That Forum Site Graphic Design Competition - win £100!

[ThatForumSite]

Due to the success of the October 2011 forum posting competition we are going to launch a new competition, slightly different this time round though. We are keen to have as much user participation as possible on That Forum Site, it is afterall meant to be a fun place to be! We would like to spruce the place up a bit and as such would like to design a new banner and logo.

The banner is at the top of every page on That Forum Site and so would be great if it can encompass everything and anything, so maybe some sort of collage of all areas of That Forum Site or something that you feel reflects what That Forum Site represents - focussing on nothing, specialising in everything. Ultimately giving everyone the freedom of speech of all areas and aspects of life in one place. This is the case for the logo too and you will find the logo on our facebook page as well as twitter. Here is your time to shine and get your claim to fame. The winner will get recognition by way of mention if they so wish as well as £50 prize money for the logo and £50 for the banner so if you design both and they both get chosen then you stand to win the full £100.

To give you a little time to do this, the competition will run until the 23:59 GMT 31st January 2012. These logos and banners will then be judged and the winner announced by 15th February 2012.

The site logo if a gif image with dimensions 800x300 pixels at the moment although a square logo of 300x300 pixels would be preferred which is the logo you can see on our facbook and twitter pages. The banner is made up of multiple gif images which are 92 pixels high and needs to take into account a web page stretching and variable width.

Any questions please refer to the standard ThatForumSite Competition Rules otherwise post your questions here. To submit your designs please post them under this topic. I look forward to seeing your designs and good luck to all!

[Frugaldom]

I'll try to learn to digi-draw before the end of January.

[Hundred Degrees]

I'm all for designing the logo however I can't see how the banner will be designed if your are working on a variable width web page? I think the whole theme and style is spot on. It is afterall a forum website and not an art gallery (although I am sure you have a listing for such things ). it will look more slick as is but possibly need a new logo which fits and flows a little better. Will certainly start working on that for you (and the competition prize money ).

[djs]

I'm all for designing the logo however I can't see how the banner will be designed if your are working on a variable width web page? I think the whole theme and style is spot on. It is afterall a forum website and not an art gallery (although I am sure you have a listing for such things ). it will look more slick as is but possibly need a new logo which fits and flows a little better. Will certainly start working on that for you (and the competition prize money ).

Very valid point there Hundred Degrees, we will see what entries come in over the next couple of weeks and take things from there.

[Racing Bookshop]

I'd love to have a go at this competition but I'm not sure that I agree with the idea of posting your designs on the site? Half of the work will be thinking up a basic idea behind the design. If 2 or 3 designs were posted then the next person along could just pick out the best from each and come up with a winning design. Fine for them and fine for you, but not great for the people who came up with the ideas in the first place? It might work better if the designs were submitted privately before the Jan 31 deadline

[ThatForumSite]

I'd love to have a go at this competition but I'm not sure that I agree with the idea of posting your designs on the site? Half of the work will be thinking up a basic idea behind the design. If 2 or 3 designs were posted then the next person along could just pick out the best from each and come up with a winning design. Fine for them and fine for you, but not great for the people who came up with the ideas in the first place? It might work better if the designs were submitted privately before the Jan 31 deadline

Yes, agreed, thank you for your input and this idea. Please PM me with your designs by the deadline rather than posting on here. Thanks again, and good luck!

[PIPER]

How many entries have you had to this so far? I am thinking of entering but if you've had dozens of entries already then obviously my chances are a lot lower!

[Frugaldom]

If you have what it takes to be a winner, then the number of competitors shouldn't be an issue... is this a joke question?

[ThatForumSite]

How many entries have you had to this so far? I am thinking of entering but if you've had dozens of entries already then obviously my chances are a lot lower!

I would only say that we have had entries but will not disclose how many, as Frugaldom has pointed out, if you are confident about your entry then the number of other entries is irrelevant. Good luck and i look forward to seeing your graphical genius!

[facebookbanners]

Yes, agreed, thank you for your input and this idea.

[robbin]

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[ThatForumSite]

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Thanks for your interest, I'm afraid this competition is finished now though.