Well... here I am sitting at work and I've been browing dA for inspiration. I've picked up sketching/drawing(aka pulling) again and i'm taking the time to develop my "grass roots".

Sketches for Action poses, right to left brain development (drawing pictures from upside down reference, negative drawing etc)... I've dusted off my wacom tablet and I'm anxious to get my skills back or more accurately HERE for the first time.

I've been away from dA but i've always "been here". So Hi to old friends, and hi to new ones.

I've been working on a new project called bloggercamp where I do WordPress Themes, Tips, and Tutorials.

Check it out if you use this CMS/Blogging Platform

I'll be in Ft. Myers Florida from this tuesday, to the following tuesday... if any deviants want to meet up let me know here or note me, and i'll give you my number once I check in the hotel.

Later!

After a few weeks of careful consideration and planning I have finally figured out just who it was that captured what I was looking for in this contest!

=6665 captured what I was looking for in my design requirements and gave many variations to choose from or improve upon.

Please extend your cheers to =6665 for the entry


=6665 wins first place
Prizes:
1 (one) 1st Place Winner will receive the following:

• 2 year subscription to deviantART.com ($59.90 value)
• * 1 deviantART print of winner's choosing - up to $70 in value

My runner up was a hard decision because I felt it was a great logo to work with and especially with web 2.0 being ever so important these days.

~darkcath ultimately would have won if the dog actually had been chasing his tail! ~darkcath good show, good logo, and amazing results.

~darkcath showed mastery with her logo


Thank you for your entry... for your efforts you win 2nd place
Prizes:
1 (one) 2nd Place Winner will receive the following:

• 1 year subscription to deviantART.com ($29.95 value)
• * 1 deviantART print of winner's choosing - up to $35 in value

**** Remember =6665 and ~darkcath your prizes can be redeemable via same cash amount in paypal. Otherwise please note me with your preferences or how we can go about taking care of this debt I owe you.

**** To all the rest that entered the contest... thank you so much for your time and attention on this contest!

I have narrowed the 24 entries down to the top 5. Please stay tuned!

Later on I will be holding a website design contest (just the graphics... no coding). With much better prizes!

Summary:

After purchasing the domain name dogchasestail.com I decided to hold a contest for the dA community. I placed it in your hands to design a logo based on my simple criteria... and here are the top 5 after an overwhelming 24 entries. Please stay tuned for the announcement of the winners (2).

Top 5 Entries:

Please Vote on THEM!!!!
I ask that you vote for which one you think embodies the idea of dog chasing his own tail the most... please don't play favorites... and maybe even tell why you liked that specific one better???

Journal Poll: [link]

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The Rules Were:
1. Logo must be in a lossless format, such as TGA, EPS etc

2. I would prefer an Adobe Illustrator file.
3. The words dogchasestail.com should not be in the logo... ONLY the Graphical Logo NO WORDS!!!
4. you MUST submit it as a deviation
5. Submit under Designs & Interfaces | Logos & Logotypes:
6. Link to the deviation in my journal or this news entry
7. Use no more than 4 colors please
8. 3 entry maximum per participant!!!! *** NEW RULE ***

Prizes:
1 (one) 1st Place Winner will receive the following:

• 2 year subscription to deviantART.com ($59.90 value)
• * 1 deviantART print of winner's choosing - up to $70 in value

1 (one) 2nd Place Winner will receive the following:

• 1 year subscription to deviantART.com ($29.95 value)
• * 1 deviantART print of winner's choosing - up to $35 in value

* deviantART print can also be exchanged for equal amount transferred via paypal.

** By participating in this contest, the 1st place winner will retain copyright on the winning design, but grant me, Mark Penix, exclusive rights to the use of winning logo design. Winner also agrees not to use the logo for any means other than portfolio purposes.

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