Boo Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 [center][size=5]Otaku[b]Boards[/b][/size] [size=10][FONT="Georgia"]Signature Of The Week[/size] [size=5]Voting | Week 004[/FONT][/size][/center] [size=1]This is the voting thread for [b]Week 003[/b], where all members of the OtakuBoards community are welcome and encouraged to join and vote for their favorite banner for the week. The theme for this week was [b]Money[/b]. Voting will be taking place until [color=red][b]Friday October 03, 2008[/b][/color] @ 11:59 PM PDT. The next SOTW contest will begin shortly after that date. [b]A few notes before voting[/b] [list][*]We encourage you to [strike]both vote in the poll [i]and[/i][/strike] reply with a post stating who you voted for and why. In the post you can let the participant know what you liked, didn't like and in the latter case, how they could improve. For further information, please read the [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=59385][i]Art Studio Basics[/i][/url] thread, on Constructive Criticism. [*]Remember, this is a banner contest. Therefor, [i]please do not vote for someone because you like the person so much[/i], but instead vote for someone because you like the banner over the other banners. [*]When voting, you're asked to also look at how well the banner fits the theme. In this case the theme is [b]Money[/b]. It is quite broad, so who was most creative with this theme?[/list] Without further ado, here are the entries for this week's Signature of the Week![/size] [center][FONT="Georgia"][size=5]SOTW [COLOR="DimGray"]Entries[/COLOR][/size][/font] [size=1] [b]Cat[/b] [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/money.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c141/BillyIdolFan14/money.jpg[/url] [b]Jeremy[/b] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/24mhtt3.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://i36.tinypic.com/24mhtt3.jpg[/url] [/center] [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaiyanPrincessX Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 [SIZE="1"]Both did well I think, but I like Jeremy's use of space more and the darker colors. I didn't like the text much though. Cat, to me yours seemed to random. Good job to the both of you though. ^_~[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 [SIZE="1"]Yeah, I agree that the text sucks in mine lol[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachmaninoff Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Out of the two I like the overall color scheme and saying in Jeremy's work the best. I may not have liked the font, but the placing of the words was in my opinion, nicely done. Cat's piece was also well done, but it seemed to lack something to give it a finishing touch. I'm not a graphic artist so I'm not sure what was missing. Maybe something like a saying to give it a focus? Anyway, in the end I vote for [B]Jeremy[/B]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunfallE Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][b]Cat[/b] - I like the green colors in your work in addition to the nice border you gave it. I don't like how it doesn't seem to have any direction though. Like something in there to focus on or a saying. [b]Jeremy[/b] - I really like the warm colors to your piece and the saying and placement of the words is very nifty. I don't like how it seems to lack a border. Or if it has one, I'm just not seeing it. o_O Both pieces are nicely done and my vote goes to [B]Jeremy[/B]. [/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigglyness Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Voting is over. Someone should close this thread and award the winner. :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [SIZE="1"]"Voting will be taking place until Friday October 03, 2008 @ 11:59 PM PDT" It's only the second. But I'm fine with that : p[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 [size=1]Yeah, voting is still kind of open. I will close this thread tomorrow sometime and post up the hall of fame stuff and get a new one up.[/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [SIZE="1"]sunfalle, thanks for the critique, though you know sigs don't really have to have borders : p[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allamorph Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [FONT="Arial"]I dunno if anyone realises this, but [COLOR="DarkRed"]Cat[/COLOR]'s banner has people an animals made out of money on it. That's what the oddball shapes are supposed to be. Maybe for this one, [COLOR="DarkRed"]Cat[/COLOR], you should have used a background color/texture that didn't blend quite so well with the foreground images, because recognizing the animals wasn't exactly the easiest thing in the world. Clever idea, but I think you went a bit far on the camouflage angle. Voted for ya anyway, since I thought that idea was [I]really[/I] clever and because the phrase on [COLOR="DarkRed"]Jeremy[/COLOR]'s (root of all evil) is fundamentally incorrect.[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [quote]Allamorph: [FONT=Arial] Maybe for this one, [COLOR=DarkRed]Cat[/COLOR], you should have used a background color/texture that didn't blend quite so well with the foreground images, because recognizing the animals wasn't exactly the easiest thing in the world. Clever idea, but I think you went a bit far on the camouflage angle.[/FONT][/quote][FONT=Verdana]I thought the [/FONT][FONT=Arial][FONT=Verdana]camouflage color was a kind of off. I keep in mind color and texture next time. It seems that some of my flaws are getting the background to match the foreground without blending them in. Practice makes perfect, thanks for the critic. [/FONT] [/FONT][quote]SunfallE: [COLOR=RoyalBlue][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][B]Cat[/B] - I like the green colors in your work in addition to the nice border you gave it. I don't like how it doesn't seem to have any direction though. Like something in there to focus on or a saying. [/FONT][/COLOR][/quote]To tell the truth I had no clue on what saying would work and not sound completely stupid. I work on trying to fine sayings or quotes that work for my future graphics. Thanks for the critic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horendithas Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [COLOR="Indigo"][B]Cat:[/B] The blending and colors look nice, though like Allamorph said, the blending does make seeing what the money images really are a bit hard. [B]Jeremy:[/B] The colors and saying are fun, but to be honest, I don't really like the saying since it's overused. It is visually pleasing to look at though. I think I'm going to give my vote to [B]Cat[/B]. I'd give more critique, but others have beat me to some of it so It seems pointless to repeat it.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 [SIZE="1"]Haha, so the only problem with mine is that I have a cliche phrase in it basically, and it's fundamentally incorrect how?[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allamorph Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 [FONT=Arial]The actual proverb reads "[I]love[/I] of money is the root of all evil". Money itself is quite obviously incapable of being anything but neutral; the good or evil is in how it is used. So yeah, since I was pretty well split on my call, I felt the indistinct images was less of a problem than false advertising, if you will. :p[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 [SIZE="1"]Understandable; I see what you mean. If only I had put a heart in there lol[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigglyness Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 haha wow. I feel incredibly stupid right now. I must've been high or something when I posted that. I wasn't paying attention and thought that the poll itself said it was closed. haha. man. Sorry about that guys. haha. man. I must look so stupid D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunfallE Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Jeremy][SIZE="1"']sunfalle, thanks for the critique, though you know sigs don't really have to have borders : p[/SIZE][/quote]Oh I know, it's just something I notice since I like a border, even it it's a simple one. If I don't have one on my own banners, it drives me nuts until I fix it. o_O Don't know why.[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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