$40 Prize paid through paypal will run for a few days until September 16th, 2008 at midnight but reserve the right to be knocked out by an entry and can end contest at any time. VoicesNet.com please use background color from site Need 468x60 banner to replace banner at http://www.voicesnet.com. - Need to include domain VoicesNet.com (I like caps on V and N please) - want social media web 2.0 look - current VN on banner is irrelevant - terms listed on current banner is desired somehow - I feel a need to tell visitor what we do somehow since we are diverse - started as poetry site but have since expanded to blogging and social media, contests, games, new city directory soon - current banner stinks and is uneven and the pro who did it has no graphics eye at all (that was me ) - also please include some reference to new City Directory - mixed on whether human faces should be part of banner somehow - I am open to your creative minds. - we have serious writers as a base so maybe work that in somehow - writing contests have been a forte of ours and will continue Could lead to additional work and/or contests - I am fairly new to this forum.
I'm sorry. We just got back into our house after 3 days elsewhere after getting hit by remnant Hurrican Ike winds - 80 mph for 6 hours - very unusual for us in Ohio (like never). I am going to extend this contest through the weekend. Here are some comments on the submissions so far (which none meet the listed requirements by the way): The following requirements were ignored by all submissions (I know grammar stinks). "terms listed on current banner is desired somehow - I feel a need to tell visitor what we do somehow since we are diverse - started as poetry site but have since expanded to blogging and social media, contests, games, new city directory soon" Watari - I think that your graphics are most representative of the web 2.0 look and feel that I am looking for byut the terms need to fit in and I don't really get the graphic but it is way cool. I liked the color and the image on the actual website colors. Ani - those are beautiful but I'm not really seeing the web 2.0 although I get the literary twist (or at least I see it). The name does not jump out as important to me - maybe I need a 3d twist like some of the others have added. The background has to be blue so I would need to see anything on the site background color and also need the terms. Maza - I do not think that is what I am looking for but thank you. xaralee - I just got the people joined thing - just saw the flower at first - still wondering whether that is good or bad - do see the texture I need with the lettering, at least pretty close and the colors are reall good and fit in with the site - the terms are also needed to be worked in somehow and maybe not as just some font but perhaps also with some creative presentation built in - your network of joined hands is very symbolic and something like that definitely gets points, the hands might need some modification - maybe less feminine if that makes sense in some way and maybe we are not all white - just a thought that pops up although if the people are colored I would think it would hjave to be subtle and blend in somehow. This has a lot of promise. To all: I would like to make sure that the .com is added in to the site domain and that is because there is confusion when people see just voicesnet some thinking it is voices.net. I have people that come to the site for years and think that is the domain. Please include this in and submissions. neilparnham - i like that but would encourage some more 3d probably on the text domain and need the terms worked in somehow creatively. Also I do not know what to do with that on the blue site background as specified. The feather is growing on me and is appealing - can you describe the meaning in the graphics if there are some with the halo like look - i also have to get this on a 468 x 60 banner If I had to put all of you in order, here it is: Top - xaralee and watari Next - neilparnham and anidesign Then - Mazaonline - (sorry) Please feel free to modify your submissions so far and any new submissions are still welcome until the main requirements are met. Thank you so much for your time, JJ
image quality is reduced for the demo That is. As a designer I think that you want too much text on this banner. As many things - as far from the pure beauty and simplicity. However, it's done and passes your requirements. I believe you'll like it. No need to explain the idea, the conception... enjoy
Hello, Your 1st and 2nd deadlines are both over. So please pick a winner and tell us who is it. Be honest
The winner is Silent Thunder and I am trying to work out the last few details and will post the final once completed. Silent Thunder was unable to use the forum and that has caused problems and that is out of my control but between him and the forum admins so that threw a wrench into me figuring out what was going on. That combined with the fact that most submissions did not seem to read my instructions has been quite a learning experience here. Thank you all for your time; I am sure I am learning the process here. If Silent Thunder does not complete the requirements then I will repost to the forum again. Thanks again and sorry for the delay! JJ