1. URBAN
Rian. 9/10
The Magazine AND the app were better than the previous ones.
You really made this work well.
Element 8/10
I like the palette you used for this. The combination of rounds was not the most out of the box compared to other entries. My main suggestions for magazine covers like this are the following: don't be afraid of shapes, mix your fonts a bit, and make sure everything is spelled correctly!! (e.g., exclusive)
Era 9/10
Okay this magazine cover is much better than the first one! I love the entry and inclusion of the app logo is so effortless. The colors are great too. The only thing which disturbs the flow is the black underline below the blue one under the magazine title.
Fenrir 8.5/10
I really like this. Looks like an actual magazine you would find. Seems like there's a little too much open space but then again it does work pretty well.
I think I like the app icon you did last round more than this one but this one is still cute and goes well with the magazine.
One big thing I wish you had done was spell check! Exclusive**, sis!
2. Hurem
Rian. 9/10
This gives me 'avi to promote my fave’s new single‘ teas and I love it.
It looks like a single cover turned into a gif avi with you see a lot on ATRL.
I just wish it was actually avi sized.
Element 8.75/10
Working with GIFs is always a challenge so I commend you for doing this. I think it pulled together pretty well. My main concern is that it's a bit aesthetically cheesy for this stage in the game, but at the same time I recognize that you were going for that concept that correlates with Gaga's performance value. Fonts were not great. Good technique.
Era 8/10
This is a really cute entry and the cutting is flawless. However I would have loved it more if Gaga (or even just the text) was in motion too. But nice spacing + placement and overall it's a quite good entry.
Fenrir 9/10
Overall this was pretty awesome. I like the fonts and I like that you included Superbowl 50 logo.
My only two small gripes with this is I wish you had cut the couple stray strands of hair above her microphone because you can see the white background in between them, and I wish you had taken an extra step and smoothed out her pant line on the left-hand side to get rid of that little annoying triangle poking out.
3. Cantaloupe.
Rian. 10/10
You didn’t just do twins. You did twins in GIF FORM.
AND MULTIPLE ONES.
The effort. If I’d put this much effort into school, I’d be best student of the century.
Element 10/10
Oh my goodness. I was not expecting this combo of challenges. I love moments like this in the game where I'm just so surprised about an entry! This is so creative and executed beautifully. I don't see any flaws.
Era 9.5/10
GIFs and avis (and doing many of them) seems like your specialty so I knew you'd include that for sure
Both the colored ones are truly amazing and I really love them (11/10 tbh) and the B&W ones are cute too but the second B&W one looks too mirrored and less realistic than the other three but they're all still amazing.
Fenrir 10/10
I was pretty blown away with this. The only change I would've made would be to the last gif of them rubbing their noses, and that would be to get a smoother frame rate (if that would even be possible) since it seems a little choppy.
4. Dancehall
Rian. 9.5/10
This looks official.
Like, put this on iTunes pls and I’ll buy it in a heartbeat.
I love how seamlessly you combined the 2 challenges.
Element 10/10
A very cool composition. I love the twin effect here and also the Z Tessellation in the background. You crafted something that combines Zayn's laid back attitude with Oedipal sexual tension. Bravo.
Era 8.5/10
Okay now that is THE HOTTEST ENTRY I've seen so far in this competition
Woo lemme behave. It's really amazing and kinda reminds me of the fan-made JB I'll Show You cover. Love the twin effect and the Polaroid. There are some black/white patches visible on the edges of the Polaroid though so that could have been executed better.
Fenrir 9/10
Simple but looks great. The Zayn on the left, however, could have used a shadow behind his neck to make it look better.
5. skwonderfactory
Rian. 8.5/10
I really like this.
The idea of making a magazine spread was really good.
I wish that it all looked a bit more ‚real‘.
And there should be a bottle in the ad
Element 8.5/10
I really love the creative angle that you took in combining the previous challenges! It worked really well and I think you kept a good consistency with your advertising theme from last time. My major complaint here is that the colors and fonts are hard to read, and I also think that the fall fashion page could have been more consistent with the aesthetic of your magazine cover.
Era 8/10
Very ambitious and I love magazines so glad you picked that haha. I love the ads and the inclusion of leaves was a very creative touch. I would have loved for Katy to be in color and for you to match those to blend her in the environment of the background but it's still cute. Where is the bottle though? haha
A good entry overall!
Fenrir 7.5/10
I like that you chose a Fall theme and I like the pic of Katy you chose; It helps give off a Halloween vibe. The words in darker font are kind of hard to read in places on the left page. The visuals on the left page pop out a lot more than the text does. On the right page the font in purple doesn't really work and is kind of hard to read. I also think Katy should've been colored a bit, or at least her dress. I think your biggest downfall here was font selection and font color, but I think you did have a nice layout for the most part.
Round 8 scores
1. Cantaloupe. 9.9
2. Dancehall 9.25
3. Hurem 8.7
4. URBAN 8.65
5. skwonderfactory 8.2
Eliminated
shendelzare and LiMe
Both for not submitting.
Shendel, you started this game as an amateur but your entries were always quality.
As you said it yourself, you watched a lot of tutorials on how to use every tool.
You made it very far and you can be really proud of that.
You showed a lot of creativity each round and developed your own designing style.
Thank you so much for playing, I hope you had fun.
Lime, you were in the top 3 in pretty much every round iirc.
It’s really sad that you had to drop out of the game.
You were a contestant, that I saw in the finale from the beginning.
You always brought so much creativity and took a lot of risks because you wanted to put your ideas into your entries and it did pay off.
You never played the ’safe’ card and it was always exciting to see what you come up with each round.
Thank you very much for participating and I hope you had fun.
Congrats to everyone else on making it to Round 9!
