Members invited to submit logo designs


Logo courtesy of Ruth's Waterfalls

Waterfalls WebRing members may submit designs to be used as the official logo for the WebRing. We will rotate among all submitted graphics with each submission serving as the official logo for some period of time, maybe one month. This will give each member a chance to be highlighted for a period of time and lend some variety to the look of the WebRing pages. At the same time, the treatment of the logo will be consistent wherever it is used so there will be a unified identity to the WebRing for a visitor on any given day. The WebRing administrators will substitute the graphic files on the WebRing site each month and no changes will be required on member sites.

Here is how it works:

  1. Any member can submit designs to be used for the logo in accordance with the specifications listed below.
  2. Valid submissions are be placed in a queue in the order received. The RingMaster may limit each member to only one submission at one time.
  3. Approximately once per month, the graphics for the next design in the queue will be copied onto the server. We will continue through the queue and then start over at the beginning.
  4. New first-time submissions will be inserted in the queue ahead of submissions that have already been used.
  5. Members can replace their submissions anytime except during the period when their existing submission is in use. Replacing a submission does not change the position in the queue.
  6. Members submitting designs for use as the WebRing logo agree to thereafter use the standard logo and linkage format on their own Waterfalls Webring home page. (Some of the charter members are using their own graphic and layout for the WebRing links.) Existing members wishing to switch to the standard linkage format willl have to make a one-time update to the HTML fragment on their site.
  7. New members joining the ring will be expected to use the elements of the standard HTML fragment for their webring linkage.
  8. The graphic images are stored on the server containing the Waterfalls WebRing home page and do not have to be stored on each member's site. The HTML fragment on each member site links to the image in its home location. Performance for visiters will actually be faster than if we each have our own image since the image will be cached on the visitor's hard disk once they have visited any member site.

Specifications for the graphic logo

  1. The design should be consistent with the theme of natural waterfalls. Either photos or drawings are acceptable.
  2. The design should incorporate the words "Waterfalls WebRing" in English using prominent and legible type and with good contrast against the graphic image.
  3. Extreme colors and graphic design elements should be avoided so that the graphic will easily blend into members' home pages.
  4. The graphic and text should be suitable for use on a light background. Where a member's home page has a dark background, a table cell with a light background can be used to provide a contrasting border.
  5. Five versions of the design should be provided. The following table shows an example, required dimensions, recommended byte size, and required name, and indicates where each version is used.

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300 x 40 pixels
Name: webring.jpg — Compressed size < 5 KB

This is the version that will appear on each member's waterfalls home page for members choosing to used the standard HTML. This version also appears as an example on the Waterfalls WebRing Home Page and on the WaterfallTalk discussion group Main Page. It is shown in this example as it appears with the standard links.

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150 x 66 pixels
Name: webring1.jpg — Compressed size < 5 KB

This graphic image is the version that appears in the upper left corner of the Waterfalls WebRing "Ring Hub" page in the WebRing system.

It could also be used as an alternative to the first version on a member's waterfalls home page in the configuration shown in the example.


Logo courtesy of Ruth's Waterfalls

300 x 120 pixels
Name: webring2.jpg — Compressed size < 10 KB

This is the version that appears on the Waterfalls WebRing Home Page. It is shown in the example along with the acknowledgement that appears on the Home Page. This version could also be used as an alternative to the first version on a member's waterfalls home page.

150 x 150 pixels
Name: webring3.jpg — Compressed size < 6 KB

This is the version that appeared on the Yahoo WebRing Hub Page. It is no longer used.

50 x 50 pixels
Name: webring4.jpg — Compressed size < 2 KB

This is the version that will appear in the WebRing Navbar. Please note that we prefer that members use the HTML fragment with one of the other images rather than the WebRing Navbar.

An example of the appearance on a home page with a dark background.

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The graphic and links appear in a table cell
with a light background.
The graphic logo and links should be designed for use on a plain, light background. If a member's home page has a dark or patterned background, a table cell or layer could be used to provide suitable contrast.
  1. Graphics should be submitted in JPG format with suitable compression to fit within the byte size recommendations listed above.
  2. Graphics should be sent by e-mail to the Waterfall WebRing RingMaster. Request the e-Mail address here. If you like, combine the five images into a ZIP file.
  3. In your e-mail, include the text and URL to be included in the acknowledgement.

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