02-07-2004, 10:07
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
Done 2 for you dilli ... not sure which you wanted ..
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02-07-2004, 10:08
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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Done 2 for you dilli ... not sure which you wanted ..
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Thanks for that - the 2nd one is perfect 
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02-07-2004, 10:17
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
IMO a lot of them have a very hard to see "name" & ".com" as it almost fades into the background.
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02-07-2004, 10:26
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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Originally Posted by zoombini
IMO a lot of them have a very hard to see "name" & ".com" as it almost fades into the background.
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I think they are meant to be understated and not look too much like an advert.
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02-07-2004, 10:28
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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I think they are meant to be understated and not look too much like an advert.
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IIRC some of the comments on the gmail forums where the image came from suggest that the design might make it harder for certain bots to read and collect them for spamming purposes too.
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02-07-2004, 10:33
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
The original design is a PSD file ... The images I'm converting them to are jpgs, no layers 
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02-07-2004, 10:37
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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Originally Posted by towny
IIRC some of the comments on the gmail forums where the image came from suggest that the design might make it harder for certain bots to read and collect them for spamming purposes too.
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Good point, that would explain a lot.
I think they look really cool. I'm totally sad. I know GMail weren't responsible for the images, but perhaps they should look at some sort of script to generate one whenever an account is created.
The whole GMail thing seems to be taking the net by storm. By doing the 'invites' thing initially, under the supposed cover of it being a beta, they have added a sort of exclusivity to it which seems to have created a massive 'desire' in people which probably would not have been so great if they had just gone ahead with standard trials and then a launch.
Add to that the fact that the actual product is superb.....and what we are witnessing is internet marketing at its very best. Just sit back and look at the sheer number of people on the net as a whole who are desperate for a GMail address. That's some marketing achievement, especially given the saturation of existing free webmail services.
Better still, people are now desperate to carry the GMail logo in their sigs, on the websites, etc...all FREE advertising! And Google didn't even have to design or pay for the adverts, nor even ask for them, the users did it all off their own back! Incredible when you analyse it!
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02-07-2004, 10:41
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Trollsplatter
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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The original design is a PSD file ... The images I'm converting them to are jpgs, no layers |
Just as well, otherwise you poor impoverished PC users wouldn't be able to open them without some fancy graphics package installed. Us switched-on Mac addicts, on the other hand, enjoy native support of PSD format
Which reminds me, I simply couldn't get that little 300k file to open in PS 6 on my work PC (512MB RAM). It said there wasn't enough RAM! PS 7 on my Mac at home (640MB RAM) opened without a second thought. Wassup?! 
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02-07-2004, 10:47
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
No idea ?????
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02-07-2004, 10:49
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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I think they look really cool. I'm totally sad. I know GMail weren't responsible for the images, but perhaps they should look at some sort of script to generate one whenever an account is created.
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They should commission punky
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...269#post226269
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02-07-2004, 21:53
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
Can someone do one for my missus please...
that would be buxomwoman at gmail.com
Cheers in advance 
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02-07-2004, 22:08
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701
Can someone do one for my missus please...
that would be buxomwoman at gmail.com
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02-07-2004, 22:10
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
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Thanks for that
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03-07-2004, 18:20
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
Could someone do a couple for me please? (Being a useless non tecchie type female - but I bake a nice cake!  )
First one - elaine.price at gmail.com
Second one - paul.keeler at gmail.com
Thank you very much! 
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03-07-2004, 18:31
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Re: Gmail Signature pics
do i get a chocolate cake in return? 
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