I have done this in 1500x600 i think.This can be used as banner or animated logo or maybe even a intro. Thats why i didn't want to match the size of the site banner for now. If you like it and wanna use it, i will rework it really fast and upload it with the size and desiered format, font or anything that needs to be changed. turn the speakers ON as well :) darkblizzwhat do you think? edit: i would like to tell ya guys how i had the idea about this :P .. first i didn't tough that i will participate in this contest at all cuz i don't expect that i will win, there are alot of competative guys out there (thats good!) BUT yesterday i had a dream how blizzard released the game without lan and b.net was lagging as hell heheheh :) ).. so i wanted to SMASH blizz when i woke up.. and from here is the inspiration how the original blizz logo is smashed and afterwords DarkBlizz is born :P
OK I HAVE RE DONE THIS PROJECT AS A WEB THEME, AND I CHANGED SOME GRAPHICS AS WELL
Darkblizz web theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtVFwfWusyk&feature=channel#ws)
and here is a pic
(http://i39.tinypic.com/120h0zq.jpg)
dont forget again. if you dont like the colors how the blue matches the site i will change it right away.. however i really liked the blue background ^^
Critics please! xD
lol, this is actually the best baner/logo/intro or whatever you wanna make with it of them all! I seriously love it!
wow its quite amazing (i wonder how u did all that) ???
Isn´t it a hollywood FX studio ? or something like that ? doesn't seem to be flash...
Nice banner (y) good job!
yep it's not Flash, actually it's Adobe After Effects CS4
Man this is gunna be tough to beat!
./bump
check the re worked project
Made in flash ?? why dont upload it on webspace and show us the flash version?
Still good work at all, just:
One thing i don't like: the Blizzard Logo at the beginning of the Animation
it's shiny but won't work out. consider this animation playing on every page load? totally annoying.
other than that, not bad. you obviously like watching andrew kramer :whistle:
Quote from: theStig on March 26, 2010, 10:09:55 AM
it's shiny but won't work out. consider this animation playing on every page load? totally annoying.
other than that, not bad. you obviously like watching andrew kramer :whistle:
andrew kramer rocks! and couple of more peeps as well :)
who said will load on every page? well it can be done only for the first page for full animation and for the other pages it dosnet have to animate ;) for the other pages lets say could only animate the background i mean the lights.. i didn't expect this kind of criticism.. this logic is simply flawed.
QuoteHey there
Made in flash ?? why dont upload it on webspace and show us the flash version?
Still good work at all, just:
One thing i don't like: the Blizzard Logo at the beginning of the Animation
it's done in after effects i haven't made this in flash i just designed the look in AE and rendered it as moive however this project can all be reworked in Flash and work interactive "as shown in the video" but thats another hell off a time consumption since i wasted alot now to make this out i wont go further till the end of the contest (which means if Myst likes it and picks me as a winner ill work it out with him in flash directly on the forum here implementing it)
you dont like that the blizzard original logo is shown at the begining? well i dont know how to impress otherwise :). i mean thats the idea to SMASH the original blizzard and DarkBlizz is reborn ^^
have better idea?
I love that you sat and made it even better! Animated version is cool but now since you have a static header that goes with the theme, I think it's awesome! It gives enough space for the header to breathe, it's unique, definitely a place holder! Wish you luck, you and one other guy are my top favorites and I hope I can compete with you! 8)
Mhh, you should work for a studio or sumtin if you are not already.
LOL i watched it a few times because the video clip with the music is just sick, it like this real eerie introduction and then it directs you to the login with this weird ending pitch.
Job well done
oh thanks for the nice comments! i really didn't expect to impress someone so much. No i am not working in design studio. Just gave my best to win the contest here ^^... and big applaud to andrew kramer and creative cow.. as well some other books which helped me to develop my skills in After Effects, but at the end the imagination is the most important.
This must be so cool when you load up this website :)
EPic win
For purposes of effort and artistry I give you an A.
However, from a usability standpoint, having a wait time to be able to use the menu is quite annoying to a lot of people. If you want a little door slam animation, don't have the menu come in post-animation but rather have it be there all along (i.e. www.starcraft2.com (http://www.starcraft2.com)).
Also, get a more readable font.
Otherwise, good job and good luck.
I'm tired of going around websites hosting contests that require some sort of
design skill, filled with submissions of people stealing the creative work of others, AND acting like they are the true owners of the work.
Quote4.) All submitted entries must be original and your own.
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/fracture_design/ (http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/fracture_design/)
"GREAT WORK"
wow that really great!!! I didnt think anyone would post something as good as that. :thumbsup:
Quote from: herak on March 29, 2010, 04:19:54 PM
I'm tired of going around websites hosting contests that require some sort of design skill, filled with submissions of people stealing the creative work of others, AND acting like they are the true owners of the work.
Quote4.) All submitted entries must be original and your own.
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/fracture_design/ (http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/fracture_design/)
"GREAT WORK"
:o How'd you find that?
Well I understand from you POV how you think it isn't his own original entry, seeing as he copied/borrowed the concept of closing steel doors. But I feel like its a concept where anyone can use.
Just take for example forum sigs, you can't just accuse another member that they've copied your work just because they used the same special FX as your sigs. That's what tutorials are for :P .
On another note, there's a message on the bottom right of the site saying that its an "Advanced Tutorial". So I'm pretty sure he has the write to use the concept.
P.S. I'm not trying to demean you, I'm just trying to show you a different POV.
im a mograph designer myself
and no... you just click on "download the project", so no skill there, rather see someone wining with a banner made in paint... thats at least legit
It says Darkblizz, and I doubt that link you posted made it for Darkblizz, so thats all I need to know to say he did SOME editting. It is most definitely original and someone's work whether his or someone elses. Original doesn't need to mean every detail is handmade; templates/tutorials are helpful, but he made some shit on his own at least didn't he.
Was there criteria for how many hours you need to dedicate to making something for it to count?
The site probably doesn't give two shits about how he made it as long as he didnt just take someone elses submission and upload it.
Not to mention if they like the design, whos stopping them from using it?
Quote from: herak on March 29, 2010, 04:19:54 PMhttp://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/fracture_design/ (http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/fracture_design/)
"GREAT WORK"
Quote from: theStig on March 26, 2010, 10:09:55 AM
other than that, not bad. you obviously like watching andrew kramer :whistle:
guys... i was aware of that already. so what? it's his entry, live with it.
OK you say "CLOSING DOORS" as in my entry is stealing content?
Do you want me to point out at least 10 concepts how dors are closing??
That tutorial is verry veryy old. i learned those stuff doing it from andrew kramer and couple of other people which i paid.. and no i did not used project files or whatever.
How is this stealing work of others i really dont know.. i'v made this project from scratch in after effects.. the idea which was mine was to SMASH the original blizzard logo and the reborning of darkblizz!! (you see that somewhere in andrew kramer tutorials?)
So to make two dors closing is only 5 mins work. (the door crashing was the LOL easiet work.. only key some frames and animate it)
This project took me 3 days of hard work.. what about the background behind the darkblizz logo? the smoke the light etc etc.. i can't say i "invented" the FX but i combined more FX that i learned stuff from reading/watching tutorials .. (HOW ELSE Could you do that)? i am not Adobe expert in AE or Flash.. ARE YOU?
even people that create stuff in paint use techniqes from more advanced users.. and that is stealing concept? uhh you are so wrong..
i really dont know how to defend my self. but this aint stealing design from some1 .. Andrew Kramer have one thing in common with my entry.. closing doors ( and thousnds of other banners/logos intros or whatever)
Tell me if am not right!!
Again this project took me 3 days of hard work.. no editing from project files but everything was my work! .to prove that.. try to download the project from andrew and try to make it as i did if you can..
how i did it:
1. I'v found pattern of steal metal on google. i edited it in photoshop.
2. Animate the doors..
3. Key the logo
4. Paint the logo with alpha chanel in photoshop
5. Create lights in the background for the darkblizz logo
6. Create particles for the lights to appear only when the light moves (i am not gonna explain how.. but its a bit complicated process)
7. Make FX like smoke is falling in the backround
8make flash of blue when the original blizzard is smashed from the door
9. Make sparks when the original blizzard logo is smashed to make it look like some plasma smash or something..
10. Final tweeks like color adjustments etc etc
11 making concept how can you integrate all this on the forum
12 animating the botoom bar and the top bar.
13 animating the text
14 animating the on mouse hover (the animated atom)
15 animating other texts.
16 creating the illusion how the real thing would be when its uploaded on real website
17 sounds. ( i googled and edited various sounds to achieve the effect)
18 sync the sound with the animation
19 making final tweaks (i.e. quilty/size cuz this would be used for website need appropriate file size)
20 final collor corrections
21 rendering.. finish
and more i belive i'v forgut somethings!
its not edditing but creating from scratch !!
Dude.
Andrew Kramer invented the idea of closing doors. He's gonna sue you.
Quote from: Rain[sun] on March 30, 2010, 02:57:41 PM
Dude.
Andrew Kramer invented the idea of closing doors. He's gonna sue you.
haha :P
I don't think this would ever work its too bulky. The page would load slow as shit
no big deal that he based it off of a different animation, lots of people get inspiration from others.
I do agree that this would be too bulky though.
Looks neat, nice work.
I think you might want to exercise some restraint though because that thing is huge, and while it looks cool, would start to get obnoxious after a while lol (and how's the filesize?). I can't really see this thing ever being practical.
will load fast not that slow as you think, guys haven't you seen flash sites??, everything could be 3mb. Xwoa maybe check the picture of how it will integrate with the website ;).. oh and yeah evrything is getting boring after a while :P
however my idea was the blizz logo to be crashed only "on the first page" and for all other pages it goes only darkblizz along with the menu (there isn't smashing doors)
That "b.net"-subtitle is something you'd need to work with. The font is pretty terrible, bevel-effect looks like it's done with default settings and overall it just doesn't look good.
Quote from: [mrn] on April 04, 2010, 05:01:34 AM
That "b.net"-subtitle is something you'd need to work with. The font is pretty terrible, bevel-effect looks like it's done with default settings and overall it just doesn't look good.
thanks for the advice .. but i think i like it this way.. it's just a matter of taste.. i can make what you say .. will look cooler for you maybe .. for some1 else maybe not :P.. tbh i tried to do some other things. but overall it was only more .. how to say overwhelmed.. alot of things were going on.. i think this is the middle between shiny and simple.