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[resurepus]

Please, post your suggestions for the next Community Contest in this thread.

[techguy]

How about a logo for a company that sells music equipment. Maybe we can call it I - Music.

[TIFF]

what about a logo for Human Resources menagement asssociation - I have an example for a pretty dull logo used by the local national association.

[illumina]

How about a themed contest, maybe inspirations, where designers can put together anything, web layout, banner, logo, a piece of art, an illustration, but the theme has to be around what inspires them, what it is that they feel passionately about and then apply to their designs?

[resurepus]

well I think all our contests have to be about insiration However I would suggest having a specific topic, because otherwise it would be too hard to judge and to tell whether the work has been done for the contest or just taken out of the portfolio and submitted here.

[jojomarie]

I posted in Intro, it should have been here, sorry about that

In the Gazette newsletter section, there is a posting about a logo for the gazette. Is that a contest as well?... cause if it isn't then maybe it would be a good contest to start here, jojomarie

[resurepus]

the Gazette project is temporarily suspended, because we need to concentrate on other issues unless there is a volunteer editor for the project.

[TIFF]

Originally Posted by resurepus

the Gazette project is temporarily suspended, because we need to concentrate on other issues unless there is a volunteer editor for the project.

well, having a logo would not harm the project, even if suspended at the moment

[websmythe]

Originally Posted by resurepus

the Gazette project is temporarily suspended, because we need to concentrate on other issues unless there is a volunteer editor for the project.

I posted a relpy in the Gazette forum.

http://www.designcontest.net/forum/s...4502#post24502

[websmythe]

Ok. Here's my suggestion.

A Work-In-Progress Image project in (a minimum of) 3 stages, so that we get to see how other folks work. A "minimum of 3" means - "a minimum of 3 to qualify" for judging. Optionally, you could send up to 2 more in-process images if you wish.

Step 1: Submit a sketch, with a description of what you'er going to do
A sketch doesn't have to be a drawing, or a scanned drawing. It's just a something with notes on it, written/or pictorial. Maybe a collage of unfinshed bits and pieces. The idea is to get the idea out.

Step 2: Submit an image mid-way through the project with a note
So we can see how it's coming. and how much time its actually taking, or why you changed your mind and went in a different directions with it, or something new you discovered, etc, etc.

Step 3: Submit the final image

But here's the deal - Ya just knew there was a catch didn't ya?
I can think of how to do it -- just not what to do. So, if anyone likes this idea so far, maybe they could suggest a topic?

Your ball.
Your court.
Your serve.

[websmythe]

Originally Posted by illumina

How about a themed contest, maybe inspirations, where designers can put together anything... but the theme has to be around what inspires them, what it is that they feel passionately about and then apply to their designs?

Originally Posted by resurepus

...I would suggest having a specific topic, because otherwise it would be too hard to judge...

Understood. But... :-)

I think illumina is on to something. Most of the time contests seem to revolve around the skills we have or don't have or software (that we have or don't have In a work-driven Western culture we focus so much what we do and what we have, not on what we are, what we see, or has meaning to us. Topics which are much more illusive in nature.

I think that there is, at least, one way to resolve the difficulty... Follow illlumina's suggestion as written, but add one more element. Each person must submit a short desciption of what they want to accomplish. why they want to, and the 3 points that they should be judged by. eg:

1. I want to paint a lion in an abstract style
2. Big pictures of Lions with manes and abstract paintings inspire me.
3. I should be judged by a,b,c.
a: If I successfully captured the idea of the majesty
b: If I successfully display the ferocity of a lion
c: If I successfully display the curiosity that lions express

...or something like that.

Is this still too illusive?

[websmythe]

Originally Posted by resurepus

...it would be too hard to judge and to tell whether the work has been done for the contest or just taken out of the portfolio and submitted here

Taken out of a portfolio...?

Sounds like grounds for disqualification, to me.

There are a number of 3D contest sites that require that ALL models used in artwork submitted to the monthly image challenge be 100% real work that the artist has done in that month. No cheating. No using premade models from Poser or anybody elses models. ...on pain of disqualification.

Oh? Oh?
He's gettin' heavy.
Hit the deck!"

[jojomarie]

My idea is to have a Valentines Day Layout contest since it is just under a month away. A layout size say -around 550 x 350 and anything goes as usual here in the community contests. The theme would be love!!!!!! Don't you feel it?! lol.......

[resurepus]

was just about to start one, jojomarie, was just thinking for some weird twist in the topic an e-card is great, but just a Valentine e-card sounds too plain, you know. Help me to think out a more weird topic, or maybe industry centered? Make the main character a mouse? a keyboard? rgb sends card to cmyk? I am really stuck!

[jlinds72]

I really like jojomarie's idea. Sorry Sergey - but V-Day is about love afterall - so why not keep the requirements broad since it's a for a holiday? Would be really interesting to see the results.

[belladonna]

Love jojo´s idea , maybe to make it more difficult and funny, we can do this: the theme can be, "love between animals from different species", for example, something funny that might come up between an elephant in love with an ant. An example situation, the elephant gives the ant a box of chocolates, and all her relatives (the rest of the ants) end up eating the whole box in acouple of second... or something like that... what do you think guys? too complicated?

[websmythe]

Originally Posted by belladonna

what do you think guys? too complicated?

I do like the idea of it being open-ended, but the elephant and ant thing is great. So, how 'bout the stipulation is that it has to be humorous. ???

[jojomarie]

That would be funny! If we made it into a postcard (size wise) contest than everyone could use their own preferred method graphics, eg photos, freehand, drawing, etc.. or maybe there could be 2 seperate contests (same theme) with specific mediums. One could be deviation, graphic art type layout and the 2nd could be freehand, cartoonish...that way it would make almost everyone (i hope) happy to be able to express their creativity and still have a chance to win with their preferred medium.

[illumina]

About the valentine contest, dont do e-cards, I hate e-cards personally, it takes all the meaning out of giving a card IMO, maybe a design for a real card (if anyone knows the average measurements for a real card?) or a cover for some kind of product, like a box of chocolates or something, I dunno, just the hate the idea of e-cards.

[jojomarie]

I didn't have in mind an e-card but a "real" card would be nice illumina , not sure of the actaul size of one though, I'll check it out...I found a card site a custom card site and this is a quote, " To fill the card front, your image should be 4.375" x 5.625" " , jojomarie