[Shelley_c]

I've held off this post for a while and hoped that someone would have mentioned this (although I am surprised it hasn't been mentioned or suggested before). I think some guidelines would be beneficial in the "Graphic Requests Area" as there are a lot of request threads lacking information about the graphic they want making it difficult for the designer to fill a request. I know I've bumped into a couple of requests that sounded appealing but held off filling them because of the lack of information provided by the requester, I'm guessing many designers have held off also.

I don't know whether you have a pre-made graphic requests guideline form at hand but I have one (which could be modified to suit your needs) and can be edited accordingly (pixel template also provided). Anyway, whether you use it or not is entirely up to you but I personally think some graphic requests guidelines wouldn't hurt.

I've quoted the guidelines (if you choose to use it) and you can edit it as you see fit.

When requesting an image, please indicate whether it's a Signature, Avatar, board logo etc. Please use the following guidelines to make it easier for the graphic designer. Following the guidelines set forth ensures that your request is filled quickly and saving the staff from locking/deleting topics which don't conform to the rules. We ask that you also refrain yourself from creating any threads requesting any graphics from the Graphic Database.

NOTE!! Your first post in this section should contain the Request Guidelines (shown below)

* Type of Image: (Logo, Avatar, Banner)
* Text on image:
* Specific Images: (links must be supplied !)
* Colour Scheme:
* Size (in pixels):
* Animations:
* Things to avoid: (what you don't want in your image)


Pixel Size Template

We are aware that not everbody knows what pixels are, or what size they actually want. We have provided a Pixel Size Template (shown Below) which will help you in deciding what size you would like that Image to be.

NOTE!! Because the graphic request area is not officially a YOURDOMAIN.com service, staff are not obligated to fill or take on requests. The graphic request is community driven, which means members helping members. However, this doesn't mean a staff member won't help from time to time, it all depends whether they have higher priorities and/or other obligations.

On a final note, We ask that you conform to the guidelines set forth. Complying with the rules will give your request a higher chance of being filled by the designer. However, ignoring the guidelines will result in your post being locked and/or deleted.