Art Club

[livesinthewalls.livejournal.com]

Come along, now--even if you didn't participate, there are some house icons worth seeing!



This was a difficult contest to judge for a number of reasons. Obviously, many of you submitted such impressive icons that I didn't know how to apply a rating system. I judged as fairly as I could, and even if you don't agree with some of the winners, I am sure you will be supportive and appreciative, and understand that I had my reasons for each and every placement. In case you were wondering, the few things I chiefly took into consideration, in order of importance, were:

1. Effort--not everyone has Photoshop XIV Deluxe Mochachino Supreme, but everyone can use what he or she has to make something interesting. Further, if I felt squishy and warm inside from a particular icon, I knew it was because the maker was really promoting house unity, not just submitting a graphic in hopes of some points.
2. Going along with this, I looked carefully at the polish of the icon--does it look intentional? Or is it messy and castoff?
3. Slogan--not all icons had a slogan, so this didn't always get considered; however, was it catchy wording? Did it make me wonder, make me think, make me laugh?
4. Digital quality--pretty far down the list, so you still had a chance even if you were stuck with a sucky PSP program.
5. Gut feeling--some icons just made me look twice. A few caught my eye and wouldn't let go.

1st Place: rushofsilence


2nd Place: shayuko


3rd Place: vulfgrl


The winner for stereotypical iconnage is rushofsilence.


Here are the rest of the icons submitted:
haleihriequado


frozen_regret


vulfgrl


shayuko


rushofsilence



I hope you'll discuss these extensively in the comments. I have not yet set a new assignment because I want to brainstorm new ideas with you all (we can do that in the comments to this post, as well). That way I'll get an idea of what you want to do. Remember, if you don't tell me what you want, I can't give you what you want.

Thank you all so much for participating. I'm so pleased! *squish*

Comments

[shayuko.livejournal.com]

Omg, wow, thank you ^_^ Funny you should mention that, because I noticed that too. In most icon communities those faded icons are winning and I do kinda like them, so I've been trying to change my style a bit. It's not really working for me though, I like colors too much XD