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[QUICK] $100 up for grabs... design an ecover for MinisiteWars

by KarlWarren
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WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Darren and I both agree that the cover that most captures the wars is Pulp Minisites entry... who are the winners of $100

With so many talented entries not making the top spot, we've decided to put the 5 runner up places to public vote... Darren and I have chosen our favourite 10 and are launching a POLL to decide the overall 5 runners up. Will be a new thread, as this one has become quite unwieldy

Here's the voting thread: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ou-decide.html

Good luck everyone, and congratulations to Pulp Minisites.

I hope you've all picked up a few enquiries from potential clients from this thread...

The battle may be over, but the WARS have only just begun.

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By the way, Darren won our bout of paper, scissors, stone... with a cheap shot. He made a paper aeroplane and speared me with it from across the room.

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A (made up) story...

Darren Kaye, a.k.a GraphicsGenie was in my neck of the woods the other day, wearing a trenchcoat and abusing the locals. I confronted him about his deviant behaviour and he became aggressive. As I'm a rock-hard-kick-ass-ninja-blackbelt, I was able to disarm the situation and at the same time I stole his wallet (for the prizemoney)

As we all know, Warriors are the most talented bunch of homosapiens on the planet and we have a need for the best designers for MinisiteWars 2008.

To help us discover who these designers are, Darren (Baldrick) and I came up with a cunning plan...

How about we put up a competition in the WarriorForum offering $100 for the best designed ecover (chosen by us) for Minisite Wars... WHAT?!?!?! $100 for an ecover? Yes indeedy!!!

The theme/spec:

MiniSiteWars 2008 - An epic battle of graphicial proportions
Two Designers - One Website - One Winner, You!
(many thanks to Peter Bestel for the winning tagline)

The rest is up to you...

If you're good, you may also be contacted by Darren and I about participating in this year's wars.

So, show off your skills - even if you don't win the $100, all these lovely warriors will get to see how awesomely amazing you are and you might get a few new clients out of it. You could also be selected as a combatant in the wars and win a nice big wad of the green stuff in the process.

You can enter as many times as you like...

The competition starts NOW and ends next Sunday...

GOOD LUCK.

Karl.

P.S. Any questions - let me know.
#$100 #design #ecover #grabs #minisitewars #quick
  • Profile picture of the author Andy Money
    Wish I did cover design right now!
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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      You've got a week to learn

      Trial version of photoshop is free...
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      • Profile picture of the author graphicsgenie
        A (made up) story...

        During a trip to the redneck area of Lancashire, namely Morecambe in a search for the mythical beast known only as Karl 'ninja my arse' Warren my wallet was very crudely stolen. It felt like I was been pickpocketed by a dump truck.

        Due to this REALLY poor attempt at stealth I decided to throw this dog a bone, a whipped out $100 from my wad and told this overgrown sack of spuds to work on his skills.

        Clearly he isnt using the $100 for that... oh well, an ecover for minisite wars was the next best thing...

        Good luck on your designs, anything goes, impress and your half way into the competition already, last year our top designer pocketed $2000

        This year it could be YOU!
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        • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
          Darren...

          you made me cry... I thought I had uber-super-mega-stealth and you say I'm nothing more than a sack of King Edwards.

          I'll have the last laugh when I come to Heckmondwike or should I say, in my best Yorkshire accent: 'ckm'nd'waaaak.
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          • Profile picture of the author Earl Smith
            Where do we enter our work
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            • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
              Originally Posted by Earl Smith View Post

              Where do we enter our work
              Hi Earl...

              please post a link to it in the thread.

              I might ask the winning entry for the PSDs just in case I need to make any minor amendments at the end before we use it on the site.

              Kindest regards,
              Karl.
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      hi,

      wish i was trained in this i would definitely opt in for ths offer.great thread.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Fullman
    ...Good luck to you both.

    You're the most talented -- and original -- graphic designers I know.

    Darren, I hope you win.

    Karl, I hope you win.

    Cheers,
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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      lol, we've decided not to compete as we're running the compo.

      But, everyone knows I'd beat Darren with one graphics tablet tied behind my back - we'll have a design off one day and show the world who the master of the universe is.

      [runs and hides]
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Fullman
        Originally Posted by KarlWarren View Post

        lol, we've decided not to compete as we're running the compo.

        But, everyone knows I'd beat Darren with one graphics tablet tied behind my back - we'll have a design off one day and show the world who the master of the universe is.

        [runs and hides]
        Yes...ok, well, you not actually competing against each other makes a bit of a mockery of my previous post...

        But, I hope I win anyway.

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  • Profile picture of the author Mark McWilliams
    Originally Posted by KarlWarren View Post

    The competition starts NOW and ends next Sunday...
    So who won then?! If you don't hurry up and tell us, it'll soon be Monday!

    Anyway, on a slightly serious note, is there any particular colour scheme that your designers are to stick too? Or is it a complete free-for-all! (He wishes Photoshop would even run on his PC!)

    Good luck one and all!

    Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Fullman
      Originally Posted by Mark McWilliams View Post

      So who won then?! If you don't hurry up and tell us, it'll soon be Monday!

      Anyway, on a slightly serious note, is there any particular colour scheme that your designers are to stick too? Or is it a complete free-for-all! (He wishes Photoshop would even run on his PC!)

      Good luck one and all!

      Thanks
      Mark
      Mark, these graphical dudes screw with your mind...

      Originally Posted by Steven Fullman View Post

      Yes...ok, well, you not actually competing against each other makes a bit of a mockery of my previous post...

      But, I hope I win anyway.

      Steve
      ...see?

      I hope Jenn Dize wins.

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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      Originally Posted by Mark McWilliams View Post

      So who won then?! If you don't hurry up and tell us, it'll soon be Monday!

      Anyway, on a slightly serious note, is there any particular colour scheme that your designers are to stick too? Or is it a complete free-for-all! (He wishes Photoshop would even run on his PC!)

      Good luck one and all!

      Thanks
      Mark
      It's a graphical free-for-all... royal rumble baby!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author e-mail2u
    lets get the e-covers rolling here is my entry,


    No photoshop actions were harmed in the making of this e-cover gimp all the way...
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    • Profile picture of the author Sarah Harvey
      Nope. I am not entering.... but.... I was inspired and decided to come up with something that would be... funny. Well my reasoning would be.

      "Remember Warriors, always ask for that elusive 100%, 56 day Money back guarantee!"

      lol.

      Here is my pic:

      http://www.chaos-incarnate.com/trini.../miniwars2.jpg

      *Please note- this was intended as fun. Nothing else.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucy Weber
    This is just a quick warmup entry. I'm actually quite busy with clients and such, but I wanted to get one in early.

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  • Profile picture of the author Najat Engineer
    Hi Karl

    can we create more than one ecover?
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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      Originally Posted by Najat Engineer View Post

      Hi Karl

      can we create more than one ecover?
      You certainly can...

      Some VERY VERY good work here....
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  • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
    Here's my effort.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marian Berghes
      really nice Theron. But i'm still gonna top you
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      • Profile picture of the author graphicsgenie
        Originally Posted by Marian Berghes View Post

        really nice Theron. But i'm still gonna top you
        Marian, you couldn't top a cake! heehee,

        proove me wrong
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      • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
        I think during the course of this week we'll both have plenty of people to top . Not sure if I'll get around to submitting anything else, so have fun!
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        • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
          Aaaaaargh, I'm jealous now - a competitive sonovagun-ninja-potato-head like me gets all twitchy when he can't show off his skills... shame I can't enter the compo and win $100
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          • Profile picture of the author Marian Berghes
            the bigger the competition the better cant wait for more ppl to put some up , where would the fun be if it would only be 3-4 covers?
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          • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
            Enter for fun Karl. You'll have to go through the trauma of disqualifying yourself if you win, but at least your skills will be on display, and I'm sure Darren will give you a sympathetic shoulder to cry and dribble gooey stuff on. See, doesn't that sound like fun already?
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  • Profile picture of the author LivingCovers
    I'm in guys. Expect something any moment from me.
    A little busy, though, i'll get to put up something.
    This is going to be fun.

    Olatunde.

    Hey Nicholas, do you remember me? We had a chat together
    back at a forum called conqueryourniche.com some months ago.
    You dished out some tips on graphic designing that i followed
    and got awesome results. I can't remember where that link is now
    (maybe when i get it, i'll send it to you so you'll be able to recall).

    I've updated my portfolio with the new designs i've just created just
    as you adviced and you can have a look at it in my sig. below.
    Hope to see more of you here.

    Warmest regards.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucy Weber
    Let... the... Wookie... win....

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  • Profile picture of the author e-mail2u
    could not resist,


    Might need to add some captions/speech bubbles any ideas....
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    What did you use to create that, you mentioned rendering?
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    • Profile picture of the author Quilst
      Originally Posted by graphicsgenie View Post

      What did you use to create that, you mentioned rendering?
      I just made a chamberbox in 3ds and I slaped the picture on it
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucy Weber
    Here is another quick entry from me.

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    Lucy,

    On your latest design, this is just me talking to you and not from a judging point of view, but...

    ...i'm loving the color and feel of this design, personally your front picture, i think needs something else, possibly a tagline font and placement change,

    I think if Karl is up for it, we should give our personal thoughts on each entry, been 2 designers held in highish acclaim it might be good for some up and coming designers to get our thoughts and opinions,

    Karl, you up for this?
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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      As we'll be using the design for the compo, I think it's a good idea...

      To save giving a new reply with each entry, I reckon each of us can give comments once a day on the actual designs... sound fair?

      Originally Posted by graphicsgenie View Post

      I think if Karl is up for it, we should give our personal thoughts on each entry, been 2 designers held in highish acclaim it might be good for some up and coming designers to get our thoughts and opinions,

      Karl, you up for this?
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  • Profile picture of the author Asher
    I'm watching this thread because it seems that it's going to be
    lots of fun =D Love ALL the submitted covers thus far!
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  • Profile picture of the author graphicsgenie
    Yeah fine by me, that way we can push the great designers down a certain path - after all ideally we want to get a design that in essence encapulates the minisite wars concept,

    Can I finish off Lucy though....

    I'll say one word for your design, Gravestones, I'll leave that will you, take it how you will.

    Im feeling very cryptic today

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucy Weber
    Ok, I made some changes to the last one. I'm hoping I've taken your suggestions appropriately, Darren.

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  • Profile picture of the author graphicsgenie
    i dont see how the guys with their fingers up works here, whats your thinking with those, thought the side was fine, the man with the gun, war etc...

    possibly duplicate the number of gravestones, and put designers names on, you get more of what i was getting at,

    I dont want everyone to start doing this, but basically Lucys design led this way to me,

    I'm saying too much, shhhh!

    Thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Sarah Harvey
      Originally Posted by graphicsgenie View Post

      i dont see how the guys with their fingers up works here, whats your thinking with those, thought the side was fine, the man with the gun, war etc...

      possibly duplicate the number of gravestones, and put designers names on, you get more of what i was getting at,

      I dont want everyone to start doing this, but basically Lucys design led this way to me,

      I'm saying too much, shhhh!

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      The guys with their hands in the air... she probably knows...or not... it's metal heads. I come from that scene so yeah I agree...I was surprised to see that.
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      • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
        Originally Posted by Sarah Harvey View Post

        The guys with their hands in the air... she probably knows...or not... it's metal heads. I come from that scene so yeah I agree...I was surprised to see that.
        I thought it was either Busted or McFly... the gravestones certainly added to that cover...

        Busted: RIP - especially you Charlie
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        • Profile picture of the author Sarah Harvey
          Personal opinion-

          Let people design their covers according to the theme and then select a winner. If you start giving opinions and tell a select few people on what they should do to improve their designs, then it isn't a contest at all I am afraid.

          People should be allowed their own creativity. Whether they are good or not.

          If you start telling people what "you" think then it's not their design or opinion of their design, now isn't it? You are basically instilling your own ideas into their design. To me that is not what a competition is all about.
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          • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
            Point taken, thanks Sarah.

            We'll be working with the winner on the final image anyway, so, back to normal service - this is a free-for-all.

            Great work so far guys n gals - some real talent (as I suspected).
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            • Profile picture of the author Kate Anderson
              There are some really nice submissions in this thread, wow! (and I'm a fussy bunny)

              I followed this competition last year and my husband and I purchased quite a few spots, so will definitely be looking into snagging a few this time around as well.

              I also think it's great that the two designers running the show aren't competing this year, definitely keeps things on a level playing field and lets you both contribute in a different way.. (Although Darren did a great job with managing it all the last time around.)

              It's nice to see this thread in the main area so that it gets the attention it deserves, but when is the actual launch date of the site?
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              • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
                Hi Kate...

                once we've got the designers in place, and the site set up - we're going to start on the marketing side.

                So much to do, so little time... lol.
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  • Profile picture of the author Suthan M
    Wow things are heating up already. Love to see your awesome work guys..

    I am adding mine too


    I know, i am a natural born designer, and will win this hands down. Dont despair though boys. Put in the entry :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author e-mail2u
    Ok fun and games over. Darren, Karl how is Blackpool rock these days,

    Here is my re-do..


    I believe the whole concept of minisite wars is to take it to the next level and be unique.

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    • Profile picture of the author Alex Albert
      Hi All,

      Im not so good on desing like many others...

      but here is my creation:



      in lates War i think if i good remember was promoted to round 2 or 3 ....
      ...

      ... maybe this year will have more luck....

      thank oyu,
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    Wow! So many cool designs
    I already see the greeny slipping from my fingers ...
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  • Profile picture of the author Tina M. Rideout
    Hey everyone,

    Have been dabbling with graphics, so I thought I would give it a whirl.

    No Laughing Allowed --- "Smile"



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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      Woohoo, some new blood...

      time to step the compo up a bit...

      In addition to the winner getting $100...
      5 runners up will each get $10 just for participating...

      Don't forget the 'bigger prize' though - MSW is by invite only this year, we want the best of the best.

      We'll be hunting YOU down
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  • Profile picture of the author Suthan M
    Anyway, for those designers out there.

    Remember that this is a very good marketing for you. Many of us are looking into this thread to see the works that is being displayed. Some of the new bloods show promising works and this could mean new business to you.

    Dont just look at this from the competition standpoint, but look at this as a long term future investment deal.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marian Berghes
      since i had some spare time...got another one for you guys. I will make one more this week in witch i'm gonna dedicate some more atention...so be prepared for it

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  • Profile picture of the author Louis Raven
    I can see it now.. Darren vs Karl:

    Karl, I'm no pro but I'll have a go anyway
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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      LOUIS...

      Darren will join me in saying LMAO, we discussed the American Pie 3 danceoff a couple of weeks ago, lol... btw, I'm Stiffler.
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    LOL remember I can't possibly compete with the other amazing covers, just wanted to show off my newbie skills if any



    Also graphics dudes, I'm lost in regards to my fonts (see above), what font would you use for the tags?
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    • Profile picture of the author Marian Berghes
      one tip... try to make the writing look like it's in the image and not put above it
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  • Profile picture of the author e-mail2u
    Here is one just for fun,


    Good luck to all,
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    this is hysterical..i'm in!
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    this was SO fun to do, so what I have to stay up til 3am to catch up on client work now..ha.


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  • Profile picture of the author Najat Engineer
    AMAZING ecover pulp

    very inspiring
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  • Profile picture of the author YvonneTagbo
    Could never resist a challenge (even with clients screaming for their work )
    My own humble entries
    #1

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    #3 -



    N.B oops! just saw the typo - my bad
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    #4 - Thanks for Looking



    That's the lot - back to work ....
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  • Profile picture of the author fairyhand
    Hi all,

    Here's an entry from me, hope to at least knock off Suthan's entry...




    cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author BeeJay
    Brent and Joe...you are sick puppies...yours looks freaken awesome!

    Righto, some of those last ones have made it almost embarrassing to compete, but what the hell. I tinkered with this.

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    Wow. Lots of awesome graphics here! Mind blowing stuff =D
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  • Profile picture of the author tomw
    Technically speaking, the "gorgeousness" of Pulp's cover isn't actually on the cover - the design of which is actually pretty lame.

    Why not just take a cover and comp it into a screenshot of Call of Duty?



    Just my 2 cents...

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    • Profile picture of the author GrantFreeman
      Here's my entry..

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    • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
      Originally Posted by tomw View Post

      Technically speaking, the "gorgeousness" of Pulp's cover isn't actually on the cover - the design of which is actually pretty lame.

      Why not just take a cover and comp it into a screenshot of Call of Duty?



      Just my 2 cents...

      Thomas
      Thomas makes an interesting observation here. Pulp's graphic is undeniably striking as a whole (you only need to look at the number of comments it's drawn to see that), but the ecover itself is, with the exception of the badge, about as basic as it gets.

      Part of the trick in creating an ecover is to use the small space available and create something cool within that space. Once you go outside that, well, the sky is the limit. You can have your cover rising out of a mushroom cloud with burning cities and the carnage of war all around it, BUT is that still a cover...or something of a movie poster FOR the cover?

      I guess the question is when does an ecover stop being an ecover? There are other clear examples as well on this page.

      Just a point to ponder I guess. Not in terms of this competition necessarily, as there's no real product here so there's room to just let your mind wander and go crazy and have fun, but in terms of the work we do everyday for ourselves and mostly for customers who sell specific products. Are ecovers progressing from being realistic physical representations of digital products to being complete little sideshows? Should they?

      Opinions welcome.

      Thanks for all the eye candy guys, and good luck to us all
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  • Profile picture of the author e-mail2u
    Last and final entry for me thought i would try the box design.


    It's been a good learning curve and a lot of VERY Good designs have come out.

    GOOD LUCK to all,
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    Hey!

    This has been an awesome thread. Karl and Darren, big ups to you for bringing out the best in all the designers here.

    LivingCovers, this is GREAT! It is so exciting to find out that a Nigerian can stand up to the best anywhere else. I have no choice than to root for you man.

    This is really PROUDLY NIGERIAN!

    I can't wait to see the result on Monday.
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    • Profile picture of the author LivingCovers
      Greta entry, You can use the IMG tags on the post screen, it will ask you for your URL

      Louis

      i don't quite understand what you mean by that Louis. could you
      please expatiate? do i have to click on 'post reply' or the 'quick reply'
      link? anyone with any suggestions???

      thanks for the thumbs up bollyntintin, really a great inspiration to me.

      olatunde.
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        Livingcovers you need to up grade your message editing interface, just click on the CP link at the top and edit options. scroll down to the bottom of the page and change the editor from basic to the full fledged wysiwyg editor.

        This will now give you the option of adding images to your postings.
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        • Profile picture of the author LivingCovers
          Good, i knew i could do it.

          So there it is people. It took some of my time,
          i don't think i'll be able to dish out another one
          before monday.
          hey Geoff,
          i'm about to follow your instructions just as you
          stated.

          thanks,
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    hi guys 'n' ladies,
    this is just a test to see if my boxcover image'll appear on
    this page like the others above;






    Good, i knew i could do that ...piece o' cake.

    Olatunde.
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    • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
      Getting exciting now folks... 2 days til we close the compo and pick the winner.

      Darren and I have been talking on Skype and are reserving judgement until the very end. One thing is for sure though:

      The wars are going to be massive... I've had loads of emails about how much people are looking forward to them.

      Still enough time for anyone who hasn't entered, and also anyone who feels they might need another run at it.

      Good luck boys and girls.

      I also hope some of you have picked up a few PMs from potential clients.

      K.
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  • Profile picture of the author Louis Raven
    So a good design comes down to how much you can fit in a box???

    Take away the army men from Pulps contribution and they're still my favourite to win followed extremely closely by Nicolaas Theron.

    Take a look at the Google logo, no borders or site colours apart from the logo and they're brand is very powerful.

    You don't have to throw in every pic and drop shadow under the sun to make a good cover is all I'm saying.
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    • Profile picture of the author Marian Berghes
      ok..heres my last entry. I went for a simple design in the end, cus i really like more simple yet effective ecovers. Please share your opinions



      you can see the full size here
      http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...rsecover-1.jpg
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    • Profile picture of the author Erum Munir
      Originally Posted by Louis Raven View Post

      So a good design comes down to how much you can fit in a box???

      Take away the army men from Pulps contribution and they're still my favourite to win followed extremely closely by Nicolaas Theron.

      Take a look at the Google logo, no borders or site colours apart from the logo and they're brand is very powerful.

      You don't have to throw in every pic and drop shadow under the sun to make a good cover is all I'm saying.
      We aren't talking about good design. We are talking about good ecover design. Which means you also have to keep in mind that the ecover will also be used for promotional reasons and not just at the main website. Meaning promoters, affiliates, etc, etc may be using the ecover all over the place. (Although in this case it might be just at the website in which case one has more creative freedom)

      Not many people are going to place huge images that span way too many pixels. So for that reason alone the basic version has to work and make sense. Not to mention still look great when resized.

      And btw none of this means that the basic cover has to have every design element on it. It can be as plain as you want. Minimalist works, too

      Btw I am loving all this creative work which is quite literally outside the box LOL. So what the heck. This is a design competition so one can go a bit wild ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucy Weber
    Here is another entry from me.

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  • Profile picture of the author Kate Anderson
    I don't think the Pulp Minisites cover is basic at all.. The bullet holes, the smoke, the emblem, even the placement of everything.. it's wicked, every bit of it.. Sometimes a box that is slick looks better than one crowded with font, gradients, background images and everything else under the site.. and also looks more professional that over crowded ones.

    It's still a tough one to vote on (if it were us customers voting, that is).. Speaking of which, I have to put in an order with one of you before I forget.. if it weren't for this thread I wouldn't have had a clue about how good that particular designer actually was, so regardless who wins, the publicity is obviously working
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucy Weber
    Just a quick color variation.

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    • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
      Originally Posted by Lucy Weber View Post

      Just a quick color variation.
      Hey Lucy, it looks like the squad of soldiers from my first entry deserted to you! I guess given the choice of looking at my face or at your face all day it's hardly a contest, so I don't blame them
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      • Profile picture of the author graphicsgenie
        Originally Posted by Nicolaas Theron View Post

        Tim, designers are wimps. Just look at the organizers of this competition if you don't believe me. So a picture of designers fighting will be two people throwing wet toilet paper at each other while wearing crash helmets and body armor. No explosions, just wet splats and lots of crying.

        Ok, I need to go get my helmet, I think there are two Englishmen wetting some toilet paper with my name on it right about now and I have been known to faint at the sight of minor bruising.
        Nic, I'm telling my mummy on you!!!!! you're a bad, bad man ;o)
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        • Profile picture of the author graphicsgenie
          Originally Posted by Erum Munir View Post

          We aren't talking about good design. We are talking about good ecover design. Which means you also have to keep in mind that the ecover will also be used for promotional reasons and not just at the main website. Meaning promoters, affiliates, etc, etc may be using the ecover all over the place. (Although in this case it might be just at the website in which case one has more creative freedom)
          I think this competition is allowed to take a different stance with any pre-defined ecover ideas. The whole point of this was to allow designers to be as creative as they can, primarily to get the juices flowing for the big competition.

          That is exactly what we got so we are happy, plus it gives us some great ideas to use on the main site

          Thanks
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          Originally Posted by graphicsgenie View Post

          Nic, I'm telling my mummy on you!!!!! you're a bad, bad man ;o)
          Is your mummy the nasty type armed with a cake roller, a limited and slightly repetitive vocabulary and an apron that reads "I can't cook, but I can kick your ass"?

          If so, is it too late to say I'm sorry?
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          • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
            Originally Posted by Nicolaas Theron View Post

            Is your mummy the nasty type armed with a cake roller, a limited and slightly repetitive vocabulary and an apron that reads "I can't cook, but I can kick your ass"?
            No..... I can't kick, but I can COOK yo' ass.
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  • Profile picture of the author robinaraoz
    Hi,

    Here is my entry:




    Kind Regards,
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  • Profile picture of the author timdavis
    What a Great Competition !

    There are so many awesome design here. Unfortunately many warriors are just concentrating on the theme " Minisite Wars" using soldiers, army etc . But they are not depicting : " An Epic Battle Of GRAPHICAL Proportions".

    I can only see a handful of design that has combined a War theme as well showing that it is a about Graphics and designers fighting !
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    • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
      Originally Posted by timdavis View Post

      What a Great Competition !

      There are so many awesome design here. Unfortunately many warriors are just concentrating on the theme " Minisite Wars" using soldiers, army etc . But they are not depicting : " An Epic Battle Of GRAPHICAL Proportions".

      I can only see a handful of design that has combined a War theme as well showing that it is a about Graphics and designers fighting !
      Tim, designers are wimps. Just look at the organizers of this competition if you don't believe me. So a picture of designers fighting will be two people throwing wet toilet paper at each other while wearing crash helmets and body armor. No explosions, just wet splats and lots of crying.

      Ok, I need to go get my helmet, I think there are two Englishmen wetting some toilet paper with my name on it right about now and I have been known to faint at the sight of minor bruising.

      But on a lighter note, you make a fair point. It is true though that abstract concepts like graphics can be very difficult to put into pictures. The best I could do with the time I spent on this was to have soldiers standing in a graphics tablet, and maybe not even everyone "got" it. It's a tough one, especially if you don't have custom drawing skills (and I don't think many of us do, I certainly don't). Sometimes you just can't find the stock images you need to manipulate into the image you have pictured in your mind.
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      • Profile picture of the author KarlWarren
        Originally Posted by Nicolaas Theron View Post

        Tim, designers are wimps. Just look at the organizers of this competition if you don't believe me.
        I'll have you know, I'm strong and tough - like the Milky Bar Kid!!!

        There's a big ball of wet toilet paper here with your name on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Luvleey
    Hi, here's my try:



    Thanks.

    -Luv
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  • Profile picture of the author GrantFreeman
    Darren and Karl, I don't envy you guys at all! I had no idea there was so many talented, over-caffeinated design freaks in the forum.

    You guys have your job cut out for you.

    Good luck everybody, let the best design win.

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  • Profile picture of the author Louis Raven
    A sheet of paper? mind you, paper cuts can be deadly if they go infected and untreated for a few months.

    So... there's a 0.00012% chance Darren could win

    Remember, Darren, " Eye of the tiger" Sensei.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nicolaas Theron
    Congratulations Pulp, well deserved!
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    • Profile picture of the author Pulp Minisites
      Hey Hey,

      What an interesting competition! Lots of really awesome stuff coming through and a massive range of different design styles from the various guys and girls who participated. If this competition is any indication of what the actual Minisite Wars will be like then it's going to be one hell of a tight competition. Thanks to all the kind comments and encouragement. See you all in the war

      Regards,
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      • Profile picture of the author Steven Fullman
        Originally Posted by Pulp Minisites View Post

        Hey Hey,

        What an interesting competition! Lots of really awesome stuff coming through and a massive range of different design styles from the various guys and girls who participated. If this competition is any indication of what the actual Minisite Wars will be like then it's going to be one hell of a tight competition. Thanks to all the kind comments and encouragement. See you all in the war

        Regards,
        Joe & Brent
        It was a great design, worthy of victory. Well done, chaps.

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  • Profile picture of the author Najat Engineer
    Congratulations Pulp, you deserve it
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  • Profile picture of the author LivingCovers
    congrats pulp, u came up with a great creation. olatunde.
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  • Profile picture of the author BrainDance
    kudos pulp!
    the competition was fun! we are a talented group, yay us.
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  • Profile picture of the author YvonneTagbo
    You Go Pulp ! Very Well Deserved
    Congrats !
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      Congratulations, nice work!!!
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        Congragulations Pulp. I liked your cover.
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