so let me lie out the rough idea i have for a new website front page/introduction. when i created the old one, i was thinking in terms of the small community and giving us something lively and animated that would be catchy.. unfortunately, it comes off as being , well, amateur, and didn't exactly do what i was hoping to do.
it's "cute", but if we want to attract new users to our badass forums with all the snazzy new features we have planned, well, we need something badass for them to show off to their friends and a website it's cool to be a part of.
so the basic concept behind the site is as follows. full page flash animation, maybe a medium blue as a background, with use of 3d untextured wireframe models in white, spinning and morphing into each successive generation gratuitous use of animations such as spinning Mazda logo at the end, or a spinning turbo compressor wheel, maybe even an animated 4-cylinder motor showing stroke detonations, etc etc.
to give examples, a friend of mine created www.sddnb.com a few years back, and while small in scale, implies the kind of flashy intro I'd want newcomers to the site to experience. not for a content site (yet), just a basic flash introduction before a redirect to the forums.
i have already located some suitable 3d wireframe models that can be used royalty free when purchased. an investment for sure, but well worth the extra traffic in the long run. perhaps a fundraising drive from the core members of the forum towards necessary components needed to create the site would work, maybe a raffle, maybe a sponsor. certainly I'll work on any of those aspects later, but now I'm kicking around ideas for input.
here are links to some of the models I'm talking about.
1st gen 3d wireframe
2nd gen 3d wireframe
3rd gen 3d wireframe
mazda 3 3d wireframe
turbo wireframe
spinning Mazda logo (textured)
now, before you think the wireframes and go "OMG they're expensive!", remember they're royalty free with unlimited use. meaning, we could make scenes with digital roads, cars with custom graphics, vehicle animation sequences. clubprotege logo action sequences (i.e. a car drives through the "o" in clubprotege, etc etc. all fully 3d positionable for any future artwork we need for the forums. some popular 3d car games can import additional vehicles too. how cool would that be to have a clubprotege car to drive in a game? or yours?
anyhow, just tossing these ideas out there. I'm more than capable of doing the website work., just want your guy's feedback.
it's "cute", but if we want to attract new users to our badass forums with all the snazzy new features we have planned, well, we need something badass for them to show off to their friends and a website it's cool to be a part of.
so the basic concept behind the site is as follows. full page flash animation, maybe a medium blue as a background, with use of 3d untextured wireframe models in white, spinning and morphing into each successive generation gratuitous use of animations such as spinning Mazda logo at the end, or a spinning turbo compressor wheel, maybe even an animated 4-cylinder motor showing stroke detonations, etc etc.
to give examples, a friend of mine created www.sddnb.com a few years back, and while small in scale, implies the kind of flashy intro I'd want newcomers to the site to experience. not for a content site (yet), just a basic flash introduction before a redirect to the forums.
i have already located some suitable 3d wireframe models that can be used royalty free when purchased. an investment for sure, but well worth the extra traffic in the long run. perhaps a fundraising drive from the core members of the forum towards necessary components needed to create the site would work, maybe a raffle, maybe a sponsor. certainly I'll work on any of those aspects later, but now I'm kicking around ideas for input.
here are links to some of the models I'm talking about.
1st gen 3d wireframe
2nd gen 3d wireframe
3rd gen 3d wireframe
mazda 3 3d wireframe
turbo wireframe
spinning Mazda logo (textured)
now, before you think the wireframes and go "OMG they're expensive!", remember they're royalty free with unlimited use. meaning, we could make scenes with digital roads, cars with custom graphics, vehicle animation sequences. clubprotege logo action sequences (i.e. a car drives through the "o" in clubprotege, etc etc. all fully 3d positionable for any future artwork we need for the forums. some popular 3d car games can import additional vehicles too. how cool would that be to have a clubprotege car to drive in a game? or yours?
anyhow, just tossing these ideas out there. I'm more than capable of doing the website work., just want your guy's feedback.
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