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
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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 Hill
Occasionally, the boards will not be customized in this exact (row) order as some are easier to work out than others.