Should /x/ submit a banner?
share your ideas for banners here
OP's picture drives me nuts. Look at the blood dripping out of the book, it lands on the steps BEHIND & UPHILL from where it starts. Guess it could be magical blood though. :)
/x/ chemtrail image
We already have a few good ones, but more wouldn't hurt.
We already have something involving skeletons, what about ghosts? It would have to be something easily recognized as spooky, so no board-tans or obscure things.
OP, maybe post the specs and how to submit, or at least link to that info.
>>17836601
It's right here https://www.4chan.org/banner-contest
Rules
1: Must be inspired by and related to the board that we're accepting submissions for that week.
2: Must contain the full board name (e.g., /a/ - Anime & Manga).
3: Note that these banners will be in a global rotation, so banners should be suitable for the entire site, and worksafe.
4: Image dimensions must be exactly 468x60. JPG, PNG, and GIF accepted. Animated GIFs are allowed. Filesize should be less than 150KB.
5: Only high quality submissions please. No scribbles or other junk!
The goal here is to give users all across 4chan an idea of what each board is all about by using banner images. Ideally banners would contain the board name and would summarize the topic of the board in a single eye-catching image.
>>17836606
this
Wait, wait, I got it. THIS. We need this in banner format. Might be tricky with all the details, but it's basically the perfect summary of /x/.
Anything that doesn't involve x-tan. That fetish shit makes me cringe.
If you wanna make a cute male version, though, I wouldn't object.
>>17836676
>That fetish shit makes me cringe.
>make a cute male version
Smell that hypocrisy. But no to both.
>>17836651
Umm, that link says they're not accepting banners for /x/ at the moment. Tried to submit, no can do. :(
posting some inspo from my /x/ folder
>>17836662
Welp, i tried
Figured that to make it small enough it'd have to move the thought bubble, which i did
But it still needed to be cut down to half the size, which i did (right)
Though now it's not broad enough, and i was planning to move the upper characters to the side, but it was too much work
Posting the pic in case someone else wants to pick up on it
>>17836686
strange, maybe they won't accept from /x/ right now, or maybe not at all this year
lurking for potential.
>>17837152
>Now I remember why this board died.
>>17836606
yes
>>17836599
Mmmmaybe, but there are probably rules against advertising your board directly.
>>17836604
No. Faggotry. Does not reflect /x/. Unnecessary additions to the meme.
>>17836606
Maybe. If nothing else, something like that, yes.
>>17836617
I don't get it.
>>17836662
Good comic, not good banner.
>>17836676
No board would be so faggoty that it'd put its own board-tan in a banner. (Aside from /b/ obviously.)
>>17837903
>I don't get it.
Youngfag, pls go.
>>17836606
Am I doing it right?
>>17837913
Sorta... it looks pretty lackluster. Look up at the actual banners we have. Try making it the same size, color the background or something.
>>17837928
>it's a 4chan banner, not an /x/ banner
>>17836651
>1: Must be inspired by and related to the board that we're accepting submissions for that week.
>2: Must contain the full board name (e.g., /a/ - Anime & Manga).
For fuck's sake, it's like nobody has reading comprehension today.
>>17837928
>No, it's a 4chan banner, not an /x/ banner.
You keep saying that. Read the fuckin' directions:
https://www.4chan.org/banner-contest
"Ideally banners would contain the board name and would summarize the topic of the board in a single eye-catching image."
>>17837903
Worst fucking opinions by far. Please gtfo
>>17836741
Actually.... I think its perfect!
if someone could remove the 'happy birthday' post over it this could be good.
>>17836732
What is the context of this photo? Image search brings up conspiracy sites but no source for it
>>17838277
leave the happy birthday
>>17838277
would this be a good banner?
i may work on taking out the happy birthday or get someone to do it for me.
>>17838507
tfw you find the picture w/o happy birthday but its tiny
>>17838277
>>17838511
>>17838329
>>17838894
you are a saint, anon.
>>17838277
keep the happy birthday
dubs confirm
>>17838894
That file name
Lol'd
>>17838894
keep the file name and the happy birthday if possible
So is anyone here going to make an honest attempt? With all the drawfags and manips floating around on here, it seems like somebody would be able to cook up a half-decent banner.
>>17837903
>being 14
I highly recommend that you kill yourself.
>>17840105
Seems like they're all busy circle jerking and shitposting.
1min in paint
But couldnt do much better with more time either.
Dont we have some photoshop wizards on /x/ ?
>>17840265
It's supposed to be 468x60 though
i tried, but i figure that low height is really hard to work with detailed images like that
It'd be much easier to work with simple figures like >>17837913
>>17840297
oops.
I went with the banner on top of this very page and got 300X100
>>17840303
Well, according to the site they're doing things differently this time, and want 468x60
Your banner is good, but might be better for another time
>>17840327
oh
yeah, I think it is already too stretched
4chan: Don't cite anything
Oh shit I just realized why the mods are such a shit lately. Hiroyuki is trying to unify the mods as if the site is supposed to be one unified whole. The problem comes from mods from other boards trying to weasel their way into unrelated boards. It isn't even the janitors so much, but we can't exactly afford to go without janitors so lesser of two evils.
>>17840900
>00
Okay.
>>17841356
Sounds like somebody is mad his shitposts keep getting deleted.
>>17841707
I dunno about him, but to my experience the mods/janitors are still shitty and take a long time to react
I really should've sent that application after all
>>17841740
Ask about the situation in >>>/qa/
>>17837666
Zombie apocalypse theme. It would win.
i vote skeles playing the marimba
not my OC, something I found and saved in my /x/ (mostly funny stuff, comics and screencaps)
thought I'd throw it into the mix. maybe give people ideas. might post a few more, gonna see what else I have...
>>17843839
Uh, this is already a banner.
>>17843843
Not /x/ and not the right size. See >>17836651
>>17844109
both of them were just things I were throwing out to keep the conversation going and maybe give someone ideas. now that you mention it, the first one does meet the banner criteria - I just never saw it used or labeled as such. I was the second post as well. I have no experience with images beyond a basic screencap. As for resizing or editing to meet the banner size, that will have to be for someone else to do. (Maybe I'll look up how to do it, though. If I find something I think is worth banner material. Again, neither of these was meant as an official submission. But thanks for the info anyway).
I do have quite a few more funny (I think) caps from /x/ threads. With it having to fit the banner size, we wouldn't have room for more than one or two posts, right? like the first one I posted?
If pics rather than caps of posts would work, I have a few that might also work nicely for /x/, except for the need to be resized.
>>17844282
Not that this one is "good" enough, but I'm guessing resizing it to fit the banner reqs would make the test too small... right?
>>17844286
I like this one.
>>17844289
I always liked this one. Was thinking we could label the folks around the table as different 4chan boards and have alien be /x/, if we could make it look good resized of course... *shrug*
>>17844292
any thoughts on these? There were tons in an old /x/ thread I found in an archive. And a lot of them, not all, were made for that thread.
>>17836580
nice pic
>>17836732
Cicada 3301 members.
>>17836606
some ppl dont know what is this "thing" in her hands, that is soo classy !
>>17844301
>any thoughts on these?
They're dumb.
The images are probably copyright protected.
Some teenage fart brain wrote stupid crap on the images.
>>17836580
Sir, take your gay porn and get the fuck out.
>>17844347
Fair enough. Thanks for you thoughts.
This was the thread from Sep 2014
http://4archive.org/board/x/thread/15164820
OP posted a huge set of the images without any text added, and a huge set with text. Now that I look at it again most were already made, with maybe a few that other /x/files decided to make for the thread.
They were well liked by the majority of the anons in the thread. A few naysayers, however the OP brought up that (he heard that) the artist, Don Kenn, knows about the altered images and that he finds them funny, and provided a link to an archived /co/ thread where this was discussed.
Again, just trying to get involved. Kinda fun to think about. I've been here so long, and yet, never really took an interest in banners. Do you have any ideas or suggestions for images or a direction we could go in?
HELLO -- people, follow the link.
https://www.4chan.org/banner-contest
READ the fucking rules.
They are NOT taking banners for /x/, they are NOT accepting banners for /x/. If you try it says you have to pick from the boards on list. See image.
>>17844282
>the first one does meet the banner criteria
Bruh, did you even read those rules?
> 4: Image dimensions must be exactly 468x60.
And no, let's not have any dumb screencaps. We need someone to do original art, or take art that isn't likely to have a big copyright, like the John Kenn Mortensen stuff, and do a banner of the proper size.
>>17844292
That's kind of an interesting idea, but would be hard to squeeze into a banner.
>>17844375
No shit, Sherlock, but we need to plan this out and have some /x/philes vote on final picks if we want to have anything worthy of submitting by the time they start taking /x/ banners.
>>17844381
Rules say only 4chanPass holders get to vote.
>>17844410
I am a pass holder, but I meant that we, as a board, need to come up with some banners and decide on which ones we think are best to represent /x/.
>>17837913
So far we've got exactly one banner that meets the criteria. Sad.
I tried
>>17844380
>>the first one does meet the banner criteria
>Bruh, did you even read those rules?
did you even read my post?
I mentioned more than once that I was just posting some stuff from my x folders to give people ideas, keep the post bumped - I don't have the first clue how to make an image with the required dimensions, let alone edit it to say "4 chan" or whatever.
and "dumb screenposts", that's like, your opinion, man. The banners I like best are ones that make me laugh because they capture the 'personality' of the place. A lot of folks laugh at /x/ across the boards - we're not known for our superior intellect or anything here, you know? I think it'd go over well (across boards) if we could do something showing that we can laugh at ourselves.
If you want original art, no screencaps or whatever, I respect that, but like, start posting some stuff, please. Go get the drawfags in here or whatever.
>>17844381
>>17845109
>>17844493
>>17844375
so... how about you guys post/come up with something. yeah?
and by the way, if anyone would be kind enough to point me towards directions as to how to reshape pics to the required size, or the best program for editing for newbs. (I have infranview but don't know how to do much with it.) ... what I do have is a pile of folder after folder full of x-related stuff. Been working on /x/ comics and "ylyl" content for ages, and just today in the archives, I found a content dump from "The Librarian" if I'm remembering his trip correctly, who offered /x/ a ton, TON, of fantastic stuff on Halloween a couple years ago.
... I mean, whatever. It's all good. Just trying to work together here and maybe have some fun, try to be creative with you guys. So... whatever's clever.
>>17845407
I like this
here's a couple .gifs I could see working out as banners (WITH WORK to make them fit, say 4chan, etc etc...) Take it for what it's worth - just throwing ideas around.
Creepy, not jumpscare frightening stuff.
>>17845648
Look, don't get mad just because I'm trying to make sure people pay attention to the rules.
And screenshots are the worst possible candidates for banners. What might be funny to you is stupid to someone else. This is a banner contest, not a YLYL thread.
I have mentioned this thread to the drawthread, but we don't seem to have many active artists right now.
Oh, and if you can't figure out basic things like cropping and resizing images, you probably shouldn't try. Even paint can do that.
>>17846030
then let's see what you have so far, mr. banner police
>>17837666
Satan confirms yes.
>>17846384
Only autists and /b/tards give a shit about dubs and trips.
>>17836599
Oh wow, you're right. Maybe there is a hard wind haha
>>17846388
It's fucking /x/ and there is fucking 666.
How many chromosomes do you have?
>>17846411
Here, educate yourself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/616_%28number%29
>>17846449
he asked bout the number of ur chromosomes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_syndrome
>>17845664
Did he died?
>>17846026
>>17846030
You sound a bit more mad than me, I think.
If you look back, I think it should be evident that I've just been attempting to be a participant in this, and encouraging of others - supportive, even. I'm happy to take a role on the sidelines - I'm just interested in /x/ and interested in the contest.
>Oh, and if you can't figure out basic things like cropping and resizing images, you probably shouldn't try. Even paint can do that.
I should have said that I can take screencaps, and crop pictures, and resize, but only for aesthetics. What I'm not sure of is exactly how to use those actions while meeting the size specifications. I've never tried is the thing, nor have I used paint much in the past. But I had the time free, am a quick learner, have a ton of content to work with, and there's not been much posted (or even suggested) yet.
You seem to have a great deal of knowledge about banners and this contest. You state your opinion about what makes for a good banner as if it was fact. Maybe as more anons join in more will agree with you than with me on possible banner ideas. In the meantime, I have every right to post about what kind of banners I like and what I think might make a good banner for /x/, even if it isn't your cup o' tea.
So. Though you haven't posted example banners or any OC yourself; though you reacted negatively to nearly each and every "just throwing this out there" type post I've made; though you openly discouraged me not to try to make content or bother learning and insulted my taste in banners; and though you did not respond to inquiries made about a subject of which you speak with familiarity and passion - posts which, if answered with useful information would potentially be a help to others besides me, you haven't yet succeeded completely in turning me off the subject and giving up on /x/ or this contest.
tl;dr I'm not mad, but the way you're acting is kinda shitty. then again,
>pic related
>>17844292
I thought this was already one
>>17844292
don't know how to make these but here's a try
>>17836580
>tfw no qt /x/ gf to have /x/ adventures with
>>17847402
> 4: Image dimensions must be exactly 468x60.
>>17844292
>>17844301
good ideas, but these are too detailed
when they're compressed to 468x60 pixels, their height makes them irrecognizible
>>17845407
this guy has the right idea, it also doesn't look bad
If we can't make something better, i'd go for that
In any case, this is the type of banner we'd have to make
very simple, very recognizable, very spooky
>>17847402
Close, but >>17847447
and it needs to say "/x/ - Paranormal" not "4chan"
I can draw something, if y'all want.
>>17847724
Yes please.
>>17847733
What then?
>>17847759
I've seen your work before, including that pic, but how much time/effort do you feel like devoting to this?
Where /x/ is concerned, you can't go wrong with skeletons, ghosts, or aliens, but try to avoid any memes.
>>17847775
I can do it in two hours if I have a concept already. Prob less because the resolution is small.
>>17847724
Hyuck hyuck hyuck I know you IRL
>>17847794
Could you try to do your own version of >>17847402 but maybe with fewer chairs/people? Perhaps different /x/ creatures, like an alien, skeleton, sasquatch, etc?
>>17847800
No you don't, that's a body double I keep.
>>17847811
Mmh yeah... So,
>alien
>skeleton
>sasquatch
>magician guy?
>conspiracy theorist with tinfoil hat?
>>17847813
That sounds good.
>>17838225
>Worst
>opinions
It's like you think opinion quality ever varies.
Bump for the drawfag
>>17849356
>>17836599
>BEHIND & UPHILL
Non-Euclidean geometries are /x/, right?
>>17850325
Not bad. We now have a couple decent entries.
>>17836662
>owl and alien
>>17850730
Just let this die already.
>>17850761
Boringfag detected.
>>17850861
summerfag detected
>>17850863
I'd rather be newfag than /x/ oldfag to be honest.
can anyone work this into a pic of the right size? I love bigfoot on Nessy.
ayy
Some more trash from me
>>17851178
ship
>>17851239
>>17836580
No... you might get sued by hot topic.
last one
or not
To the guy who was making the recent banners, they're okay, but they all need to say this. >>17851414 according to the rules.
>>17851437
Alright I'll keep that in mind when the time comes. I still have plenty of ideas!
>>17851789
Keep at it, then. Just try to avoid images that might have copyright issues 4chan wouldn't allow, like movie images. I think >>17851263 might apply.
>>17851848
I would use my ad-blocker to block that crappy image with that stupid fuckin' spammed to death hoodie guy.
Just sayin'
>>17850870
/x/ oldfags are great, they just have to be the really old oldfags that actually shared spooky stories for fun and didn't think that tarot readings and tulpas are legit.
>>17836604
Why is canturlot castle in the bg?
>The prize for having your banner selected in a 4chan pass.
>Only people with a 4chan pass can vote on the banners.
>>17851984
You can submit without a pass, dipshit. You just can't vote.
>>17851992
>You can submit without a pass, dipshit. You just can't vote.
No duh. You're pretty dense.
>>17851848
>>17851879
Yeah, no, we don't need shit memes that get spammed all the time. Agree with >>17851870
>>17851957
It took me a while to even get what this was.
bump
>>17852165
Fuck off.
another attempt
>>17852472
Interesting, but I'm pretty sure that pic is from a movie.
Rescuing from page 10
>>17854689
This pic is so fucking stupid and corny.
>>17854748
Ignore or let the mods deal with it, it's just some retard shitposting.
/pol/ and /x/
>>17854963
no thanks
>>17854970
but it's ironic
>>17854871
I like this one a whole lot.
>>17854871
I also like this one.
>>17836732
>400x249
what about a .gif?
>sauce: Jacob's ladder
>>17855094
We should probably avoid using stuff from movies and TV shows.
>>17855111
But there's a lot of Futurama and Simpsons banners, some anime related ones as well.
>>17855176
I know, and I've been thinking about that, but I'm not sure how they'll be judging these board banners. But I think by trying to come up with more original stuff we'll have a better selection. Besides, do we really want everyone to start making banners of Supernatural or whatever flavor of the month "horror" movie is popular right now?
But if we did use something from TV/movies, it'd have to be the X-Files, hands down.
scary skeleton banner
this obviously, underwater crashed plane pilot
>>17855214
Try making the banner.
>>17855217
Fuck off.
Anything Beksinski
>>17851282
this is bretty good, source?
>>17855390
Are you new? That image has been posted here a lot.
>>17855425
Its been long since I browsed /x/ for the last time.
There are more divination threads than I remembered
>>17855459
>There are more divination threads than I remembered
Just be glad you weren't here before we started having generals. Tarot and other divination threads practically clogged the whole board.
>>17855214
Why is a pilot wearing a bonnet and an All Star t-shirt?
>>17855463
yeah, not to sound like a douche, but this place truly honored its name before, you know?
There are sometimes the spooky-fest that atracts the whole board, but...fuck, do you remember the thread where they obtained the face of god? it turned out to be fake, but it was one of the best orquestrated fakes i have seen.
This board was truly the best
>>17855509
I would like to see that, if anyone has it archived.
>>17836580
Expect more of my shit soon
>>17855823
Another one
>>17855886
Another one
>>17855509
no, it didnt.
/x/ has always been overrun by idiots, since about 2009 or even earlier. before the christfags came it was constant /b/ invasion, full of whowasphone shit and tripfags desperate to reign supreme. at least aerith is gone. every once in a while, there is a glimmer of something interesting on /x/ that keeps us returning, but it was never universally good.
i do miss all the manga threads we used to have though. and streams.
>>17836580
I feel like this one describes /x/ board as a whole
>>17855509
>do you remember the thread where they obtained the face of god?
A handful of people do, and now trolls keep spamming it here into oblivion. It was never that great to begin with, even when it first came out.
>This board was truly the best
I've said it before, and will continue to say it, /x/ has never been completely good or bad. We go through cycles. Sometimes we get amazing threads, sometimes we get flooded with shit. Usually it's somewhere in between. This guy remembers. >>17855908
Stream threads flooded the board too much like the tarot threads, though.
>>17855823
Can we let this one die already? That pic is way too overused.
>>17855903
This one might be okay if it weren't too hard to see. Thing in front just looks like some black smear with wings to me.
>>17855942
kys
>>17836580
what's with the rainbow socks?
>>17836580
>>17856163
What's with the pizza?
>>17856255
Sadly, it will never fit into the appropriate banner size.
>>17852027
So what's up with >>17851984?
>>17856163
To test faggots for colorblindness.
>>17855381
The Tree
captcha: Select all images with trees
>>17856496
That was in the captcha?
>>17856820
>>17857573
my contribution
>>17855515
No prolem. it's here.
http://4archive.org/board/x/thread/14736756#p14737648
FYI it's two years old. Face of God thread is from 6/2014 . and have your ad blocker ready, the site is sort of spammy, but other archive sites are down lasat I checked.
If you're ever typed something like "/x/ used to actually be good" or "I remember when x was better" or "I miss all the _______ threads we had" or any combination of words similar to this, if you are still around, please, please make quality threads of topics you know to be good and leave the kind of posts you'd want to read, or whatever. /x/ is only good as we make it. if you remember a time that /x/ was better, then you have he ability to create the kind of threads and content that made X "good"
>>17857928
>wrong size
>doesn't contain board name
>stupid text
Fail.
>>17858862
tried very hard to squeeze it under 150kb
>>17858862
>>17858875
I really like these, to be honest. Great job.
>>17858875
nice.
Still hoping Matador will return and give this a shot.
>>17858862
best one so far
wouldnt mind if this really became a banner
I've tried hard, and probably failed.
b-but banners dont have the name of the particular board on it...
X-tan in lightup sketchers
>>17859840
Read the rules, tard.
>>17860809
lol moron
>>17860814
>>17836651
>2: Must contain the full board name (e.g., /a/ - Anime & Manga).
You were saying?
>>17861015
Great, so cuckmoot plans to shit on everything.
>INB4we have to change how we speak so hiro can get that sweet search engine optimization rank
>>17860809
Oh sweet summerchild!
>>17861015
>You were saying?
I was laughing and called you a moron, but now I am laughing and think you might be genuinely autistic.
>>17852472
>>17854871
>>17855886
>>17858875
i like them
>>17854963
>>17855094
>>17855210
>>17855214
>>17856255
These are all too tall or detailed for the banner size
>>17845691
this has potential
>>17847402
MAKE IT A GIF!
>>17847724
DRAW CUTE WITCH FEET
>>17836651
>related to the board
>contain the full board name
That was never the case and sounds like it is going to be a clusterfuck
>will be in a global rotation
so what is it now? board specific or global?
>468x60
this is the most retarded format I've seen. what the fuck is this shit? make it 573X34 to make it even more random and thin. Why not stick with the old format?
> No scribbles or other junk!
Who decides what qualifies as "junk"? There are a lot of banners that are purposfully shitty and they are pretty funny.
Whoever made these rules is a huge faggot that doesnt care about 4chan
>>17845691
NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE
>>17863413
If you had followed the link, you'd understand. They are going to be placing these board-specific banners in the place of the ad-space. That's why they're a different size. They're not regular 4chan banners.
I swear, it's like nobody pays attention to anything these days, even when it's spelled out for them.
>>17863597
I did.
Only thing I forgot to bitch about was how pass owners are the voters.
>>17863628
But that makes sense and is a good way to prevent people from using bots or sock puppets to skew the vote.
>>17836580
I made a couple, and there'll be a few more coming up. I had way too much fun with this.
>>17863785
Does the font ruin this?
>>17863775
I like them, mate
Especially those
>>17863782
>>17863785
You should really submit them
>>17863819
Thanks senpai. If there ever is a banner contest for this board then I will.
>>17863782
>>17863785
These are pretty good, but it should also say "paranormal" as well as /x/
>>17863794
Font looks fine to me.
>>17864203
change the font or at least the font color then get back to us
>>17864838
I aim to please, anon.
>>17865003
you keep adding more effects. just shrink the text so its not as crowded, remove the blue swirl below the text. the rainbow on the words is fine since its subtle enough as it is. After that I think you'll be golden
>>17864203
>>17865003
But most people wouldn't get this unless they had seen the full picture.
>>17865875
that kind of makes it better for me. People who browse /x/ will know it
>>17866368
I agree.
>>17863409
This is /x/ not /e/ or /h/
When does matador get back with a cool banner
>>17858875
>>17859752
BEST ITT
>>17867011
I was waiting for him too, but if he doesn't show up, I'd say the UFO gif banner is the clear winner.
Here's my attempt at a banner. Feel free to criticise, as this is one of my first photoshop jobs.
>>17868428
>tfw you forget to attach file
>>17868432
Can also try with this font. Gif gets uglier tho since 15 colors.
>>17868432
>>17868450
also got dis one
>>17868879
<3333
>>17836599
>it lands on the steps BEHIND & UPHILL from where it starts
fnord
>>17868432
that's great. would just change the color of the text into something with more contrast to the backround
>>17868576
thats just great
>>17868711
this
low effort paint fuckery incoming
>>17868432
>>17868450
I like.
>>17868576
2spooky5me
>>17869274
Done. Also have a glitched version, posting that in a sec
>>17870323
Took a while to get a version which Chrome wouldn't reject. Here it is
>>17870323
>>17870332
Pretty good
Guys, any idea what font 4Chan uses? Im trying to re-create something.