Graphic Balloon - Graphic Design Support Forum

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Graphic Balloon

Choice of Category: Graphic Choice of Title: Graphic Balloon - Graphic Design School Forum Address: https://graphicballoon.forumotion.com Main Language: English Forum Description: Graphic Balloon is a community designed to provide a meeting point for the creative minds. The concept of the forum is to help and get help in graphic related questions.  Our forum is divided into 3 major parts, Community, Graphics and Premium. Community Under this category you can find all the forum related  announcements, news, events, contests and discussions  ranging from graphic design related discussions to general discussions. Graphic This category gives a place to our Graphic Design School, which contains several  howtos, tutorials, tips, tricks, walkthroughs, timelapses, resources  submitted by our members.  What's more we have a Questions Area, where you can ask  all the questions you bumped into during a design process.  You can also find a Museum Boulevard here including the creations  of our members, a Fan Sector showing off the artists worthy to follow  and a Creative Arena where you can battle with your fellow mates!  Premium  Last but not least, this category is the ground of Graphic Requests where you can request art for free.  Apart from free requests you can find Workshops too, where our members  are having their own shops and sell their talent. We also have an Advertisement section,  where you can show off your site to the community! Join us!

graphicballoon.forumotion.com

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Looking for staff members! APPLY HERE!

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Profile buttons customized! Cursor customized:

You can learn the creation of these buttons! You can be a contributor too! Apply to the Designer group and the Graphic School will be open for your tutorials, tips, tricks, advices.

A new section "Advertisement" is opened! Got a great forum, website, blog, youtube profile?  Share with us!

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Favicon updated. Staff list on main page: Hit counter added:

You can learn the creation of this button:

Like System Customized: Emoji System added:

Textures added here and there to make the forum look more stylish. Point System enabled: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t98-point-system#148 Point Shop opened: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t99-point-shop#149

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Sound effect played when a new post is written and  you are logged in.      Font Awesome added          

Quick Reply customized! New icons Avatar displayed next to it Watermark of our logo

Quick menu of some important  features added at the top.

Check the works posted: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/f6-exhibition Requests graphics: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t1-form-to-be-filled-when-requesting

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I love playing around with the mouse cursor! Nice forum!

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Thank you, @Zuke !

There are already 10 Tutorials posted! Graphic School opens the day after tomorrow, you'll be able to see the tutorials and ask questions!

New Section "Succesful" -  A place for completed graphic requests added.

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The Graphic School opened today! Learn with us together. Looking for contributors, designers.

Looking for staff members! APPLY HERE!

Looking for someone with coding skills  for some layout updates.

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Our first contest is up! Enter! Signature of the Month Win points and a medal!

Learn how to create animations in PS! Your teacher is @DustyBones!

Want to render an image? Learn how!

Learn how to make an image smaller! Learn how to resize properly without distortion! Yes!   No!  

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Mobile theme added! Credits to Ange Tuteur!

Be the creator of our mascot!  http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t142-contest-a-mascot-for-graphic-balloon Contest time: March 4ᵗʰ - April 24ᵗʰ

Learn how to create a signature like this:

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Very nice @Mimóza, congratulations it looks perfect.

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Thank you, @Van-Helsing !  

Award System is up! First 7 awards are public. Collect them all!

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New Section Graphic Software Freeware is added. @DustyBones kindly shared  many handy free to use softwares there.

Sudden Strike - Quick Reaction game is running! Want some remarks about your forum? Post here! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t166-sudden-strike-quick-reaction

Puzzle Badge added. Bring a new member to the forum, who writes  at least 10 posts and you can apply for it.

New emoticons added! You can express yourself more variously!

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You can learn the creation of this button:

Some sections got merged to shorten the overall length of the forum. Still looking for staff members.

We have some great educational  graphic games shared. Check them posted in the Fun House: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/f4-fun-house

Promotion image updated

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Win a Medal and Forum points!  New Contest added! Exam Time for Students! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t187-contest-exam-time#491

New Tutorial in Graphic School! Learn how to create reflection effects! Or how to make long shadows! New Friday tip added!

New position opened. Looking for a Tagger!  http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t11-forum-team-applications

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We have a new banner!

Categories containing unread posts will have a paperplane displayed next to their icon!

Also, blinking icon added to topics with unread posts. 

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Our Easter contest is published! Create a matching avatar and userbar set! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t194-contest-easter-userbar-and-avatar

New section Creative Arena opened! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t196-creative-arena-rules Post challenges, battle with the others!

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Oh cool forum, might stay there for a while.

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Thank you @xKillerZone31, see you there!

Some minor changes were  made to the appearance.

- Hover effect working @ all browsers, thanks to 10spetter10! - Other bugs have been corrected too by 10spetter10. Mention system update. Mini avatar next to the tagged names, thanks to Ange Tuteur!

Vote for new profile design!

http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t206-new-profile-design-vote

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New profile design added.

Staff ranks changed to stripe.

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New category, Code Sector, opened. You can find some great codes here to make your site more unique. 20 posts is required to view the section.

New online icon added.

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Looking for affiliates! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t244-affiliates-be-our-partner#796

Be a staff member!  http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t11-forum-team-applications Positions: Moderator  Graphic Smarty  Graphic Artist  Detective  Tagger  Tech Guru

Learn how to create this button: or learn how to add borders: @10spetter10 is your teacher!

Learn about Blend modes: #GraphicSchool #formembers #forstudents #fordesigners

Enter the Easter contest! We have 2 contestants so far. http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t194-contest-easter-userbar-and-avatar

Be the creator of our mascot! 1 entry so far. #MimózaCollection http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t142-contest-a-mascot-for-graphic-balloon

Rank System added:   The Quiet Type, Happy Camper,   Active User,  Elite Poster,  Valued Contributor,  Board Veteran, Forum God http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t202-rank-system

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The Easter Bunny Hunt began! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t245-event-easter-bunny-hunt Be the one who catches the highest amount of Easter Bunnies! It can pop up randomly anywhere. Simply click on it and a counter will count your clicks. You can see on your profile field the amount  caught under the Caught Bunnies title. Duration: 21st March - 28th March

Affiliates - be our partner! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t244-affiliates-be-our-partner

Edited profile

Get a free punbb theme

http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t248-dream-high-free-punbb-theme#826

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A little change was made to the banner.

Happy Easter! 

Thanks to Terran a bug is fixed.  

Our Easter contests are still running.

Awards as reward are coming soon!

 Bunny Hunt Event

 Easter Userbar & Avatar Contest

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New profile design added in the code sector. 

Similar to the one we use on the forum.

Stylish avatar frame added.

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Get the code: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t258-punbb-profile-design#873

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Some other punbb profile alternatives with codes have been added.

Still looking for staff members. ^^

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The Easter bunny brought us a new welcome page! 

Check it out!

Live Preview: http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/

Our Easter event ends tomorrow!

Don't forget you can get your first award here!

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Some bugs have been corrected thanks to SamanthaMelissaS!   We have a new "to the top" image. The first round of 'Signature of the month' event ends today!   http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t140-contest-signature-of-the-month There are 3 wonderful entries already! Don't forget you can win a medal here.

Some statistical data for fun: >> We have over 1000 messages posted  and 33 members registered. The Graphic School is working great! >> We have 8 Students and 4 Designers so far. >> We have 21 Tutorials written and 6 Tips shared. DustyBones shared 19 super and handy free software! >> In the Exhibition section there are  more than 70 graphics shared by our members.

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Happy April Fools' Day! You can get an award today!

Vote for the signature of March! http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t280-vote-signature-of-march The theme for April is "national motifs". http://www.graphicballoon.forumotion.com/t140-contest-signature-of-the-month#1108

Some bugs have been corrected  thanks to SamathaMelissaS and Terran!

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You may collect 2 new awards now!  Debugger Award If you helped to fix a bug you can apply for it.  App Badge Shared min. 5 freeware softwares.

Tutorial posting policies changed.