Speaking of photos and stuff, got the SOL logo JPEG, and converted it all to vectors. Also, I added some shadow effects for depth, made it transparent, made the stars look "punched out" of the banner, changed the text to our ticker for better clarity at small size, and WAY up-sized it for higher definition.
Tell me what you guys think. (I'll remove the huge picture after I get some feedback)
Edit v1: Changed line-work a tad on solid shadows. Modified decorative lines.
Edit v2: Added a much smaller comparison image to make post shorter. To see full size original, go here. http://i.imgur.com/izLfxOc.png
Edit: Removed pictures to shorten post. See last post for newer versions.