Hello graphic designers - I have always had success finding great headers in this forum. The talent here is amazing. Hoping someonewill come through with another dynamite graphic for me in this quick, 3 day contest. Prize: $30 Earlybird prize: Two $5 prizes for the first two SERIOUS entries What I need: a header for this site - www. 100squaresfootballpool. com Size: Approx 775x195 Content: Something football related, of course... maybe with a football pool grid theme. Use your imagination. I'd like an ORIGINAL drawn graphic. No clip art or photos please. Please be sure it is 100% your own work. Masculine, and action filled would be ideal. Note - Please use American football theme, not Soccer. No professional logos, please. Thanks. Text on the Header should read: 100 Squares Football Pool. Use a cool cartoony font, please. Looking for something fun, original, bold, action-packed, and brand-able. Contest ends on Monday, approximately 8:00pm Eastern Time. I reserve the right to end the contest early if I see a design I absolutely love. I also reserve the right to choose no winner if I'm not totally liking what I see. Prizes will be paid via paypal. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!! Thanks in advance for entering!
Wow! We're off to a good start here! Many thanks for Amir and Revolutione and Crowquill!! Amir - I like the fonts. As you said, it is bold and simple. I do with there were some cool football graphical elements besides just grass. Rev - Thanks for the entry. I do like the swoosh thing next to the word pool. The green background and the striped field doesn't have a very graphical, custom, brandable feel, though. Crowquill - Yours is my favorite so far! I love the football, the grid, the font, the reflaction, the colors. My only suggestion would be to nix the black border and find a way to blent it into the site background. Thanks for the entries entries everyone!! Amir and Revolutione - please PM me your paypal for the $5 earlybird prizes.
One more rule I forgot to mention in hte original post - Entries will not be accepted via PM. All entries should be posted in the forum for all to see. Thanks.
Wow, Congrats amir_daman and Revolutione. My Bird got delayed due to bad weather. Bad luck. Thanks for the feedback fireboat. Will post updated banner soon.
Great headers, Crowquill - I think I like the first one with the bigger football. The grid on the bottom is clearer and the bigger football is more dramatic, I think. No suggestions at this time. Your entry is my favorite so far. Anyone else want to enter?
ChewysMom - Very nice design. Good font color choice - I do like hte outline on the font. Thanks for the entry. I'm still learning towards crowquill so far. I like the larger football, font choices, reflection, and overall detailed design.
Lol... Eveyone wants to place the football at right side same as my entry. I think we must come up with different concepts to create options for Contest Holders.
Wow- these entries are GREAT! Amir - I like the players on the side, and the moving football - definitely action-packed and it now has a great graphics element to it. The font and the field have a neat texture and it's definitely masculine. I like your a lot. Arunefx - Yours is awesome as well! I like the reflection and the large, detailed football. My favorite part is the foortball pool squares in the background, but I wish they were a little darker and easier to see. Razz - Your header is clean and professional. I like it a lot, but it doesn't have the same level of detail that I see in some of the others. So far, I don't know which one I like best - either Arunefx's or Amir_daman's or Crowquill's. This is going to be a tough decision tomorrow - I like them all so much. I appreciate everyone putting so much work into these entries.
Like in my contests. The first best one keeps getting reworked I get lucky when the all-stars come out. Like some here.