ThePortForum.com

The title graphic on here is a default one. Obviously it says nothing about Port so it's time to start looking around. Can't use a bottle on its side, it's been done. Wide-angle picture of the Douro Valley - maybe. Row of Port bottles or full glasses?

See what you've got. The winner will get the prize of seeing their submission every time they sign on.

De-stickied by admin 6/7/7

This is a photo of my favourite bottle of Port. (Its not really, haven't really got a clue what it is).
And although not suitable for the site graphic, I thought it might get you in the mood.
Please concentrate on the bottle....

{Picture of woman in low-cut dress removed because JDAW is at work, this should help explain some of the later comments - changed by admin 21/07/2007}

Alan

My preference would be nothing. Don’t waste the space. And, for those logged on from work, a bottle might not look like ‘work’.

Space is already taken up by the big @ graphic, so something more appropriate does make sense.

jdaw1 wrote:for those logged on from work, a bottle might not look like ‘work’.

Agreed - I can supply a wide graphic with the words UK Pensions Forum in bold type - not sure if this would help everyone else but it would certainly help me when I'm in the office

Derek

Fantastic idea! Can we each supply our own? Bottled gases, Uruguayan bonds, Pension reform — each to his own alibi.

KillerB,

When does Webmistress Treacle get home? We need urgent assistance to set-up user defined banners with a panic button that turns the whole screen into a spreadsheet with one click 8) (OK, so I copied that idea from somewhere else )

Derek

So all we've got so far is a pair of boobs, is it?

I think your being harsh on you and Derek. I find you mature erudite fellows with a Quirky Port side. A pair of Boobs...no, definately not.

I wasn't thinking of me.

KillerB (Alex)

Julian has made the point that my photo may cause him problems viewing the site whilst at work. I thought it was pretty tame, but fairs fair, I'm happy to delete it, it was only a bit of juvenile humour. Of course that would make some of the following posts seem odd. Could you have a look and delete what will cheer Julian up but leaves all the graphics conversation intact.
I cant say I wont get up to mischief in the future, but with such a great Forum and promising start, I'm in a very comprimising mood.
Over to you bud.

Alan

Done - now that's forum moderation, isn't it?

Or, when deleting one's own stuff, replace it with something like “[Mildly raunchy picture deleted on the suggestion of …]†. And perhaps leave in a link to the picture.

And, to be emphatic, there’s nothing wrong with mischief.

Back to the main point: when I said

jdaw1 wrote:My preference would be nothing. Don’t waste the space.

what I meant was not the current “@† picture, what I meant was no picture at all.

Derek T. wrote:KillerB,

When does Webmistress Treacle get home? We need urgent assistance to set-up user defined banners with a panic button that turns the whole screen into a spreadsheet with one click 8) (OK, so I copied that idea from somewhere else )

Derek

Hiya Derek

I have seen that facility on other sites. I think I can create a spreadsheet and then link a button through. I assume it should go near the top somewhere.

Are people happy with the colour scheme - not very "port-like" but quite clean

Treacle

Clean, simple, easy to read, high-contrast: fantastic.

Graphic designer gone mad and a pestilence on the users who we hate anyway: bad.

Treacle,

The colour scheme does me fine, thanks.

The panic button was a joke but woul be cool to have if you want to make it happen.

The bottles of cloudy bay we owe you are adding up quick! And I suppose we could get Alex a cruz tawny !

Is there a fixed size to the graphic?

RonnieRoots wrote:Is there a fixed size to the graphic?

See that big blue strip at the top with "The Port Forum.com" - it's got to go in there. Doesn't have to be full width, but that's the height. Could be several of course.

I made a couple. Height and Width will probably not be ideal, but I can adjust them any way you like (they're crops from bigger pictures)











I can also make high-res versions of these. I can e-mail those if you like 'em.

That's the sort of thing - excellent.

Although the classic view may be the way to go,
something about what Jdaw1 said appealed to my sense of style.
I'll throw this one in as a small picture that would take the place of the @ on the top banner. I think the colours complement, and then I'd leave it alone as a modern,stylish banner for our site.



Feel free to laugh out loud!

That is also good, it could take over from the @.

I like the last of the Ronnie Roots images and have colourised it a bit.

I like that.

I like that too - I' would suggest you just stick it in there and see what people think

Derek