Forum Promotion Design Contest

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Hello, and welcome to the Forum Promotion Design Contest!

You may be familiar with our Graphic Database. It's a subforum that allows users of FP to release their graphics to the community to help others. Sadly, it's one of our smallest forums, with only 195 topics. But we're in luck!

In this contest, users will submit their best work to any of the six categories in the Graphic Database (they're listed below), and the community will vote to decide the top entry. The winner of each category will receive $5 via PayPal and a special badge next to their username! Here's a FAQ to help answer some of your questions.


FAQ:

Q: How can I enter?
A: Post a topic in the database with your graphics attached. I'll be keeping track of the entries in a spoiler at the bottom of this post. If I miss yours, please PM me with the topic link.

Q: How long will submissions be accepted?
A: We will be accepting entries for one month, so until 4/25/2013 5:00 PM PST.

Q: Do graphics already in the database count?
A: Nope, only ones posted after this topic.

Q: Can staff enter?
A: It depends. We're going to limit staff entry to only those on the PT/RT, just to keep things fair.
(team leaders are also excluded)

Q: What if a category receives 0 entries? 1 entry?
A: If there are less than one entry, no winner will be decided and the money will be divided into other categories.

Q: Can a user submit work in more than one category?
A: Absolutely!

Q: Can I submit work that I didn't personally create?
A: Does this really need to be answered? All entries must be personally created by you. Don't cheat, it ruins the fun for everyone.

Q: Well does that mean that I can't use things such as icons created by someone else?
A: Not necessarily. If the license provided with those graphics allows reuse, then it's fine to use them. However, your submission must be mostly made by you; use common sense.



With that being said, feel free to ask any questions below. I look forward to seeing all of the entries! 🙂

CURRENTLY ENTERED:
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest - March 2013!

Good luck to everyone! 😀
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest - March 2013!

You should add this to the FAQ:

"Can I enter in multiple categories?"

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Nevermind! Missed it the first time round. 😛
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest - March 2013!

terryh said:
You should add this to the FAQ:

"Can I enter in multiple categories?"

EDIT:

Nevermind! Missed it the first time round. 😛

Hahaha. That was something I thought about. On one hand, it's nice to answer as many questions as you can beforehand, but if you answer too many, it's a lot to read. Good luck! 🙂
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest - March 2013!

Great idea! Except, shouldn't this technically be April 2013, since the contest is largely open until the 25th?
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest - March 2013!

I just removed the month part. 🙂
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

Good plan. Maybe instead of month, if you repeat this, you could use #'s, like SOTM and FOTM.
 
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Quacker Jack said:
Good plan. Maybe instead of month, if you repeat this, you could use #'s, like SOTM and FOTM.
We'll see how it goes. While it would be nice to be able to repeat fun things like this, it depends on participation and if we have the money to fund them.
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

Good luck everyone!
If i were an expert Gfx Desiner, i would enter, unfortunately i'm not.
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

Nice idea! Gonna whip up some graphics tonight 🙂
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

What about graphics we didn't create, but have the rights to release?
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

One issue how to detect cheating?

Someone displaying something epic they didn't make?
 
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Geoffrey said:
What about graphics we didn't create, but have the rights to release?
I'm going to say no, for this one. It kind of goes against the spirit of the competition. Sorry.

master412160 said:
One issue how to detect cheating?

Someone displaying something epic they didn't make?
A large part of this competition is based on a honor system. If you see that another member has done something like this and have proof (i.e., images posted on another site), we'll probably disqualify them if they did indeed cheat. There really is no way to tell for certain though.

Thanks for your questions, I hope you've all started to work on your entries! 😀
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

FTON said:
Also do drawings count?
No, they would not. They don't really fit into any of the categories, and the public wouldn't have much use for them.
 
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pandaa said:
FTON said:
Also do drawings count?
No, they would not. They don't really fit into any of the categories, and the public wouldn't have much use for them.
You could convert a drawing into a background surely?
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

Flux said:
You could convert a drawing into a background surely?
Yes, you theoretically could, but it wouldn't be practically, knowing that FTON is interested in comics, which is a VERY specific niche.
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

Which i'm also a horrid GFX designer.
 
Re: Forum Promotion Graphics Contest

Let's get those entries in! You can't win free money if you don't try!
 
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