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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 20 Nov 2002
22:11 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | ok, looks like this year's hosting will cost $240 total... as opposed to $80... not to worry, once we switch to our new host you will notice very good differences.. most importantly - speed. i don't know about you, but i don't like spending $240 a year on hosting, so i made a little cafepress store... check that out to get an idea as to what it is. but keep in mind that none of those images are final (except maybe the mousepad...) go ahead and buy anything you want, but the reason i am posting this is to get help from artists. we need 13 very high res collages of calculator games (with author's permission, so tankers, SAS, my falldown, race2, standoff are all available for you to use, and if you want your games in the collages as well, or don't mind, please post here). what for? a 2003 calcgames.org calander. i think some people might buy this if we make good images. any and all help is appreciated (i am NO artist at all)... each sale per calander will pay for $5 of hosting... any and all profits (there won't be any... i can almost guarentee you that) will go straight back in to calcgames.org... if there's a lot of profit, i'll save it for future years.
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 23 Nov 2002
12:49 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | hey Z, and everyone, check out this logo I made... it's my first one ever and i think it looks pretty good
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 23 Nov 2002
12:50 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | gay, if you don't have HTML checked it'll still do html.... i thought we had this thing working perfectly...
[Edited by Barrett on 23-Nov-02 15:51]
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 23 Nov 2002
21:03 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | you mean YOU had it working properly? lol, anyways this isn't a big deal. if i get some time i'll look into that. anyways, nice logo B but i think it still needs something. not sure what tho.
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 23 Nov 2002
22:13 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | check this out too, and this,
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-Barrett A |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 25 Nov 2002
07:23 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | I would go for the first of your last two links B |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 25 Nov 2002
14:48 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | me too. the other one got too dark for some reason... i used the exact same filters...
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Digital
Guardian
Posted: 26 Nov 2002
07:22 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | What app are you using? If it is Photosphop or Elements you can make a correction layer with the properties of a Levels command over the entir pic to fix the darkness. |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 26 Nov 2002
07:39 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | Z about the cafepress store. Are those actually different items of photshop mods? |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 27 Nov 2002
14:45 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Umm...talk to Barrett about cafepress cuz he's managing it. I'm more of this site related. In the store however it's possible to choose what pic you want to put where. So, right now some nice pics that people would love to have on them is what we're looking for.
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 7 Dec 2002
12:41 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | digital, i LOVE your images (just for games/math blah blah)... 1 problem... we can't have Texas Instruments and TI-89 on there (copyright issues, and we are selling it)... and i'm not even sure about having that calculator on there, even if we blurr out the text... can you replace Texas Instruments TI-89 with 'CalcGames.org' or some kind of creative text?
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-Barrett A |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 7 Dec 2002
15:04 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | yeah, i love images too. they look great. you think we can't have the calculkator in it too? i mean, we can remove the TexasInstruments thing and just leave Ti-89 or just 89. also, i think you should contact TI itself and just ask them if this is okay to use. this sounds like the best thing to me.
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 7 Dec 2002
15:12 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | TI would say no, without a doubt... they would not risk being seen as being affiliated with anyone selling any product.. especially one that says "WE think they're just for GAMES"
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-Barrett A |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 7 Dec 2002
15:52 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | BUT, we'll still use the calculator... i've already added it to the back of all 3 shirts (with Texas Instruments TI-89 cloned out)
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Digital
Guardian
Posted: 9 Dec 2002
07:34 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | I would have to agree with B. If we say that their calcs are just for games they could get a little touchy. Although it might fly if we can convince them the proceeds will go to our server and not to pocket. I'll replace Texas Instruments with oure logo and make it CG-89 instead of TI.B how should we approach this, Z's idea or sommehting else? |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 9 Dec 2002
13:03 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | yeah, just replace Texas Instruments with CalcGames.org, and TI-89 with CG-89 (maybe not the 89 though... how about just CG?)
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-Barrett A |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 9 Dec 2002
15:33 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | That should be no problem. |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 10 Dec 2002
07:26 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | One Q though. What font does TI use. The small capital letters are easy but I want it to look like the calc and not an obvious implant?
One last thing. The TI logo also needs to be changed. Should I just removeit or make one to put in its place (maybe a white calc with a C implanted in a G).
[Edited by Digital on 10-Dec-02 16:10] |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 10 Dec 2002
14:43 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | do whatever looks good
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-Barrett A |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 11 Dec 2002
17:27 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | i got my mousepad, clock, and sticker today, and let me tell you; the quality of these is a LOT better than i expected. the printing worked perfectly. it's not blurry, and the resolution is high enough that you can't see any dots! i highly recomend the store now.
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-Barrett A |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 11 Dec 2002
17:54 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | btw, the newer pics (what is it) won't really look good on any of the clothing - it only looks good on the mousepad.... the reason is that all the shirts are white or light gray - and the pic is mostly black... if you want to see an example let me know, but i hope you understand why... the "just for games" looks really good on the clothing though.
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-Barrett A |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 12 Dec 2002
07:26 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | I thought that may happen since I do photography I understannd the brightness of the medium printed on affects the image directly. Its no problem at all. I'll probably try to do the same thing on a brighter pic. I will most likely have on in my archives. |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 12 Dec 2002
16:16 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | alright, all i want to know is who's gonna break the ice and be the first person to buy something (besides me)? this is some high quality stuff.
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-Barrett A |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 16 Dec 2002
08:15 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | I have no credit card and my parents don't have a clue that I'm involved with this site (my grades should be a little higher). BTW B, I just realized why the "what is it" pic is so dark. I had to screw around with some icc color profiles a little with adobe gamma to get the proper color reproduction with my printer and the gamma is boosted on my machine. But the pic look just like it should on an lcd screen. I really can't change it because I do digital photography as a part time business and I don't want to reconfigure everything. If you or Z have any prog that has manual image correction like Photoshops 'Levels', go ahead and try to tweak the pic. |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 10 Mar 2003
10:44 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | Will the money from the store still go to the server, even though you guys changed? |
Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 10 Mar 2003
12:17 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | yes.
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 10 Mar 2003
20:10 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Definitely, this server is more expensive than previous one. Right now B pays out of his pocket, so any help is very appreciated. Either way, it'd be cool to have a CG shirt :). Btw B, can you make a red shirt? Its just coz in the place i work we're only allowed to wear red shirts. I'll definitely get a red one if you could arrange that. Or umm, actually i'll just get a white one if that's such a problem. I'm gonna buy a car next week, so i'll get myself a tee as well after that.
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 10 Mar 2003
20:35 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | nope, they don't have that much variety...
i knew you were russian Z, but you workin' at the commie drug store? why so much red?
lol jk.
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 11 Mar 2003
22:28 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | lol, actually i work whereever i got a job. this time of market downage is pretty hard to find anything good. oh yeah, we not only wear red but also wear bullseye on our badges which are exactly over a heart. [lol]
yah, too much red!
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KingSoft
Marine
Posted: 14 Mar 2003
14:24 GMT
Total Posts: 27 | becuase your photo links GO NO WHERE! I took it upon myself to design you guys a logo.
Here it is
I wont even charge a designers fee!
Aren't I nice?
[Edited by KingSoft on 14-Mar-03 23:24] |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 14 Mar 2003
17:21 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | lol! what photo link are you talking about? you logo looks cool, but it just need that "something" to make it perfect. maybe some picture would be cool? pls drop B and email and see what he says. i really like that metallic look though, what prog did you use for this pic btw?
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Barrett
Administrator
Posted: 15 Mar 2003
20:26 GMT
Total Posts: 1676 | looks cool. Only thing is that they don't have black shirts, so you'll have to blend it to white around the edges. might look cool on some of the other products too.
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zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 15 Mar 2003
22:20 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | t-shirt or bag would be the best choices i think.
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KingSoft
Marine
Posted: 16 Mar 2003
10:38 GMT
Total Posts: 27 | I used Microsoft PhotoDraw, although I cant change the background to white (its being touchy). You could also use it on the fleece products, hats, mousepads (full bleed), stickers (full bleed), backpacks/bags, and data CD's (all files on site or something)
That would be cool
as a reply to an article waaaaaaaaay up the page, TI-Graphing Calculators can be used for something other then games?
[Edited by KingSoft on 16-Mar-03 19:44] |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 17 Mar 2003
07:29 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | LOL, I see that you like my words. |
Digital
Guardian
Posted: 17 Mar 2003
13:17 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | Entirely off topic: Whenever you post in the forum a time stamp is put on the post. Would it be possible to put a clock on the si that is always visible like under our logo? |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 17 Mar 2003
20:10 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | you mean current time? well, sure i just didn't see any real good purpose for it. i don't think it'll be put under the logo, but on top and/or bottom of forum page it not a problem.
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Digital
Guardian
Posted: 18 Mar 2003
10:42 GMT
Total Posts: 1051 | current time yes becuase I can't always remember the conversion and it is noce to try to guess if someone is still online and see if the replying can be sped up. Just an idea and a convenience kind of like on ticalc.org. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 18 Mar 2003
16:22 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | time sure, but who's online won't work very well because not everyone logs out or closes browser window when they leave. so, this feature will not always show correct info. some sort of timeout might work, like some timer that'd refresh when some user uses or opens up forum. and times out after 10 mins of inactivity (not going through forum anymore).
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