Round #001; Challenge #10: Voting
Yesterday morning, the following email was sent by Johnny Kitagawa's office to all staff.
From: Kitagawa, Johnny
To: All staff members of Johnny's Entertainment
Subject: Round #001; Challenge #10: Voting
Dear all,
Now everyone has created a text graphic, and the deadline for this task has closed. All submissions have been received and we thank you all for your active participation. Yet how well this is portrayed and carried out within a 100x100 pixel square limited space may differ among the various staff members. Which of these participants have really shone through their icon with just plain ol' Text? Which of these icons have managed to go beyond the conventional text-only icon-types?
We hope that all concerned, whether or not you have submitted, will participate in the following democratic voting process. A subsequent ranking system based on the voting results will be submitted to Myojo December 2008 and will be released early next week.
P.S.: Keep an eye out for such a regular voting process which will be sent to you each week! We hope to see your enthusiastic participation.
P.P.S. Nakamaru and Koki say they'll do Manzai for you if you do vote this week! ♥
XOXO, Johnny Kitagawa's office
Voting has begun for Round #001; Challenge #10! We have 5 icons out of a potential 5.
Skips used; N/A
Disqualified; N/A
Withdrawn; N/A
• You must vote for 2 icons of the least quality and for 2 icons of the best quality. Please evaluate the least quality icons based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, 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 a reason for your best quality icon choices (though it is encouraged), but you must give reasons for your least quality icons.
• We encourage you to be as detailed as possible in your icon critiques. Many participants here are looking to improve, and since we will allow participants to see their comments once results are posted, your opinion will help any aspiring icon maker. All votes are screened, so please be as honest and objective as possible. No icon maker will ever know who voted for or against them, and all icon critiques will remain completely anonymous.
• Do not vote for your own icon, do not feel obligated to vote for your friends' icons, and do not get your friends to vote for you. Do not vote in a strategic manner. Keep things as objective as possible. Please look very carefully at each icon while you are 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.
• Here is an example vote for you to follow (2 least quality, 2 best quality);
Least quality;
#109 - Overcontrasted and so oversharpened that the image is badly pixelated.
#110 - 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.
Please be considerably more detailed than this, however. You must write and elaborate on at least two points of critique for each comment in order for your vote to be considered. Your comments for negative votes 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.
If you would like, you may use the following code for your comment.
LEAST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
BEST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
Idol Name
• 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 #10 will end Wednesday, December 24 at 3:00 PM EST (20:00 GMT). Please note that this is five hours earlier than usual; it's Christmas Eve, and though I don't celebrate, I'm not going to be around later that night. So there's an earlier time. SO VOTE!!!
Theme; Pen is mightier than the sword: Clichéd riddles and rhymes
#01
#02
#03
#04
#05
If you have any questions, you may ask them here.
Good luck to the participants!
From: Kitagawa, Johnny
To: All staff members of Johnny's Entertainment
Subject: Round #001; Challenge #10: Voting
Dear all,
Now everyone has created a text graphic, and the deadline for this task has closed. All submissions have been received and we thank you all for your active participation. Yet how well this is portrayed and carried out within a 100x100 pixel square limited space may differ among the various staff members. Which of these participants have really shone through their icon with just plain ol' Text? Which of these icons have managed to go beyond the conventional text-only icon-types?
We hope that all concerned, whether or not you have submitted, will participate in the following democratic voting process. A subsequent ranking system based on the voting results will be submitted to Myojo December 2008 and will be released early next week.
P.S.: Keep an eye out for such a regular voting process which will be sent to you each week! We hope to see your enthusiastic participation.
P.P.S. Nakamaru and Koki say they'll do Manzai for you if you do vote this week! ♥
XOXO, Johnny Kitagawa's office
Voting has begun for Round #001; Challenge #10! We have 5 icons out of a potential 5.
Skips used; N/A
Disqualified; N/A
Withdrawn; N/A
• You must vote for 2 icons of the least quality and for 2 icons of the best quality. Please evaluate the least quality icons based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, 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 a reason for your best quality icon choices (though it is encouraged), but you must give reasons for your least quality icons.
• We encourage you to be as detailed as possible in your icon critiques. Many participants here are looking to improve, and since we will allow participants to see their comments once results are posted, your opinion will help any aspiring icon maker. All votes are screened, so please be as honest and objective as possible. No icon maker will ever know who voted for or against them, and all icon critiques will remain completely anonymous.
• Do not vote for your own icon, do not feel obligated to vote for your friends' icons, and do not get your friends to vote for you. Do not vote in a strategic manner. Keep things as objective as possible. Please look very carefully at each icon while you are 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.
• Here is an example vote for you to follow (2 least quality, 2 best quality);
Least quality;
#109 - Overcontrasted and so oversharpened that the image is badly pixelated.
#110 - 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.
Please be considerably more detailed than this, however. You must write and elaborate on at least two points of critique for each comment in order for your vote to be considered. Your comments for negative votes 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.
If you would like, you may use the following code for your comment.
LEAST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
BEST QUALITY;
#00 - reason
#00 - reason
Idol Name
• 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 #10 will end Wednesday, December 24 at 3:00 PM EST (20:00 GMT). Please note that this is five hours earlier than usual; it's Christmas Eve, and though I don't celebrate, I'm not going to be around later that night. So there's an earlier time. SO VOTE!!!
Theme; Pen is mightier than the sword: Clichéd riddles and rhymes
#01
#02
#03
#04
#05
If you have any questions, you may ask them here.
Good luck to the participants!