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| Graphics Team Manager   | Message Board Customization Process Hi everyone, I am getting many questions about the Graphics Team and the process that we go through to customise or recustomise each message board, so (on Chris' suggestion) I thought that I would tell you what it is exactly that we do in the hope that it will answer some of your questions. For a list of all Graphics Team Members, see the Forum Leaders page. When possible, we all work to design graphics for 4 boards. Each member gets assigned to one board at first, but after they have designed one graphic for that board, they are then able to make graphics for any of the other 4 boards. Sometimes some of us are too busy with school or have other things going on so we are not able to make graphics for each round. Hence, some rounds last longer than the two weeks we set for each round. When each board is to be (re)customized, I start a thread on that board asking for colour and picture suggestions so that the posters on that board can let the Graphics Team know what they would like to see. These are only suggestions though, so don't expect the Graphics Team to make exactly what you say. When enough graphics have been made (usually around 5 or more for each board), we put all of them into polls and then vote for 3 days annonymously for which ones we feel are the best. After the 4 graphics for the 4 boards are chosen, the colours are put together and the graphics are set up on the Graphics Team board. When it is decided that the design looks good enough, the customization is set up on the actual board. Sometimes the graphic that the team has chosen doesn't look right for the board, so the runner-up graphic has to be used. All of the message boards here at Fan Forum will eventually have their own graphic and colours, all of the boards that need a new look will be re-done. Some boards take longer than others because we can get delayed at any stage in the process; we want the best look that we can achieve. One of the main questions that is being asked is "when will *insert board name here* be customised/recustomised?" and the answer to that is "as soon as possible", but I can't give you an exact date. The boards chosen first are the boards that we feel will most benefit from being customised. When picking the boards to be customised, we consider a number of things including: - Whether the number of posts on the board is low and therefore customising it could give it a boost. - Whether the number of posts is high and therefore it deserves to be customised as many people view it every day. - How long a board has been without a customisation. - Whether the graphic it already has needs refreshing. It is a myth that a board will be customised after a year of it being at Fan Forum, we don't even hold that into consideration. So don't expect that just because a board reaches it's one year mark it will immediately be customised. I can assure you all that I have a list of every single board that doesn't have graphics and of every board that needs re-doing, so don't worry that your favorite boards might not be on the customisation radar. They are on my list and will not be forgotten. If you feel that you would like to be a part of the Graphics Team please send me a PM. I hope that I have answered your questions, if you have any others or if you think of something that could be added to this post, please let me know. Jen  --------------------------------------- It was suggested that I make a list of all of the boards on the Customization list so here they are: Green = boards customized after January 2007 Purple = boards worked on but not set up Red = boards with no customization Black = boards customized before January 2007 Alias Charisma Carpenter Charmed Couples CSI Daniel Radcliffe Dark Angel Dawson's Creek Everwood Friends Jake Gyllenhaal Jared Padalecki Jason Dohring Jennifer Aniston Jensen Ackles Laguna Beach Off Topic Patrick Dempsey Reunion Rupert Grint Shiri Appleby Six Degrees Sports Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Television That '70s Show The Office The X-Files Young Americans Zac Efron Adam Brody American Idol & Idol Shows Ashley Tisdale Autumn Reeser Battlestar Galactica Beverly Hills 90210 Blake Lively Books Britney Spears Brothers & Sisters Carrie Underwood Cartoons Chad Michael Murray Chuck Criminal Minds Daneel Harris David Boreanaz Degrassi Disney Doctor Who Emily Deschanel Gossip Girl Greek Hayden Panettiere High School Musical Hugh Laurie Ian Somerhalder James Lafferty James Van Der Beek John Krasinski Justin Timberlake Kate Walsh Leighton Meester Leonardo DiCaprio Lost Moonlight News & Politics October Road One Tree Hill Orlando Bloom Pushing Daisies Reality TV Reese Witherspoon Sarah Wayne Callies Shia LaBeouf Smallville Snow Patrol Soaps South of Nowhere The Fray The Simpsons Vanessa Anne Hudgens Wentworth Miller Without A Trace Big Brother Ed Westwick Heath Ledger Skins Twilight 24 Alexis Bledel Angel Benjamin McKenzie Bethany Joy Bones Bryan Greenberg Buffy the Vampire Slayer Colin Hanks Comics Communities Delta Goodrem Desperate Housewives Dido Emilie de Ravin Emma Watson ER Evanescence Ewan McGregor Fan Art Female Celebrities Friday Night Lights Gilmore Girls Grey's Anatomy Harry Potter Hayden Christensen Heroes Hilarie Burton House Instant Star James Marsters Jason Behr Jennifer Garner Joan Of Arcadia Johnny Depp Josh Holloway Joshua Jackson Katherine Heigl Katie Holmes Kelly Clarkson Kristen Bell Lauren Graham Liv Tyler Male Celebrities Maroon5 Matt Czuchry Michelle Williams Milo Ventimiglia Mischa Barton Movies Music Nick Wechsler Prison Break Queer As Folk Rachel Bilson Rachel McAdams Related Roswell Ryan Gosling Sarah Michelle Gellar Sci-Fi/Fantasy Scott Patterson Scrubs Sex and the City Sophia Bush Star Trek Star Wars Summerland Supernatural The 80s The Killers The O.C. Third Watch Tom Welling Tyler Hilton Ugly Betty Veronica Mars Red boards & black boards are more likely to be chosen than the others. Boards being worked on: (in order)  American Idol & Idol Shows, Hugh Laurie, Autumn Reeser, Soaps The Simpsons, South of Nowhere, Reese Witherspoon, James Van Der Beek Kate Walsh, Battlestar Galactica, Books, Britney Spears Snow Patrol, News & Politics, Vanessa Anne Hudgens Disney, October Road, Orlando Bloom, Gossip Girl, Sarah Wayne Callies Reality TV, Cartoons, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Fray Without A Trace, Brothers & Sisters, Beverly Hills 90210 Danneel Harris, David Boreanaz, Chad Michael Murray, Shia LaBoeuf Doctor Who, Women's Murder Club, Moonlight, Pushing Daisies John Krasinski, Private Practice, Justin Timberlake, Smallville Ian Somerhalder, Ashley Tisdale, Lost, Greek Johnny Depp, Leighton Meester, Rachel Bilson, Chuck, Tom Welling, Scrubs, Carrie Underwood, Hayden Panettiere Blake Lively, Criminal Minds, James Lafferty Degrassi Emily Deschanel, High School Musical, Adam Brody, One Tree HillOccasionally, the boards will not be customized in this exact (row) order as some are easier to work out than others. __________________ Colonel Jen O'Jones - LJ|fanforumers|www.cullenandhale.com Vote for - Stargate, It’s a great big whirl, With a great big swirl that you step inside to another world. We’re talking Stargate, It’s a crazy trip, You can go quite far and you don’t need a car or even a ship. There’s Colonel O’Neill and Carter and Daniel and Teal’c. Look out for that Goa’uld! Last edited by Scythe : 04-16-2008 at 02:20 AM. | |||
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| Elite Fan   | Thanks for opening! Wow it looks like a long list.  and I can't wait for Zac Efron to be customized!__________________
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| Master Fan  | Thanks for the new thread, Jen. Are the NEW shows going in the red category at some point? __________________ Icon credit--Do not snag. | |||
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| Master Fan   Joined: Dec 2006
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| thanks for the new thread.. yay Kate Walsh is getting customized!!  | |||
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| Graphics Team  | The Everwood board got customized, it looks beautiful  __________________ "It's sexist!" | |||
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| Elite Fan | Got to check it out. I hate to ask but what boards are you working on right now? I know there's a list but is kinda confusing for me. __________________
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| Master Fan | Everwood looks great. Great job GT! __________________ Icon credit--Do not snag. | |||
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| Graphics Team Manager | We're now working on Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Snow Patrol, News & Politics and Felicity  __________________ Colonel Jen O'Jones - LJ|fanforumers|www.cullenandhale.com Vote for - Stargate, It’s a great big whirl, With a great big swirl that you step inside to another world. We’re talking Stargate, It’s a crazy trip, You can go quite far and you don’t need a car or even a ship. There’s Colonel O’Neill and Carter and Daniel and Teal’c. Look out for that Goa’uld! | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest  | Everwood looks awesome!  Quote:
__________________ P: "¿Y qué cosas alegran el dia a Hugh Laurie?" | |||
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| Elite Fan | Vanessa Hudgens?! Jen! I LOVE YOU!  __________________
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| Master Fan | Thanks for that news, Jen! Good luck GT on those boards. __________________ Icon credit--Do not snag. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Nov 2005
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| Friends got costumized!! I loved it. Everything about it. Great job! __________________ I have to break free | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest | Friends board looks great. I the graphic! Good job, GT!  __________________ P: "¿Y qué cosas alegran el dia a Hugh Laurie?" | |||
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