Steve

You are correct in every way. I rarely take time with theme weeks. It's a red panda and a player's value looks to be a pile of pucks. Your assessment is correct. Poorly made, iffy theme. Your rating is accurate.

Review: This is the style of graphic that gets me excited. I love composite style graphics and you did something here, although I don't know anything about the characters, that is fun to look at and can induce some thought about what I am looking at. So, with that out of the way, the look of this graphic has a really old classic vibe going on. It really does look like something a mad person would come up with. The renders/elements are placed in a way that looks balanced and interesting to figure out who they are and what they are doing, and to who. The only thing I think could have been different is the font used. It doesn't really fit this theme in my opinion. Overall, great job 9/10

Review: Yet another one or your signature...signatures. They always look great and you make everyone around you want to do better. Yes, you make me want to be a better man. This graphic falls inline with just about every other one you have made of late. Very well made, great balance and an excellent choice of multi render combos. Your backgrounds are always interesting and sets the foundation for the color palette you are using. I will say your text has been consistent and the folded paper texture must be your trademark or something. It looks good on all the ones you use it on. Great job 9/10

Presser for the week ending 1/26 1. Looks like we had some good and bad games of late. Any ideas on what can get us winning consistent? 2. A really good battle at the top of the EU. Malmo is taking it to Moscow, thoughts? 3. If I needed a new SUV, what one/brand should I look at? 4. To shake things up, I thought for one home game we could wear our underwear on the outside, good idea? 5. If you own a black cat, do you always have bad luck? 6. What team looks to be the cup winner if you only went by the regular season?

This season has been flying by. Forty five games in and all the ducks are lined in a row. All the usual suspects are in the top spots for the most part. Good to see Malmo pushing hard and making a statement. Could it be their time? I sure hope so. If Riga doesn't pull off some crazy run of course. I really hope we can do better when the time comes. I think we are a tick away from doing much better, we will see. Gunner is doing what Gunner does, chugs along and stops to look at shiny things along the way. He has been actually scoring more than his build would predict. Not that it's a bad thing, but I am happy with more assists and the wins that follow. You just never know how the sim is going to take your player and spit numbers out. It is all part of the VHL experience. Speaking of the league, someone better pull some fresh meat to join this league or I fear we are headed to a bad ending. After the low turnout for the holiday event, it makes you wonder what is going on. I hope the best is yet to come to the league I have enjoyed for nearly six years. Stay safe everyone. Word count: 219

Review: This looks like a great beginning to the world of graphics. It is a fairly basic photo that you changed to make it fit with the theme of the league. A very good start and you did a good job with what you did. It is all about doing many graphics and trying new ways to do things. It is a fun journey and it looks like you have the skill to progress rather fast. I like the logo swap, well done. The team logo in the upper corner looks like it fits but I question if it was really needed. The text is unique with the blurred backing, but looks fine. I would say that the NHL logo on the collar should go and replaced with the league badge. It's all about baby steps. You did a great job. 8/10

Review: What a happy looking graphic. One that puts a smile on your face. It is good to see this kind of work being posted. I really like the whole vibe of this one. The renders are top notch and looks the part of your year celebration. Nice and clean with logo swaps in the right places. I really like the outer glow on the large render and the drop shadow on the other one. It is hard to find anything that doesn't look right. I think your logo layer over the renders is a great idea and makes everything blend together. A great graphic from a great member. 9/10

With twenty eight games played, it looks like the normal suspects are pushing hard. No surprise there really. Moscow has been a regular season beast for many seasons and will continue to do so with the talent they have. Riga finally filled in our fourth defenseman, so I expect to cut down on the goals against by a fair margin. With a few changes to the lines, I hope Riga finds the form that they once had and make a bigger push this season. Only time will tell. Gunner got ejected for the first time this season. I hope the trend continues as we won the game. That is a trade off I am willing to make. At least he got his scoring touch back. Scoring a couple of hat tricks lately was a big boost to Gunner's confidence. It will be the typical roller coaster ride that it always has been for him. He always lands on his feet when the final tally is in. Thoughts go out to the folks in California. A horrible thing to happen. Word count: 179

Presser for the week ending 1/26 1. We beat Moscow finally, how does that feel? 2. We have a new look on defense, do you think having a full team will help? 3. There were some line changes that seemed to work a bit better, any thoughts? 4. NY seems to play us hard, what do we do different to get a win? 5. Our fearless leader sure is a talker. Any way to get him to stop talking? 6. Do you think the league is heading in the right direction? Numbers are getting low.

Review: This is a very good looking graphic. I am glad I looked at the end of this thread to find the jewels that didn't get reviewed. This one most definitely should have been reviewed when posted. I really like the soft look of this graphic. A very cool looking render with a skyline hiding in the background makes for an interesting style choice. All the elements looks the part, except maybe the text, it is a bit bold compared to the overall hazy feel the rest of the graphic has going. Nice logo swap, not an easy one to pull off. Overall, this is a great graphic and well done. 9/10

Review: I really like what you did with so little assets. It goes to show you that you don't need every color in the toolbox to make a solid graphic that just works. I like the particle background as it is just enough to compliment the render without being a distraction. Your render looks clean cut and has the detail to make this all work. Even though you left a NHL logo on his collar, it still looks the part. Logo swaps are hard with a player at this angle. You seemed to have gotten it close enough to look like it is the actual logo. You font/text choices are outstanding. It transitions really well from the background to the render, well done. Overall, I am a fan of this style and the way you implemented your elements. 9/10