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How About a Cup of This? Contest Time!!!

ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 12:37 PM DMusic has people of many talents-- and it\'s time we tap into some of those other talents. Design a DMusic mug, and it could be yours!
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 12:39 PM Some examples: [ 1. Original designs or photos only. Use the DMusic logo, but all other artwork must be original. 2. If you use a photo, it should be good quality. The better the image, the better it will print. 3. Use any graphic/photo editing program you want, just try to make sure it's as clear as possible. 4. Submissions-- post here! Open-ended closing date, to be decided later. 5. Enter as many times as you want! 6. Prize: your personally designed coffee mug, courtesy of DMusic. 7. Coffee not included NOTE: Please save your original artwork separately from the mug (which is a workspace for you!) to ensure the best quality. Winner can then email it to me, and I will take care of the rest! Some of these examples were created on Paint, so if you think you have to have PhotoShop, find another excuse. Originality is more important than software. And here's a blank mug to work with. Any questions or suggestions? DNote me! ShadowMom
Distilled1	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 12:41 PM what is the best size and dpi for the original art work? so that the winning mug will print well.
evansorchid	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:04 PM So are those avatars on the first picture all the 'optimists' floating on top with the whipped cream and marshmallows .....and then all the 'pessimists' sunk to the bottom of the mug buried in the coffee grounds?
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:27 PM I'm going with Cafe Press, because Zazzle's site was giving me problems. So the info I can gather is this: 10mb maximum file size 8.31" x 3" Obviously, the better the quality, the better the printing. I'm still looking for a dpi. You can actually work on it on the site if you want, you just don't submit it, but here's where you can preview it: http://www.cafepress.com/designer/mug/ Listen Spike, my little sugar cube.... where the bodies are buried is no one's business...
moam	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:28 PM Awesome! I will give this a go
leflaw	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:31 PM .. and put prozac in the coffee!
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:33 PM Surprise me! Surprise me!
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:35 PM On 4th Sep 2012, leflaw said: .. and put prozac in the coffee! Name: ShadowMom Means: NOOO!!! They can use their own.
evansorchid	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:39 PM My first draft was unacceptable... ...I guess I'll have to start over.
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:42 PM Fingerpainting 101!!
Distilled1	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 1:55 PM if I remember right 300dpi is best but maybe its better than 75? it's somewhere on cafe press - but they will print anything as I found out had one real bad clock it was so pixelated
GTOriginal	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 3:11 PM Good luck to the participants, this is a good cntest idea. Can we choose to PURCHASE one from Cafe Press after the contest is over? Something tells me MOAM's is gonna be interesting.
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 3:14 PM I'm looking into that, Gary. I might set up a shop there. All the fun, none of the hassle.
evansorchid	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 5:30 PM I can't work like this..... ....someone stole my coffee cup!
ShadowMom	Date: September 4, 2010 @ 5:38 PM Here's the other half, Spike... how DID you get loose again?
zedsalt	Date: September 5, 2010 @ 10:51 AM The coffee stain thing reminds me of this Mellotron sim I saw once. The GUI depicts a coffee stain and singe marks where cigarettes were balanced for a little too long.
miraclemaker	Date: September 5, 2010 @ 8:25 PM I really like shadowmoms, its just purrrrrrfect
ShadowMom	Date: September 8, 2010 @ 1:03 PM Finally found the dpi! "For the most part, pictures should be between 100 and 300 DPI to print well on the products you sell." - CafePress. I would go with the higher dpi if you can, it really makes a difference. No one yet?
vzeye	Date: September 8, 2010 @ 1:57 PM My favorite design would be the one at the top of this page with the avatars of all our favorite members. I would really enjoy having a cup that would remind me of all my good friends here at DMusic. What a way to start the day!
vzeye	Date: September 8, 2010 @ 2:00 PM Maybe we could have ShadowMom's design on one side of the cup and the contest winner's design on the 2nd side...
sunshine	Date: September 8, 2010 @ 4:27 PM i agree, except i do not see the bus. how you gonna haul equipment without the bus?
vzeye	Date: September 8, 2010 @ 8:59 PM Here is my version thanks to Photoshop....
zedsalt	Date: September 9, 2010 @ 10:10 AM If you go with the little field of avvies idea, you might add a layer of promo to the mix by filling the limited number of spots with DMers who have spent the most time on the "Top Commenters" and/or "Top Listeners" list, or by the commenting stats. I don't know if the contest is going to run long enough for this to be much of an incentive, but it might stir some more activity on the part of those members who are currently most active. I know it wouldn't change anything about the "within the site promo" aspect of the contest, but it might help maximize the results within that framework.
FraDonaghy	Date: September 9, 2010 @ 8:48 PM Stick a Dmusic logo on it and the slogan "it's my cup of tea". Sorted.
ShadowMom	Date: September 11, 2010 @ 12:10 PM Something tells me you're not in the proper spirit, Fra! At this rate, vzeye will win by default. I'm moving on to another contest soon. Let's go, people!
evansorchid	Date: September 11, 2010 @ 1:28 PM :artist: Okay, here's mine. Hmmmm.....it had the Dmusic logo on it, but it disappeared when you added hot water.
FraDonaghy	Date: September 11, 2010 @ 1:58 PM On 11th Sep 2012, ShadowMom said: Something tells me you're not in the proper spirit, Fra! Do you guys not have that "it's my cup of tea" saying then? http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/%28one%27s%29+cup+of+tea I thought it was the ideal slogan for a Dmusic mug
evansorchid	Date: September 11, 2010 @ 2:05 PM Yeah....we have that saying, but usually it's used in the opposite way, as in.... It's not my cup of tea. I can't recall ever hearing it being used in a positive manner....so maybe ShadowMom, misread your meaning.
sunshine	Date: September 11, 2010 @ 4:24 PM D-music - Chuck Norris say's indie isn't for sissies! put that on a mug. my entry.
sunshine	Date: September 11, 2010 @ 4:30 PM i win.
zedsalt	Date: September 12, 2010 @ 10:20 AM On 11th Sep 2012, evansorchid said: Yeah....we have that saying, but usually it's used in the opposite way, as in.... It's not my cup of tea. I can't recall ever hearing it being used in a positive manner....so maybe ShadowMom, misread your meaning. I know the word for words/phrases like that, but I can't recall it right now. I think an exception should be made for "disgruntled". To my ear, "gruntled" sounds like a fine word for being not entirely satisfied, but satisfied enough...like, "I'm not happy at my workplace, but I'm not about to bring in a gun and mow everybody down, either". After all, doesn't that describe the attitude of most of the co-workers of people who do bring a gun to work and mow everyone they can down? Think about that sound you make when someone asks you about something neither entirely satisfactory nor purely negative; wouldn't "gruntled" be a good word to accompany that sound?
caseyfallen	Date: September 13, 2010 @ 3:49 PM Here is mine! It's my Cat. He passed away a few years ago. He lived a good 18 years. He is missed. Don't mind the bottom of the cup. I broke it and glued it back. Like new!
sunshine	Date: September 15, 2010 @ 6:35 AM i am probobly disqualified for not putting it on a mug. i don't know how to, i never learned photoshop or editing stuff. guitar ninja's are pretty cool though. all the contributions would look good on a mug. even the broken one.
ShadowMom	Date: September 15, 2010 @ 8:47 AM It would be disqualified, but not for that reason. It has to be an original design or one of your own photos, sunshine.
caseyfallen	Date: September 15, 2010 @ 10:05 PM My Halloween submission!
ShadowMom	Date: September 17, 2010 @ 10:07 AM BUMP!! Time is running out... my favorite holiday is coming up, so if you've got it, flaunt it.
ShadowMom	Date: September 18, 2010 @ 11:57 AM One more week, then this one closes. Upload by midnight of Sept. 25th. The mugs I designed are not part of the contest, they were just ideas to get you all started. Send me the original picture by email, through my artist page or if you have it already, And thanks to those who participated-- and Fra, that includes you! I meant no disrespect!
evansorchid	Date: September 18, 2010 @ 2:17 PM Okay....okay mom.... ...after two other failed attempts, here's my official entry.
moam	Date: September 22, 2010 @ 1:56 PM
FraDonaghy	Date: September 24, 2010 @ 6:08 AM On 18th Sep 2012, ShadowMom said: And thanks to those who participated-- and Fra, that includes you! I meant no disrespect! No disrespect was ever taken Kathy. I was just wondering if my attempt had been lost in translation
miraclemaker	Date: September 24, 2010 @ 9:38 AM hope im not too late.. this was a trip to actually get done!
ShadowMom	Date: September 25, 2010 @ 10:50 PM Not too late! One hour to go, voting will begin tomorrow. Some of you will be disqualified, as much as I like your ideas. I don't fancy getting sued, even if you-know-who is a lawyer. Thanks to everyone who posted their ideas!
ShadowMom	Date: September 26, 2010 @ 12:34 PM I'll be posting the entries later today, thanks for the efforts and come back to vote on your favorite design!

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