daveb47 3,616 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Ordered a professional custom skin for new version of board software the other day. Just got ffirst preview of colours/logo.Well pleased so far.Only thing i can see is...are cars shite enough? 3 brickwall, steve_earwig and saucedoctor reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DVee8 14,074 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Pick up trucks and ford kuga's!! What happened to dodgy gooners and Princess's Keep up the good work,no idea what you are doing but keep doing it. 1 catsinthewelder reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplebargeken 13,244 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Hmm, cars need to be more 'shite'. They look to nice and modern 1 brickwall reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveb47 3,616 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Probably need lots of suitable car pics,if anyone has any please post them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bell 37,712 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 I don't know if you're asking for opinions Dave, but I think that looks toilet. The logo ooks like a loading screen from a Dreamcast game. And not a good one. The cars are brand new and nothing about that skin really says Autoshite to me. I prefer the current one. 7 trigger, BorniteIdentity, alf892 and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilko220 2,492 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Don't want to be negative when I know a lot of work goes into this stuff, but honestly I think header-wise what we have at the moment is more suitable.Do we not already have an image of three "shite cars" from the old banner that could be used (one an old VW and one a Hunter from recollection)?It would also be nice if we could retain our orange logo typeface if possible as well. That aside, the general background / board design looks really good. 1 Ghosty reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twiggy 2,363 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 That looks fine Dave, but the cars really do need to be shiters... any BL chod, old jags, Land/Range Rovers... And thank you for all the work you`re putting in - it really is appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveb47 3,616 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Its just a first draft,cars need changeing for sure. 2 M'coli and brickwall reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garethj 6,444 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Have we got a corporate font for Autoshite? Is it possible to do it in the Serck font? I'm fine for the cars to stick as before, wasn't it a red Daf, a green Hillman Hunter and something else? I'm an old fart, I fear change 4 brickwall, JohnK, BorniteIdentity and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hooli Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Looks the same as we have now with a worse logo to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Longbridge 7,394 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 As a couple of others have said, all, including I, massively appreciate your work on here. As for the skin header though, I'm much more inclined to go with something similar to the original, but possibly different cars. My vote is for a Tagora, a mk1 Renault 5 and a Vauxhall Ventora. But that's just me! 2 pshome and M'coli reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
For Fiats Sake 2,184 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Prefer the old orange lettering as above though would prefer some proper shite cars, nothing shiney and preferably one with the bonnet up. Could we not have a thread like we do for the calendar pics? +1 for fearing change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveb47 3,616 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Skin has to change markedly as new upgraded board is coded totally diferently to this one. 1 Jim Bell reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
purplebargeken 13,244 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Blue Citroen AX? 3 chaseracer, oldcars and Jim Bell reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaseracer 17,670 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Skin looks good; understand need for change. Keep old logo/typeface/chod. IMHO 1 John F reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garethj 6,444 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Agreed for the old logo if we can still find it 1 M'coli reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghosty 12,961 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Sierra Base, some sort of BX and some form of Rover in the header? 1 chaseracer reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Felly Magic 8,912 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 I think the Holy Grail should be on the header, or Billy's MG Midget 1 eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamworthbay 12,655 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Truly shite dolomite in my thread, some pics in there that may be of use perhaps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M'coli 6,003 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 As a couple of others have said, all, including I, massively appreciate your work on here. As for the skin header though, I'm much more inclined to go with something similar to the original, but possibly different cars. My vote is for a Tagora, a mk1 Renault 5 and a Vauxhall Ventora. But that's just me!Harvested from Web Archive, roughly 2008: 2 pshome and Wilko220 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M'coli 6,003 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Can we somehow have the "shineyness" of the skin turned down a tad? Can we compile a photo of the Base Sierra, the last Ambassador and the Council Estate? 2 chaseracer and eddyramrod reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilko220 2,492 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Can we compile a photo of the Base Sierra, the last Ambassador and the Council Estate?Ken's blue AX, a J-reg Proton, and D701 SWL... 2 purplebargeken and BorniteIdentity reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_Q 8,650 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Tagora, J-reg Proton, The Base. 1 pshome reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brownnova 6,094 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Yeah it looks a bit too 'new' and a bit American for me... Think it needs to be a bit more retro, and the autoshite name is just plain wrong! It should be the current orange one, or autoshite in a muddy tyre print as if its the tread. And it should be rusty at the bottom or something... And the less said about the cars there the better... My picks would be a Reliant Rialto, a rusty MX5 (I'm biased) and Sierra base or a Tagora. Have the designers visited the site, and seen what its all about? Guess its just not to my taste.... Sorry. 2 pshome and Felly Magic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bell 37,712 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 White peugeot 405 with a dent on the boot near the badge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pillock 27,757 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 Is it not Electric Leyland's decision about logo etc? I don't know how much he handed over in terms of daily running. I'm thinking update the skin for the new board software but keep the logo/typeface, and if you can get the 2008 logo cars in there even better. Surely the whole point of Autoshite is "if it's working adequately, then it doesn't need to be updated" 4 Skizzer, pshome, trigger and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catsinthewelder 6,495 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 You might need to explain to the developer that the reason you are paying for a custom skin is that you don't want the board to look new and shiny. Normal people seem to find this a difficult concept to understand. Funds forthcoming when I remember my PayPal password. 1 AndyW201 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M'coli 6,003 Report post Posted July 2, 2016 White peugeot 405 with a dent on the boot near the badge 20p lodged in the handbrake.FTFU! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveb47 3,616 Report post Posted July 3, 2016 Is it not Electric Leyland's decision about logo etc? I don't know how much he handed over in terms of daily running. I'm thinking update the skin for the new board software but keep the logo/typeface, and if you can get the 2008 logo cars in there even better. Surely the whole point of Autoshite is "if it's working adequately, then it doesn't need to be updated"Unlike cars forum software is upgraded by publisher every few years & if it is a major upgrade then it is partly because software is getting easier to hack/exploit etc,& it is a silly idea to not upgrade.It has been left to me to service,run and generally run board.I supply & pay for (with help of donations)server,forum software licences,& everything else.Not really heard from Electric Leyland since i took over running of board,spoken to him once i think.Just setting situation straight. As i said in first post it is just an initial idea,will get back to them with all your comments etc. 6 chaseracer, Dick Longbridge, Tamworthbay and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skizzer 21,934 Report post Posted July 3, 2016 How about this? http://www.toonacy.com/Cartoons/133 This is a .png file but the original is done with vector graphics so I can resize it, change the background colour, whatever. Different cars (or colours) available on request. 22 Felly Magic, davidfowler2000, JohnK and 19 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
