for all the borderless sigs out there

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/3616/1pixeliw7.png

for all them sigs that seem to be missing something
and all it really needs is 1 pixel around the outside

Unfortunately that only holds true on darker sigs. Try it on a light sig and you'll no doubt ruin it. Sometimes an overlay border works, as long as it doesn't have too much contrast. Then there's the option of no border, which does work more often than one may think (my latest is an example of this). However you've already stated that it's only for those that seem to be missing something, so that point isn't necessary. But that does bring up an important point; do not add a border just for the hell of it, rather only if it appears to be missing.

It does not ruin light sigs...
Your talking out of your ass.

Of course it would, it's only common sense. Using black on a light sig wouldn't make much sense because black isn't light. Thus it stands out too much against everything that is light. Take a look at the following:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7962/nbte6.jpg

This has no border obviously, but to me that doesn't look problematic at all (yes it does look incomplete, but that's because I quickly threw this together for an example).

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5861/nb2cz2.jpg

This is with a black border, and as stated above, the black is very distracting. It just doesn't work.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3754/nb3di8.jpg

Though I still prefer borderless, this border works much better than the black one, because it doesn't take away any attention from the actual sig.

I hope you agree that the black one was the worst by far, and if not, then we've reached an impasse and it's pointless to argue further.

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Originally Posted by jsoosiah

I hope you agree that the black one was the worst by far, and if not, then we've reached an impasse and it's pointless to argue further.

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Yep we have ^^ i think the one with the black borders looks "best".

I agree with Dragoneye, I personnaly think you are speaking out of your arse Jsoosiah.

I don't think a black border works for everything, but a border of somekind, is always nice.

i try to flow colors with my sigs, i usually get a color from inside the sig itself so it matches :P. Black always works fine it matches everything.

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Originally Posted by Chivalry

i try to flow colors with my sigs, i usually get a color from inside the sig itself so it matches :P. Black always works fine it matches everything.

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lawl oversized period

I don't think anyone's talkin' out of anyone's ass (except me, I do it constantly) but I do think the one up there with the black border looks best. And black borders DON'T work on everything. Sometimes a black border just doesn't look nice. But more often than not, they help a sig.

Whats a border

i use a white border for light sigs and a black one for dark.. the yellow one im using is an earlier one so dont look to that for an example lol..

Jsoosiah, i think you meant, on a signature with no contrast, a dark, contrasting border would ruin the signature.

YOu could have a light sig, with alot of contrast still, and a dark border would work fine.

:P I like cinema borders :P.

I think vector sigs look best with a matching color border, but anything with depth I belive looks best with a black border.

Jsoosiah your third one out of these 3 is the best, but one of the main reasons why is your text is touching the border on the black one. Rarely should text ever touch the border unless it's done like in your 3rd where it matchs.

If your talking about light sigs like you have shown then I would agree black doesn't go that well. But anything with black or dark colors which give a sig depth normamly don't go well with with these kinds of border so then we would be on the same page since you said light sigs. :)

Not all sigs need borders, even dark sigs. Borders are and can be added according to the desire of the Artist. There are no real nor concrete rules, laws or regulations of adding a stroke or not adding a stroke. Nor is there a thickness level or density to those non-existant laws, rules and/or regulations...and one should not feel defied, outruled, outcasted, or jeered for having it on their sigs. Its according to the artist.

To stroke or not to stroke...that is the choice of the artist.

Truer words have never been spoken... *tear* (strokes...)

How did this turn from a gift to a Who-knows-more-about-graphics chat? Do your graphics how you want to. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.