NDC 2012: Round 2 Challenge

[Toiny]

Hello ALL!

Congratulations on making it to Round 2 of our Annual Next Designer Contest. This round I’m asking more. A lot more. So show me what you’ve got!

Round 2 winners will receive this amazing, huge, Commercial Grab Bag from theStudio Design Team:

Your Round 2 Challenge is to create a kit & palette using another photo by Captain Kimo as your inspiration. You must use the inspiration photo to create your palette . Reminder, this year we have a common theme throughout all four rounds: the moon.



Inspiration:

photo by: Captain Kimo

The Rules:

Use the above photo to inspire your palette and kit. Your kit must include:
· At least 10 papers:

· At least 3 must be solids
· either jpg or png

· At least 24 unique elements, ie no duplicates or recolors.
· Include a terms of use (TOU) within your zip file(s).
· The preview must be 600X600px, 72dpi, and a jpg file.
· The preview must include all papers, elements, kit name and your logo.
· Previews must be posted in the Next Designer Contest 2012 Gallery due September 12, 2012 by 23:59 EST.
· Include your download links with your preview in the gallery only.
· Links must be available until September 16, 2012. It is appreciated if they are available until October 1, 2012.

You may use commercial use/designer resource products in the creation of your kit. You may use more than one photo-editing/vector program to create your kit. You may use plug-ins.

Please do not break any copyright laws in this competition--you will be disqualified if you do. Do give credit, as required, to any Commercial Use products you use.

All previews must be posted in the Next Designer Contest 2012 Gallery. Please post your download links there as well. You may use any outside host including 4shared/rapidshare/boxnet etc. You must use ZIP files only. Do not use RAR. You may blog all you like about the contest.

Voting will again be done privately by theStudio Design & Admin teams only.
· Round 2 kit will be due September 12, 2012 by 23:59 EST.
· Round 2 results will be posted September 15, 2012 by 6:00 am EST.

I have worked hard to make these rules as clear and easy to understand as possible. However, if you have any questions please post here or PM me.

Good luck!

Toiny

[Renee]

Love the photo!!
Lots of work to do!!

[Jilbs]

Yes.. lot's of work! It is a beautiful photo!

[extase]

A lot to do for wednesday. woww.

[jilbert]

LOVE that photo!!! And SO many great colors to choose from ... off to create!!!

[Pacifika]

That is an amazing photo. Such a great range of colors. Now to go back to bed and get a little more sleep and dream of my new kit.
Thank you, designers, for letting me move on. I'm so honored and excited. I still keep checking the Week 1 results thread to make sure that I'm not hallucinating lol
Good luck everyone.

[pammyj]

I'm hyped and ready to jump on this! I like the fact that we create our own palette from the photo. Thanks so much for letting me move forward!

[Susanne79]

Gorgeous colors and photo. I can´t wait to get started

[Susanne79]

I got the first question, when you have the moon as a theme, do we have to do that too?

[Breeza]

Wowsers, this sounds tough! Awesome inspiration photo....I can see so many pallet options, can't wait to see what you all come up with!!! Good luck!! ♥

[kimberkatt]

oooo, I may have to play along with this one, too! Beautiful inspiration photo, I am totally inspired! Good luck all! Can't wait to see this weeks entries!!

I also have a question: Alphas.... they count as 1 element, correct? Figured I can't be the only one wondering about that

[manu79]

Oh yes.... great photo... let me put me thinking cap on for this one

[manu79]

Toiny, sorry, but either I am too excited or too blind and can't read something about it... question: do you want us to include the palette in the preview or zip we make out of the photo, too?

[Toiny]

Answer: yes, your theme must be something moon.

Answer: yes, an alpha is one element.

Answer: yes, please include the palette you create on your preview.

[Susanne79]

Originally Posted by Toiny

Answer: yes, your theme must be something moon.

Answer: yes, an alpha is one element.

Answer: yes, please include the palette you create on your preview.

OK thank you I was hoping for a no, but I´m sure I´ll get an idea

[Pacifika]

Toiny, do you know where the photo was taken?

[SnickerdoodleDesigns]

Congratulations to all moving on here..and what a beautiful inspirational photo. Good luck to all as you move forward!

[manu79]

Originally Posted by Susanne79

OK thank you I was hoping for a no, but I´m sure I´ll get an idea

*rofl*

Now I get an idea what the word Challenge means
I have picked colors at least yet *lol*

[Susanne79]

Originally Posted by manu79

*rofl*

Now I get an idea what the word Challenge means
I have picked colors at least yet *lol*

Me too, but I might have to repick them...since I was hoping for a no, LOL!

[Pacifika]

Originally Posted by Pacifika

Toiny, do you know where the photo was taken?

Oop never mind. i looked it up and found it. For anyone else who is curious, it looks like it's the Jupiter River Inlet in Florida.