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We have the results in for the Psdtuts+ Delta Dawn Video Game Cover Design Contest. I hope everyone had a lot of fun! We had a tremendous competition with loads of high-quality entries. We had a whole lot of artists enter the contest, and well over 250 submissions.
Up for grabs is a Wacom Intuos4 Medium Tablet, iPhone 3G S, Nintendo DS Lite (thanks to CSSRockstars), loads of marketplaces credits, and 1-year memberships to Psd Plus. Learn all about the winning entries at the jump!
We looked at overall artistic quality, technical execution, originality, thematic execution, and video game cover style in judging these entries! Thanks to everyone who entered. Now let's give it up to the winners. A round of applause please!
The first place winner is Quintin Schnehage. The author has gone above and beyond the contest brief by providing a realistic-looking back cover with a blurb and game style screenshots, and a CD cover design. It's a package I can genuinely imagine picking up in a game store. Overall the author has created something that looks like a game cover (paying mind to texture, shadows, and layout! Fantastic job on this design!
Congratulations, and your prizes are:
The second place winner is CorPaige. We've chosen this one for second place because it really looks like a video game cover. It's a very powerful image and has a clear central point of focus. The originality and theme execution is strong.
Congratulations, and your prizes are:
The third place winner is stebrfc. This is an original design. The main character has a strong cybernetic energy that radiates a glow against the muted composition. Highly stylized and unique cover design.
Congratulations, and your prizes are:
Congratulations to our winners! Great job to everyone that participated in the contest. I'll be contacting the winners shortly to assist them with collecting their prizes. The winners should keep an eye on the Flickr email boxes for the next couple of days.
There were quite a few entries that came very close to winning and we'd like to give them an honorable mention here. Also, there are certainly more good entries submitted into the contest that are in the PSDTUTS Flickr Group. Here are just a handful more that really captured our attention. Also, feel free to submit a tutorial concept for your contest entry designs. Many of the designs I saw would make great Photoshop tutorials.
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )flareationalist August 11th
nooooooooo wayyyyyyyyy, the winner sucks!!!
( )I only like the third place and I believed my entry(sixth place) deserved a much better chance to win…
everyone tell me what you think
Celwin August 11th
Dude relax… I think the first price actually won because it just looks like a legit and real game cover! I would believe this is available in stores if I didn’t know this was a contest
So congrats to the winners!
( )humanOid August 11th
I agree with you. The winner is sucks. Your work is most good look than another.
( )Matthew Johnson August 11th
First off, the winning design doesn’t suck at all, it’s actually very good. I do, however, agree that the second place design isn’t my favorite by any means.
Second, in response to your other comment below, the judge of the contest explains his reasoning for choosing the first place winner right above the images:
“The author has gone above and beyond the contest brief by providing a realistic-looking back cover with a blurb and game style screenshots, and a CD cover design. It’s a package I can genuinely imagine picking up in a game store. ”
The winner went above and beyond, and I think the layout of the package as a whole turned out really well. Your design was great, but this guy put the extra time into the design. This was something I had contemplated doing for this contest, but was also the reason I didn’t enter at all—I have a serious lack of free time right now.
Props to everyone who made this page anyways, there are only 13 of you and I think the recognition for your work is great compensation.
( )Uzayr August 12th
@Matthew,
I don’t think that it was suitable to give extra credit to him because he went ‘over and above’ the contest brief. When the contest was initially posted, I remember a few people asked whether they would have to design just the front cover or the entire package, to which the guys from PSDtuts said that only the front cover was required.
So obviously, when it was made clear that only the front cover was required, nobody would have wasted time trying to design all the other aspects because it would probably not be judged considering it was not a requirement. Hence, I think it is extremely unfair that the winner has gained extra credit for going beyond what was required.
I have a feeling that if the others had done the same, they could have also won?
Luke August 11th
I like 6th design the most … very advanced PS work and my favorite style…
( )Ross August 13th
Number six is very good, but there is a fundamental flaw with it. Delta Dawn is the name but the strapline is “The end is near”. Dawn = Beginning, so why is the end close? Only thing wrong with it, sick PS skills though.
xt423 August 11th
hehe, i dont think one should promote himself that aggressive but in your case its actually true. i’m not sure about your typography, but that wasn’t important anyways, looking at the higher placed images xD
next time, send in a new xbox360 console design, it may earn you extra credit…
( )Eric August 11th
Agreed. Winner is very well done but still looks like some crappy THQ game. The second place and a few honorable mentions were MUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH much much better.
Quality not quantity.
( )Eric August 11th
btw xbox would never let the branding of blue slide with the one i believe you are claiming as yours.
( )flareationalist August 13th
the contest rules clearly stated that I could change the logo. Would changing the slide to a color that fits the theme of the design stop people from buying the game?
Quintin August 11th
Yeah, I can kind of tell that you’re 13.
Still, your design was excellent and you’ll be kicking my ass in five years if you keep it up!
( )Ross August 13th
Dude your called Quentin, comedy.
lkaz August 11th
Assuming your’s is ‘Delta Dawn – The End Is Near’, it looks like a movie poster, not a game cover.
I actually want to play the winners game.. bring back more post-apoc/futuristic games!
( )flareationalist August 12th
If the winner has made a video game on his entry perhaps he deserved to win. But photoshop is art, not marketing. The factors that makes you want to play the game is not because his graphics, but mainly because of his descriptions at the back(futuristic weapons…). Is this still a photoshop contest or is it a commercial language competition?
Quintin August 12th
I’m sorry, but I’m genuinely annoyed by that comment, flareationalist.
“Photoshop is art, not marketing” – wrong. Photoshop is a tool that can be used to create either art or marketing materials. I do have an (albeit brief) background in commercial design, true, but I still consider myself an artist and try to apply myself artistically in my work, even when I’m doing commercial artworks.
As for your tirade about my “clever, surreal strategy”, if PSDTuts wanted to host a contest that was wholly about /fine art/, they would have posed a subject that /wasn’t/ commercial – i.e., a video game cover. They would have asked us to paint an expressionist scene, or an interpretative piece, or something. And, since art is all about interpretation, I could very well have slapped a red square on my canvas, said some pretty words about composition and won anyway.
I’d also thank you to have a bit of grace. You have talent, but you still lack experience and could do with a bit of humility about your own abilities, instead of blowing your own trumpet like you’ve been doing.
I entered this contest to have fun and to test my abilities. I have nothing against criticism, but I’d rather do without your petty slander.
I beg the other readers’ pardon for cluttering the board with this, but I had to speak my mind about this.
versusINK August 13th
no… I don’t agree AT ALL. the first one was actually very good, whether he had designed the entire box or not, it deserves first place. second, don’t get pissy because you didn’t win. third, how would you feel if you won and somebody said “that one sucked! mine shoulda won!”. you’d be pissed, right? you’d think they were an ass and should keep their mouth shut. same principal applies to you, pal. you just look like an ass. fourth, I strongly disagree with your judgement of your own work. the layout is not original at all. it looks like iRobot meets the Call of Duty: WaW cover. it’s blue, it’s a silhouetted soldier wearing a helmet staring straight out. I haven’t seen other entries, so I can’t judge, but if it were up to me, I’d have picked many others over yours for shear lack of originality. and lastly, the comment “I think I should have had a better chance at winning” makes no sense. every entry had an equal chance at winning, yours included.
also, I don’t like the third place cover. the first place one was good. I wouldn’t buy the game cuz it looks… weird? but the art is great.
( )flareationalist August 13th
I have never touched a single video game related product for my entire life, so sorry, I do not understand you questioning the originality of my work. I had no absolutely no reference when I created the piece other than stock and pieces of tutorial on the web.
versusINK August 14th
I was just saying that it looked similar to the CoD cover, whether you’ve seen it or not. so I guess it’s original to you… not so much to people who have seen the game I’m talking about.
Anton Agestam August 13th
I agree with you, the winner was not the best!
( )IllusiaX August 15th
The winner is not the best but the “sixth” place one is pretty bad, its iver worked and unorigional. Personally I like 11 and 12 also the 2nd entry is pretty decent.
Dewking August 11th
Congrats all!
I was hoping to at least be a finalist… maybe next time!
( )flareationalist August 11th
You should have been a finalist, the skills used in your robot piece is far above the current winner
( )Dewking August 11th
Thanks… I was actually thinking that one, or one of these would have made it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40747505@N07/3785738115/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40747505@N07/3777076884/
Oh well.
Listoric August 12th
The second one is awesome!
Dewking August 12th
Thanks!
xt423 August 11th
i think yours with the robot is way too close to killzone and fallout3.
( )Dewking August 11th
yeah I agree….
Jasmin Halkić August 11th
Nice works… Congratz to everyone!
( )flareationalist August 11th
Just in case if anyone’s questioning my previous comment, the first place winner cover only won because it came with cd covers and it could not have won by the cover itself. but the making of cd cover, back cover, case does not require any advanced PS skills. If the judges are considering them as a factor to how they judge the entries, they should at least include it in the contest description. The mood in second place can only be felt when you stare at the cover for at least 5 seconds. THe third place is truly a winner, it’s a contemporary, surreal and very skilled piece of work.
( )vismind August 11th
I have to agree with you… i think there’s some much better choices up there for first place…
( )revan August 11th
Very true. It would have been nice to know that they were judging quantity over quality.
( )Saro August 11th
The work you made (the sixth image) and the 3th place is way above the level of the others. I don’t get it either why you didn’t got a place. I think this choice was made by very few. But don’t let that get you down. Congratz to the winners because they, ofcourse, deserve it aswell.
( )Aaron August 11th
I disagree. The first place work was phenomenal; its craft was in many ways ingenious. The model he has there on the cover is holding a camera tripod, which he then modified to be a three-barrel gun, according to the flickr page for the winning image. You’ve gotta admit, that’s clever. All of the little screenshots he made from stock images of soliders and scenes, changing the lighting and adding creatures to each one to make them feel like they’re all from the same game. As far as photoshop work, the first one is the only cover I could actually imagine seeing on a shelf; every other one listed is amateurish and feels unprofessional. Yes, that includes the sixth entry and the third entry.
Listoric August 12th
I’ve to agree with Aaron, the first one has a great style, and execution. It just feels like a gamebox. The third one looks quite boring to mee and I actually can’t agree on someone who saw “far superior technique” there. The sixth entry is neat, but it just makes no sense. As a customer, what should I expect? It just looks cool, but it neither feels like a game cover, nor like a game at all.
To me, the second best entry is this one, which sadly wasn’t an entry at all:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40747505@N07/3777076884/
Just looks cool.
Sibby August 12th
I agree with Aaron. #6 is neat, but it doesn’t really show what the game’s about; it’s just a guy with weird flappy skin (?!) and cables (???). Besides, the typography is just weird.
#1 is simple and to the point. #2 is too, quite interesting. #3, meh, seen better.
The only ones from the featured that I’d vote for are #5, #9, #11 (which is brilliant, btw) and #12. The rest just missed the point.
MoonBoy August 11th
Good Job Guys, I just want to know if my works was considerated. It’s not appeared on tag seacrh
( )xedner August 11th
Finally the results are here.
Kudos to the winners and the honorable mentions.
It would be awesome if they could make a tutorial on how they made their cover. (esp. 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th)
Congrats!
( )Gaby August 11th
I read the first place winner’s submission when he was another scream in the void and saw that they used mostly a 3D rendering program.
I really liked the second place winner’s entry while browsing all the entries, and for the same reason; it felt like a real video game.
I wish I had discovered the contest sooner. I found out about the contest on the 2nd, so I had a very limited time to work in, but entered anyway. I kept refining it until today and it’s still not fully done. It’s miles away from the first one I entered.
There were some excellent entries in the contest. Ah, if I had known I’d be competing against such skills I probably wouldn’t have gone into this field for a profession….
( )Quintin August 12th
I must say, my spirits are rather dampened by the negative posts as well. I understand perfectly that not everyone thought my entry should have won, but the fact that many commenters made unfounded and rather personal remarks irks me to no end.
I freely admit that there are better designers than I here on the site. That I won is as much a mystery to me as any of you, but the judges have made their decision, and they have their own criterea. It’s completely unnecessary to make judgements on others’ artistic ability.
I appreciate the congratulations to myself and the other winners, and for the the entrants that weren’t selected who accepted it with grace. Humility and realism is what makes a good designer, and if you’re in it for the fun of it, there’s no such thing as a bruised ego.
Congratulations to CorPaige and stebrfc again, and to everyone who took part.
( )Quintin August 12th
For some reason, that post appeared as a reply. My bad!
As for skill, Gaby, it depends on much more than just that. Hundreds of very talented designers go unappreciated daily. If you have tenacity, humility and realistic ambition, you’re already on the way up.
( )Kim Dolleris August 11th
Congrats Quintin!! And ofc CorPaige and stebrfc!
Dolleris
( )John Deszell August 11th
Wow all of those are really nice. Congrats Guys/Gals!
( )Serj August 11th
Congrats to the winners! Great covers guys
( )Proof August 11th
There was much better works in PSDtuts+ fkicr group. In my opinion real 1st place must be work with some nice effects, with interest idea, and also it should draw attention. From these 3 point only the third is executed, but others . . . no coments
( )Proof August 11th
There was much better works in PSDtuts+ fkicr group. In my opinion real 1st place must be work with some nice effects, with interest idea, and also it should draw attention. From these 3 point only the third is executed, but others . . . no comments
( )Andrei Regiani August 11th
Hey, I think my cover should be at least in the honorable mention!!
-> http://www.flickr.com/photos/40793547@N05/3755989445/in/photostream/
(look the images I used, lot of work to have that result)
This one is looking great, why isn’t it in honorable? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dzaini/3753549169/in/photostream/
( )flareationalist August 11th
yup, I really like ur entry, at least better than the winner
( )geir b nystad August 12th
who care if you think that yours should be in the honorable mention, don’t matter how many images you used, the skills suck and then it did not come up on the list.
( )Rishi Freeflow Bhardwaj August 11th
Thats how we do ste! Soccer Art / Ole ole Represent. Shame about the third spot thou XD!
Some very cool pieces created by all, congrats all!
( )Nesmeyanova Yulia August 11th
I dont’ find that the first place work looks very interesting,it looks very professionaly but not soo interesting, I think…
( )sdecoret August 11th
kinda agree with you guys… I saw much better works during the contest and 1st and 2nd one were not my favorite at all…
( )congrats to all of you though…
Jacky Skyline August 11th
very nice covers
( )Jacky Skyline August 11th
btw. noooooooooo! mine is not placed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40990994@N05/3785098988/
however congratulations to the winners
( )geir b nystad August 12th
your is really cool. i like it.
( )Quintin August 12th
Can’t believe I overlooked this one – it’s excellent!
I love the contrast and the composition… although I must say that I missed the skull concept right at first.
( )Phalconrush August 11th
The next contest should allow users to vote…these are not a serious representation of the best covers…sorry they’re just not
( )jenson August 11th
i agree with you about the outcome. but when you make a voting you dont get the best cover. getting people to vote for a bad cover aint very ahrd at all…
( )Saro August 11th
Indeed, these judge(s) were most probably very few and the outcome seems very subjective because the first 2 have a very similar style.
( )Jay Antwan August 11th
I rarely comment on sites, but i couldn’t help but to do so this time. The first place design is very well made and honestly looks like a game cover. It may not be as ‘flashy’ or ‘photoshopped’ as the others, but just looking at the covers.. i feel it really does look like a game cover. The title of the game is big, clear and visible and it uses very contrasting colors which would attract my eye is on a shelf. I feel it may not be the best design in a tennis match, but it is a strong design as a cover for a game. It honestly looks as if I have seen that cover before in the store. I do feel other great, if not better entries were notable mentions 2, 5 (cover 2), 8, and 10. But overall everyone did a great job. Now I’m off to look in the flikr pool!
( )Phalconrush August 11th
The only thing wrong with the first place winner, in my opinion, is the model used. Its a teenager in a beanie, wearing a T-shirt. Sorry this just doesn’t scream military, which was bolded in the description.
( )Dewking August 11th
I’m also curious about the use of the screen shots on the back page. If it was one of the reasons it was considered the winner, seems like the images would need to be credited as well.
( )lowpop August 11th
this contest is just a crap, a celebration of bad taste graphics… I saw so many honorable entries, really, but some you put in, come on, these are your friends and your little brothers… And the winners ? WHERE IS THE ****** BRIEF ? Is it a ” there’s a precise brief, but only to empty space in the page ” contest ?? I’m disgusted with that contest, that site, that atmosphere, and i’m pretty sure i’m not the only one…
( )Mike_Viking August 11th
i agree…what a load of crap
( )vanderlei Bastelli Filho August 11th
The first place detailed all the box and cd this is very important, when you make this kind of work the most detailed work always win.
all jobs are great !
( )lowpop August 11th
by the way… WHAT WAS NOT HONORABLE WITH THAT ? http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153128@N05/3784634069/
( )Nesmeyanova Yulia August 11th
it’s really good work!
( )josh August 11th
These are my fav’s as well:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153128@N05/3784634069/
(a how-they-do-that look and great classical pyramidal structure very Raft of the Medusa)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23884264@N04/3772561609/
(awesome photo manipulation work)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dzaini/3764930420/
(perfectly subtle with a very genuine “can-see-it-on-the-shelf” quality)
But… contests and awards can be very subjective, its art! not an exact science. While it comes down to technique a judges “design palate” plays a part as well. Try entering for awards that cost you what the first place guy gets to spend and more and losing to a design that’s not so great, that’s tough love! But in the end these designs are like are kids no one likes to hear their kid is ugly, even if you know it’s not true.
and congratulations to the winners!!
( )Quintin August 11th
I agree… yours was my bet for first place. You deserved a mention, at the very least.
( )Godsgimp August 11th
Did anyone else besides the winner do back covers?
I did, although mine kinda sucks:
original cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29714886@N06/3780100583/
back cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29714886@N06/3780101661/
collectors edition: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29714886@N06/3780102509/
I would love to see anyone else’s back cover. Also please tell me at least one person is going to do a tutorial on how they did theirs. I would.. but noone would want to read it: HAHA!
( )Godsgimp August 11th
http://godsgimp.deviantart.com/art/Delta-Dawn-DVD-Competition-132106945
( )AJ August 11th
neil patrick harris, what?
( )Richie Evans August 11th
Congrats Quintin!! major chuffed for yas
And ofc CorPaige and stebrfc
richie evans
( )crg32 August 11th
Take a look at their description of the winning entry…
“The author has gone above and beyond the contest brief by providing a realistic-looking back cover with a blurb and game style screenshots, and a CD cover design. It’s a package I can genuinely imagine picking up in a game store. Overall the author has created something that looks like a game cover (paying mind to texture, shadows, and layout! Fantastic job on this design!”
Comments:
- They did not mention anything about the FRONT cover which is the most important part of the whole packaging. Come on, you wouldn’t pick up a game because of a good looking back cover.
- No doubt that tons of effort have been put into it. Great packaging; but not the focus of the contest.
- Unfair especially most of the entries were judged only by the front game cover.
Conclusion:
( )Maybe if I made a 2 minute trailer together with my New Dawn movie poster contest entry, I could have won.
jenson August 11th
true.
( )Rather Unique August 11th
Sorry but people don’t buy games because of the front cover. Selling the product would be considered most important right? When people buy games, they look at the front but immediately turn to the back because they want to see the actual game-play screenshots, what the game is about, how many players, etc. That’s what sells not the front cover!
( )Dewking August 11th
yes, but that wasn’t the contest… the contest was to design a cover.
Servant August 11th
Some really nice works. Congratz to the winners and honorables.
( )The boy on the winners cover makes me laugh.
Chris McDougall August 11th
Maybe the reason why none of your entries were picked is because you can’t handle yourselves professionally? Honestly, there is no need to whine and complain. If you don’t get picked then you just move onto the next thing.
My favorite is the red skull made of weapons. It really stands out amongst all the “me too” mute colored Photoshop composite covers.
( )Jacky Skyline August 11th
i really agree with you.
( )ViniMan August 11th
The winning piece was uploaded on the 4th of August on Flickr. While it was said on the contest page they had to be submitted before August 3rd: “Entries must be submitted to the Psdtuts Flickr Group pool before midnight August 3rd, Pacific Eastern Standard Time.”
Am I missing something?
I had a lot of fun making my piece. And congratulations to the winners. Although, I have my doubts too. Would you really pick those up at a store, next to let’s say a Fallout 3 or a GTA4 box?
( )Sean Hodge August 11th
It was submitted on August 3rd Eastern Standard Time and therefore was eligible. Thx. If you’re in a different time-zone, then it may display a different date for you.
( )fubaama August 11th
is that the only answer you can give on all comments??
why don’t you explain the reasons why the winner is the winner?
what is so special on the winner’s cover?!
im very curious about your justification!!
Frank Voors August 11th
I was kinda dissappointed not to have a price, but not even get a honarable mention?
I’ll stick with the tutorials, contests I will not participate anymore, seeing (not all) bad results get off with the win.
( )Arnold August 11th
Im so shocked with the 1st place winner
there’s so many good entries out there…including this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41050668@N05/3783743987/
and this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reround/3752876145/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40810155@N07/3786773256/in/photostream
i really dont know why? or its just me…
“a military theme”….what the heck…
anyway…I still respect the winners, congrats!
( )Arnold August 11th
1st place winner not really convincing…Im sorry
( )IMHO…
if I see a game cover like this in the store…I will not pick it up
Ryan Hamilton August 11th
Congratulations everyone. #6 looked great.
Does anyone else think that the statue of liberty and the Russian chopper in entry #7 look A LOT like they were taken from World in Conflict? Maybe I’ve just played that game too much…
( )Kim Dolleris August 11th
Well the Statue of Liberty kinda looks like the Statue of Liberty. I wouldnt call it a rip off in any way no.
( )xt423 August 11th
haha, good call
Ryan Hamilton August 12th
In the game the Soviet Union invades Ellis Island with Mi-24’s. It simply reminded me of the game, and the way in which the models are rendered are similar as well.
It’s still a nice cover though.
gaksdesigns August 11th
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153128@N05/3784634069/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaksdesigns/3768451826/
^^ not even an honorable mention? ^^
..ah well, Congrats to the winners and everyone that participated!
( )It was fun, take care guys!
Stefan Drakulich August 11th
one typo:
Under second place winner, it says:
And the third place winner is NAME.
It should be:
And the SECOND place winner is NAME.
( )Sean Hodge August 11th
I got that typo fixed. Thx for pointing it out.
( )jenson August 11th
guys… don’t get me wrong, but if the only reason for winning this contest was, that he made a back and a cd label, then that is just wrong. when i brief everybody to design an nice oven and they come up with a business plan for a french 5 star restaurant, then it may be nice for them, but not part of the contest. it is very unprofessional and unfair for the other people who posted “only” a cover to even mention this as a good thing to have, since you didn’t ask anybody to do this.
even tho all three look solid, the only convincing one imo is number three – as said about 20times before… it has something, that the other two dont have – it has a character. and im not talking about paper boy right there… seriously, in a good game you play with that guy maaaaany hours – he has to have a soul. place one and two look like 5$ bargain pieces.
by the way, none of the two fits perfectly together… translucent gradient clouds, blured charcter in the front, not fitting colours and a bone chilling typografy. i’m actually gettin mad right now, just writing that.
maybe im just confused because some of the artworks and artists you promote on your site are actually very good, and the outcome of this contest is very dissapointing.
i know you dont really care, but it is kinda interesting how many people disaggree with you.
funny, a kid with a super soaker and some bevel and emboss… now im boiling – wish i could play some ‘delta dawn – the singularity’ right now -.-
p.s.
( )sry quintin, plz don’t take it personal. it’s not bad or anything, but their was better and espacially more creative stuff posted. but you deserve credit for putting that much effort in the presentation, it obviously paid off.
asdasd asd August 11th
100% agree.
im boiling because of the results!!
some of the shown covers are just bullsh*t, sorry for the hard word, but its a fact!
if i would deliver something like that, my boss would fire me directly!!
and, it was mentioned that ONLY a COVER has to be delivered…nothing more. and so you dont have to rate something else!
its absolutely ridiculous!!!
( )Max Powers August 11th
LOL, at this contest, really…
include everyone = more sponsors = more money
thats why the one who achive the “amateur” looks always win.
show some respect to the people who spend hours on their entry PSDtuts.
( )RIKECH August 11th
I think the same…
( )fabian August 11th
first place isnt that good
and place 2 and 3 didnt even the right thing:
a game an a table or something, i cant see something like that
dissapointed
more cool contests?
( )xt423 August 11th
i dont get it. a game and a table? like… chess?
( )Rohan August 11th
Wow, 1st place is awesome. I think the author deserved to win.
( )Alex Beltechi August 11th
Some really great entries here. Congrats everyone!
( )Captain Nugun August 11th
Hi all,
first of all congrats to the winner!
unfotunatly I didn’t get any feedback on my entries, so if you like tell me your thoughts. this was my first participation so i’m looking forward to any comment that helps me to improve
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nugun/3784907408/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nugun/3784098843/in/photostream/
best wishes,
( )yours captain n. !
flareationalist August 12th
interesting.. wonder why such good entries weren’t noticed..
( )anacleto avaro August 11th
They’re not my favourites at all, but they´re nice jobs anyway
(the last one kicks ass)
so, congratulations to winners
( )see you in the next contest
Bruno Vergauwen August 11th
Wow, i didn’t know it was a copy-paste competition.
Disapointing.
I like this one though.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reround/3752876145/
either way, last time i entred something.
( )http://www.flickr.com/photos/40923444@N02/3772080007/
asdasd asd August 11th
its very curisous, that the winner is probably the most active person on psd tuts…and his work i would do in about 30 minutes….
( )David W. August 11th
YAY! Quintin won! Great work dude! You were the most active member in the whole contest and your design is KILLER!
( )Quintin August 11th
Thanks a lot, man – I appreciate it!
( )David W. August 14th
The only thing I would change is the guys outfit. He looks too casual.
Rather Unique August 11th
I’m rather disappointed at the comments from people here. Seems like a lot of sore losers if you ask me. I know there are a lot of good designers out there but you know what, that alone won’t win you a contest and that alone won’t get you a client.
You need to Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)! That’s exactly what the winner did. Keep it clean and professional. The WINNER did that too. Oh and one more thing… GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED! For those of you who obtain enough clients to make a leaving, you know that last one pretty well.
( )Quintin August 12th
Thank you for echoing my sentiments. This is a contest on a tutorial site and has absolutely /no reflection/ on who the best artist is, or who would succeed more in a professional environment. Such things are so subjective, anyway, and depend on far more than just technique. If I thought the contest were about elitism and snobbery, I wouldn’t have entered.
In the end, it comes down to the effort put into the design and the judge’s impression of it. I worked long and hard at my design, and I’m happy beyond words that it earned me “victory”.
( )Kris August 11th
Way to go everyone! First place is excellent! Not the biggest fan of the cover, but I can see why you won. Its a polished, complete, finished piece.
As for the other art work I loved 7th and 8th place. If the artwork for 7th or 8th were placed in for 1st I think we would have an even stronger finisher.
Good job everyone!!
( )Topflysecurity August 11th
Congrats to the winner. but i dont think its the best cover tho. only thing i dont like about it is the dude, he looks like a surfter or something like that. other then that its real nice..
great covers people
( )Fill August 11th
real winner is number 6
( )katojune August 11th
Congrats to the winner. As for everyone complaining that it is not the best cover your are wrong. This contest was about creating a Video Game cover not just the best photoshop work. If it was then the first place would not have won.
Also 6th place never make the xbox branding blue or another color your entry while very awesome is not something i could see picking up at the local gamestore.
( )flareationalist August 16th
let me get this clear… a contest on PSDtuts is not about creating the best photoshop work?
( )Nardyello August 11th
I say the 2nd design should have one. Looks futuristic and like and interesting game. Looks like a real game instead of just a picture of a kid in the front cover.
( )Sammo August 11th
So going by what you’ve just said, ‘when kids are on front covers’ they aren’t real games? Rubbish! A game is a game, regardless of the front cover, futuristic or not.
If you read the brief, it said you could interpret the war theme any way you wanted – be it futuristic, wars from the past, or any other war themed design. The story of the first placed entry featuring this kid, as you put it, could be a deep story of how a child takes control over his destiny to fight the oppression against the evil dictators. Just because the cover features a kid carrying a gun, it doesn’t make it any less a game, remembering that games have stories surrounding the events in game and the characters portrayed in them, especially the lead character. Also games appeal to certain age groups, depending on the content.
( )Master August 11th
Too “psdtuts” for me…
( )Ash August 11th
I didn’t participate, but I don’t think that 1st place deserves to be there.
( )Mike_Viking August 11th
If a back cover and some CD mock ups where the main factor in winning then that should of been made clear in the contest rules and we all could of done it. Personally, i dont like any of them.
They have the look of every other on the shelf game in this genre.
The winning entry has mediocre typography and the picture says nothing about war…the fella looks like he is out of a catalogue and he is holding a super squirter.
There were many, many better entries than all of those pictured above.
Sorry PSDTUTS fans……..i think we’ve all been cheated.
For the next contest ill submit my design and send you a lovely bunch of flowers…now thats going beyond the call of duty. i think i’ll win it
What A Cop Out
( )Mike_Viking August 11th
At least this one is different…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeislee/3782870402/
and alot more work went into than simplie cuting out a few stock images.
( )ksquared design August 11th
I agree too, if everyone knew that the cd mockups and back cover design would be entered into the competition, then one place would not have won first place.
I think I have been cheated to…..lol
( )lolo August 11th
i think the winner cover looks professional but it would have been extremely better without the guy & the second entry have some stuff that doesn’t look right but still looks like a video game cover, i really loved the red skull made of weapons is clean & attracts the eye without having a lot of stuff in it:) also there were other really good entries in the psdtuts flickr group. Congratulations to the winners^.^
( )Sibby August 12th
Yeah, that one’s def. the best.
( )It’s not typical bad-guy-in-postnuclear-apocalyptic-warzone, and it keeps to the them. Truly creative.
Quintin August 11th
My God. This is just incredible. This came at just the right time for me. I’m simply blown away – thank you all so much!
I’m sorry to see so many unhappy comments. I realise that my entry didn’t follow the brief exactly, but I had an image in my head, followed it through and submitted it anyway. I honestly didn’t expect this. I thought there were many, many other designs that were much better than mine and that followed the brief a lot more closely. I also hope that I didn’t win just because I went to extra trouble with the presentation, but admittedly I did do it to stand out a bit, since that’s what a freelance designer must do to get noticed. My first goal with this contest was to have a bit of fun and to test the extents of what I could do, which is – I hope – what pulled me through in the end.
Congratulations to the other winners, and all other entrants! I’m inspired and humbled by all the fantastic designers out there. I hope to see a lot more of all your work in the future, and I’ll be spending a lot more time in this fantastic community.
( )Eduardo August 11th
Congrats Quintin!!
I really like your entry.. excepting the character weapon ^^
Anyway, this one, was my entry:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40729471@N02/3767265418/in/photostream/
If you guys, can give me any advice.. it will be apreciated
Greetings!
And sorry about my bad english… u.u
( )lowpop August 11th
you don’t have to justify yourself quintin, you did nothing wrong, just have fun with your victory, don’t overthink it. All the unhappy comments were aimed to psdtuts, who, and i don’t think i’m wrong, don’t follow what they said. Except for the typography ( wich i mean you could have worked on it, arial sucks for this kind of things bro’ ;p ), your entry is great. good composition, colors are ok, no amateur problems. It’s just that PSDTUTS give a precise brief of what is the contest, and don’t follow it. For the new dawn contest, it was just the same, ” this story takes place in a post apocalyptic cityscape “, and the third was a desert scene… Unbelievable.
So , quintin, i hope everybody joins me to wish you good luck for future, and again, Congratulations, enjoy your victory !!
( )Mike_Viking August 11th
noone is having a go at you quintin.
psdtuts can’t even abide by there own rules.
enjoy your prizes mate.
Richie Evans August 11th
congrats buddy
to be honest – u design is ace and u helped other designers imrpove their work
so 2 thumbs up from me
Richie
( )Max Powers August 11th
Nothing against you quintin or your work.
i know u made a nice effort. congrats
its just how people behind PSDtuts handle their contests, They dont respect the effort that some participants put in their works.
I chose not to participate this time because i feared the same weird winners selection as in previous contests.
By what i see im not wrong.
( )Ahmad Elabbar August 12th
I’m not with you on that max , true the results of this comp my be kind of weird but the entries were genuinely below what we expected to see on this site and non of them is a clear winner , but let me remind you of the last comp :
http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/contests/psdtuts-new-dawn-poster-design-contest-winners/
the winner design as as good as a real movie cover , and the runners up were amazing , and as a conclusion no one complained about the results .
I personally think the team behind psdtuts have done a great job as always and i hope the MacApStorm comp raises the bar . ^^
Ahmad Elabbar August 12th
Good for you mate , congrats . ^^
( )kurtiscaston August 11th
Great work by all, there are definitely some great artists out there
( )Rob August 11th
they are all so awesome i cant really pick one. how do I get these guys to work on websites for me. they are all so great! if any of the top 20 want to do some graphic work for me please get a hold of me.
( )Quintin August 11th
Hey Rob,
I’m currently available for freelance work and would be glad to help you out. Feel free to drop me an email.
( )Richie Evans August 12th
same here as well
check out my other work – http://digitalrich.deviantart.com/gallery/
richie
Sheamus August 11th
I like most of them so much.
Honestly though, the only thing that stood out with the first place winner was it looks so good and legit. Unlike most of the others. Second and third don’t really deserve it either, but hey, I don’t really wanna judge. The winners definitely worked hard and deserve their loot!
( )Regiani August 11th
Contest in PSD tuts? no way no more…
( )matt August 11th
The judge picked HIS top three favorites. He’s not saying that they are the three best. It’s his decision, not yours. It’s only a $500.00 prize so quit whining and get a job.
( )Max Powers August 11th
LOL Matt, l have a job, im not talking about the money kid,
explain me the point of making a contest, if the best are not going to win.
pfff.
( )Mike_Viking August 12th
what a stupid thing to say.
( )sean steezy August 17th
haha yeah. great cover work and congrats to the winner. everyone should have done a bunch of mock ups and stopped complaining b/c if you were presenting to a professional game company you wouldn’t want to go in there with just a cover if you really wanted the job, you’d go above and beyond… that’s real life.
yammin_unit August 11th
First congrats to the winner! But I have to agree with many others here, the briefing was “design a video cover” not the cd, the packaging or anything else. This ist unprofessional and unfair. I did not expected to win, cause my design was zero photoshop but more a graphic concept thing. Anyway my personal favourite is this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153128@N05/3784634069/
because its has just everything a good video-title needs, fresh idea, cool design (not to cheesy), nice typography and a good execution. Wondering why this was not mentioned.
( )Brett August 11th
I think the third deserves to beat out the second, that is a great looking cover…but I think the first one is really good…I don’t know there was a lot of good ones, tough decision.
( )Diesel Laws August 11th
The judges chose the winners.
End of story.
( )Nahid August 12th
Rite!
( )CorPaige August 12th
I tried to resist but ultimately couldn’t. My work has been thoroughly trashed all day, and that I can deal with. However, the comment above about Quintin’s entry that says, “its very curisous, that the winner is probably the most active person on psd tuts…and his work i would do in about 30 minutes….” is ridiculous. I don’t care if you’re exaggerating to make a point. It’s one thing to have your own opinion on what constitutes good design, but anybody that would insinuate favoritism and write off an entry like that as being just “thrown together” should be embarrassed.
PS – Glad at least one guy liked mine!
( )Kochusan August 12th
So many hours….put into this…..hurt…. I think….my heart was crushed by my fav PSD site… agh!!
sh^t….and I thought I would step outside the box and not use any photography and digitally paint the whole thing….
I was pissed beyond belief at the winner. (Still a little sore.) But you take your loses and just keep trying. What I did get from this however, is a better understanding of painting in Photoshop.
I may write a tutorial…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kochusan/
( )Darshanan August 12th
Why you not given to first place thierd winner
( )Jason August 12th
Great stuff guys and congrats to the winners although I do dislike the amount of complaining in the comments… if you think that there’s something wrong with the way the contest is being run then make your own competition. Just because PSDtuts decide what’s a winner and what’s not does not necessarily dictate the best design.
Yes the first entry went above and beyond the brief but it didn’t detract from it, if anything it added and created a more complete solid product.
( )domenico August 12th
everybody is free to their own oppinions
sorry if my english writing is terrible.
( )Jason August 12th
Of course and that’s why I voiced mine
domenico August 12th
hello,
so congrats to the winners but i must say there were far more better ones.
i just think they didnt see all the entries in this contest. some of our work didnt even get judged i thiink.
but my favor im asking all of you if you got some spare time to check the cover i made using photoshop and some stock photos. the character was made using zbrush. tell me what i drastically need to change to become better any negative comment is appreciated. i want to learn to become better thank you all
domenico
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41021834@N03/3785479501/
( )Lawrence Low August 12th
i love the red skull one…
( )Craig Adendorff August 12th
Congrats to the winners..
but seriously, this is art. Its not exactly like you could be right or wrong about what u like or dislike. Anyway I think the 1st place deserved to win. (he went above and beyond what was required.)
I would have liked this one to be mentioned.
( )http://www.flickr.com/photos/dzaini/3753549169/in/photostream/
Nahid August 12th
congrats Winner! Good going…
( )Martin August 12th
The red skull is bad ass! Simple and effective.
( )domenico August 13th
i really dont like the skull
( )sean steezy August 17th
i like it but think its better as a movie poster
flareationalist August 12th
when people talk about the simplicity and effectiveness of photoshop images, it still need to measured on an artistic scale. personally I dont find the first place artistic in any perspective. unless if you say that it’s the art of marketing or the clever, surreal STRATEGY to win this contest
( )flareationalist August 12th
Hey guys, it’s me again, the 6th place winner. I just wanna know how many people would want to read a tutorial written on my entry? and for the editor, considering the quality of this work, how great is the possibility for you to accept it?
( )flareationalist August 12th
6th place author is what I meant to say.
( )geir b nystad August 12th
WoW, so many whiny people, so you did not win, move on and then enter the next contest if you want to or don’t.
You did not make the HM, do they even get a price, if not, then why bother mention it.
i my opinion i don’t think 1 place is the winner, but i am not the judge.
Also, cover is front and back not just the front. And everyone know the the front cover is most important, then the back. Why do you think back side is the most expensive if you want to have an AD there on magazines?
( )KDA August 12th
Strange things to compare :S
However i agree. To much whine. Some found a polite and argumentative way of writing their thoughts and i respect that. But what’s up with all the unhappy-spoiled-kid comments?
Btw: nice 2advanced effect on you site
http://v4.2a-archive.com/
( )geir b nystad August 13th
ha ha ha, thanks, but as you guessed it, thats where i got the idea from, but nowhere close to what they id. love that site!!!
Steven Aiello August 12th
Ok so I don’t post really at all here, but I must say the winner in this contest should not have won. If the brief was to design a game box, then the ultimate goal is to have the person buy the game.
Coming from a pure marketing / visual stimulation stand point the winner should have no way won. There’s not visual enticement on this cover, it shows nothing of a story line, in fact is reminds me of one of those stupid kids at the gym who wear their ski hat in 90 degree weather.
Questions should have been answered: What genera is this game? Shooter, Futuristic Fantasy? Is this a war conflict, alien, etc? Where is the game setting located? Earth, a space ship, another planet?
Any trained graphic designer should answer should answer the 5 W’s with their piece when dealing with advertising.
who, what, where, when and why.
The brief was to design a game box, not to do an interpretive piece on teen age gym rats with guns.
Sorry, PSDTuts is loosing some cred here. If you’re going to run a contest that is just about marketing as design, you should understand marketing in design.
Just my two bits,
( )Steven
versusINK August 13th
wow… okay, first: you spelled genre wrong. we all see your level of expertise. secondly, a video game box does NOT need to explain the story line or the five Ws. You will find VERY few covers that explain clearly where a game takes place, almost none show when unless you want to be as broad as a decade, and I have never seen a game cover that explains a reason for the game. that’s usually on the back of the box, and told through other media (commercials, articles, etc., not to mention through the game itself) to make a fair comparison, have you ever seen a movie box or poster that explains ALL of the Ws? no. because this is done with previews and such. not the box design. all the box REALLY needs to say is who and what, with the occasional where, and when. The box shows who (the kid) and shows what (a sci-fi shooter, which is evident however much you pretend that it’s not possible to tell). you can also gather that it’s in the future (yeah, we totally have glowing guns right now!), and the rest is explained on the back of the box.I feel like you’re just criticizing for the sake of it. none of your comments were even valid.
( )versusINK August 14th
I would also like to point out that not a SINGLE entry has the five Ws which you claim are so necessary… so. I guess everybody except you fails then, yeah?
( )actually, I’d like to see your attempt at this. I doubt that you even CAN explain every single W in the cover without making it too complicated and distracting.
Timo August 12th
These are all slick designs. If any of them were real, id buy it xD
( )Quintin August 12th
I must say, my spirits are rather dampened by the negative posts as well. I understand perfectly that not everyone thought my entry should have won, but the fact that many commenters made unfounded and rather personal remarks irks me to no end.
I freely admit that there are better designers than I here on the site. That I won is as much a mystery to me as any of you, but the judges have made their decision, and they have their own criterea. It’s completely unnecessary to make judgements on others’ artistic ability.
I appreciate the congratulations to myself and the other winners, and for the the entrants that weren’t selected who accepted it with grace. Humility and realism is what makes a good designer, and if you’re in it for the fun of it, there’s no such thing as a bruised ego.
Congratulations to CorPaige and stebrfc again, and to everyone who took part.
( )Bill Labus August 12th
Unfortunately that’s part of being a designer/artist- receiving criticism, and often times harsh criticism.
However, don’t take it too bad, I have a feeling that quite a few of the negative comments were a bit exaggerated in an effort to take some anger out on PSDTUTS, not yourself.
( )Quintin August 13th
I have nothing against criticism, as I’ve said. It’s just the slights in the comments that annoy me. There’s no need at all to make this personal, and yet some people have gone there.
( )sdecoret August 12th
right!
( )ko ko August 12th
I think you’re all missing the point. Design is so subjective. You will always disagree about who is better than whom. When you go to school, the marks wont necessarily reflect your skill or the skill of your classmates.
IMHO, all entries were great, but all looked the same and made me think, there’s not much to “the work of design” on psd tuts anymore. As long as you have an okay idea, you can juice it up with photoshop surreal effects and everyone is happy.
1st place winner is just a dude holding a cool weapon in front of buildings. There is nothing cleaver about any of the entries.
( )Quintin August 13th
I agree with you across the board.
As far as the design goes, it had to be recognisable as a videogame cover, and that means sacrificing originality for familiarity. That’s why it was a design contest, and not an art contest.
( )Roye August 12th
gaaaad. so many whiners. why not just take the time you spent complaining and come up with more designs. or better yet, get a job. where you can earn more than the prizes of these contests.
still, kudos to all of you, you’re all brilliant.
my personal fave, should’ve been mentioned at least.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153128@N05/3784634069/
( )Elsephen August 12th
Alright, this may be my first post on this site ever. And as many negative complaints as I’ve seen- I still don’t believe there have been enough.
This is the type of contest that I myself would think I wasn’t good enough to win at the moment, but now after seeing the winner? I think anyone that’s been using photoshop for more than a few months could have won.
It’s just an extremely amateur looking design. I hate to say it, but if I saw that game in a store I’d literally chuckle a bit. Looks like the lame Madden covers when people throw themselves on the cover. Just odd.
There were many great entries, but the winner wasn’t one. Even some that weren’t mentioned at all were better. And for the record- again- I didn’t have an entry. I just think this was so ridiculous that everyone should say something. Just to get the point across.
If my boss wanted a cover design- that’s what I’d do to my best ability. I wouldn’t throw in extras to make up for the lack of quality, and if I did – I wouldn’t expect it to do me any favors.
( )lowpop August 12th
Next contest, i took my decision, i make a design, make the back/front/sides/tail/up/down/left/right/blue/black/white/red versions. I print it on a huge poster sized paper, and take a picture of me with it. Make The Cd design, and also reinvent the CD format making it Square or Cubic, rent models to hold the box on a picture, put the design on a washed up reflexion on the ground design, make it with bad typography, Ask the newspaper to talk about it, take the design and put it in the fridge for 5 days, then perfume it, polish it, and then finally send it. Maybe it will flatter the judges. haha.
Quintin, just a joke, don’t take it bad.
( )Quintin August 13th
No problem – I was canning myself after “make it with bad typography”.
( )Captain Nugun August 13th
thats not gonna make you win, if you don’t wear a fancy suite on presentation day
( )versusINK August 13th
wth? the last one makes NO sense. “Resist or assimilate”… ummm. check the dictionary on that one, pal. that makes absolutely no sense… at all. the definitions for assimilate are digest, understand, and resemble…. none of which fits. a little advice: stick to words you actually know. you sound like less of an idiot that way. you don’t sound like a kid trying to sound smarter than he is by inflating their language. especially in the game industry, where your marketing to a wide variety of people of all ages and educational foundations, it’s best to keep things simple…
( )Jose August 13th
First and farmost, thank you PSDTUTS for considering my piece and recognizing me in Honorable mention, and congrats to the winners.
I was wondering if there is any type of recognition for my work I am able to put on my online portfolio, it would make a great addition to the rest of my portfolio. Thanks
( )domenico August 13th
am i the only one that doesnt like the skull cover?
( )steBRFC August 13th
I like the cover but find the skull a bit of a cliche. I would prefer it without the skull!
( )Kim Dolleris August 13th
Drama meter [LOW] · · · · · · · · · • [HIGH] ?
( )DK August 13th
wow…I’m just starting out in design…but I had no idea that designers were such sore losers…get a grip. Let the winner enjoy his prize!
( )Murijoe August 13th
the first place almost got me!!!
( )if wasn’t a contest i could buy the game
steBRFC August 13th
Firstly, I would like to thank PSDTuts for running the contest and thanks to the judges for placing me third. Thanks also to those people who commented saying they liked my entry!
I did not expect to place so I am very pleased to. I entered the contest as a bit of fun and I expect that most people did. In regards to many of the comments above – i think a lot of people have lost sight of this.
I do agree that people have a right to say which entries they prefer but the criticism being aimed at certain people is a bit unfair and comes across rather petulant. I would have chosen different winners myself but its not my or any others decision at the end of the day. Some of these comments are a bit over the top.
I had fun entering the contest. Thanks again.
( )Mike_Viking August 13th
All you holy rollers with your ’stop whining’ and ‘its only a contest’ etc………………Noone is complaining about the winners…people are complaining that the competition brief had no resembelence to the winners submitted work.
get off your high horse and allow people to complain as much as they want. If the brief contained all the points that they were looking for then noone would be moaning about the result.
as for quintin noone is insulting him or calling him names. they are voicing what they think of the design. like it or not its not a crime to say why something is not liked.
i dont like any of them. they are all clichéd and obvious for want of a better word.
( )Mike_Viking August 13th
If people are happy at the results and the way the contest was run then good. be happy and enjoy the whole episode.
if people aren’t happy at the results and the way the contest was run then good. moan away and voice your opinion.
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( )why don’t we all chose our winners and post your favorite…and dont just vote for yourself because you wont get a prize or anything.
dewking August 14th
“why don’t we all chose our winners and post your favorite…and dont just vote for yourself because you wont get a prize or anything.”
My favorites… #7 from above and this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26153128@N05/3784634069/
Aside from my own. lol
Big D Cro August 16th
Well, so much negative hype about this one… To be honest, I don’t like the results either, I like the No 9 very much – military theme, ass kicking perspective, great colors,… The winning cover design has nothing to do with the original concept – skinny kid with a laser tripod? Gimme a break… Yes, I know that teenagers buy computer games and that they can identify themselfs with the kid on the cover, but the question is, do they really want to look like that, or do they want to look like the super-heroes, -soldiers, etc?
( )IMHO, the PSDTuts team made one big mistake – guys this supossed to be a cover design competition, you were clearly asked if it was necessary to design the back cover, CD cover, and so on, and you said no. Now, when you explain why this design won, the first thing you say is: “The author has gone above and beyond the contest brief by providing a realistic-looking back cover with a blurb and game style screenshots, and a CD cover design”. Well guys, next time try to decide what you really want and then stick with it, because most of the unsatisfied contestants feel like they wasted their time by designing the front cover only. IMHO, by making such comments, you also put the winner “down”, it looks like he won just because he made the complete design, and not because he made a great cover.
crg32 August 17th
I agree.
I think PSDtuts+ can’t just ignore the awful comments because most of these people that are complaining are frequent readers and subscribers. I’m sure it will help the site. (decide better .. and of course website traffic)
It is a bit absurd to hear things such as “really looks like a true game cover” or “the only cover I could actually imagine seeing on a shelf”, and so on and so forth. We must be open minded that some amazing work in the flickr pool could be the game covers you’ll be seeing in future years or so. They shouldn’t have been utterly judged upon the “conventional” game covers of today. Yes, the designer must be aware of the mainstream design of a basic game cover in stores but they are just as important as its ‘originality’ (means something you haven’t seen before yet remarkable) and artistic & technical execution.
I lost and it was disappointing of course. It was worse, when I scrolled down to see the winners, to see winning designs I didn’t expect to win. I don’t question their ability, they were great but it was more of a sudden reflection to myself: “Ahhh… those were the types of designs the judges were in-favor of…” The contest brief should have been clearer in a way that it can’t be interpreted by an entrant in his/her own way. (making additional back cover, etc.)
At the end of the day, it’s just a contest.
( )In every contest, there are winners and losers.
In the PSDtuts+ Delta Dawn game cover contest, there are seasonal witty judges, egotistic losers, and underrated designers.
Congrats to the winners. Peace.
Rodney Gordon August 18th
Congrats to the winners, but did anyone notice that on the winning design the guy is holding a tripod as a weapon.
When I realized it was a tripod I laughed in joy. He really snuck that in under the radar. Nice work Quintin.
( )hassan-05 August 23rd
can i have the .psd of the sixth one plzzzzzzzzzz any body??
( )flareationalist August 24th
maybe? I still have it..
( )hassan-05 August 24th
can you send to me plz this my email i.green@hotmail.fr i would be very happy if you send it to me man come on
flareationalist August 27th
I’m writing a tutorial on it to put on this site, get a plus membership and so you can have the psd file when the tutorial is out.