and you've got my vote!

no i want silver! :(

Originally posted by danger
i liked that picture of the red 8, but make it black and you've got my vote!

You mean like this:

There ya go, very sweet! If we stay with any small logo I'm sure our resident "photo-choppers" can come up with the other colors. Now how about background? Leave it white or shade it with each logo? The black one would look good with a gun-metal grey background and alternating silver/grey forum posts. Lets keep it simple for the 56k dial-ups, and rotate logos monthly maybe(?).

Someone post a silver one before Zoom44 goes postal on us. :D LOL!

Moving to Forum Suggestions. ;)

Here's a silver.

Orange you glad?!?

I'd still stay with the red version. The other colors look good on the car, but the black and silver make the icon look monochrome, and even the orange looks a little thin compared to the red. It's going to be hard to improve upon the color balance of that red icon w/o using an annoying color that will wear on people very quickly.

Besides, for now, I think that having the same color car that everyone is seeing in this first round of magazine articles will be more recognizable to new members and guests.

---jps

I humbly suggest this as the new logo for this forum.
Sincerely,
Me.

:D

Good one Grimace!! :D

Kevin
99 10AE Miata
85 RX-7 GS
04 RX-8

heres a couple of mine

silver

black

blue

Originally posted by miata35
heres a couple of mine Some suggestions, if I may:

-Although the font is pretty cool, it is normally a good idea to make the font on such icons easy to read. It's hard to read as it is, and it's going to be even smaller when it is put into place.

-I'd avoid using a black, or other dark car. Even though we might like that color, you really lose detail in a logo like this with that color, and it looks more like a silhouette than a picture.

-And I'd make the surrounding ring a more "muted" color, and the car the "strong" color (like it is now), so that the car is "highlighted".

---jps

Originally posted by Toadman

Someone post a silver one before Zoom44 goes postal on us. :D LOL!
)

and thank you for your support! lol

Here's an "cleaner" red.

http://www.rx8forum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=16201

GD, you hit the NAIL ON THE HEAD MAN!!! sweet ass...

black is the only colour of choice for the distinguished (and badass) carguy, such as you, myself, and a few others, but this red logo really pops off the white (being contrasting and everything...) background of the page.
kudos, m'boy. :D

Go with the red, IMHO.

But does anyone else think we should still show the 4 doors open? :confused:

http://www.rx8forum.com/attachment.php?postid=16236

...If so, does anyone know of a better image showing off the 4 doors in more of a dynamic angle? Otherwise, I really do like the angle that Good Duck picked.

Originally posted by bwayout
But does anyone else think we should still show the 4 doors open?
As much as I like a 4 door shot, that view comes off looking like an economy people hauler IMHO.

I'd prefer to visulize that car as a sports car, that just happens to haul 4 adults.

How about a logo that when you mouse over it the doors open? That would be quite cool. I will post my crap-ass attempt later.:cool:

Originally posted by Mazda man
How about a logo that when you mouse over it the doors open? That would be quite cool. I will post my crap-ass attempt later.:cool: BINGO! YOU'RE DA MAN, MAZDA MAN

Originally posted by Puppy1
[QUOTE]... I'd prefer to visulize that car as a sports car, that just happens to haul 4 adults.

I'm with you on that :D but the 4 door aspect is one of the features that does make it the RX-8 (not the rx-7) ;)

Originally posted by bwayout
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But does anyone think that showing the 4 doors is a good idea?
isn't there a gif on one of mazda's web sites that lets you spin the car around and the doors open and close while you do so?
maybe we could "borrow" that? can you do an interactive logo like that? i dont really know anything about website building:o

Originally posted by Puppy1
BINGO! YOU'RE DA MAN, MAZDA MAN

yeah, what he said!

Originally posted by zoom44

isn't there a gif on one of mazda's web sites that lets you spin the car around and the doors open and close while you do so?
maybe we could "borrow" that? can you do an interactive logo like that? i dont really know anything about website building:o

I'll leave that to Mazda man I'm not a graphic web guru by any streatch of the imagination. Plus I really never learned how to get any java script roll-over effect to link and work right (but i could make a nice animated gif).

Originally posted by zoom44

isn't there a gif on one of mazda's web sites that lets you spin the car around and the doors open and close while you do so?
maybe we could "borrow" that? can you do an interactive logo like that? i dont really know anything about website building:o

That is a FLASH object. I don't know anything about grabbing anything out of a Flash movie.

I could possibly make a gif if I could find two pictures at the same angle, one with the doors closed and the other open. Chances of that are slim but ill keep looking:D

Keeping the image small is a very good thing if you look at your server loads. At least on my forums. Adding java, mouse-overs, etc will add to the b/w.

Movement is more distracting.
http://www.chases.org/cars/3d_mr2sm.gif

http://www.sdsolo.com/forums/images/vBulletin_logo.gif

Actually, I kind of like the existing logo. May I suggest to keep the logo but to have a "picture of the month" type header? I know I'm a newbie on this forum but on the Nissan Frontier forum, we had a picture of a new truck every month. Each member can submit a picture and the admin or moderator pick the best one and post it on the header. That way we'll have a new picture each month. Just a suggestion...

Only problem with that is, the image is not the production car. ;)

Originally posted by Toadman
Only problem with that is, the image is not the production car. ;)

But the items that changed in the production version are not visible in the current Avatar.

So what would be wrong if we change the avatar regularly and even included the RX-Evolv, RX-8 concept, and yellow pre-production versions. They are part of the RX-8 legacy. Additionally there will be updated production versions as the years go by. The sheet metal will change over and over. (Of course this assumes the strong viability of the product.)

What do the RX-7 forums use in their avatar, only the FD?

I like Puppy1's idea to showcase all of evolutionary versions of the RX-8 ... if time permits me - I'll try my hand ... ;)

Rx7 club has a pic of the 8 and some other random pics.

Originally posted by cueball1029
Rx7 club has a pic of the 8 and some other random pics.

Thanks. Could you post your Rx7 club link?

Here is the link, i don't know if it will work.
http://www.rx7club.com/forum/member.php?s=&action=editavatar&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

the 350z forum looks better:(

Originally posted by unemployedpimp
the 350z forum looks better:(
Looks don't matter when we have content and intelligent posters. Besides, my forums look better than all of them and I don't get that many posters :P

Originally posted by miata35
i got an idea, lets start posting some ideas for a new forum picture if thats ok with the moderators?

the little pic below your name of the red rx8 with the kit looks nice!

Originally posted by Hercules

Looks don't matter when we have content and intelligent posters. Besides, my forums look better than all of them and I don't get that many posters :P

yeah, invision rocks. :)