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So, we're off to a great start with the RYO and I thought we should have a thread for the challenge banners.

The idea with the banners is to give folks something they can post on their blogs so they can share the reading challenges they're taking part in.  We had many awesome bloggers post the WoGF banner on their sites last year and it really helped grow the challenge beyond our sphere of influence and brought many great new members to WWEnd.

A cool banner can bring people into your challenge just like a cool book cover grabs your attention at the bookstore.  To that end we can all help each other by contributing a bit of time and talent and it's just one more way we can participate in the reading challenges together.

• Challenge Hosts:  If you are hosting a challenge and you want a little help creating a snazzy banner to go with your challenge you can use this thread to look for ideas, inspiration and volunteers.
• Challenge Participants and Others:  If you've got some design talent and you want to lend a hand let folks know here as well.

Let me be the first to offer my assistance.  I've helped a couple members with their challenge banners already and I really enjoy making 'em so let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Here ya go.  Let me know what you think.

I can help if anyone wants - I am not a professional designer, but can use my Adobe Elements to put something not to complex together.  Just leave a post for any requests.

Michael 

 You are most welcome. I'm glad you like it!

I've got this one going and if I get my home internet back on today I'll get it posted. I'm getting a little shaky being disconnected. My phone is keeping me from going bonkers but just barely. 

Here's what I came up with.  I modified your pic to use for the background.  Hope you like it.  If not let me know and I'll give it another go.

Hey, JS, for the banners you have to host the image off site and add a link to your hosted site banner on the challenge edit page.  We can't allow uploaded images through our firewall.  The alternative is to send the image to me via email and I'll add it to the site.

You're welcome!

I was messin' round with some of the new challenges and came up with a few banner ideas.  If you host one of these challenges and you like the banner let me know and I'll attach it to your challenge.

I've got the pic but have not come up with anything yet.

Cool.  It's there now and you can certainly replace it later if you get around to fleshing out your idea.  Heraldry symbols would be really cool.  Wish I had thought of that!