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Contest Goal:

A major marketing and advertising firm has asked you to create an exciting new magazine concept. The choice is yours including name, logo, cover design, subject matter. Use stock photos to present your pitch for the next best selling publication.

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Suggested by: hyperorbit

Submit days: September 18, 2008 - September 26, 2008

Voting days: September 26, 2008 - September 28, 2008

Current contest status: finished

Required skill level: any

1st place prize	2nd place prize	3rd place prize
$ 79.95	n/a	n/a

Contest Prize:

Puzzle Pro 2.2

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magazine covers contest participants :

aceidseatsgraphixdesignArloPeacoTardmatrixiceman
MinimaxManu_LuizegalacticaCMYK 46hippunky
BloodyRainRaviurobertbensonnichito88Toshabntz
kwikskemicloloopyluvorange101ballistic515
pearlieKatGVbjaockxsonny_dunkSoooGood
lilphresh91becklsairs0ft3rJamesMDkaramela
janee0513Normanrender08hyperorbitrednovember
blaine2ndpaolovejesus diazBreno Loester Cogomymyb37
DanLundbergmarcshangsikeags83DMackagent_ann
pixelkidvinshineprofAlex_krad54
tpottspixeleratorGeorge55Drew Blood
blackmagicvigneshbhimatom_mediahappy123456kbkat
Goosey420FairyGardenselemarenoxonedeMiaN
heathbar146969owczar82

earned a vote medal in this contest:

mymyb37nisha.gandhimadamemontysk8tavouhippunky
Alan2641airs0ft3rbjaockxhillekehyperorbit
owczar82grim152004PeacoTardmqtrfpixelerator
Lelainak_vohsenwazowskisuresh rajareaprevenge
moviemikesEnsjaskiergiallo86

60 entries submitted in this contest:

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pst magazine - created by miclo

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final rank: 1 out of 60 (final score: 63.3 %)

I want to thank Khingkhing and vicspa for using their entries.hope you like it.

this entry has 33 comment(s)

Lol, I knew someone would do this! Nicely done, my only suggestion would have been to use PST's logo for the header

(111 days ago)

great work..........

(111 days ago)

ok....I knew someone was going to do this :P good job!
(111 days ago)

I could not find the fonts of the logo for the word magazine so I didn't used the logo, someone know the fonts
(111 days ago)

Like it very much...great job
(111 days ago)

very good work

(110 days ago)

id really would love to buy this 1

(110 days ago)

Can I have my CD, please? Someone had nicked it off the front cover! Lovely job - well done!
(110 days ago)

Wow

(110 days ago)

THis one hàd to be made of course

. Some small things: (1) You mentioned "nr38" 2 times, I suggest the one on top is enough, (2) it's personal, but maybe you can put the mod's pics a bit smaller and next to each other and then ùnder the free brushes-anouncement. Just in case you want to give more importance to the great (no doubt!) interview. (3) And yes, also the suggestion to use the real logo in the header (and maybe then skip the small one). Good luck!

PS and in fact, why there ISNT such magazine already in shops (or as pdf online)?!
(110 days ago)

making a PST mag... not the most original idea. the layout is fantastic though! great work!
(110 days ago)

Awesome! Winner imo!
(110 days ago)

I wanna subscribe. great job. what did happen to chan?

Thanks Author for including me.

(110 days ago)

Love it, very cool.

(110 days ago)

Awesome!
(110 days ago)

Don't know why this would need a reflection, but otherwise nice job.

Knowing how to pander to an audience is a good skill...
(110 days ago)

it needs reflection coz u need an attractive presentation to attract the viewers just not place it there its the creativity of the author that attract us all ...... excellent worked author
(110 days ago)

(110 days ago)

The best lay out and text treatment so far!
(110 days ago)

This does look like it could be a real magazine. ("Week's" needs an apostrophe. "Members" is missing the S in the bottom line of text.)
(110 days ago)

thanks for all the great comments
(110 days ago)

all gre8, just somehow the "sponsored by.." just don't fit. Another winning entry

(109 days ago)

only one slight problem =(..... i cant open it to read more!! and i really want to.

Great job!

(109 days ago)

Dude I would SO buy this mag lol. I love the cover image and the bottom left circle going on. Top 3 for sure
(109 days ago)

This is my favorite!! Well done!
(107 days ago)

seems like pandering... Good job though.
(106 days ago)

My name is Arlo and I approve of this entry. LOL Good work.
(106 days ago)

Good job, is there an sbs or have you used source pics?
(105 days ago)

Congratulation!!!
(102 days ago)

Hey there! Congrats on winning! Nice job!
(102 days ago)

Congrats, good strategy.

(102 days ago)

congrats, well done
(101 days ago)

marked as favorite 2 time(s)

final score: 63.3 %

votes placed: 351

submitted: 111 days ago

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tags:pstmagazine

Contest Prize:

Puzzle Pro 2.2

Better Gnomes & Gardens - created by hyperorbit

Better Gnomes & Gardens photoshop picture

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final rank: 2 out of 60 (final score: 63.1 %)

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final score: 63.1 %

votes placed: 330

submitted: 109 days ago

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VAGUE - created by DanLundberg

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final rank: 3 out of 60 (final score: 58.6 %)

VAGUE, The Journal of Contemporary Celebrity Thought

[changed to public-domain Sara Palin pic]

this entry has 17 comment(s)

Excellent!

(108 days ago)

Bhahahahahahahahah!
(108 days ago)

Stunning!!!
(108 days ago)

great title and concept!
(107 days ago)

Good to see another view, not just a magazine.

(107 days ago)

Now htis is what we call a magazine cover

good job author
(107 days ago)

Bravo !!! Brilliantly done ... love the fact you have placed the magazine in a typical environment rather than just show another magazine !!
(107 days ago)

i really like this layout, its very clean but honestly if your pitching a new publication to an advertising or mktg firm you would never do it in this manner, they would be presented on blackboards, with a few different mockups and spreads, but as a cover its very nice
(107 days ago)

Great job. Made me laugh.
(107 days ago)

This is great.
(106 days ago)

I agree completely with ballistic515 -- but the reality is that voters on this site don't allow themselves to be constrained by strict adherence to the theme (which is admittedly frustrating when you work really hard to enter a theme contest). But I do feel it is legitimate respond to the notion, if not the pure letter, of the challenge. This site is about creativity after all. [As an example of reasonable limits, I would note that a DVD cover has nothing notionally to do with a magazine cover.]
(106 days ago)

Nicely done! Though I think I've already seen enough of this person.
(106 days ago)

Brilliant!
(106 days ago)

great...looks real......
(104 days ago)

Congratulation!!!
(102 days ago)

freaking funny..
(102 days ago)

Congrats! I loved the SNL skit last night making fun of that bit about seeing Russia from her house.
(102 days ago)

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marked as favorite 1 time(s)

final score: 58.6 %

votes placed: 311

submitted: 108 days ago

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snail magazine - created by galactica

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final rank: 4 out of 60 (final score: 58.5 %)

This is an exclusive magazin for snail owners/fanatics (hope there are some otherwise I will be bancrupt).

To those that don't get about therapist: women always telling men that lenght doesn't matter but what about snails?

My english isn't to good so please let me know where are mistakes.
coments/constructive criticizm welcome

stock photos from:
http://freakystuffstock.deviantart.com/
http://darknight-stock.deviantart.com/
http://stoquita.deviantart.com/

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final score: 58.5 %

votes placed: 309

submitted: 111 days ago

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tags:snailmagazine

Space Travel + Leisure - created by DanLundberg

Space Travel + Leisure photoshop picture

final rank: 5 out of 60 (final score: 57 %)

this entry has 8 comment(s)

Nice image

. Suggest to put the text "low-gravity...." more under in the green part, there's too much going on o top already. Perhaps the orange-red color from SPAS wont work with green, maybe you can change it into white then (although the orange does fit well with the orange moon of course). Also, maybe you can change "special report" into white, right now a bit too hard to read. Backup plan is to put a (ie) white background on top for the whole text, and put the main title a bit more down then, so it gets more space. Good luck

!
(105 days ago)

Then...what is Uranus for?

This looks good.

(105 days ago)

Thanks wazowski for the suggestions. [An aside: Even Pulitzer-Prize-winning authors have editors. Getting input from another pair of eyes can improve the finished product.] I confess that I, too, was sort of concerned about the largely open space at the bottom of the cover, but I guess I was too enamored of having the orange "SPAS" near the orange moon to consider alternatives. I appreciate the prod to try alternatives. I realize that "SPECIAL REPORT" doesn't stand out that much, but it's not critical text, I like the color, and I don't want to overshadow the magazine's title.
(105 days ago)

That's quite a polite reaction

! IMO the move from the text looks better there already

, just a doubt about the orange SPAS. I can imagine you wanna keep it orange, an idea then còuld be is to make SPAS or the whole text bigger. For a likely big article it wouldnt look even that weird or sth, but it's up to you what to do, author. Maybe one last thing to look at: the only places where you used black text are in the bigger text and left under (price). May-be for the composition of color it's an idea to put the price info to right up under "october" and then also change that from blue to black. It's just a minor thing and perhaps better dont pay attention to it, but couldnt help to mention it.
Good luck

!
(105 days ago)

Did I mention that Pulitzer Prize winners only make changes that they like?

So I think orange is a good contrast with green. Unfortunately, the green water with the dark ripples makes it hard for text to be subtle and still readable when it's not black (but even then it still can be a stretch).
(105 days ago)

But of course. That's why, just as for Pulitzer-Prize-winning authors, I gave you a possible alternative ("just a doubt about the orange SPAS. I can imagine you wanna keep it orange, an idea then còuld be is to make SPAS or the whole text bigger. For a likely big article it wouldnt look even that weird or sth, but it's up to you what to do, author." ), as written above

. I guess there must be very funny conversations between PulitzerPrize-winning authors and their editors

. Good luck again!
(105 days ago)

nice
(104 days ago)

Stunning!!!
(104 days ago)

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final score: 57 %

votes placed: 255

submitted: 105 days ago

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Contest Prize:

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Photoshop contest - magazine covers

pst magazine - created by miclo

Better Gnomes & Gardens - created by hyperorbit

VAGUE - created by DanLundberg

snail magazine - created by galactica

Space Travel + Leisure - created by DanLundberg

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