die_fliedermaus Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Welcome to the Minimates Menagerie Banner Design Contest ! Minimates Menagerie is a new eBay Store dedicated solely to the Minimates line of action figures produced by Art Asylum / Diamond Select Toys. We were introduced to the hobby through Minimate Multiverse, and want to support this site and it's great fans... we lurk here often ! So... on the heels of the Zombie Contest... we bring you the first official Minimate Multiverse banner design contest: There will be 3 categories for judging and prizes. EACH category will have a Grand Prize and Runner Up winner... and honorable mentions will receive a prize as well. CATEGORIES "Best generic Minimates Menagerie banner" "Best holiday Minimates Menagerie banner" "Best flash (animated) Minimates Menagerie banner" PRIZES Grand Prize: Variant Set of Marvel Series 9 Minimates (Four 2-packs) * Blade & Punisher * Patch & Lady Deathstrike * New Cyclops & White Queen * New Cyclops & Emma Frost Variant Runner Up: Common Set of Marvel Series 9 Minimates (Three 2-packs) * Blade & Punisher * Patch & Lady Deathstrike * New Cyclops & White Queen Honorable Mentions: * 2005 FCBD (Free Comic Book Day) White Blank Remember... there will be a Grand Prize, Runner Up, and Honorable Mention for EACH category, so AT LEAST 9 people will receive prizes. GUIDELINES 1) All participants have fun, as ALL efforts will be appreciated. 2) All banners must point to http://stores.ebay.com/minimatesmenagerie 3) All submissions become the property of Minimates Menagerie to be used at will. 4) Participants may submit up to 3 entries per category... up to 9 banners total. 5) Only one (1) Grand Prize OR Runner Up prize pack can be won per person. 6) All entries must contain the Minimates Menagerie logo 7) All entries must be sized 468 x 60 pixels (for Multiverse), or 310 x 90 pixels (for eBay) Either submission size is accepted. 8) Entries can be submitted at anytime beginning Sunday, October 21 by posting them in the Contest Thread. All entries must be received by midnight on Sunday, November 25. 9) All entries will be judged by 2 Minimates Menagerie staffers, and 1 Multiverse staffer. 10) Both the Grand Prize winners and Runner Up winners will have their banners appear on Minimate Menagerie eBay pages, and/or Minimate Multiverse. 11) Holiday entries can be Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Festivus or any other Holiday you can think of. 12) Generic entries containing Marvel, DC, or Star Trek characters will probably receive the most attention from the judges. 13) All judges decisions are final. We have attempted to attach a couple .jpegs containing our logo to this post. If they are not available for download, i will work with Shane to get them up right away. Thanks in advance to all who participate. We thought Series 9 was appropriate "Halloween" wave, since it contained Blade, Assault Punisher, Lady Deathstrike, and White Queen. And... thirteen (13!) guidelines... SPOOKY ! We may expand the prize packs as the contest develops, to generate some fresh excitement. Looking forward to seeing all of your submissions!!! - Minimates Menagerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Very cool die_fliedermaus, I hope I can come up with something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Count me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Awesome, I will definitely be entering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 This is a nice contest and we have some very talented banner making members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 How do you want them submitted? Just on the board or emailed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die_fliedermaus Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 I think we can allow people to submit their entries right on the board. Maybe they can attach the file to their post so it is also available for download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die_fliedermaus Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 I have extended the contest deadline by 1 week... entries will be accepted through Sunday, November 25th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Aaaaaand crap. I was just sitting here going "lay low lay low lay low" Come on people! Get those banners in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Thanks for the extension - I forgot about this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Still hoping I can get some stuff done for this......depending on work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Here are my three entries for the first category: If I have time I am also going to try to enter the holiday category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 i really want to participate in this, but i have no idea how to, do you have to have some kind of special harware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 i really want to participate in this, but i have no idea how to, do you have to have some kind of special harware? You only need an image editing program. The Gimp is a really nice free one available online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcastick Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hate to say this, but I'm out...... I have absolutely no time available, and now my laptop has decided to catch a cold I can't immediately fix...... I'm bummed.....but goodluck to the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Wow. Less than stellar turnout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rad Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I wonder if there's a bit of competition burnout among the membership? I think we've had three competitions in the space of six weeks and some of those have been very involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Kinda what I figured. Even at this point I know people are still tired from the photo contest, the zombie contest, the special Olympics... Oh wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Its also a busy time of year. If the deadline hadn't been extended, I wouldn't have finished my entry in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punisher Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I really tried to get an entry in, but i could not figure out how to use that darn software in time! I probally shouldnt of waited until the last minute though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die_fliedermaus Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks to TM2_Dinobot and luke314pi for their entries... we appreciate the work, and will use them on the site. We have a Marvel Series 9 Set w/ Variant (4 2-packs) and a 2005 FCBD Blank for each of you. All the banners were terrific and there was really no need for judging due to low participation. Grand prizes for both, and many thanks. If anyone wanted to submit a banner and ran out of time, we would be happy to give out a lesser prize for late entries. Feel free to post them here... we appreciate your support. Look for the banners by TM2_Dinobot and luke314pi here on Multiverse soon ! Minimates Menagerie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM2 Dinobot Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks die! I'm sorry I couldn't do more. BTW, any one wanting a good animation program, try Easy GIF Animator. They even have a banner mold so it helps. You get 20 uses for free, but you can always re-download it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke314pi Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks die! After the holidays die down I will make a few more banners for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die_fliedermaus Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Luke314... can you please PM me with your mailing address? Thanks, Dinobot, for yours... I will get them out later this week ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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