So there's this trend going around Facebook right now (some of you have probably seen it), and it looked like it'd make a pretty awesome contest. So I'm making a contest.
The basic concept is to design the cover for a CD case. Easy enough, right? Right. Which is why it's been made a bit more interesting.
Step 1 - Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random”
(or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random)
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.
Step 2 - Go to Quotations Page and select "random quotations"
(or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3)
The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.
Step 3 - Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
(or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days)
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
Step 4 - Go to Fontfox and select "Random font" (or click http://www.fontfox.com/random-font.php)
This font must be featured somewhere in the cover. You can add others if you'd like, but this one must be prominent.
Step 5 - Throw it all together in Photoshop, adding any colors/effects/brushes/etc that you'd like. Be creative. A CD cover is usually something like 500x550, but I'm not going to be rigid about that. Just keep it reasonable.
Step 6 - Post it here and list your band name, album title, and style of music performed.
Example: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/p ... rwards.png
Obviously this is done on the honor system. There's no way I could stop you from clicking "random" until you get a quote, name, picture, and font that all match up just so. But that sort of takes all the fun out of it, don't you think?
So yeah. I'm not going to set a limit on contestants unless an insane number start entering, but just one entry per contestant. As for deadline, I'm going to say a week from Saturday right now, but I'm flexible on that. It's just that I'm flying to London for Spring break a week after that, and I'd like to have plenty of time to get voting all set up before I'm without computer for a week.
And...that's it. Go crazy.
~Contestants~
1. Meldawen - http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee11 ... bum2-1.png
2. Aliana Fae - http://i318.photobucket.com/albums/mm41 ... cover1.jpg
3. Esteleth - http://i39.tinypic.com/wbthk3.jpg
4. Johnny's Fan - http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6647/cd2.png
5. Arëwen Telemnar - http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/ ... 408e8b.png
6. Pandora - http://i39.tinypic.com/2n1xv2e.jpg
7. Nurrantiel Mashiara - http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m69/ ... iel/jg.jpg
8. smeagollum - http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7555/cdcover.jpg
9. Maetharanel - http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7343/angeja7.png
10. Peregrin Took
11. Aramel Elyanwe - http://i41.tinypic.com/2a5et6v.jpg
12. Nissya - http://i40.tinypic.com/2yv172e.png
13. Shadowcat - http://i43.tinypic.com/ws4itz.png
14. Elenya - http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc44 ... planCD.png
15. Fencing Maiden - http://i41.tinypic.com/eitwk0.jpg
16. Inwe Calaelen - http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d141/ ... erNile.jpg
17. Meganelf - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v686/ ... random.jpg
No more contestants, please.
