So it occurred to me recently that one thing we could use is a "bug," a small image people whose games we feature can include on their site to proudly proclaim to the world that the, ahem, avant garde aesthetes at Play This Thing have awarded their game the, more ahem, humbling honor of being featured at their site. The real and cynical reason, of course, is to solicit links back to us from people we review, to get a bit more traffic.
Unfortunately, our header image does not scale down well, and equally unforunately, I suck at Illustrator (or, actually, GIMP, since I'm cheap). What's up top is what I came up with, but I'm not happy with it.
Anyone else want to take a stab at it? For nothing much more than our fervent thanks, I'm afraid.
Basic constraints: can't be larger than say 100x80 (and 80 wide might be better), and needs to be a fairly small file (when saved as a jpg or png), say less than 20k (and less than 10k is better). It has to include our name, obviously, but I'm not tied "a... selection". "Featured on", or a recursive "Play this thing said play this thing" or something more clever...
Sugestion
http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6717/playthisthingicontx4.png
That's what I came up with. It's obviously made to look like your header xD
If you like it and want something changed, like, the font of this, or the "featured on" changed to something else, just let me know 'cause I have the .svg and it's rather easy to change it.
That is, if you like it... which I hope you do xP
Well, that's it :) It was good to practice, 'cause I'm still learning how to use that vectorial stuff xP
From a reader,
Miwi-chan =D
I gave it a shot...
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5527/playthisthing2yo2.gif
It's a bit wide, but it'll work on any color background.
Made a pair quickly...
I whipped up a couple just now:
First, the "retro" version:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/356/pttretroua6.png
Second, the version to match the current site banner:
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5160/pttgridao6.png
Hope these help!
I really like the clarity of
I really like the clarity of the text in Sub-Actuality's submissions.
Here is my offering
http://poosk.com/2008/04/16/play-this-thing
Poosk.com is my graphics / t-shirts / weird stuff site.
Its a vector image so it can be scaled to any size. The main graphic on the page is 400 x 400. The wallpaper link 2000 x 2000 and the icon link is 100 x 100, my usual size. I can do an 80 x 80 version as well if you would and let you have the original illustrator file.
On a completely different subject, may I take this opportunity to point you to some of my own writings on games?
My blog Myomancy focuses on new treatments for ADHD, dyslexia and autism. I'm particularly interested in how games can be used to teach rhythm and coordination skills, both of which have been linked to developmental problems.
A couple of examples:
Rhythm Games Are Taking Over The World and How the iPhone will change Education
Cheers.
Chris