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20 Responses to “Ubuntu Web Banners - Part 2”

1. Alan Pope wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   Ooo, these are nice. I just need to find some code to put these on my site.

2. Philip wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   @Alan: I'm glad you like them :) I'm putting together a PHP script that will display the banners randomly. I'll post it soon.

3. andylockran wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   I really like these new ones… I'll put some on my site when you do that php code :) Viva Ubuntu!

4. Vincent wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   Looks good, but I think I'd like them better if all text in the banner (except for the names and "Ubuntu") would be the same size. Also, that text IMHO should be aligned with the names, either right or left.

5. Vadim wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   Looks excellent! I can't wait for the PHP script. Will use one of the images for now :)

6. Philip wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   I've written a quick and dirty PHP script for random image display. However, I'm wondering if this is the best way of going about it. I've got a whole series of these in production [of various dimensions etc.] and I'm thinking that I should develop a better delivery method. A copy & paste system like Adsense would be good — something quick and painless. Hmm.

7. Jason Liquorish wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   I saw your post for the last lot and thought they were good efforts although a little to noisy as stated in a comment someone else left. These however are a lot better and really reflect the image of Ubuntu. I would like the text to be aligned to the same place rather than staggered though.

   As for the PHP script the only way to really make it copy & paste would be to host the images and PHP script yourself. If that is a problem I would be willing to host them and see how the bandwidth goes.

8. Philip wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   @Jason: Thanks for the comment and offer of help. It's appreciated. I think I've got it covered though and I'm making some arrangements for hosting. I've actually got a fair bit of bandwidth on this domain, but from past experience I know how much hosted image services tend to eat ;)

9. Jason Liquorish wrote, Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

   OK well good work anyway Phil, I tinkered about a bit and came up with something at http://www.dropshock.com/ubuntu/banners/ if you want to take a look. Just me messing about, although I have a idea for a slightly different way of doing it but that's is all I can do tonight.

   Thanks for the great images, I will be sure to put them on my sites.

10. Dave wrote, Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

    These are awesome! Nice font and background, and also the rounded corners, well done.

11. Philip wrote, Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

    @Dave: Thanks :)

12. Vadim wrote, Thursday, November 8th, 2007

    Could the http://www.dropshock.com/ubuntu/banners/human/ubuntu link be turned into a .gif somehow? Certain forums don't accept pictures if there's no extension.

13. WebKid wrote, Thursday, November 8th, 2007

    With this PHP Code you can contain a random image: (quick & dirty)

    <?php
    $rand=rand(1,5); echo "<img src=\"ubuntu_banner_$rand.png\" />";
    ?>
    

    It'll work when the images are called

    ubuntu_banner_1.png
    ubuntu_banner_2.png
    …

    and when they're in the same directory as the PHP Code (otherwise you can edit the src="ubuntu_banner_$rand.png" )

14. Philip wrote, Thursday, November 8th, 2007

    @WebKid: Thanks for the code, don't forget to add the alt attribute ;)

15. Vadim wrote, Thursday, November 8th, 2007

    So how can us mortal humans use this in our signatures?

16. Philip wrote, Thursday, November 8th, 2007

    @Vadim: I'm making arrangements to for the images to be hosted remotely — eventually there will be a copy & paste system available.

17. Gaz wrote, Friday, September 5th, 2008

    I have unlimited bandwidth on a server I have, and would be very happy to host any images or code that may help promote Ubuntu!

    Gaz

18. Philip wrote, Friday, September 5th, 2008

    @Gaz: Nice one, feel free to use the images anyway you like :)

19. Evan wrote, Monday, August 3rd, 2009

    I'm the lead developer for SpreadUbuntu, and I would like to add these nice banners to our Ubuntu marketing materials repository.

    Is there any chance I could get the sources?

    I would be happy to attribute them to you with a link to your blog.

20. Philip wrote, Monday, August 3rd, 2009

    @Evan: Please feel free to use the images. Regarding the sources, I made these nearly two years ago and I am not too sure if I will be able to find the original GIMP files :( I will have a look though. :)

    Good job with SpreadUbuntu, it is good to see the project up and running!