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me neither =(

Should I still enter even though I am not good at PDF files?

no idea how to work with pdf files just photoshop here

I think alot of users lack the knowledge of making a printable graphic (no offense), tip; Start with Adobe Indesign and work with TIFF images (set on 300 dpi and CMYK colors).

i think i got my pdf problems down.

i started somthing but whenever i save as jpg to upload and show or just to show someone else the colors get all messed up.

like my blues look purple and such.

Originally Posted by The Militant i think i got my pdf problems down. i started somthing but whenever i save as jpg to upload and show or just to show someone else the colors get all messed up. like my blues look purple and such.

CMYK colors differ from RGB colors, that's probably why.

Oh shame, can't enter this contest unless you're offer a free postage in Australia

Okay, here ya go. Of course the clarity is better in the original (300dpi CMYK) than in this jpeg which is why I've made it a bit bigger here... A test print of the original file showed good clarity and readability.


edit: colours a bit richer in the original too, and none of the ghosting that you see on the speech bubbles is present.

Seen.to i'm in two minds about this design. Firstly, I love the idea! The speech bubbles and the text you've used are spot on, so thumbs up for that I would probably join that community by looking at that advert...

The only issues I have with it, the colours (Not as attractive as I would like) I think it needs to use colours that really jump off the page! (see the banner I linked up) bright, vibrant colours to grab their attention. We need to push the "Win cash prizes" big style, that will get signups....we also need to push the "Free registration", make the domain stand out more as well, I find it hard to read "The friendly web site design forum". Nice slogan though

Seen.to you're along the right track (in terms of my perception of what I want the advert to say/do, it's just the design (colours, appeal) that needs tweaking. I can actually use a different advert in each issue....so this is definitly potential material! I'd love to see a revision though if possible.

Cheers!

Here are a couple more based on the first one, (though personally I'd run the first one for at least one issue)...










And something else I am playing with that still needs a little refining, (I'd run this with the first one)