OK here are two different text versions. I've used the same text effects as on the forum header.

This is about text placement now so let me know what looks best:





Or none of them?

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Wow they both look awesome. I kinda like the first one best - maybe because it looks like the forum header text...

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i like the first one the most. i would just say though, if you could maybe move it a little more to the right so it's sitting slightly more over Frodo and see how that looks

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Like this, or is it too much?

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That's a bit too much in my opinion, but I definitely agree that that's the best version. If you try something in between those two placements, that'll probably look better

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by Lembas

It's looking really awesome! Like Ana, I think that the latest example is a wee bit too much to the right, but it's getting there really quickly Maybe it would be perfectly placed if the point where the swirly from the O and the swirly from the M in .com meet was right above Frodo's head?

Two minor points: any way we can make the swirlies a little bolder? (The ones from the U and N in Undomiel fade off into dotted lines ) And is there any chance we can get a slightly less uniform green glow? Maybe varying shades of green, or a touch of blue mixed in? If not, it's no biggie.

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Can I just say, after not having seen the header for so long, and now seeing it again, I can't even tell the pendant isn't supposed to be there. That is some perfect manip work, Arwen

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by Lembas

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OK, here's a happy middle (not as far left as in the first option, but not as far right as in the second option):



And a slightly more blue-ish green version:


Arweb - I'll work on the swirls not being so 'dotted'. This is just about the color and the placement right now. Once we've decided on which way to go, I'll try my hands on the swirls!

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Love the placement on that, and I prefer the more green version. Since the main colors are green, the added blue just feels a bit off to me.

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Gah, I feel torn now. The placement is great... I love the second option as it really stands out from the rest of the header but I like the green as well. Decisions, decisions. Either one for me.

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The placement is perfect Like JF, I'm torn about the colors How do you think it would work if the glow was sort of gradient-style, like the glow around Arwen is more of a yellowy-green like in the first example, transitioning to a more blue-green for Undomiel.com like in the second example, so it picks up Arwen's dress and the bluebells? Maybe? We can also try coding samples with both options to see how they work with the rest of the layout.

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I know what you mean with a gradient effect but I can't seem to do that with Adobe Fireworks (I don't use Photoshop). I can do that with the text color, but not with the glow and doing it to the text color (instead of the glow) just looks bad.

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I'm having a hard time deciding which glow I like better, but I'm leaning towards #2, just because it's somewhat less glowy which makes it look more like the text belongs there. If that makes sense at all... It stands out less, but in a positive way. I'm having a hard time explaining what I mean

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by Lembas

Here's another version. It's still green and glowy.. just a wee bit less green and glowy:

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