The Sea Snipers® 10th Anniversary / Historical Item 19: Sigs

[SS]Rator · 10-19-2012

The Sea Snipers® 10th Anniversary
Historical Item 19: Sigs

Wow, so 10 years of sigs, this was a crazy romp through my Sea Snipers folder.

Way back in 2002 I started just creating sigs for the guys to express themselves. I would ask them what they wanted on there, colors, pics etc and then I'd do something up for them. Back then we used to have different sized medals and awards and rank attachments and stuff to add on which they could do themselves, but I always made the sigs.

It wasn't till somewhere around 2005 or so that I started creating templates for the guys to edit themselves in photoshop. I'd create the border, add the logo and whatever other text was necessary, then let them download it and add whatever pics and text they wanted.

You can see the evolution of the sigs below. They are mostly in order I think with the oldest one at the top.

Kind of interesting to see that the first few years we didn't have any logos on our sigs, and to see the progression in sizes too. I'm not sure how many other clans do their sigs the same way, and I wonder how many versions other teams may have, but it's kind of cool to see all the different versions.

We went from super small to super big, but bear with us on these new large sigs since we're about to implement some code that will alleviate the vertical space our sigs occupy. You can also see that on our new sigs, we've included all ranks and duties right into the template itself which eliminates the need to add any other images like we used to do. Now members can just click on the correct rank and duty position, add their imagery and text and they're done. A little longer for me to create, but a lot easier for the guys.

Hope you've enjoyed a look back on some TERRIBLE sig designs over the years and hope we eased your eye pain with our new design.

And our recruit sig of the day is...

Nope.

[SS]Showstoper · 10-19-2012

Great sig history...

[SS]Wally · 10-19-2012

Wow, I don't remember the old ones. That is very cool.

RIPCLAW · 12-13-2017

I got some old sigs laying around as well. hihi
I will look then up ;-)

10-19-2012	#1
[SS]Rator Sea Snipers® Owner/Leader Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: US Posts: 24,237	The Sea Snipers® 10th Anniversary / Historical Item 19: Sigs The Sea Snipers® 10th Anniversary Historical Item 19: Sigs Wow, so 10 years of sigs, this was a crazy romp through my Sea Snipers folder. Way back in 2002 I started just creating sigs for the guys to express themselves. I would ask them what they wanted on there, colors, pics etc and then I'd do something up for them. Back then we used to have different sized medals and awards and rank attachments and stuff to add on which they could do themselves, but I always made the sigs. It wasn't till somewhere around 2005 or so that I started creating templates for the guys to edit themselves in photoshop. I'd create the border, add the logo and whatever other text was necessary, then let them download it and add whatever pics and text they wanted. You can see the evolution of the sigs below. They are mostly in order I think with the oldest one at the top. Kind of interesting to see that the first few years we didn't have any logos on our sigs, and to see the progression in sizes too. I'm not sure how many other clans do their sigs the same way, and I wonder how many versions other teams may have, but it's kind of cool to see all the different versions. We went from super small to super big, but bear with us on these new large sigs since we're about to implement some code that will alleviate the vertical space our sigs occupy. You can also see that on our new sigs, we've included all ranks and duties right into the template itself which eliminates the need to add any other images like we used to do. Now members can just click on the correct rank and duty position, add their imagery and text and they're done. A little longer for me to create, but a lot easier for the guys. Hope you've enjoyed a look back on some TERRIBLE sig designs over the years and hope we eased your eye pain with our new design. And our recruit sig of the day is... Nope. I'm gonna ask you questions, and every time you don't give me answers, I'm gonna cut something off. And I promise you... they will be things you will miss!

10-19-2012	#2
[SS]Showstoper XO of Recruit Instruction Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: High Desert Posts: 6,005	Great sig history... I WILL LEAD BY EXAMPLE, NEVER REQUIRING A RECRUIT TO ATTEMPT ANY TASK I WOULD NOT DO MYSELF.

10-19-2012	#3
[SS]Wally ‘The Umbrella Man’ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN USA Posts: 8,674	Wow, I don't remember the old ones. That is very cool. "Guns don't kill people, lasers do." - Wally "I don't like repeat offenders, I like dead offenders". - Ted Nugent Born On Date: 1-30-2007

12-13-2017	#4
RIPCLAW Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 17	I got some old sigs laying around as well. hihi I will look then up ;-) C64 is where it all started!

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