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mare:
okay my two cents on banners. I really am of the belief that if you feel like you need a banner on your story it's lacking in some way. I know there are just plain artistic people who love to make them like you Dee, you are an art person, it makes sense to have a banner but I just think judging a banner is silly, unless it's a picture book type fanfic. I know i'm probably alone on that thinking lol and i'll go with whatever you guys choose but banners have always been the one thing I thought was silly to represent a fic. Sorry to all the banner lovers out there, I know I have just made some enemies lol
RokofAges75:
LOL no, I agree with you, Mare. I think a banner is more part of the overall presentation of the story, nothing more. It serves a similar purpose to a summary - something to attract you to the story. I equate it to the cover of a book. When I'm browsing in a bookstore, an interesting cover is what makes me pick up a book... but then I automatically flip it over and read the back, cause the summary is what will really determine whether or not I think it sounds interesting. The picture is just something to catch my eye in the first place. I see the point of having them, but I definitely don't think the story as a whole should be judged on the basis of a banner. Like I said, if we were doing something with overall presentation, that's where I could see a banner factoring in.
Personally, I make them because I enjoy making graphics, and I'm a visual person, so it inspires me to have a visual to go with my stories sometimes.
mare:
^ I use them too on my own site but more so people wil have something to click on to get into the story. lol I know it did work for Facelss for me. That graphic of the newspaper article is what drew me in and made me feature it on my site.
and we know how that went for me lol
MellzBellz:
I dunno... I like banners actually. They kind of give me a little insight to the story and in the case of romances or fics that are not centered around the guys only it gives me an idea of what the other characters might look like. And they look pretty lol. I'm a visual person though...
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: mare on June 30, 2007, 10:53:52 PM ---I know there are just plain artistic people who love to make them like you Dee, you are an art person, it makes sense to have a banner
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To be fair, I've actually never made my banners... Since Photoshop and the like are my enenmies, but I am starting to understand GIMP... though it's more a graphics coloring program than a photo manipulation prgram... But I did envision my banners myself... So I guess the original idea is mine, but te finished product is always someone else's... *feels bad*
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