Billboard Design Contest!!!!!

[shartley]

I just want to understand what you're looking for.

"Effective" advertising, or ads that look flashy and such.

What I mean is the comparasin of the "drink coke" advertisements and the etrade ads during the superbowl. One sells product, one is artistic.

[meanelvis]

Originally posted by shartley
meanelvis

Keep in mind that this is a "concept" contest. How sharp the logo looks is not an issue... a good hand drawn entry with clear ideas and concepts can win as easily as a fancy computer designed one. All ideas will be redone, not duplicated larger.

gracias-- i submitted my first one, which is in your (or whoever judges) hands. it was right at 1 mb and really didnt have that much graphical stuff- i hope you guys' mail server can handle all these submissions!

by the way, agreed on all points on the post previous to this one.. billboard design should snatch your attention and alert you to the company logo or slogan in the course of less than 1 second. simplicity and focus > * when it comes to billboard design :)

[thei3ug]

Originally posted by shartley

Shartley, you have no idea how much it helps to hear someone say that.
I'm something of an advertisement fan/critic. It seems, even in billboards, it has become popular to make some abstract reference to an unrelated issue, and not even put a brand name on as if we're supposed to figure it out.
Either that or they cram it with so much text I have no idea WHO is supposed to read it at 60 mph.
I love advertising, and I keep thinking... "man, i could make a killing in this market with morons making ads like this."
Then I realize... someone has to contract them.

[Restola]

since it will all be redone, and not "blown up", we can use copywrited images or pictures we didnt take or give credit for right? (im not talking about the COKE logo, i mean stuff we find online)

[synreal]

Originally posted by Restola
since it will all be redone, and not "blown up", we can use copywrited images or pictures we didnt take or give credit for right? (im not talking about the COKE logo, i mean stuff we find online)

i don't see a problem with using existing photos as a place holder as long as:

a) AGD could replicate a similar photo
b) the image isn't another artist's work (i.e. don't use some of Ron Stern's work for your backdrop)
c) Don't try to slap some text over an existing, well layed out ad, and call it your own.

i don't think tom expects everyone to have access to supermodels and high quality action stills, but he expects the work/ideas to be your own. let us know what is not your work though when submitting entries.

[FutureMagOwner]

can you give use a current top ten?(hopfully me hopefully me hopefully me) also im wondering if they got even read the 2 or 3 emails i sent

[KamikazePenguin]

I sent mine, and I think it looks quite nice...

here's hoping!:)

[Vex]

Hot Babes In the Ad...?

What happened to the whole "put a hot babe in the ad?" I haven't logged on for a couple of days, but what's the verdict? I'm not going to put a "hot chick" in my ad because that's really not what paintball is about. Sure, I like hot chicks, but I don't think about them when I'm playing. Anyway, I've already got some ads made up from when I took my desktop publishing class last year. They are really good ads, and I'd like to submit them.

[FooTemps]

Here's a good idea for all of guys, not girls, trying to make a billboard design...

1. Use ONE, ONLY ONE, hot girl obviously showing the mag
2. CONTRASTING AGD LOGO FROM BACKGROUND
3. Fairly Plain background... It could be a field or maybe even a blank color in the back...

I might as well add a general Idea

1. Have a catchy logo
2. Have a sloagan
3. Have pic that is easy to just glance at quickly...

edit...
::I know the general outline for a good billboard is very unspecific but it gives good room for creativity::

[soilent green]

changing the logo will make people say oh they must be haveing trouble selling thier product not help it that logo is great and it stands for quality and it always will if you change it its like saying "Our qaulity has changed"

[AGD]

*****important ***********

When sending in your submissions. PLEASE use your AO handle as the file name followed by a number if you are submitting more that one. We are not responsible if we get your entry mixed up or it gets lost because we have to change the file name. Do NOT resend old drawings we are renaming the ones we have.

AGD

[hitech]

Originally posted by AGD
When sending in your submissions. PLEASE use your AO handle as the file name followed by a number if you are submitting more that one...

Doh! Here's to hoping mine doesn't get lost. Doh!

[The Frymarker]

Sorry about that guys......I should have known better!


Oh well

[FreshmanBob]

aw man i already sent mine in w/ my real name last night, but my e mail has my AO handle in it

should i resend or anything?

[pbstu]

logo

anyone got a large picture of the AGD logo? black and white or color, doesnt matter.



stu.