SHINee LIMS: The Last Icon Maker Standing

round 05: sign-ups -- reminder

onew — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:29:32 GMT

You can still sign up for Round 5 of SHINEELIMS HERE here! Encourage your friends to join, too. Spread the word!

♥ reeza

round 05: sign-ups

onew — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:56:23 GMT

If you would like to participate in the fifth round of SHINee LIMS, please comment on this post. A list of participants will be made on this post and will be updated as people express their want to join the fifth round of the challenge. Please do keep in mind, though, that this is the sign-up post for the fifth round. Each round will have its own sign-up post, which means that signing up for the fifth round will not automatically make you a participant in the next round.

Please do join/watch the community so that you may be updated on the challenges and notices.

The first challenge will be posted once we get 15 sign-ups. However, sign-ups will be open until the first challenge's deadline.

Current Participants:
zngnn
love7mrh
0387
amine87
jonghyun
TOTAL: 5 (22 September 2009)

round 04, challenge eight: results

onew — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:39:09 GMT

round 04, challenge eight: results
winner nudge

runner up loversflyinfree

* jonghyun did not turn in her icons.

round 04, challenge eight: tallies

round 04, challenge eight: comments
#01 - i like the colours and the cropping of this icon the best
#01 - coloring very nais
#02 - the overall layout for this icon is v nais
#02
#03 - the cropping is pretty.
#03 - while the subject isn't clear, the use of text and cropping make for overall, a good icon.
#03 - The coloring and text placement is gorgeous♥
#03 - coloring, crop, text = perfect icon
#04 - the icon coloring is attractive, and makes the icon is usable in the sense that not just for aesthetic purposes but also to convey a mood. (it's appropriate for the mood of the icon)
#05 - great use of texture. i feel like there's a lot of depth to the icon
#06 - cute!
#06 - original and cute.

I'll be doing the banners for challenge seven and this last challenge. kyurisma bb, please do the banners for challenges 5 and 6. Congrats to everyone; you all did well! See you in... round five? ;D

round 04, challenge eight: voting

onew — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:19:08 GMT

→ LAST CHALLENGE VOTING! Voting for Round Four, Challenge Eight will end on Wednesday, September 09, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8). Place you vote in a comment to this post.

→ Vote for two (2) icons as your favorites for the People's Choice award. Please vote based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, not personal preferences. You may opt to not provide a reason for your favorite, but you must give a reason for your eliminations.

→ Anyone can vote. You do not have to be a participant or a member of the community to vote.

→ Sample Vote
#10 - The coloring is spot on and awesome.
#15 - The textures used go well with the icon.

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4		5		6

Use the code below when casting your vote.

round 04, challenge eight: reminder (FINAL CHALLENGE)

onew — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:58:42 GMT

Finalists, you have until Saturday, September 5, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8) to submit your icons. You can submit your icons to this post.

This is the last challenge. I hope to receive your entries before the deadline. Please please participate. I'm looking forward to your beautiful entries. :D

round 04, challenge eight: submissions (FINAL CHALLENGE)

onew — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:39 GMT

The deadline for submissions is Saturday, September 5, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8).

→ Submit three icons made from the image(s) provided; no other images may be used. All effects are allowed (animation, brushes, gradients, text, textures, etc.)
→ Icons must be no larger than 40k or 100x100 in size. They must be new an remain anonymous throughout the challenge.
→ Any questions or concerns you may have should be posted in a comment that doesn't contain an icon.
→ Please do not upload your icons on Photobucket. We are keeping this as anonymous as possible. You can upload your icons either to Imageshack or Tinypic.

You are expected to make THREE (3) icons from the pictures provided above. The first icon must be a crop-and-color icon, the second one must make use of textures, and the third one must make use of text. You can use three different pictures for each icon.

Below is the format for posting your submission.
onew

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk401/sunkengarden/SPECIAL%2077/onyu242.png

Use the code below when posting your entry.

round 04, challenge seven: results

onew — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:46:48 GMT

round 04, challenge seven: eliminations

#02 (-03) by discs

round 04, challenge seven: people's choice

#03 (+04) by loversflyinfree

round 04, challenge seven: mod's choice

#01 by jonghyun
→ Nice, warm coloring.

jonghyun, loversflyinfree and nudge are moving on to the final round.

round 04, challenge seven: tallies

round 04, challenge seven: eliminations comments
#01 - It is a boring crop and the icon is overall not very creative.
#02 - too messy. the others are clean-cut!
#02 - although i like the use of texture, i feel like the subject is not really a focus? idk what i'm trying to say. the texture has kinda overpowered the picture, in any case.
#02 - The way the image is resized makes it hard to identify Jonghyun in the icon.
#04 - The colouring of the icon looks a bit too unhealthy.
#04 - the coloring make his skin look unhealthy.

round 04, challenge seven: favorite comments
#01
#03
#03 - the text says it all
#03 - The colouring looks a bit off but I like the overall composition of the icon and the faded white gradient on the right.
#03 - it's adorable.
#04 - I like the coloring.

round 04, challenge seven: voting

onew — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:16:41 GMT

→ Voting for Round Four, Challenge Seven will end on Sunday, August 30, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8). Place you vote in a comment to this post.

→ Vote for one (1) icon of lesser quality to be eliminated, and one (1) icon as your favorite for the People's Choice award. For the icons to be eliminated, please judge based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, not personal preferences. You may opt to not provide a reason for your favorite, but you must give a reason for your eliminations.

→ Do not vote for your own icons (for either category).

→ Anyone can vote. You do not have to be a participant or a member of the community to vote.

→ Sample Vote
Eliminations
#01 - The coloring made the skin color of the subject unhealthy.

Favorite
#15 - The textures used go well with the icon.

Use the code below when casting your vote.

round 04, challenge seven: reminder

onew — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:52:55 GMT

You have until Saturday, August 29, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8) to submit your icons. You can submit your icons to this post.

nudge and loversflyinfree, i need your entries. I hope to receive your entries before the deadline. Please please participate. This round will determine who will move on to the final round, so please give it all you've got. I'm looking forward to your beautiful entries. :D

round 04, challenge seven: submissions

onew — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:17:47 GMT

The deadline for submissions is Saturday, August 29, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8).

→ Submit one icon made from the image(s) provided; no other images may be used. All effects are allowed (animation, brushes, gradients, text, textures, etc.)
→ Icons must be no larger than 40k or 100x100 in size. They must be new an remain anonymous throughout the challenge.
→ Any questions or concerns you may have should be posted in a comment that doesn't contain an icon.
→ Please do not upload your icons on Photobucket. We are keeping this as anonymous as possible. You can upload your icons either to Imageshack or Tinypic.
→ SKIPS MAY NO LONGER BE USED IN THIS ROUND.

Below is the format for posting your submission.
onew

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk401/sunkengarden/SPECIAL%2077/onyu242.png

Use the code below when posting your entry.

round 04, challenge six: results

onew — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:12:41 GMT

round 04, challenge six: eliminations

#02 (-01) by kuronology

#05 (-01) by 0387

round 04, challenge six: people's choice

#01 (+02) by discs

round 04, challenge six: mod's choice

#04 by nudge
→ Good coloring.

round 04, challenge six: tallies

round 04, challenge six: eliminations comments
#02 - i like the concept of the icon, but the backgrounds of the images weren't properly removed, and for some reason that irks me.
#03 - The light texture doesn't belong in the icon. In addition, the textures are flat in contrast to the subject, which has some shadows and depth.
#05 - colouring made subject's skin tone look unhealthy.

round 04, challenge six: favorite comments
#03 - nice colouring and okay use of texture
#01
#01 - creative and unique idea, icon's composition, crop etc is brilliant.

round 04, challenge six: voting

onew — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:02:00 GMT

→ Voting for Round Four, Challenge Six will end on Sunday, August 23, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8). Place you vote in a comment to this post.

→ Vote for one (1) icon of lesser quality to be eliminated, and one (1) icon as your favorite for the People's Choice award. For the icons to be eliminated, please judge based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, not personal preferences. You may opt to not provide a reason for your favorite, but you must give a reason for your eliminations.

→ Do not vote for your own icons (for either category).

→ Anyone can vote. You do not have to be a participant or a member of the community to vote.

→ Sample Vote
Eliminations
#01 - The coloring made the skin color of the subject unhealthy.

Favorite
#15 - The textures used go well with the icon.

1		2		3
4		5

Use the code below when casting your vote.

round 04, challenge 04: banners

kyurisma — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:20:09 GMT

banners for kuronology & discs

round 04, challenge six: reminder

onew — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:43:28 GMT

You have until Friday, August 21, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8) to submit your icons. You can submit your icons to this post.

I have received NOT received any entry at all so far. I hope to receive your entries before the deadline. Please please participate. I'm looking forward to your beautiful entries. :D

round 04, challenge six: submissions

onew — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:39:13 GMT

The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 21, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8).

nudge, jonghyun and 0387, you're back in the game with kuronology, loversflyinfree and discs.

→ Submit one icon made from the image(s) provided; no other images may be used. All effects are allowed (animation, brushes, gradients, text, textures, etc.)
→ Icons must be no larger than 40k or 100x100 in size. They must be new an remain anonymous throughout the challenge.
→ Any questions or concerns you may have should be posted in a comment that doesn't contain an icon.
→ Please do not upload your icons on Photobucket. We are keeping this as anonymous as possible. You can upload your icons either to Imageshack or Tinypic.

Below is the format for posting your submission.
onew

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk401/sunkengarden/SPECIAL%2077/onyu242.png

Use the code below when posting your entry.

round 04, challenge five: results

onew — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:30:48 GMT

Since only three people submitted and we'd want to have more participants for the last few rounds, those who submitted are back in the competition. Congratulations! The next challenge should be up in a while.

(1) 0387 (2) jonghyun (3) nudge

round 04, challenge five: reminder

onew — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:29:21 GMT

Since I'll be having fieldwork this Saturday and Sunday, you have until Saturday, August 15, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8) to submit your icons. You can submit your icons to this post.

I have received only ONE entry so far. I hope to receive your entries before the deadline. Please please participate. I'm looking forward to your beautiful entries. :D

round 04, challenge five: submissions (comeback challenge)

onew — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:49:16 GMT

COMEBACK CHALLENGE! The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 14, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8).

People who are still in the game, you will not be submitting your entries this week. Only the following people are eligible to compete in this week's challenge: nudge, leafed, dailysky, jonghyun, italic, nearsay, taeminyskii, 0387, bellaprincess9, loveangiie and ninoi_bjj.

→ Submit one icon made from the image(s) provided; no other images may be used. All effects are allowed (animation, brushes, gradients, text, textures, etc.)
→ Icons must be no larger than 40k or 100x100 in size. They must be new an remain anonymous throughout the challenge.
→ Any questions or concerns you may have should be posted in a comment that doesn't contain an icon.
→ Please do not upload your icons on Photobucket. We are keeping this as anonymous as possible. You can upload your icons either to Imageshack or Tinypic.

This is a CROP AND COLOR challenge. Examples of crop-and-color icons are below.


(1) uncalm	(2) onew	(3) discs

Below is the format for posting your submission.
onew

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk401/sunkengarden/SPECIAL%2077/onyu242.png

Use the code below when posting your entry.

round 04, challenge four: results

onew — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:33:40 GMT

THE COMEBACK ROUND IS UP NEXT! Please wait for the submissions post for more details.

round 04, challenge four: eliminations

#03 (-03) by jonghyun

round 04, challenge four: people's choice

#02 (+02) by kuronology

round 04, challenge four: mod's choice

#04 by discs
→ Awesome texture work. The image is a bit too small, though, but the textures don't overpower the image at all. Great job on this one.

round 04, challenge four: tallies

round 04, challenge four: eliminations comments
#01 - Too many textures in one icon; it's distracting. The light texture pretty much covers the image.
#01 - too crowded with textures. i can't really see the subject.
#02 - cute concept and nice use of texture
#03 - The coloring looks a bit flat.
#03 - Compared to the rest, it's rather simple (which isn't necessarily bad) but the choice in font & typography makes the icon look boring.
#03 - it looks a bit blur, plus the text doesn't go very well with the icon.

round 04, challenge four: favorite comments
#01 - Interesting cropping and great texture use! ^^
#01 - the cropping and texture usage is amazing.
#02 - Great use of textures :) !
#02 - cute concept and nice use of texture
#04

round 04, challenge four: voting reminder

onew — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:31:28 GMT

Please vote HERE for your favorite icons. Only three people have voted so far. I'll be needing the votes, else I won't be able to post the results. Please do vote if you haven't yet! Thanks! :D

round 04, challenge four: voting

onew — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:30:08 GMT

→ Voting for Round Four, Challenge Four will end on Sunday, August 09 , 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8). Place you vote in a comment to this post.

→ Vote for one (1) icon of lesser quality to be eliminated, and one (1) icon as your favorite for the People's Choice award. For the icons to be eliminated, please judge based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, not personal preferences. You may opt to not provide a reason for your favorite, but you must give a reason for your eliminations.

→ Do not vote for your own icons (for either category).

→ Anyone can vote. You do not have to be a participant or a member of the community to vote.

→ Sample Vote
Eliminations
#01 - The coloring made the skin color of the subject unhealthy.

Favorite
#15 - The textures used go well with the icon.

Use the code below when casting your vote.

round 04, challenges one - three: banners

onew — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:35:58 GMT

banners for loversflyinfree (3), dailysky, zngnn (2) and nudge.

round 04, challenge four: submissions

onew — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:20:19 GMT

The deadline for submissions is Friday, August 07, 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8).

→ Submit one icon made from the image(s) provided; no other images may be used. All effects are allowed (animation, brushes, gradients, text, textures, etc.)
→ Icons must be no larger than 40k or 100x100 in size. They must be new an remain anonymous throughout the challenge.
→ Any questions or concerns you may have should be posted in a comment that doesn't contain an icon.
→ Please do not upload your icons on Photobucket. We are keeping this as anonymous as possible. You can upload your icons either to Imageshack or Tinypic.

Below is the format for posting your submission.
onew

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk401/sunkengarden/SPECIAL%2077/onyu242.png

Use the code below when posting your entry.

round 04, challenge three: results

onew — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:11:33 GMT

round 04, challenge three: eliminations

#01 and 02 (-04) by nudge

round 04, challenge three: people's choice

#05 (+02) by loversflyinfree

round 04, challenge three: mod's choice

#04 by zngnn
→ Nice and clean coloring. The text texture looks weird but the overall look of the icon is good. Great job on this one.

round 04, challenge three: tallies

round 04, challenge three: eliminations comments
#02 - same issue with number 6 plus the colors make it look a bit dull and less interesting compared to the others.
#02 - too blurred, and also a bit dark.
#02 - The whites are a little too magenta and the skin is a bit too red.
#06 - Is that texture or is it just low quality? It would've looked great if the quality was better.
#07 - bland colouring and a little bit too much negative space for my liking
#09 - it's kinda too dark.
#13 - The icon was a boring crop and it has no depth.
#14 - the texture doesn't add much to the icon

round 04, challenge three: favorite comments
#03 - great use of color and space.
#05 - awesome texture usage.
#05 - Nice cropping and the light coloring fits the "mood" of the image.
#08 - Super gorgeous texture use!
#12 - the entire icon comes together very nicely. the texture feels almost as if it's part of the original picture.

round 04, challenge three: voting

onew — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:25:34 GMT

→ Voting for Round Four, Challenge One will end on Sunday, August 02 , 2009, 11:00 p.m. (GMT +8). Place you vote in a comment to this post.

→ Vote for two (2) icons of lesser quality to be eliminated, and one (1) icon as your favorite for the People's Choice award. For the icons to be eliminated, please judge based on overall technique and aesthetic quality, not personal preferences. You may opt to not provide a reason for your favorite, but you must give a reason for your eliminations.

→ Do not vote for your own icons (for either category).

→ Anyone can vote. You do not have to be a participant or a member of the community to vote.

→ Sample Vote
Eliminations
#01 - The coloring made the skin color of the subject unhealthy.
#05 - The cropping makes the subject look weirdly chopped off.

Favorite
#15 - The textures used go well with the icon.

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14

Use the code below when casting your vote.