So I'm considering the idea for a revival of sorts. Instead of magazine ads (this thread) and box arts (the weekend photoshop thread), I was considering a video game posters thread, except with some key changes:
1. All images would have to have started off the computer or made by the person.
a. this means no grabbing official artwork from websites
b. however, official fonts would be fine
c. you could take photographs, draw, or create images with other means
d. you could make images entirely with photoshop, but the point of this is to move away from the most creative thing being how you apply the text and the image, so it gets you thinking about the whole more if you're in complete control from the image making to the final product
e. you can also alter your photographs and images once they're in the computer
2. The "due date" for each one would be longer- 3-4 weeks instead of 2-3 days.
3. Poster projects can also be made into magazine ads if you so wish. So if you like the idea of the poster project, but don't have the time to do that sort of work, just make it a magazine ad for this thread.
4. I think something like a reward/vote system should be in place so a "winner" can choose the next topic.
a. however, the winner up to two projects ago can't win again (so you win, you have to wait two turns before you get another shot at choosing the project)
b. i'd like it to be constrained to just one thread like this one was, with the OP continuously being updated
c. if people want new threads for each project, I think there should be a main thread to keep track of everyone's entries somehow
The first project I'd suggest is Kirby: Epic Yarn. I think it's the right sort of thing to get people thinking outside the box as far as materials for image making goes.
