Talk:Characters/redesign

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Ok I started a characters redesign page, but what I put up initially was just to get the ball rolling. Feel free to take it in a totally different direction, since what I did so far is really lame and needs the help of a decent designer Misty 21:55, 22 March 2007 (CDT)

header

I'd like to see someone make a new header image for this page that looks somethng like the header image for the list of videos. who has the photoshop files with the LG15 artwork, fonts etc. - Misty 01:43, 2 April 2007 (CDT)

Yeah, I'm sorry...I did start one a week ago, but Characters somehow didn't catch my attention as much as LoV...anyway, this is how far I am. I planned on putting black-on-white "Characters" in Giza 35 (LG15 font) to the left, scaling it down to 50% (or even lower), and coding the part in between as an empty table cell, to make the layout a little liquid.
But then I made Dawson's Cove instead.
Any input? Direct rejection?
~ Renegade (talk | contribs) 07:13, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
That's a really nice job, Renegade. Daniel's picture is so gangsta, though! Lemme see if I can fish some nice pictures of the three. OwenIsCool
I kind of like the way daniel looks in the header, but one concern I have is what happens if theres a chage in cast? imean daniel or Jonas could be gone in the next video _Misty 16:58, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
Well, going by that logic, we couldn't have anybody but Bree in the header. And a Characters header with only one character on it looks kinda dumb.
~ Renegade (talk | contribs) 20:10, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
Here's a little bunch that I got for when we replaced his main page picture.

OwenIsCool

I like Option 3. But then again I also like the picture of Gangsta Danny B. And I know it's best to use Giza 35, but compare that with Supafly 36. They both rock. Although you should probably use Giza 35, as it is the lonelygirl15 font. --SilverBULLETx3 10:02, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

Some edits

I just made a lot of edits to this page. First, I redid the way all of the characters were listed. You know the boxes with the Teen Angst Adventure Gang and the ARG characters as well as P. Monkey and Owen Who Daniel Has Mad Love For? I would like it if the boxes were aligned so that they were where that category started. I tried it but it messed it up on the preview so I didn't carry on. Maybe someone with more knowledge in the subject can help? I really like the idea of a Characters redesign. --SilverBULLETx3 19:08, 4 May 2007 (CDT)

I put the character boxes in the sections as a start, but they need a lot more work, and we still need a header for the page -misty 20:06, 4 May 2007 (CDT)
Thanks, misty! Well, do you know if Renegade is still working on the header? Because I saw the one with Gangsta Danny B, but that's all I saw. I'll try to work on it some. --SilverBULLETx3 09:57, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
I haven't heard if he's still working on it. Last night i had an Idea that maybe we should make this look like the List of videos, with the same kind of header and picture montage, what do you think? -misty 11:46, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
I do like the look of the LoV, but not enough to make the Characters page like that. I think that the Characters page should have a different look so it doesn't get played-out, if you know what I mean. Make it unique. --SilverBULLETx3 12:22, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
Oh, and I think every section (besides Unseen Characters and Ambiguous Mystery People) should have a character box like that. They do need some work, though. --SilverBULLETx3 12:25, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
Yeah, I just didn't do it yet. If you want to work on it that's great -misty 13:14, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
I will as long as I get the answer to one question. A character box that has 3 people is 300 px wide. Does that mean that every person is 100 px wide? And is the pic always 95px? --SilverBULLETx3 13:24, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
I just made one for Supporting Characters, but I can't get a longer picture of either Alex or Sarah. Look into that? I think Lucy and Bree's mom are fine there though. --SilverBULLETx3 13:37, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

Dead characters

I made a new section for dead characters, since they can't really be considered main or even supporting characters if the are dead. -misty 11:50, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

Good thinking, Misty. I wouldn't have thought of that. --SilverBULLETx3 12:22, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
However, I changed the name to "Deceased characters" so as not to be disrespectful. --SilverBULLETx3 13:26, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

Bree's Mother

I think we should move Bree's mother to guest characters, because she was only seen once and not talked about much either. -misty 11:50, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

True, Misty, true, but I think she should stay where Bree's dad is. Y'know? But now I just found out about the Dead Characters section so nevermind LOL --SilverBULLETx3 12:24, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

Help wanted

We've made alot of progress, but the character boxes still look like shit. We need better pictures, and we need some major design work still. anyone with design skills want to help out? -misty 20:10, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

I've started a new template which could help tidy up this page - Template:Characterbox. It's an early version and everything can be tweaked from sizes, colours, borders, fonts etc. (so don't be put off if it looks primitive at the moment). The reason this could be useful is that it combines the images and the bullet points into one place. There are only 4 bits of information per character in the redesign page, so I've only put these 4 into the template: Image; Name; Actor; Blurb. Psmith 22:32, 5 May 2007 (CDT)
thats awsome -misty 22:54, 5 May 2007 (CDT)

Character Boxes and headers

I really like the new Character Boxes except for a few things. The name should all be on one line, and it should say "Played By:" on the line above it.-misty 01:20, 6 May 2007 (CDT)

I made some changes to the boxes/headers including the above (using "portrayed by" instead of "played by"). I also played around with making the height smaller so that the page length is reduced. Here are 3 options for height. I've left it at Option 2 for now although the blurb did fit in Option 3 as well, when I tried it out.
Opt 1 character's name
Portrayed by:

actor's name

character blurb
Opt 2 character's name
Portrayed by:

actor's name

character blurb
Opt 3 character's name
Portrayed by:

actor's name

character blurb

Psmith 03:16, 6 May 2007 (CDT)

See Template:CharacterboxMini for use with minor characters. You can fit 4 of these on a row. Psmith 09:25, 6 May 2007 (CDT)
I think Guest Characters ands Unseen Characters should not have pictures. We should do a table for them -misty 09:43, 6 May 2007 (CDT)