Month of August mini-contests!

fourthgen

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-04 20:34:52 UTC Post #192502

Your task: Create a Web-2.0 rendition of your alias.

Example:

Judgement method: If there's no clear consensus, then a majority vote will decide.

Deadline: Tuesday the 8th of August.

Just to help the people who don't have a clue what Web-2.0 means/is:

Web 2.0 basically describes a new generation of websites/services that have the user-experience and such as first priority. Such as flickr and digg. Both also use the same design philosophies, which is what this competition is concentrating on. May the shiniest alias win!

fourthgen

Luke

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-04 21:09:20 UTC Post #192506

Meh, i would, but i cant find the font i wanna use. Oh well.

LukeLuke

TawnosPrime

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-04 21:44:37 UTC Post #192509

The only stuff I've used for web development has been Notepad and MSPaint. What prog did u use for that and what's the standard ones for Web 2.0?

TawnosPrimeI...AM...CANADIAN!

fourthgen

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 08:15:43 UTC Post #192547

Err, okay, maybe I didn't make it clear it enough TawnosPrime, you're basically making a logo of your name with Web-2.0 design philosophies.

If you're stuck with what to use, you can use anything from MS Paint (not recommended or endorsed at all

) to Photoshop or something of the like.

Come on TWHL-ers! I know there are some l33t designers among you. Get your creative juices flowing!

fourthgen

Archie

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 08:28:35 UTC Post #192548

made in 2 mins cos i dont really care

ArchieGoodbye Moonmen

fourthgen

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 19:46:16 UTC Post #192615

places on analysis cap

That is the worst attempt at a Web-2.0 logo I have ever seen. Really, why would it have BLARG or a headcrab? Lemme tell you a secret, there's more to life than Half-Life

Elof's coming back from his mini-holiday soon and I'm pretty sure he'll post his, maybe then it'll be even clearer what a Web-2.0 logo is.

mutters and maybe we'll get some quality around here

</rant-on-TWHL's-recent-dumb-streak>

fourthgen

Luke

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 20:04:19 UTC Post #192616

Get the fuck out.

This is the worst monthly contest ever. And you wonder why only one person has made something to submit.

LukeLuke

Penguinboy

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 20:16:19 UTC Post #192618

yea, and thats a great example of how people should behave.

PenguinboyHaha, I died again!

Snpbond

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 20:49:37 UTC Post #192625

Final:

Creation Time: 7 minutes
Program: PS:CS2

All the info you need

Yeah it could be bigger and bubbly'er (if thats a word) and maybe brighter but Im a bit lazy..

Snpbond

Blitzkrieg

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 22:45:06 UTC Post #192628

When does this end? I wanna give it a shot. I did a painting recently that I could put my name over and make it all shiny.

Blitzkrieg

fourthgen

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 23:18:58 UTC Post #192632

It ends on Tuesday 3PM-ish GMT. 'cos after that I'm going on holiday for 3 weeks and I want to be here for the judgement

It sounds nice and original too, do you paint much?

fourthgen

Penguinboy

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-05 23:33:26 UTC Post #192635

20 seconds in paint making the text and reflecting it, 10 secs in photoshop fading it.

(which is why it fades to white and not transparent)

better viewed on a white background:
http://users.bigpond.net.au/penguinboy/images/thingie.PNG

PenguinboyHaha, I died again!

Archie

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-06 21:06:05 UTC Post #192718

:S you made it a transparent .png, yet you still faded to white? that's kinda silly..

if you're using photoshop, just fade it into the transparent background layer..

ArchieGoodbye Moonmen

Blitzkrieg

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-06 21:06:48 UTC Post #192719

I took a painting I made about a month ago and simply added some text. Painting took upwards of six hours, adding text took upwards of four minutes

I don't know if this is Web 2.0-ish but it's a signature.

Blitzkrieg

Soup Miner

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-06 23:48:25 UTC Post #192727

Honestly, what kind of competition is this? Nobody has even posted anything that has taken more than 10 minutes.

Soup Miner

Archie

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 06:21:22 UTC Post #192734

and mine is old.. i made it for my biography ages ago..

It really is a pointless competition

ArchieGoodbye Moonmen

Penguinboy

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 06:32:50 UTC Post #192735

i have no idea how to reflect text on photoshop, so i used paint. kindly inform me how to in photoshop, so as to increase my limited knowledge of photo editing software.

PenguinboyHaha, I died again!

Habboi

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 06:57:09 UTC Post #192739

I have no idea what the hell it is

HabboiSticky White Love Glue

AJ

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 07:50:57 UTC Post #192740

Think of the Mac widget icons if you've used OSX. To do it, add an inner white shadow to give it the shiny look. Use a good typeface to make it bubbly. If you went and checked out flickr and digg as Arshy suggested instead of acting like 'tards, then you'd have an idea.

AJGlorious Overlord

Rimrook

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 07:53:17 UTC Post #192742

RimrookSince 2003

Penguinboy

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 08:02:23 UTC Post #192744

maybe some examples next time, fourth.
people might not realise what web 2.0 actually is.
i didnt myself until a few days ago.

here is some random site i found somewhere with a few 2.0'ish logos on it:
http://livewavecam.com/logoredesign.html

PenguinboyHaha, I died again!

AJ

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 08:10:46 UTC Post #192746

Omfg you douche. Fourthgen did give some examples! I also pointed it out just then!

AJGlorious Overlord

Penguinboy

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 08:15:17 UTC Post #192747

not many people are going to look for sites they never visit for a compo they dont really care about without even a link to click.

its a good idea in general, but most of the posts reflect the fact that obviously nobody knows whats going on. so posting more examples that people can conveniently click to see straight away is perfectly reasonable.

PenguinboyHaha, I died again!

38_98

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 08:26:56 UTC Post #192748

Penguinboy, i dont understand how your not getting this.

If you're stuck with what to use, you can use anything from MS Paint (not recommended or endorsed at all ) to Photoshop or something of the like.

After reading that quote and the rest of the post, look over what other people have done and put 2 and 2 together.

38_98Lord

Snpbond

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 10:53:15 UTC Post #192751

lol, I know what web 2.0 is, but...well although its a creative competition, I just dont like to make things big and bubbly (which is what web 2.0 is)...hows about (just an idea dont shoot me!!!) we try making an icon, a little character etc...example being (this could be a next one, Im not trying to take this one over)

Snpbond

Saribous

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-07 11:48:27 UTC Post #192754

If you don't like the competition, just don't post in the thread. No one cares that you don't like the idea so keep it to yourself. This goes out to everyone bashing fourth's idea and/or acting like idiots in this thread. ffs guys....

I myself would give it a try if i wasn't so damn worthless at anything involving the use of Photoshop

Saribous

Snpbond

Posted 17 years ago2006-08-08 10:22:58 UTC Post #192847

Now that I read back...I do have to agree with Saribous, there has been alot of bashing, and this compo is really quite good. There is no reason to hate it, if you dont know how to do it then just leave this one out, there will always be a next time. I just wish I was good at making web 2.0 stuff like fourthgen

Snpbond

Month of August mini-contests! Created 17 years ago2006-08-04 20:34:52 UTC by fourthgen