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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    It was brought to my attention from a loyal member of our community about a post over at OWD which made it sound like I didn't do something with the contest over at OWD.

    I posted a comment of a follow up email I sent to Shay and not knowing if it will be removed or not since we've seen that happen, I am posting the exact thing here so if the winners see it, they can contact Shay directly.

    Ok, here it is:

    Hi Shay,

    Here are 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for the contest:

    1. My Favourite Book (by drd)
    2. The Hobbit (by arcsin)
    3. The Old Forest (by jaykay)

    You will need to contact them directly from their profile pages to get the proper paypal email addresses.

    -Sean
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      CommentAuthorgnome
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    now if we could find the designs...
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    @gnome: Finding and viewing the designs... that will be something to bring up with Shay or contact the designers directly, which is why I included the names of the designers too.

    Sorry I can't be of more help. I'm no longer helping with OWD as most already know.
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      CommentAuthorarwen54
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007 edited by arwen54 on the 14th January 2007 at 13:29:17 EST
     
    congrats to all the winners...I saw the Old Forest by JayKay which I really liked...I would love to see the others
    smile
    • CommentAuthorwundertype
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    "Hobbit" already is for download on arcsin.se.
    But I'm curious about drd's ...
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      CommentAuthorChristopher
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007 edited by Christopher on the 14th January 2007 at 13:25:27 EST
     
    Gnome, and anyone else who is interested, two of them were released weeks ago, the other one in the top three I can't seem to find however.

    1. My favourite Book (anyone know a link for this? - it's not listed on the designer's site)

    2. The Hobbit

    3. The old Forest

    /* edit: apparently i type slowly */
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      CommentAuthorarwen54
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007 edited by arwen54 on the 14th January 2007 at 13:30:51 EST
     
    oh yes, I did see The Hobbit by arcsin...I love it! very good job smile
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      CommentAuthorLobsterMan
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    The hobbit has already been released as a WordPress theme.
    • CommentAuthorwundertype
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007 edited by wundertype on the 14th January 2007 at 13:39:53 EST
     
    In the "happy days" of OWD someone gave a preview of a work about Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Was this the number one?
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      CommentAuthorgnome
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    well, I saw the old forest a while back, and arcsin's design is beautiful too. now there is a design we all want to see, which was better than either (at least in the eyes of Seanrox and Andreas)... I guess I'll just wait until drd posts it.
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      CommentAuthorOutsider
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    I've seen 3 (great design) and this is the first time seeing 2 (fantastic). I can't wait to see #1...
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      CommentAuthorLobsterMan
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    The old forest is also available here at OD
    • CommentAuthorJ.D.Couper
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    Maybe this community should take over the contest as it also has taken over about 80% of the community from OWD. In my opinion it will enrichen this community and make it the absolute nummber one.swingin
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    We have plans for contests in the coming months but for now, we need to get some other things going, plus the OWD contest had some hefty prize money which OD doesn't have much in the way of donations to cover that kind of prize money... yet bakie
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007 edited by Sean on the 14th January 2007 at 18:13:08 EST
     
    Posted By: J.D.CouperMaybe this community should take over the contest as it also has taken over about 80% of the community from OWD. In my opinion it will enrichen this community and make it the absolute nummber one. swingin


    Am I the only one that thinks that smiley looks like it's taken off its panties and is swinging them around?
    • CommentAuthorJ.D.Couper
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    Hahahaha! Never would have thought about that myself... shamed
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    I'm with you Josh. I thought the same thing too but never said anything. bakie
    • CommentAuthorJ.D.Couper
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    Oke, off topic, but: A smiley, swinging his panties around, meets a designer at Open Design.org and says.....
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    ... Give me the bakies or else bakie
    • CommentAuthorJ.D.Couper
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2007
     
    Like that one!
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      CommentAuthorbradm81
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    @wundertype Brothers Karamazov was not the winning entry, though seeing #2 and 3 I can certainly see why.

    (Cabspace isn't working for me so that link might not work right now)
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      CommentAuthorNickyD
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    very nice design bradm81. I like it a lot.
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      CommentAuthorLobsterMan
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    brandam81: That's one nice template. How about submitting it here wink
    • CommentAuthoraanimo
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    I like it too :) A little too hard to read, though. . .
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      CommentAuthorNickyD
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    If you submit it here, can you include the .png file for the header?
    • CommentAuthornelchee
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    "The Hobbit" is a pretty template, but the header brakes easily. this is what I see (normal text size, Firefox).
    • CommentAuthorwundertype
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    A miracle has happened: Drd was on OWD forum and I posted a little teaser,
    hoping that OWD recovers and can payout his prize.
    "In the meantime come over to opendesigns.org. Everybody there is curious about your design." No wonder that it was censored and the URL was x-ed out. BUT NOW it seems he really got his prize money!

    @ brad: Brothers K. is a nice work. Just my taste. It came to my mind because because drds homepage also has these nice dark against bright colour combinations.

    @ Nelchee: Hobbit's CSS has "navigation ... serif;"
    In Camino and Safari it renders in serif and holds one line.
    I wonder why you have the space consuming Verdana for the nav.?
    • CommentAuthordrd
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    Sorry I havent posted earlier I know everyone wants to see the designs etc, the comp has been going on for so long now too. Ive been busy with work and only just got back from college after work.

    Im not sure I deserve to win really, I thought the second and third place designs were probably better, but that's design for you, its a matter of opinion most of the time! :)

    Maybe some of you will agree with the choice, maybe not, but its been fun contributing to the contest. I dont think Ill enter anymore because I'm so busy with other work now, but I hope the contests continue to run as they produce so many great designs.

    Anyway, heres my entry:

    http://www.davereederdesign.com/myfavouritebook/
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      CommentAuthorColin
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    Beautiful. Simply amazing work, Dave.
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      CommentAuthorNickyD
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    drd, I like it a lot. The first thing I always check with a design is how it 'breaks' when the text size is enlarged. Your's breaks nicely. I love the colors and the layout. I did notice that the hobbit template does not break well when the text is enlarged in IE and FF, although I also think it is a beautiful design. drd, great job, and well deserved.
    • CommentAuthornelchee
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    Posted By: wundertype@ Nelchee: Hobbit's CSS has "navigation ... serif;"
    In Camino and Safari it renders in serif and holds one line.
    I wonder why you have the space consuming Verdana for the nav.?

    I see, he didn't specify a font family. Verdana is my default font (but now that you reminded me of this, I'll change it to Trebuchet).
    To leave the font face to user's choice on a non-flexible layout is not the best idea.

    @drd: congratulations, It's a beautiful design.
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      CommentAuthorarwen54
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2007
     
    very nice deign, drd
    smile
    • CommentAuthordrd
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2007
     
    Thanks for all the kind comments.

    NickyD, regarding the text increase, I always make sure the design can go up and down by at least 2 "levels" of adjustment in Firefox
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      CommentAuthorJJenZz
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2007
     
    Oooo nice :o)
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      CommentAuthorjanpd24
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2007
     
    Some really stunning designs. Congratulations to the winners!

    swingin

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