I need a star

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Lev, Feb 8, 2006.

  1. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    It can be .gif .jpg .bmp - I don't care. I need a gold star with no background, not even white...just the star. If it is animated...twinkles or spins...even better. No religous conotations. The more professional (not cartoon) looking the better.

    Anybody have anything like this I can use in a PPP ?

    Thanks :)
     
  2. AbbySue

    AbbySue MajorGeeks Administrator

    I can make you one real quick. Can you use a png or psd format? They would have cleaner edges. Give me an approximate size and do you want it do have dimension/depth..re: beveled or just flat gold?
     
  3. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    You are awesome :) Thank you so much!

    I have very limited old software at work...being a non profit. All I have is Windows Imaging and Microsoft Paint, if that answers your question on the png or psd.

    I would like them to be small....to put in 2 of the corners of our main sponsors banner on the PowerPoint presentation, to highlight them above the minor sponsors. Beveled would be awesome if it doesn't create to great a task for you. I really appreciate you doing this Abby :)
     
  4. AbbySue

    AbbySue MajorGeeks Administrator

    Did these real quick showing some different ranges of bevel and shades of gold while I was waiting for you to reply. Are any of these close to what you are looking for?

    Can you be more specific about how small? The reason I ask is that as you have limited software the quality would be better if I make them as close as possible to the size you need rather than you trying to resize them later. Take your avatar and crop it down for me to the approximate size you need..I can work with that:)

    http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f368/star-n-abby/stars.gif
     
  5. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    Wow...you are fast :) The biggest star of the four is just perfect! You're a star (pun intended) and you live with Star, so it's only natural what you do with stars would be perfect too :D

    I just put my avatar in the presentation and the size I attach would work great...perhaps just a wee bit larger. Thanks.
     
    Last edited: Jun 28, 2007
  6. AbbySue

    AbbySue MajorGeeks Administrator

    LOL..thanks:)..give me a couple minutes..just one more question though b/c I think it would be best to go with a gif with the software you have. What is the background color the stars will be on? When I export the gif I need to match the color so the partially transparent pixels will blend in. Even better, attach a small sample of the banner and I can snag the color code right from it.:)
     
  7. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    Here you go...I'm using the deep blue in the left as the background
     
    Last edited: Jun 28, 2007
  8. AbbySue

    AbbySue MajorGeeks Administrator

    Last edited: Feb 8, 2006
  9. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    Thank you hunnie :) Will let you know!
     
  10. AbbySue

    AbbySue MajorGeeks Administrator

    k...I had forgotten to add the other star..it's there now...one looked kinda dull...the other is a little brighter looking.
     
  11. rogvalcox

    rogvalcox MajorGeek

    WOW, Abbey...you never cease to amaze me with your graphics abilities!!!!

    NOW....can you make me a car that I can peel off the screen and drive to work?? Preferably a burnt orange, w/the flat black on top, Dodge Charger R/T w/Hemi!!!

    Roger
     
  12. Gensuknives

    Gensuknives Grand pooty-meister

    Yes, ditto that. And while you're at it, could you whip me up some gold-plated golf clubs??? j/k cutie-pie. You ARE talented (but we all knew that!)
     
  13. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    Perfect! Thank you so much Abby :)
     
  14. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    WOW... you two make a good team, scary but good ;)

    Nice GFX Abby as usual! :)


    @ Lev, as a non-profit you may be able to make use of these free gfx apps

    http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/ ( once they finished maintanence )
    Paint .NET ( need XP or W2K tho

    if using W2k or XP then their is also The GIMP, again available at the MG Graphics section.
     
  15. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    Leave it to two women to get a job done in record-breaking time ;)

    The first link is awesome, thanks Halo :)

    Sadly as a non-profit, our computer hardware and software is always light years behind the private sector. We rely on banks and other organizations updating their hardware and donating their old stock to us. As a result, we are still running on Win98 here :( When I first started I had a big fat 128mb or RAM in my PC, so I was upgraded.........to 256!!!! Try running Contribute on that baby and prevent the sucker from crashing all the time :rolleyes: My last job I had a brand new Toshiba laptop with projector, docking station...the lot, and a tablet. Sometimes it is terribly frustrating having to spend so much time figuring a way around technological limitations to get to where I need to be.
     
  16. Matacumbie

    Matacumbie Rocky Top

    Sounds like you need a good Grant Writer. :)

    Steve
     
  17. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    Hehe.....that's what I am doing here, but with 10 programs to run for homeless youth, admin usually takes a back seat. I'm getting pretty good and finding all the freebies though. Adobe are pretty generous to non-profits each year.
     
  18. Matacumbie

    Matacumbie Rocky Top

    No kidding. Do you apply for state and federal monies or strictly private?

    Steve
     
  19. Lev

    Lev MajorGeek

    All of the above, and then many other fundraising events too.
     
  20. Matacumbie

    Matacumbie Rocky Top

    I bet you are a busy gal. ;)

    Steve
     
  21. Insomniac

    Insomniac Billy Ray Cyrus #1 Fan

    I'm also in non-profit.

    I don't work. :)
     

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