$500 Contest

admin · 08-12-2008, 05:33 AM

Let's see how this will work out.

I'd like to run a contest for our Warrior designers who would like to participate.

Redesign the post icons, and make them more 'Warrior Like'.....

They need to be the same size. You can keep the same general meaning of the current ones or you can get creative and create totally new ones.

Winner pockets $500.00 US...

This contest will stay up about one week...

Thanks!

Allen

Karen Newton · 08-12-2008, 06:22 AM

Sweet... what a deal Allen! While I'm not going to participate, maybe I can throw in a few suggestions that someone will pick up.

Some ideas:
- keep question mark icon so we can clearly pick out questions in the threads
- a capital T enclosed in a circle, meaning to represent a TIP thread
- keep the exclamation mark symbol, to mark a thread as important or urgent
- a $ sign symbol (enclosed in a circle?), to represent a thread specifically about making $
- better thumbs up/down images
- make the icons look more like the Warrior "theme", ie utilizing WF colors?
- an icon that sets a post a part as an "announcement"
- an icon that sets a post a part as something for "free"

If I think of anything else I'll reply... good luck all! Thanks for making this community a fun place to spend some time Allen!

Karen

Michael Silvester · 08-12-2008, 06:26 AM

Allen, Dont Listen to Karen...She Is Addicted To Vegemite!

Mark Brian · 08-12-2008, 06:26 AM

Sounds cool Allen, can you provide the images of the button set which you like to have customized?

admin · 08-12-2008, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imb

Sounds cool Allen, can you provide the images of the button set which you like to have customized?

Click on post new thread in this forum and you will see them, they are called the Post Icons...

admin · 08-12-2008, 06:31 AM

Karen I was also thinking it would be cool to have a $ sign :-)

And I like the lightbulb as well...

This will be a tough competition because as far as I can tell it's not easy to create really good images this small...

Mark Brian · 08-12-2008, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by admin

Click on post new thread in this forum and you will see them, they are called the Post Icons...

Oh the smileys and the signs.

Karen Newton · 08-12-2008, 07:02 AM

Vegemite is gooooood... and don't let any non-Australians tell you any different! Can we have an icon for that? hehe...

I'm no graphics artist but I think by creating vector images one can make some pretty sweet icons.

I missed the light bulb, that's good to keep of course to represent an idea.

PS: Allen will you consider posting a reference to this thread in the main forum, in case some talented designers just don't know about this thread yet?

Good luck all!

e-mail2u · 08-12-2008, 08:31 AM

Ok here is my first attempt, they are 16x16 pixels just like your originals.

use this link to view all 16

http://www.e-mail2u.net/blog/wp-cont...mage/comp1.jpg

Hope you like Allen

Asher · 08-12-2008, 08:40 AM

Sounds interesting! I'm in! When's the deadline for this?

e-mail2u · 08-12-2008, 08:46 AM

Ok here they are with out the link, just tested in the test forum to see if it worked.

hope you like allen

Asher · 08-12-2008, 10:03 AM

Here are my icon submissions... I'll add them as I finish them.

Done: Angry, Exclamation, Lightbulb, Arrow, Question

Asher · 08-12-2008, 11:13 AM

I can only attach 5 images at one time, so I'll have to use multiple posts to submit all the icons.

Here's batch number 2! ==> Smile, Talking, Red Face, Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down

Karen Newton · 08-12-2008, 11:41 AM

Geoff great contribution, yet I think the icons are difficult to view. Any way to make them crisper? I see where you're going with the WF in the icons though.

Asher.. I must say, those are already a nice improvement over the existing icons - I like!

Wonder how much competition you guys will get over the next week.. will be interesting to follow this thread!

Amanda K. Jones · 08-12-2008, 12:26 PM

Ugh--yet another distraction I need to deal with! Oh well, can't let this opportunity pass me by. Do we just post our submission to this thread or do you want us to email them somewhere?

=^..^=
Amanda

Asher · 08-12-2008, 12:38 PM

Thanks Karen! I'm glad that you like the icons! It took me some effort to make the icons because if the icons were used, I'd like for them to look good! As you can see, the time in between the posts are quite lengthy cause it's quite challenging to come up with good icons!

And *gasp* Amanda! A certified Photoshop Nerd! I'm going to have to make a run for the money! Heh. And wow, the pictures that you've made in your profile are excellent! Looks like you've been making lots of money making great graphics already!

Edit: Added Wink and Cool

Asher

e-mail2u · 08-12-2008, 01:19 PM

Ok i've lost sleep over this one perks of being an aspie i suppose. Only made one so far but will work on the rest

here goes.......had to get it in just incase some one else thought of it.

enjoy more to come....

Dan C. Rinnert · 08-12-2008, 01:21 PM

Here is my entry.

e-mail2u · 08-12-2008, 01:22 PM

thanks for the comment Karren,

when dealing with 16 x 16 pixels it can be quite hard to put a lot of detail in, problem solved with the last addition...

Karen Newton · 08-12-2008, 01:23 PM

Hey Geoff I like that ... I'm not sure how animated icons will look on the front page though once you start seeing tons of them. But it's slick!

Dan nice set of icons too!

The competition is heating up guys and gals! :>

Can't wait to see who Allen ends up choosing!

Asher · 08-12-2008, 01:28 PM

Wow, Dan has got some very nice ones! And I don't know how to make animated Gifs =\

e-mail2u · 08-12-2008, 02:57 PM

Ok here is some more animated ones,

Will finish the rest of the current ones off and some new ones as well to follow.

admin · 08-12-2008, 04:30 PM

Actually I'm going to end this early folks. I'm kind of in a hurry. A big thanks to those who participated.

Dan C. Rinnert is the winner of this one... he created exactly what I was hoping for.

Thanks to everyone!

Allen

08-12-2008, 05:33 AM	#1
admin Allen Join Date: May 2002 Location: The South Posts: 5,780 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 243 Thanked 9,366 Times in 429 Posts	$500 Contest - Best Post Icons Wins Let's see how this will work out. I'd like to run a contest for our Warrior designers who would like to participate. Redesign the post icons, and make them more 'Warrior Like'..... They need to be the same size. You can keep the same general meaning of the current ones or you can get creative and create totally new ones. Winner pockets $500.00 US... This contest will stay up about one week... Thanks! Allen
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08-12-2008, 06:22 AM	#2
Karen Newton Mom On A Mission! War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 57 Thanked 64 Times in 46 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Sweet... what a deal Allen! While I'm not going to participate, maybe I can throw in a few suggestions that someone will pick up. Some ideas: - keep question mark icon so we can clearly pick out questions in the threads - a capital T enclosed in a circle, meaning to represent a TIP thread - keep the exclamation mark symbol, to mark a thread as important or urgent - a $ sign symbol (enclosed in a circle?), to represent a thread specifically about making $ - better thumbs up/down images - make the icons look more like the Warrior "theme", ie utilizing WF colors? - an icon that sets a post a part as an "announcement" - an icon that sets a post a part as something for "free" If I think of anything else I'll reply... good luck all! Thanks for making this community a fun place to spend some time Allen! Karen
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08-12-2008, 06:31 AM	#6
admin Allen Join Date: May 2002 Location: The South Posts: 5,780 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 243 Thanked 9,366 Times in 429 Posts	Karen I was also thinking it would be cool to have a $ sign :-) And I like the lightbulb as well... This will be a tough competition because as far as I can tell it's not easy to create really good images this small...
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08-12-2008, 07:02 AM	#8
Karen Newton Mom On A Mission! War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 57 Thanked 64 Times in 46 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Vegemite is gooooood... and don't let any non-Australians tell you any different! Can we have an icon for that? hehe... I'm no graphics artist but I think by creating vector images one can make some pretty sweet icons. I missed the light bulb, that's good to keep of course to represent an idea. PS: Allen will you consider posting a reference to this thread in the main forum, in case some talented designers just don't know about this thread yet? Good luck all!
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08-12-2008, 08:31 AM	#9
e-mail2u Certified Aspie/Gimp Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma , USA. Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Ok here is my first attempt, they are 16x16 pixels just like your originals. use this link to view all 16 http://www.e-mail2u.net/blog/wp-cont...mage/comp1.jpg Hope you like Allen
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08-12-2008, 06:26 AM	#3
Michael Silvester says you need to become a War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia. Posts: 2,671 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 355 Thanked 208 Times in 113 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Allen, Dont Listen to Karen...She Is Addicted To Vegemite!

08-12-2008, 06:26 AM	#4
Mark Brian Spartan Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: PH Posts: 903 Thanks: 122 Thanked 144 Times in 72 Posts	Sounds cool Allen, can you provide the images of the button set which you like to have customized?

08-12-2008, 08:40 AM	#10
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,714 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 487 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Sounds interesting! I'm in! When's the deadline for this?
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08-12-2008, 08:46 AM	#11
e-mail2u Certified Aspie/Gimp Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma , USA. Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	first set of icons Ok here they are with out the link, just tested in the test forum to see if it worked. hope you like allen
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08-12-2008, 10:03 AM	#12
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,714 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 487 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Here are my icon submissions... I'll add them as I finish them. Done: Angry, Exclamation, Lightbulb, Arrow, Question Attached Images
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08-12-2008, 11:13 AM	#13
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,714 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 487 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	I can only attach 5 images at one time, so I'll have to use multiple posts to submit all the icons. Here's batch number 2! ==> Smile, Talking, Red Face, Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down Attached Images
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08-12-2008, 11:41 AM	#14
Karen Newton Mom On A Mission! War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 57 Thanked 64 Times in 46 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Geoff great contribution, yet I think the icons are difficult to view. Any way to make them crisper? I see where you're going with the WF in the icons though. Asher.. I must say, those are already a nice improvement over the existing icons - I like! Wonder how much competition you guys will get over the next week.. will be interesting to follow this thread!
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08-12-2008, 12:26 PM	#15
Amanda K. Jones www.amandakjones.com War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hockeytown, USA Posts: 247 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Social Networking	Ugh--yet another distraction I need to deal with! Oh well, can't let this opportunity pass me by. Do we just post our submission to this thread or do you want us to email them somewhere? =^..^= Amanda

08-12-2008, 12:38 PM	#16
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,714 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 487 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Thanks Karen! I'm glad that you like the icons! It took me some effort to make the icons because if the icons were used, I'd like for them to look good! As you can see, the time in between the posts are quite lengthy cause it's quite challenging to come up with good icons! And gasp Amanda! A certified Photoshop Nerd! I'm going to have to make a run for the money! Heh. And wow, the pictures that you've made in your profile are excellent! Looks like you've been making lots of money making great graphics already! Edit: Added Wink and Cool Asher Attached Images
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08-12-2008, 01:19 PM	#17
e-mail2u Certified Aspie/Gimp Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma , USA. Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Ok i've lost sleep over this one perks of being an aspie i suppose. Only made one so far but will work on the rest here goes.......had to get it in just incase some one else thought of it. enjoy more to come....
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08-12-2008, 01:22 PM	#19
e-mail2u Certified Aspie/Gimp Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma , USA. Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	thanks for the comment Karren, when dealing with 16 x 16 pixels it can be quite hard to put a lot of detail in, problem solved with the last addition...
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08-12-2008, 01:23 PM	#20
Karen Newton Mom On A Mission! War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 57 Thanked 64 Times in 46 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Hey Geoff I like that ... I'm not sure how animated icons will look on the front page though once you start seeing tons of them. But it's slick! Dan nice set of icons too! The competition is heating up guys and gals! :> Can't wait to see who Allen ends up choosing!
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08-12-2008, 01:28 PM	#21
Asher SG Lurker Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 1,714 Blog Entries: 68 Thanks: 487 Thanked 280 Times in 159 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Wow, Dan has got some very nice ones! And I don't know how to make animated Gifs =\
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08-12-2008, 02:57 PM	#22
e-mail2u Certified Aspie/Gimp Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma , USA. Posts: 348 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Ok here is some more animated ones, Will finish the rest of the current ones off and some new ones as well to follow.
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08-12-2008, 04:30 PM	#23
admin Allen Join Date: May 2002 Location: The South Posts: 5,780 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 243 Thanked 9,366 Times in 429 Posts	Actually I'm going to end this early folks. I'm kind of in a hurry. A big thanks to those who participated. Dan C. Rinnert is the winner of this one... he created exactly what I was hoping for. Thanks to everyone! Allen
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