Neowin v5 promo

[Pox]

like... ew :x

that logo isnt the neowin5 logo, and you've done a pretty bad job (no offense) of cutting it out... and i would have made the text pure white with a subtle glow.

here's the official promo:

https://www.neowin.net/preview/

[Pox]

well, this thread is heading the way of lockage. he asked for feedback, not posts flaming people who gave him feedback.

[Rob Veteran]

That doesn't make a single ounce of difference, would you tell your child not to enter his/her work into an art competition because you yourself find it awful? No. He posted it on here, in hope of some constructive critisism. Not to be put down as if he shouldn't even try.

Everyone starts somewhere, and to block this person from wanting to pursue further in learning, is just bullying.

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It DOES make an ounce of difference - of course it does! The avenue in which you showcase your work makes a huge amount of difference to the response you're going to get. I agree that constructive criticism would have been better, and my comment was a light hearted one designed to provoke humour and not berate the original poster. Indeed, I agree that some posters have been unnecessarily harsh in their comments, but I still stand by my point that using the analogy of a child's artwork isn't a fair one, even if I do accept the point you're trying to make with it.

Added to which, no one has blocked him from persuing further learning - as you can see, he's updated the image using some of the suggestions given by posters.

[Rob Veteran]

well, this thread is heading the way of lockage.  he asked for feedback, not posts flaming people who gave him feedback.

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Nah it's all good, they're not flaming. It's constructive discussion.

[Paul]

It looked more like it should have been for Vista

[macro]

I take your point, but I fear we will have to agree to disagree.  At any rate, it's probably best not to get into a discussion about the usage of an analogy when we both agree on the point in hand that constructive criticism is better than simply saying that you dislike a piece  :)

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Good man :yes: and here's a bump for the original poster hehehe :laugh:

[White Malteser]

It DOES make an ounce of difference - of course it does!  The avenue in which you showcase your work makes a huge amount of difference to the response you're going to get.  I agree that constructive criticism would have been better, and my comment was a light hearted one designed to provoke humour and not berate the original poster.  Indeed, I agree that some posters have been unnecessarily harsh in their comments, but I still stand by my point that using the analogy of a child's artwork isn't a fair one, even if I do accept the point you're trying to make with it.

Added to which, no one has blocked him from persuing further learning - as you can see, he's updated the image using some of the suggestions given by posters.

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No.

A child, who tries to draw, has just had their first set of try's at doing so, and as time goes on, as they grow, their skill improves. Digital artwork doesn't just immediate, nor progress from being a child. As so, he's learning from the start (as everyone does).

It makes perfect sense, and applies absolutley fine to the subject in hand.

[Pox]

No.

A child, who tries to draw, has just had their first set of try's at doing so, and as time goes on, as they grow, their skill improves. Digital artwork doesn't just immediate, nor progress from being a child. As so, he's learning from the start (as everyone does).

It makes perfect sense, and applies absolutley fine to the subject in hand.

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no, it's different.

with a young child, they dont know how to take the criticism right. if you tell them it isnt that good, they'll start crying and getting really upset.

as you can see, the author of this thread has USED our criticism to improve his work, rather than throwing a tantrum.

it is not a valid analogy.

[Rob Veteran]

No.

A child, who tries to draw, has just had their first set of try's at doing so, and as time goes on, as they grow, their skill improves. Digital artwork doesn't just immediate, nor progress from being a child. As so, he's learning from the start (as everyone does).

It makes perfect sense, and applies absolutley fine to the subject in hand.

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I take your point, but I fear we will have to agree to disagree. At any rate, it's probably best not to get into a discussion about the usage of an analogy when we both agree on the point in hand that constructive criticism is better than simply saying that you dislike a piece :)

no, it's different.

with a young child, they dont know how to take the criticism right.  if you tell them it isnt that good, they'll start crying and getting really upset.

as you can see, the author of this thread has USED our criticism to improve his work, rather than throwing a tantrum.

it is not a valid analogy.

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I'd love to back you up, but I think you're misunderstanding the sentiments behind what he's saying.

[y0sh]

A dawn is breaking,

A light shining through

You're barely waking

And I'm tangled up in you

Just reminded me of that.

You can make it better if you used a light (white) color font, and centered the text.

Also I agree with the other person that the n5 logo looks too 'cut out & blended'.

[White Malteser]

no, it's different.

with a young child, they dont know how to take the criticism right.  if you tell them it isnt that good, they'll start crying and getting really upset.

as you can see, the author of this thread has USED our criticism to improve his work, rather than throwing a tantrum.

it is not a valid analogy.

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You mean there's critisism in this thread?

Looks for critisism

[Jambooo]

WTF has happened to this thread.

Am I the only one that thinks his work is okay?

[[bear]]

I can take someone elses wallpaper and slap text on it too.

[Rob Veteran]

WTF has happened to this thread.

Am I the only one that thinks his work is okay?

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It was the original image that provoked the responses here.

The new image in the first post is a lot better.

[accesser]

I like the idea and the first one, something like this should be posted on the main page of http://neowin5.net as a teaser.

[Pox]

I like the idea and the first one, something like this should be posted on the main page of http://neowin5.net as a teaser.

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www.neowin.net/preview/ ;)

[Malisk]

I don't recommend blue on red, or huge lens flare effects either for that matter ;)

Blue vs red happen to be complementary colors so they can interfer quite a bit on each others. Anyway, at least you made a black glow effect around it, so it's not hurting your eyes as much as it could be. ;) I think it's best if you had chosen e.g. light blue instead of dark red though, to match with the sky color better. And a lighter glow. Just my 2 cents :)

[Arctice]

Updated again...Fixed text, tweaked color, added a ton of filters, etc. ^_^

[»X«]

Here's my effort :ninja:

Which isnt much of one ;)

:whistle:

[Code.Red]

The new one is much better, good job! (Y)

[Pox]

the new one is better, but am i the only one who sees the bright pink-white around the flare? :x would have been better as before just with white text, imo. a bit overboard on the filters. but mucho betterer. (Y)

[Skiver Veteran]

i didnt think it was too bad...think that the glare around the neowin image on the first one was a little too much but apart from that it was fine :D...good for a beginner anyway...as i myself are just starting out on this stuff

[TimRogers]

mspaint has turned over in its grave

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Ouch! Harsh...

[matt74441]

It seems very...dramatic.

[instant.human]

its okay man. keep on trying! :)

[Hills420]

So much criticism but so few entries... :no: