06.14.06
The Button I Made
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I’m working on a project, as some of you know, that will involve such links, and I wanted the buttons to look good together. Amazon has lots of different buttons and logos, as well as code generation techniques to put iframes and banners on affiliate sites. Netflix has very little that I could find, so I made something myself.
The “Rent from” font isn’t quite the same as Amazon’s “Buy from” font, but it’s close enough, I think (I used Arial Narrow, by the way). It’s kind of hard to read in black on dark red, but I tried white and that just didn’t look right. Anyway, the Netflix logo is legible, and that’s enough to get the purpose across in context.
Feel free to use it on your own site; all I ask is that you copy it to your own server rather than linking to mine. Steal my bandwidth, and I reserve the right to replace the image with something embarrassing.
Ty Said:
June 14, 2006 at 9:59 pm
Yeah, those look sharp. Sharp enough to pass.
If a couple of pixels difference matters to you at all (it shoudn’t) you could simply color over both “buy froms” and put your font on both, for uniformity.
Or, alternatively, leave the “rent from” and “Buy from” out. I think most people out there know what those two services are now.
Hows that for advice after the fact? Fine like they are, too.
MiguelD Said:
June 15, 2006 at 3:06 am
They do look good – the only thing I would do is put the “Rent From” in white type instead of black. Black on dark read is a little hard to read, but it could be my “old eyes” too.
Emperor Norton Said:
June 16, 2006 at 11:17 am
The Emperor commands that all link buttons contain the word “obsequious” somewhere in the graphic and be color coordinated to match the deity honored in the name of the day of the week on which it is viewed. Additionally, they may no longer be called “link buttons” but shall henceforth be called “Limitless Imperial Nortonian Knowledge Buttons.” —Norton, Emperor
Alternately, they look good as is and don’t require any royal decrees.
Make one for Japfoneez and I’ll buy you a milkshake.
Ty Said:
June 16, 2006 at 7:06 pm
uh… is that milkshake offer open to anyone? /secretly covets milkshakes
Nicholas Said:
June 16, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Sorry, bud—that offer has been CLAIMED.
Emperor Norton Said:
June 19, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Programming for milkshakes. Hmmm, I sense a new business model.
Jim Said:
August 23, 2006 at 11:40 am
Ah, now I get the humor on this post, lol!