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Xillix Queen of Fools

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Promotional Poster Contest.
« on: February 24, 2009, 04:38:53 pm »
Official Planeshift Promotional Poster Design Contest.

In order to expand the player base on a budget of precisely zero, we are going to need the players to help us.

We have long talked about the possibility of coming up with some kind of promotional poster that individuals could post at schools, public libraries, community centers, lamp posts, the internet, and EVERYWHERE else.

In order to accomplish this we are going to ask the community to engage in a poster design contest!

Things the poster must include:

-Art: It must have original graphics related to planeshift (yes you may borrow art in game to help you make your poster.)

-Design: The poster must be well designed and attractive to the eye, both in the art and in the text. . .

This link: http://www.planeshift.it/

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Here is some possible text, do whatever you want however to make it catchy and make people want to look it up. Disregard this text entirely if you want!

Description: Planeshift is a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game based on an open source engine. The art and writing content is managed by a charitable foundation whose goal is to produce an ad-free, fee-free, educational online roleplaying game for players all over the world.

How to Play: Planeshift is in an open alpha and many people play full time on our servers. Play along with a wonderful international community here:

http://www.planeshift.it/

How to Help: Planeshift is also seeking talented people to help design and influence the game's final outcome. If you wish to donate some time apply here:

http://www.planeshift.it/recruitment.html

The rules are fairly simple: Each contestant is allowed to make 3 entries for the contest and the contest will be judged by the leaders of the art team who will select 5 entries to submit to Talad for final approval. Final entries will submitted under the ABC license. Talad will select first, second, and third prize, a runner-up, and an honorable mention.

Rewards: At Talad's discretion, the First, Second, and third, prizes will become the official planeshift promotional posters. Prizes for runners up and honorable mention TBD.

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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 06:13:48 pm »
Official Planeshift Promotional Poster Design Contest.

Description: Planeshift is a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game based on an open source engine. The art and writing content is managed by a charitable foundation whose goal is to produce an ad-free, fee-free, educational online roleplaying game for players all over the world.


Please explain how PlaneShift is educational?
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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 09:03:53 pm »
Official Planeshift Promotional Poster Design Contest.

Description: Planeshift is a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game based on an open source engine. The art and writing content is managed by a charitable foundation whose goal is to produce an ad-free, fee-free, educational online roleplaying game for players all over the world.


Please explain how PlaneShift is educational?
Lots of things to learn.
Writing in english, lots of vocabulary
enrishing your own way of talking
solving different puzzles
Its a lot about social interaction.



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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 10:48:43 pm »
Official Planeshift Promotional Poster Design Contest.
If you're gonna make a poster, be sure to spell PlaneShift with a capital S.

Official Planeshift Promotional Poster Design Contest.

Description: Planeshift is a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game based on an open source engine. The art and writing content is managed by a charitable foundation whose goal is to produce an ad-free, fee-free, educational online roleplaying game for players all over the world.


Please explain how PlaneShift is educational?
Of course it's educational, its engine is open source.
« Last Edit: February 24, 2009, 10:52:53 pm by Tuxide »

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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 12:18:40 am »
Official Planeshift Promotional Poster Design Contest.

Description: Planeshift is a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game based on an open source engine. The art and writing content is managed by a charitable foundation whose goal is to produce an ad-free, fee-free, educational online roleplaying game for players all over the world.


Please explain how PlaneShift is educational?

I've learned a good number of things in PS that were on a test that I had to take :)


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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 12:34:44 am »
How big physically can we expect this poster to be, and what dpi?

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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 09:42:58 pm »
I suppose it should be printable by people at home, but scalable for those who are more ambitious in their promotion of PS.

You tell me.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2009, 09:44:32 pm by Xillix Queen of Fools »

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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 10:06:06 pm »
Where will it be viewed?  Online?  Or at physical locations?
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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 10:41:16 pm »
If 300 dpi and the poster is supposed to be 24"x36", then 7200x10800px ;D
Although i'm sure tuxide would like it bigger ;p



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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2009, 11:47:37 pm »
A 600dpi image at 8.5"x11" is about 3300x5500px, give or take. A scaled-down 300dpi page would be acceptable for anything up to about 11x17 without significant loss, full-size 24x36 posters would either need to be scaled up from the 600dpi or designed separately (at no less than 150, 300 being ideal).

It's important to note that a printed image requires a much higher resolution than a computer screen would, so sizing something for paper usually will require much higher pixel dimensions than something meant to be viewed on-screen.

*Disclaimer: the above is spoken not as a PS art developer, but as someone who's worked in a copy center for three and a half cumulative years.


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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2009, 12:30:54 am »
Kieve is correct, when you bring things to print you want the file to have twice the resolution of the print.

So we're talking posters?  Not official banners for websites and forums?
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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2009, 01:10:53 am »
Kieve is correct, when you bring things to print you want the file to have twice the resolution of the print.

So we're talking posters?  Not official banners for websites and forums?
We have long talked about the possibility of coming up with some kind of promotional poster that individuals could post at schools, public libraries, community centers, lamp posts, the internet, and EVERYWHERE else.

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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 02:01:03 am »
Is there a deadline?
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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2009, 02:47:16 am »
You might want two versions, RGB for typical inkjet computer printers and CMYK for commercial offset printing in case someone wants to go wild putting up posters. Of course if someone wants to put up full size posters they won't be printing them on a standard printer.

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Re: Promotional Poster Contest.
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2009, 02:08:00 pm »
I think this is a great idea. Xillix did you ever get any submissions? When will the winners be announced? Will you post the winning posters?
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