All you need to know about
antdavidson.com - the Anthony Davidson fan site...
This is, essentially, a completely unofficial, fan-created,
fan-oriented site about Anthony Davidson and Formula 1, run on a non-commercial
basis from the UK. As it's run by a graphic designer, the main thrust
of it is to give Anthony Davidson fans a great set of downloadable
desktops (PC: "wallpapers"), and icons - stuff like that.
We love Ant and we love Formula 1 Racing too, so it was inevitable
we'd build this site sooner or later.
At the same time the site will aim to hold bits of latest news, quotes,
stats and links that are going to be of interest to fans too. Nontheless
we do not intend to compete with the official and excellent anthonydavidson.info -
but to provide a different kind of site based around downloadable fan
goodies.
The desktops are JPEGs (of varying compression according
to each individual image) sized at 1280x1024. Requests for custom sized
versions are welcome, and should be addressed to antdavidson.com by
email.
We have tried to keep a clean, cool, modern feel to the designs in
terms of layout, colour-planning and typography, and have aimed for
the best quality compression that we can so that you get the best quality
desktops.
As well as the main pages of Anthony Davidson wallpapers and downloads,
there are more Formula 1 wallpapers and F1 racing goodies over at our
other site, KIMI::STUFF - click on the "Other Drivers" link
at the left.
Submissions to have your own wallpapers and other
graphic bits and pieces hosted here are welcome, and can be set in
motion by writing to antdavidson.com
Designing your desktops
The primary design rules adopted for this site's
wallpapers try and balance the differing requirements of both Mac and
PC desktop areas, with common UI principles.
The images are by and large not "screen fillers" but are
part of a design that occupies the entire desktop area whilst accommodating
standard icon placements that the user is likely to be employing.
Apple computers (Mac OS 7 through 9 and OSX) default
by ordering icons, from the HD onwards, down the right hand of the
screen. PCs dress to the left. The Mac has the Menu Bar at the top
of the screen, the PC has the Task Bar at the bottom.
Nonetheless it is possible to design wallpapers that work equally well
for both platforms whilst using different kinds of layout and balance
of form. They also attempt to deliberately leave open areas where new
desktop items will accumulate.
If anything, the aim has been to lean towards meeting
these requirements with a slight bias to PC users (let's face it, there's
so many more of you...) although Macolytes should find that the designs
still work perfectly well.
Important information for visitors
1) Rights and copyrights
This site is completely unofficial and is in no way associated
with BAR Honda, Anthony Davidson, his fan club, or his management.
We believe that no materials on this site are illegal or knowingly
contravene any commercial or individual rights. If you know
otherwise, please get in touch by emailing us.
2) Linking to antdavidson.com images
for signatures etc
Please do NOT link to our images simply to use them in signatures or
as avatars on forums or bulletin boards. If you want to *use* one of
our images for this purpose, then download it, host it yourself or
on an image-hosting site and link to it from there. antdavidson.com
is a non-commercial site and we cannot afford to waste money on huge
amounts of bandwidth for things you could host for free. Please show
some consideration and help us conserve our bandwidth. Hotlinking to
us without permission is "Leeching" - plain and simple. Please
don't do it.
3) Posting antdavidson.com images
to forums
If you want to show one of our desktop wallpapers or other images on
a forum as part of a topic (NOT a signature or avatar), you may link
to that image on condition that you also credit antdavidson.com specifically
and include a link to the site. We are able to track this kind of activity
and will block the domains of leechers.
4) Distributing antdavidson.com wallpapers
In principle, yes this is fine - we're glad you want to help share
them with other fans.
This can be arranged by getting in touch with antdavidson.com for instructions
on what to link to and how to link it - there's also a basic requirement
for a site credit and site link too.
5) Selling antdavidson.com artworks
Basically, this is a complete no-go. This website prides itself on
being *by fans for fans* and carries a copyright notice on every
single page stating that our artworks and designs are "Free
for free distribution".
We strongly object to anybody profiting from our hard work or seeking
to enrich themselves using it. We put a huge amount of time and effort
into our Anthony Davidson designs - and that's so they can be enjoyed
by you, not sold on for somebody else's financial gain.
If you find items on the web (eBay for instance... prints, coasters,
keyrings...) that are being sold which use our artwork , please email
us.
We love sharing our work with fans - we despise lazy, greedy dirtbags
making money from it.
