wizard7926 wrote:Dang, another contest gone by without an entry from the Wiz.. my bad, y'all.

I was just about to say the same thing. Dang, another contest without Orc (not that anyone cares) Time seems to be flowing in different patterns this week. I actually had a few ideas. I was going to steal the Wiz Dartboard for an "Infocus Pub Darts" team. I also had a Quiditch little league team sponsored by Dyson in the works. Looks like ifish2good filled in for me there (good job).

Also... a sports related contest and no Wii Sports entries? Bizarre.
(and no, I don't go back and look at place holder entries, so I could have missed one)

Anyway, at least the contest was slightly more inspiring than last week.

My favorites are:
JoeDeeDee - "Wooterville Winers" was great
plinth- "Nascar" and "Franklin Scrabblers" were both great
Joesephus - nice subtle humor this week, especially liked the rocket cleats
tgentry - buzzing yuppies was probably the best
Shan24 - pretty much everything. Pocket Mice was particularly memorable
taipan - Delphi Oracle was neat
toby8915 - The world needs more Woot beer cups
faithcoaching - great logo designs


See you in Dodgeball, maybe I will have time to Pimp something this week.

mwiseman wrote:Ahh...the childhood memories...Sunday afternoons, taking in a Q's game at the Moonpie Memorial Stadium.
"Can I have an RC Cola, Uncle...er...Daddy?"

Even stale moonpies taste great with an RC.

faithcoaching wrote:Even stale moonpies taste great with an RC.

'stale' moonpies?

that's like saying 'stale' twinkies. moonpies don't get stale. ever.
edit:
Thanks, Orcrist.

I forgot to post my sources!!!

www.cricinfo.com
Wine images from Woot

My picks for this week. Great job everyone.

faithcoaching wrote:My picks for this week

Thanks, FC.
I must say, I was quite partial to your "Mobile, AL Q's" entry. Funny.

Here are my picks this week, in order of appearance:

tehpwnerer's Choppin is too a sport!--actually I liked the first version better
ExpletiveDeleted's Screaming Leakfrogs--I think I would wear this
tgentry's Buzzing Yuppies--ha I thought that guy was an indian for a long time
mwiseman's Genius Gump
buckie74's Windbrella Sail
toby8915's Woot Launchers--nice paint on the guy's back wrinkles ew! and I'd buy those beer cups.
Josephus' Poker girls--This cracked me up! Bonus points for fixing the typo!
JoeDeeDee's Wooterville Winers
papatango's shirt.woot.nascar
intaglio's Belkin Wireless Keyboards--very clever, made me laugh! I think I'd pay extra for wireless.
faithcoaching's Megapixels--Very realistic

Thanks to all who gave me a nod too! Very much appreciated.

faithcoaching wrote:Picks

Thanks for the nod FC!

thanks shan

I agree with intaglio below v v v

thanks shan! i think you've got this one in the bag

intaglio wrote:thanks shan! i think you've got this one in the bag

Me too.

Wow guys thanks...from y'alls keyboards to the judges' eyes!

shan24 wrote:tehpwnerer's Choppin is too a sport!--actually I liked the first version better

thanks

I couldn't decide which one to use.

Thanks, Shan24!

tgentry wrote:You get my vote for this one, buckie.

Just hope p0sted doesn't see it. You know how superstitious Saint's fans are!

While we're all waiting for the results I have an entry for you guys to critique.
I noticed shan24 had a lot of compliments for her POCKET MICE POOL entry and she greatly deserves it. It was not only cleaver and well done but it was also the inspiration for my entry seen below. My entry was a play on words "lynx mouse" = "a links" mouse, links being a place where people play golf and I made the mouse into a golf green.

Let me know:
1. Why you think the judges may not notice it.
2. What I could have done to make it better
3. Whatever else you can think of
4. thanks for constructive criticism.

My entry:


The mouse it represents:

Belyle wrote:It's not pointless. there are always repeat entries (you should know this Joe_) and you can always try to out-do a previous one.


Case in point: 30 leakfrog entries.... Not clever the 1st time, not clever the 30th time. Jason, please for the love of god/buddha/nature don't select leakfrog entries; it will just encourage the endless circle of mediocrity.

Sorry if my Screaming Leakfrogs entry upset you it was done in fun and it's an easy subject for my easy mind. I debated about not doing one just because it's over done, but I knew there'd be some and I wanted to jump on the bandwagon. I do hope jason picks a leakfrog entry and I hope it's mine. Thank you to those who did like it.

tgentry wrote:critique

I see, thanks.

Thanks for the nods guys!

ExpletiveDeleted wrote:Request for feedback

I agree with tgentry about too many words. It's a photo contest and so you best say it without images, not words. Of course, with a logo, that's hard. But, the best logo's are wordless.

Your font choice would likely not suit well with Jason. He's a font freak and it's tricky pleasing his erudite taste in fonts.

I like the way you dealt with the mouse looking like a green. I'd like to see more contrast in the colors, maybe with a black outline around each color.

Also, it's not funny. I think you win with either technical brilliance and/or laugh out loud humor. Or something totally creative and innovative. All of us have had good entries that we're not really funny or creative. If the golfer was Brave Woman, or was wearing rocket cleats, then it would at least plug into the woot charm.

Did you notice I picked your swimsuit in my picks? That was really good I thought, especially the leakfrog swim cap ... really creative. I expect you to get an HM on that one.

I think both of these guys have been on target, aimed at the flag, heh, with their critiques. I'll only add that a logo ought to be BOLD, short and sweet, or Shaker simple. Too many details in that one, I'd say.

faithcoaching wrote:more critique

Thanks FC for the help and the pick. (Yes I noticed but in my edits (3) I erased that fact from my post) I hope these suggestions help others too.

P.S. does brave woman golf? I'd think she'd get stung between the first and second hole.

Am I late AGAIN?!?!?!


I had to work? HM at least?

Dyson DC14 Fencing Competition



Large Image; Please critique!

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d120/rallyemore/Various/LARGED14.jpg


Sources

http://www.bestchoicevacuums.com/files/master/images/t_26.jpg

http://web.mit.edu/fencing/archive/2002-2003/team-pics/BigOne2002/matt_lunge_lo.jpg

http://www.geyservac.com/dc14_low_reach_side_large.jpg

http://jeremy.zawodny.com/i/dyson-dc14-animal.jpg

Various logos from http://www.dyson.com

Hope you all like it!

papatango wrote:
Created the .car file for NR2003 in photoshop using the above sources, and then used the NR2003 replay to the get stills. Special thanks to the Masgrafx.com team for the car template.

Nice!! Very nice!!!!

ExpletiveDeleted wrote:While we're all waiting for the results I have an entry for you guys to critique.

Your entry is very creative! I remember it standing out among all the other entries. I think the fact that the mouse is so subtle is an asset. I paused and stared at it for a few seconds before I could figure out what you did. Sometimes this will work to your advantage... sometimes it won't... I think it all really depends on Jason's level of patience when judging time comes around.

I think the text above the logo would serve you better if it weren't part of the logo. You wouldn't have to ditch it, just type it above your image in the post. I also think your font choice doesn't work that well. Using a script font is a tricky thing. They usually require some alteration to look decent and as a general rule, they work better when used with a single word, not a line of text.

You really could've gone one of two ways with the font. San-serif fonts are typically associated with technology but on the other hand, if you were trying to capture the elegance and class of the sport, a serif font would've worked better. Just don't use Times. Garamond is a good, old faithful of mine.

wonderstew wrote:
You really could've gone one of two ways with the font. San-serif fonts are typically associated with technology but on the other hand, if you were trying to capture the elegance and class of the sport, a serif font would've worked better. Just don't use Times. Garamond is a good, old faithful of mine.

Or try to match the LPGA font, (Maisee Extra Light I believe) or something very similar and more available (Arial light).

Josephus wrote:I think both of these guys have been on target, aimed at the flag, heh...

I'd say all the comments so far have been good ones, and the puns have been pretty good. I guess a few puns around here is par for the course though.

Expletivedeleted: one more thing that might push the entry up a notch is to apply the logo to something — a golfer's hat, as a design for the flags for each hole, or a spectator's shirt. While your entry certainly certainly fits the rules of the contest, it kind of hits the minimum requirements.

I like the notion of the "iron on", but perhaps it could have been photoshopped (backwards of course like all iron ons) onto a photo of an actual iron on (or a piece of cloth or whatever). Little touches like that are often what push people over the top.

Incidentally, your entry did stand out to me, though like some of the other critiquers I didn't really pay much attention to your copy.

wonderstew wrote:
You really could've gone one of two ways with the font. San-serif fonts are typically associated with technology but on the other hand, if you were trying to capture the elegance and class of the sport, a serif font would've worked better. Just don't use Times. Garamond is a good, old faithful of mine.

Wow, with so many things to think about in an entry. Color, placement, humor, shading, shadows, and fonts, makes my head hurt. I just thought my font was pretty, but I should have put more thought into it. Is there a site where I could get some idea of what font to use with what idea? i.e. technology, love, horror, etc. or is it more just life experiences?

toby8915 wrote:Or try to match the LPGA font, (Maisee Extra Light I believe) or something very similar and more available (Arial light).

I didn't even know they had a font!


Thank you both. There are some really good ideas flowing from you posters. I'm glad my post is helping fill the time we have until the judging commences.

So I'm bored at work... I put this together (a bit quickly) along with the source images to show a pretty simple way to give give the entry a bit more "reality." Looking at it, I think if the "backwards" route is something worth pursuing, some of the advice above about choosing a more legible typeface would certainly help out in this situation.

Obviously, source images for iron-ons are going to be tough to come by, so a bit of improvisation always helps.

Flipping it horizontally pretty much makes it sanskrit.

tgentry wrote:I like the idea of an iron-on if it ties in with the rest of the entry on some level or was a joke in and of itself, like an iron-on tattoo or something. I don't know if it adds or takes anything away from this entry, other than making it not a floating logo. Still, the idea has potential.

Yeah good point. I think that comment probably holds true for the original post as well. I do like ED's attempt to find a creative way to showcase the logo, but I think the "Iron-On Logo" text in the initial post just adds unnecessary complexity.

'Stew: yeah I was hoping for an immediately recognizable horizontal flip, which I think would probably make people slow down and check the image out. With that typeface though, we're looking at gibberish.

The lesson here: sometimes it takes a failed execution to know when to bail on an idea... for me at least .
...Maybe it would be better for everyone if I stop giving advice. Heh.

my assumption about the 'iron-on' was that it was a tongue-in-cheek double entendre about the use of irons for second shots to the green in golf, and not just a reference to the iron on patch. I also have o agree that it would have worked better with the patch placed on something; maybe a golf bag.

tgentry wrote:Nice job with the visuals though Brian. I think it's a conceptual problem. Personally, I think kids giving themselves iron-on LPGA tattoos is the way to go.

Kids, tatoos and brand names... reminds me of that horrific Outpost.com commercial before the bubble burst:

youtube

Josephus wrote:my assumption about the 'iron-on' was that it was a tongue-in-cheek double entendre about the use of irons for second shots to the green in golf, and not just a reference to the iron on patch.

Smart. That went right over my head. How about it ED? Was that what you were going for? If so, apologies, for misinterpreting your intentions there. My attempt to actually render the iron-on has even less relevance than before!

Double Post

briannyc128 wrote:[
So I'm bored at work... on.

Obviously, source images for iron-ons are going to be tough to come by, so a bit of improvisation always helps.

Bored here as well, so thought of this idea for your mouse, to incorporate it into the theme: Turning the famed 17th water hole at TPC Sawgrass into the mouse:

Combine something like this with the logo golf ball and the michelle wee shirt, and it's a more complete package. In my opinion.