Round #004; Challenge #03: Voting
Voting has begun for Round #004; Challenge #03! We have 13 icons out of a potential 21.
Skips used; Lily Evans, Seamus Finnigan, Lily Luna Potter, Voldemort, Fred Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Molly Weasley
Disqualified; Astoria Greengrass
Withdrawn; N/A
• You must vote for 4 icons of the least quality and for 3 icons of the best quality. Please evaluate the least quality icons based on overall technique, aesthetic quality, effectiveness, and theme adherence, not personal preference (such as favorite color or the icon maker you think made the icon). We reserve the right to void any vote we feel is unfair or petty. You do not have to give reasons for your best quality icon choices (though it is encouraged), but you must give at least two negative critiques per vote when voting for least quality icons.
• We encourage you to be as detailed as possible in your icon comments and critiques. Many participants here are looking to improve, and since we will give participants the comments their icons received after results are posted, your constructive criticism will be helping other icon-makers to improve their techniques. No icon maker will ever know who voted for or against them, and all icon critiques will remain completely anonymous. All votes are screened, so please be as honest and objective as possible. Please be constructive and non-insulting, and do not use 'I' or 'me' in your negative critiques.
• Do not vote for your own icon, do not feel obligated to vote for icons you might believe belong to your friends, and do not get your friends to vote for you. Do not vote in a strategic manner. Keep the entire voting process as objective as possible. Please look very carefully at each icon while voting, and please double-check your votes to make sure you've used the correct numbers in your voting comment. Votes are not weighted, so order does not matter. We prefer votes in numerical order, however, for our sanity in counting them. If you exceed the character limit for a single comment, feel free to post your votes in two comments.
• Here is an example vote for you to follow (4 least quality, 3 best quality);
Least quality;
#107 - Good concept, but poor execution; the icon looks sloppy. The text is awkwardly arranged.
#108 - The text is anti-aliased strangely and looks both blurry and tacky. The texture is trying to take over the icon rather than adding to it.
#109 - The cropping does not compliment the subject. Overcontrasted and so oversharpened that the image is badly pixelated.
#110 - The colors in the icon clash horribly. The negative space is distracting rather than drawing the eye to the subject.
Best quality;
#111 - The cropping and coloring are beautiful.
#112 - Good use of space and text.
#113 -
Please be considerably more detailed than this, however. You must write and elaborate on at least two points of critique for each least quality vote in order for your vote to be considered. Your negative icon critiques must constructive and non-insulting, and remember that negative votes are NOT to be based on personal preference; please do not use 'I' or 'me' in your negative critiques. If you need additional assistance with voting, please see this comprehensive voting tutorial. Please note that if we ask you to revise your vote and you do not, your votes will not be counted and you will not receive points for voting.
If you would like, you may use the following code for your comment.
LEAST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
BEST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
Character
Name//House
• ANYONE MAY VOTE. You do not have to be a contestant to vote! We encourage as many people to vote as possible so that the results are as fair as possible. Every vote is extremely important, as a single vote could decide results. Your vote against another icon could even save your own from getting eliminated, as the tallies are often that close.
• Voting for Challenge #03 will end Friday, April 24 at 5:00 PM EDT (22:00 GMT).
#01
#02
#03
#04
#05
#06
#07
#08
#09
#10
#11
#12
#13
Translations;
#01 "Le Roi" is French for "the King."
#02 "La fille qui lit" is French for "the girl who reads."
#03 "Voulez vous etre un gagnant" is French for "do you want to be a winner."
#04 "Beauté et force" is French for "beauty and strength."
#05 "Tempus fugit" is Latin for "time flies."
#06 "Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem" is Latin for "Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even."
#07 "La Reine" is French for "the Queen."
#08 "Fabuleux" is French for "fabulous."
#09 "DaHjaj SuvwI''e' jiH " is Klingon for "Today I am a warrior."
#10 "הצבא של דמבלדור (Ha'tzevah shel dambeldoor)" is Hebrew for "Dumbledore's Army."
#11 "Le Prince de Sang-Mêlé" is French for "the Half-Blood Prince."
#12 "Mal foi" is French for "bad faith."
#13 "Est-ce que mal foi ou mal de foi?" is French for "Is it a malicious act or a loss of faith?"
If you have any questions, you may ask them here.
Good luck to the participants!
Skips used; Lily Evans, Seamus Finnigan, Lily Luna Potter, Voldemort, Fred Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Molly Weasley
Disqualified; Astoria Greengrass
Withdrawn; N/A
• You must vote for 4 icons of the least quality and for 3 icons of the best quality. Please evaluate the least quality icons based on overall technique, aesthetic quality, effectiveness, and theme adherence, not personal preference (such as favorite color or the icon maker you think made the icon). We reserve the right to void any vote we feel is unfair or petty. You do not have to give reasons for your best quality icon choices (though it is encouraged), but you must give at least two negative critiques per vote when voting for least quality icons.
• We encourage you to be as detailed as possible in your icon comments and critiques. Many participants here are looking to improve, and since we will give participants the comments their icons received after results are posted, your constructive criticism will be helping other icon-makers to improve their techniques. No icon maker will ever know who voted for or against them, and all icon critiques will remain completely anonymous. All votes are screened, so please be as honest and objective as possible. Please be constructive and non-insulting, and do not use 'I' or 'me' in your negative critiques.
• Do not vote for your own icon, do not feel obligated to vote for icons you might believe belong to your friends, and do not get your friends to vote for you. Do not vote in a strategic manner. Keep the entire voting process as objective as possible. Please look very carefully at each icon while voting, and please double-check your votes to make sure you've used the correct numbers in your voting comment. Votes are not weighted, so order does not matter. We prefer votes in numerical order, however, for our sanity in counting them. If you exceed the character limit for a single comment, feel free to post your votes in two comments.
• Here is an example vote for you to follow (4 least quality, 3 best quality);
Least quality;
#107 - Good concept, but poor execution; the icon looks sloppy. The text is awkwardly arranged.
#108 - The text is anti-aliased strangely and looks both blurry and tacky. The texture is trying to take over the icon rather than adding to it.
#109 - The cropping does not compliment the subject. Overcontrasted and so oversharpened that the image is badly pixelated.
#110 - The colors in the icon clash horribly. The negative space is distracting rather than drawing the eye to the subject.
Best quality;
#111 - The cropping and coloring are beautiful.
#112 - Good use of space and text.
#113 -
Please be considerably more detailed than this, however. You must write and elaborate on at least two points of critique for each least quality vote in order for your vote to be considered. Your negative icon critiques must constructive and non-insulting, and remember that negative votes are NOT to be based on personal preference; please do not use 'I' or 'me' in your negative critiques. If you need additional assistance with voting, please see this comprehensive voting tutorial. Please note that if we ask you to revise your vote and you do not, your votes will not be counted and you will not receive points for voting.
If you would like, you may use the following code for your comment.
LEAST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
BEST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
Character
Name//House
• ANYONE MAY VOTE. You do not have to be a contestant to vote! We encourage as many people to vote as possible so that the results are as fair as possible. Every vote is extremely important, as a single vote could decide results. Your vote against another icon could even save your own from getting eliminated, as the tallies are often that close.
• Voting for Challenge #03 will end Friday, April 24 at 5:00 PM EDT (22:00 GMT).
#01
#02
#03
#04
#05
#06
#07
#08
#09
#10
#11
#12
#13
Translations;
#01 "Le Roi" is French for "the King."
#02 "La fille qui lit" is French for "the girl who reads."
#03 "Voulez vous etre un gagnant" is French for "do you want to be a winner."
#04 "Beauté et force" is French for "beauty and strength."
#05 "Tempus fugit" is Latin for "time flies."
#06 "Aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem" is Latin for "Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even."
#07 "La Reine" is French for "the Queen."
#08 "Fabuleux" is French for "fabulous."
#09 "DaHjaj SuvwI''e' jiH " is Klingon for "Today I am a warrior."
#10 "הצבא של דמבלדור (Ha'tzevah shel dambeldoor)" is Hebrew for "Dumbledore's Army."
#11 "Le Prince de Sang-Mêlé" is French for "the Half-Blood Prince."
#12 "Mal foi" is French for "bad faith."
#13 "Est-ce que mal foi ou mal de foi?" is French for "Is it a malicious act or a loss of faith?"
If you have any questions, you may ask them here.
Good luck to the participants!