Signature of the Week #1 Voting

[Vintniv]

Welcome to our first voting. Starting next week, the SOTW will begin the Tier division system for newcomers and old schoolers, so please pay attention to the rules and where you think you stand in competition. Also, judges will now be present in making the final call of the best entry of the competition. So just because you get the most votes, doesnt necessarily mean you win.


Good luck to all entries!



















Signature of the Week #1 Voting

Theme: Freestyle


Rules and Guidelines for Voting:


1) This competition is one a two (2) tier basis; the Rookie Signature of the Week (RSOTW) and the regular Signature of the Week (SOTW). When voting, you must select one entry from each tier to vote for.

2) You must state your reasons for voting on a particular entry (I.E. what you liked about the entry). You are NOT allowed to campaign for any specific entry, nor should you post negative comments on any other entry that you are not voting for. You should vote based upon solely what YOU like, NOT what other people are voting for.

3) NOT FOLLOWING RULE 2 WILL RESULT IN YOUR VOTE BEING DELETED.

4) This contest is designed so entries are to remain anonymous. Any reference to missing dealines, who entered or did not enter will result in your entry being disqualified, and your post removed. You also risk being removed from further competitions of this nature.

Voting Ends Friday, July 16th, 2010




Regular Signature of the Week Entries:




Entry A:




Entry B:




Entry C:




Entry D:




Entry E:




Entry F:




Entry G:

[John Watson]

OhmysweetJesus, Entry E is gorgeous! It has Miku Hatsune on it and the colors used are lively and bright. Love it! ♥

[Daken.]

Entry G has my vote, I love the smudging going on in the signature, and the colors used makes it have a warm feeling.

[Liefe]

Entry E: really nice vector effects going there =)

btw, what happened to the rookie sigs of the week? i can only see regular. tx

[SailorBecky]

G it looks simple and nice. Though I like B as well (it looks a bit like Celine Dion!).

[Ωmega]

Entry B.

Wonderful use of negative space, the typography is the best of the bunch [though animegalleries could be a bit more visible], and overall its a very clean signature.

[GameGeeks]

I'm gonna go with F, I just love the style. The boarders just seem to sit there though and the left one seems a bit longer then the sig itself. Not sure if that's just me. Other then that I see nothing wrong with it.

@Liefe Maybe no one entered that fit into that. Hopefully that takes off soon though.

[Blair Waldorf]

Entry A.
I like the variety of colors and the glowing effect. Nice border as well.

[Andrew De Torres]

Loooove entry B :] I love the typography, and the texture!

[Archaic Devices]

Entry A: The background really brings out the render but isn't too overpowering. I also like how subtle "Animegalleries.net" is but not so subtle that you can't notice it.

[Middy]

Entry D gmv.
I like the interesting composition.
The typo is also well done, although the AnimeForums.Net seems somewhat forced in comparison to the rest of it.

[Cotaku]

Entry B.
The composition is very nice and the text is looking great, too.

[Dottie.]

Entry G. Very nice smudging, and the lighting is pretty spot on. Just wish the black background and the smudging were blended a little better on the left. Nice text placement though.

[Bulf]

Wow, such a hard decision his time D: I'll have to go with entry G though. I love the smudge style, and the text is totally amazing.

[Mr. Panda]

B.

I find this work to be fascinating and well done, well balanced and nicely constructed. For one, the work truly shows you what it's trying to commute. An empty, grey and gloomy place. This feeling is emphasized by not only the gloomy/bored character in grey's position, but also by the repetitive background. It's almost satirical that the person who made this to add a flowery-bar on the bottom, as a contrast to the whole gloomy feeling.
The feeling is even more emphasized by the lighting and shading. The right side is lighted, it almost, and I say, almost, because it's the sort of light that you see in hospitals, gives you a happy feeling, in contrast to the sudden shade around the character which shows the more gloomy side.
The typography is nicely done, it follow the structure nicely and fills up the gaps nicely.
As such, the colours also match perfectly. We get some contrast from the diagonal blue line and the little blue-thing, which I assume is a clothing piece, on her chest.

I can see the person who made this really thought things through. What do I put where? Why do I put this here? What colours do I use? Why do I use them? etc.

The only thing I think could've been better is the size. If there had been more of an empty space, the 'big bad world," theme would've been emphasized even more.

None the less, a very nice piece.

[Nightt]

Entry B! It's really simple yet it's still really eye-catching. Love how the text is placed in a stair-ish fashion, and also like the way the text are sized the way they're supposed to be. The border also fits in with the signature perfectly. Has an abstracty feeling to it. Overall, great signature.