Comments on: PSDTUTS! New Dawn Poster Design Contest Winners!

By: Simon Page

Simon Page — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:55:31 +0000

I’m planning on doing a tutorial on here – just not sure which one to do it on?

The Gas Mask Poster?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52128710@N00/sets/72157611598464992/

By: Cruze

Cruze — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:30:39 +0000

I have to agree. The Gas Mask Poster was my favorite, I could even see thats as a poster for a upcoming movie or game cover that would make me research further to see what it’s about.

ALL of these were great pieces of work.

So… when do you guys start the tutorials?

These type of tutorials would draw in lots of traffic since they are originally done by the members here. Hack… even if you make them plus only… id buy the subscription for member tuts instead of ones you can find on most blogs.

Just my 5 cents.

By: John

John — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:21:24 +0000

So I was just wondering, in a true post apocalyptic cityscape wouldn’t there be hardly any city left? and kudos to horizonfire, in a situation in which humanity was instantly wiped out (i.e suddenly disappear) then what is depicted in his picture would become a reality.

Gz to all winners and runners up some truly amazing work there

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:16:13 +0000

@Tom – well said.

By: Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:29:09 +0000

I agree with Tom, very fine point there! None the less some great work! I definitely think no1 wins on the basis of attention to detail! Congrats!

By: Tasha

Tasha — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:22:48 +0000

Many congratulations to the winners! I entered the contest as well, and while I really didn’t expect to win, it was great design exercise, not just designing myself, but taking cues from other designs submitted. It was excellent practice, and I hope that I’ll be a lot more polished for the next contest to come!

By: SpeakFlames

SpeakFlames — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:00:34 +0000

That’s realy realy true Tom…

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:25:46 +0000

Well, after reading through these comments, I really feel like I need to chime in. I have been a working designer for over 20 years, and as a person with design management experience, I have to say that there are many problems with the winning entries. The work itself is fantastic! It all looks really good. There are some basic typography issues, but I see that a lot, so I’m not going to harp on those. On the whole, the winners look great, but they don’t work with the theme of the project. If you use a phrase like, “Extinction is not an option.” then you need to have that concept illustrated in the piece, otherwise the imagery doesn’t make any sense. Winners one and two show no struggle for life, extinction is not just an option, it’s a reality! Entry three does show the continuance of life, but it violates the very first criteria. “In this movie the setting is a post-apocalyptic cityscape.” Any entry not showing a cityscape should have been disqualified. If this was a real freelance piece then the client has the right to decide to modify the criteria after seeing what the designer has done. However, it’s a contest, the criteria need to be adhered to be fair to all entrants. At the end of the day, the judges have the final say and they have spoken. End of sermon.

By: Electric

Electric — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:32:43 +0000

Absolutely great artwork. Now the winner or the runner up should make a tut.

By: taksan

taksan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:24:51 +0000

awesome design!