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Cyndalie · 06-07-2002, 03:40 PM

I agree with the top ten sites being reviewed by the judges idea.

Going to be tough competion nonetheless.
There is some very complex graphic work and intracate designs to choose from. Our industry sure does hold some gems of talent!

Great job everyone! Some really amazing work in the mix.

michaelw · 06-07-2002, 03:43 PM

awesome stuff

NzDesignz · 06-07-2002, 03:52 PM

I can see how everyone is so FUCKING excited

Congrats everyone.

Lets make this an each year thing.

FUCKIN AWESOME

Jakke PNG · 06-07-2002, 04:05 PM

I feel special. My site is so shitty it's not even listed on the vote resuts page. Whoopiedoo.

Houdini · 06-07-2002, 04:06 PM

I got through 5 sites, the 6th has been loading forever (Im on a DSL line). Out of the 5 tours, 4 of them had broken links all over the place... I give up. I didn't pace my week right so I didn't have a chance to submit my site, but to everyone that did - Good luck!

Darren · 06-07-2002, 04:08 PM

mafia currently no1 well done snow

LoveAsianChicks · 06-07-2002, 04:09 PM

Am I the only person who thinks the Mafia site violated the rules and should be disqualified?

I gave it a #1 - lowest score I gave any site.

Jakke PNG · 06-07-2002, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LoveAsianChicks
Am I the only person who thinks the Mafia site violated the rules and should be disqualified?

I gave it a #1 - lowest score I gave any site.

Why?

Darren · 06-07-2002, 04:12 PM

mafia site does kick ass, but would have been better for snow to do a site that isnt mafia because people will simply vote because to ass suck, but suppose we will never know if that design would have done good on its own merits.

SunTzu · 06-07-2002, 04:16 PM

First time I went thru and voted half the sites were 404. Tried to view now with IE and it said I already voted. So I opened up NS and can view it right. Just a thought though, there's too much room for cheating.

I agree with the above poster, mafia should be excluded for not following the rules - sorry.

LoveAsianChicks · 06-07-2002, 04:20 PM

"7: Tours may not be blatantly designer identifiable until AFTER the competition. "

Scorpion · 06-07-2002, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SunTzu
I agree with the above poster, mafia should be excluded for not following the rules - sorry.

what rules were broken?

Jakke PNG · 06-07-2002, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LoveAsianChicks
"7: Tours may not be blatantly designer identifiable until AFTER the competition. "

..and?
It may be anyone (not really) but how can you say for certain who did it? Snow might have given content to someone to do it.

BuckNaked · 06-07-2002, 04:30 PM

A couple issues for the AssClowns up in the cheap seats...

1. Snow DID NOT design that site, as far as I know snow hires out all of his graphic design work.

2. No rules were broken as far as the mafiaporn site because the client likes the logo and wanted to keep it for brand recognition. Happens sometimes when you do real design work. And the design in the contest was created this week as well.

I can also assure you that the mafiaporn site that is on mafiaporn.com and the one in the contest are not created by the same person.

Scorpion · 06-07-2002, 04:30 PM

Snow is not a designer, he's a program owner. Nor is Snow entered in the contest.

alias · 06-07-2002, 04:32 PM

the logo was used though, so thats an automatic disqualification
that makes it not a nes site WTF!

LoveAsianChicks · 06-07-2002, 04:33 PM

I was trying to be as fair as possible and felt a rule was broken. It doesn't matter, I voted once and I have nothing more to add about that.

Apart from this, well done on all the designs. Wish I had the skill to create such wonderful work.
Good luck to all the designers.

BuckNaked · 06-07-2002, 04:33 PM

TADAAAA!

hey wait I know who owns toonx.com they should be disqualified too!!!

oh and I know who designed naturally large boobs so they should be out too!

alias · 06-07-2002, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BuckNaked
A couple issues for the AssClowns up in the cheap seats...

1. Snow DID NOT design that site, as far as I know snow hires out all of his graphic design work.

2. No rules were broken as far as the mafiaporn site because the client likes the logo and wanted to keep it for brand recognition. Happens sometimes when you do real design work. And the design in the contest was created this week as well.

I can also assure you that the mafiaporn site that is on mafiaporn.com and the one in the contest are not created by the same person.

bullshit its not new fag stop bending the rules the site is a redesign at best not a new site for a contest

Zayne E. · 06-07-2002, 04:35 PM

ahhhhh....who cares anyway?!? The site has a dynamite layout but very little substance. If it survives the judges scrutiny, eyebrows might be raised. But it is a phenominal layout...very atractive.

Scorpion · 06-07-2002, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alias

bullshit its not new fag stop bending the rules the site is a redesign at best not a new site for a contest

I spoke with Snow on ICQ about this, and it is a brand new site. Not a redesign. It will be ADDED to Snow's program, not replacing the old site.

BuckNaked · 06-07-2002, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alias
the logo was used though, so thats an automatic disqualification
that makes it not a nes site WTF!

Interesting, so if Windows Hires you and says do our site and use our CORPORATE IDENTITY then since you are the new designer you HAVE to tell them no because you didn't create the logo?

the logo is part of the site, the site is not just the logo...

BuckNaked · 06-07-2002, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alias

bullshit its not new fag stop bending the rules the site is a redesign at best not a new site for a contest

Fag?

you gonna call em a poopy head next twit?

so let me ask you something? is it the same site as the original?

No? It's a REDESIGN so it's a new site using the same concept...

Roxxy · 06-07-2002, 04:38 PM

Amazing work guys!

Fletch XXX · 06-07-2002, 04:39 PM

I honestly didnt think we could use a tour that we were being paid for, I thought this was a fresh design type of thing.

Thats my only input on that.

I put off a job or two to squeeze this tour in, I wish I would have known we could use a current clients work as the entrance piece.

*shrug*

Very nice shit though, man that stuff is good.

Brian911 · 06-07-2002, 04:42 PM

looks good, but what are the results worth when half of the designers dont stick to the rules?
I saw some 100kb+ images, and even a 190kb one, kinda hard to imagine on a 200kb-max page, right?

baremuffin · 06-07-2002, 04:45 PM

I ran mine through a tool to get the final weight of the page, lol, not that it matters cuz my score is WAY down.

If they do this regularly, yearly or whatever, at least I can hope I'll improve for next time

Nice jobs on alot of those tours, for sure.

M

Fletch XXX · 06-07-2002, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brian911
looks good, but what are the results worth when half of the designers dont stick to the rules?

Agreed.

Jakke PNG · 06-07-2002, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by baremuffin

If they do this regularly, yearly or whatever, at least I can hope I'll improve for next time

Yeah me too, my results were really a kick in the balls. I thought I'd do a LOT better. Shit. I'm ashamed to show my face around here anymore.

Zayne E. · 06-07-2002, 04:48 PM

Who is ENFORCING the rules?!? You would think that with the prizes being offered there would be no funny business...if someone wasn't happy it could be ugly! The legalities would keep me from ever running a contest with prizes like this. There would have to be verifiable complete impartiality or, like I said, it could be horribly ugly when it came time to disburse prizes.

As for me...I did this 'cuz I wanted something new in my portfolio

Everyone did a fantastic job...there's some real showpieces posted there

hahmike · 06-07-2002, 04:48 PM

its natural to suspect that some designers could be cheating on this contest. i'd suggest logging ip addresses rather that just relying on cookies.

as for a few of the designs... well, its blatantly obvious who designed them. there is one amazing unique site in there though... the only one that i gave a 9 to (my highest rating)

baremuffin · 06-07-2002, 04:49 PM

TGF -

You can join me here, under MY rock if smoke doesn't bother you...

M

Zayne E. · 06-07-2002, 04:51 PM

And one other point...what about copyright infringement? There's a site posted that stole every tutorial off a very good site out there in the mainstream.

Just curious

Jakke PNG · 06-07-2002, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zayne E.
And one other point...what about copyright infringement? There's a site posted that stole every tutorial off a very good site out there in the mainstream.

Just curious

Really?! Damn, this is gonna be fun when designer's names are published. Let the festivities begin!

421Fill · 06-07-2002, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zayne E.
And one other point...what about copyright infringement? There's a site posted that stole every tutorial off a very good site out there in the mainstream.

Just curious

How can you steal a tutorial? the very definition really negates that one.

Rip · 06-07-2002, 04:58 PM

There were some good designs, but to pick purely on design is not really enough.

There are tons of big name sites out there with tons of content, the best designs etc etc that convert at 1:3000

Simple effective designs that sell are as important as all the glitz and polish that does not sell

Anyway, I looked at all the sites once and then went back and voted

some of the sites I gave 2,3,4 points the better ones I gave 4,5,6 I think one got a seven, and one got a ten (and it wasn't mafia porn -although a nice loooking graphics package)

Keev · 06-07-2002, 04:59 PM

just wanted to Announce Once Voting is complete all particpants other than the top 3 will receice a free penis ruler!

Zayne E. · 06-07-2002, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by turbo

How can you steal a tutorial? the very definition really negates that one.

The "stolen" work was the tutorial site's design...not the tutorials.

SABAI · 06-07-2002, 05:06 PM

the lack of imagination and personality of some designs is incredible.....all with the same color shemes and stars sparkling...
over retouched pics etc....
i know who i will hire for my paysites designs (well i will know when the names will be released)

but i'm glad to see that my favorite tour is N°1 at the moment

Kimmykim · 06-07-2002, 05:07 PM

I haven't looked at the tours yet, but isn't the bottom line here whether or not they will convert?

Pretty is good, graphix are good, yada, yada, but the end result is $.

And since this wasn't done for money, just for prizes and bragging rights, don't you think that all the bitching about this that and the other might be overkill?

I'm off to go and vote now.

Fletch XXX · 06-07-2002, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Keev
just wanted to Announce Once Voting is complete all particpants other than the top 3 will receice a free penis ruler!

Fuck yeah!

Maybe next year a Giant Lure? Man those things rock!

Kimmykim · 06-07-2002, 05:11 PM

Ok so much for that. I got thru Site 1, Site 2's tour pages timed out, refreshing sent me to site 1 again and now it says Ive voted on that one and it won't move me forward to Site 2 again.

Any suggestions?

Hmmm, a Flash site loaded itself, so I've missed the original Site 2...

Jakke PNG · 06-07-2002, 05:12 PM

Kimmykim, contact that stupidnewbie on ICQ.

Next year I'll donate crayons to the person who finishes last.

421Fill · 06-07-2002, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zayne E.

The "stolen" work was the tutorial site's design...not the tutorials.

ahh. my bad.

The Machine · 06-07-2002, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kimmykim
Ok so much for that. I got thru Site 1, Site 2's tour pages timed out, refreshing sent me to site 1 again and now it says Ive voted on that one and it won't move me forward to Site 2 again.

Any suggestions?

Hmmm, a Flash site loaded itself, so I've missed the original Site 2...

try Netscape. i won't say more ;)

baremuffin · 06-07-2002, 05:14 PM

Ooh I want the crayons... they'll help me do my site for next year!

M

Darkland · 06-07-2002, 05:22 PM

The voting places a cookie on your computer so it keeps track of what sites you have voted on. If you recieve an error like I did, many many times, just close the browser and click the link to start voting again. So even if it errors every time you vote and it tries to take you to the next design you will eventually get through them all.

Kimmykim · 06-07-2002, 05:26 PM

well now I have 404s.

Maybe I will try Nutscrape.

SR · 06-07-2002, 05:29 PM

Yall did a damn great job!
Some better then others but everybody showed their best stuff.
Congratz

Too bad I didn't have any time to add a site as well but maybe some other time when I'm less busy.

I'm curious to see which site will convert best after all.
It's hard to say what will convert tho.

Houdini · 06-07-2002, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kimmykim
I haven't looked at the tours yet, but isn't the bottom line here whether or not they will convert?

Pretty is good, graphix are good, yada, yada, but the end result is $.

Hence the name, this is a graphic design contest. For once this was about art and not about money.

06-07-2002, 03:40 PM	#51
Cyndalie Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 3,615	I agree with the top ten sites being reviewed by the judges idea. Going to be tough competion nonetheless. There is some very complex graphic work and intracate designs to choose from. Our industry sure does hold some gems of talent! Great job everyone! Some really amazing work in the mix. __________________ Cyndalie Marketing Director StoriesTraffic.com

06-07-2002, 03:43 PM	#52
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06-07-2002, 03:52 PM	#53
NzDesignz Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Korea Posts: 422	I can see how everyone is so FUCKING excited Congrats everyone. Lets make this an each year thing. FUCKIN AWESOME __________________ ICQ: 93319989

06-07-2002, 04:05 PM	#54
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	I feel special. My site is so shitty it's not even listed on the vote resuts page. Whoopiedoo. __________________ ..and I'm off.

06-07-2002, 04:08 PM	#56
Darren Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,994	mafia currently no1 well done snow __________________ Penis enlargement / male enhancement pills - earn up to $229.48 per signup ICQ: 46335817

06-07-2002, 04:06 PM	#55
Houdini Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,651	I got through 5 sites, the 6th has been loading forever (Im on a DSL line). Out of the 5 tours, 4 of them had broken links all over the place... I give up. I didn't pace my week right so I didn't have a chance to submit my site, but to everyone that did - Good luck!

06-07-2002, 04:09 PM	#57
LoveAsianChicks Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: -CANADA- Posts: 1,464	Am I the only person who thinks the Mafia site violated the rules and should be disqualified? I gave it a #1 - lowest score I gave any site.

06-07-2002, 04:12 PM	#59
Darren Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,994	mafia site does kick ass, but would have been better for snow to do a site that isnt mafia because people will simply vote because to ass suck, but suppose we will never know if that design would have done good on its own merits. __________________ Penis enlargement / male enhancement pills - earn up to $229.48 per signup ICQ: 46335817

06-07-2002, 04:16 PM	#60
SunTzu Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: the box Posts: 456	First time I went thru and voted half the sites were 404. Tried to view now with IE and it said I already voted. So I opened up NS and can view it right. Just a thought though, there's too much room for cheating. I agree with the above poster, mafia should be excluded for not following the rules - sorry.

06-07-2002, 04:20 PM	#61
LoveAsianChicks Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: -CANADA- Posts: 1,464	"7: Tours may not be blatantly designer identifiable until AFTER the competition. " Last edited by LoveAsianChicks; 06-07-2002 at 04:27 PM..

06-07-2002, 04:30 PM	#64
BuckNaked Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Moved to a tent in the back yard Posts: 399	A couple issues for the AssClowns up in the cheap seats... 1. Snow DID NOT design that site, as far as I know snow hires out all of his graphic design work. 2. No rules were broken as far as the mafiaporn site because the client likes the logo and wanted to keep it for brand recognition. Happens sometimes when you do real design work. And the design in the contest was created this week as well. I can also assure you that the mafiaporn site that is on mafiaporn.com and the one in the contest are not created by the same person. __________________ The BuckNaked Show! LIVE! Thursday's Midnight EST Daily Grind Radio

06-07-2002, 04:30 PM	#65
Scorpion So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 40	Snow is not a designer, he's a program owner. Nor is Snow entered in the contest.

06-07-2002, 04:32 PM	#66
alias aliasx Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 19,010	the logo was used though, so thats an automatic disqualification that makes it not a nes site WTF! __________________ https://porncorporation.com

06-07-2002, 04:33 PM	#67
LoveAsianChicks Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: -CANADA- Posts: 1,464	I was trying to be as fair as possible and felt a rule was broken. It doesn't matter, I voted once and I have nothing more to add about that. Apart from this, well done on all the designs. Wish I had the skill to create such wonderful work. Good luck to all the designers.

06-07-2002, 04:35 PM	#70
Zayne E. Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,383	ahhhhh....who cares anyway?!? The site has a dynamite layout but very little substance. If it survives the judges scrutiny, eyebrows might be raised. But it is a phenominal layout...very atractive.

06-07-2002, 04:38 PM	#74
Roxxy Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: BEHIND YOU!!! Posts: 602	Amazing work guys!

06-07-2002, 04:39 PM	#75
Fletch XXX GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: that 504 Posts: 60,840	I honestly didnt think we could use a tour that we were being paid for, I thought this was a fresh design type of thing. Thats my only input on that. I put off a job or two to squeeze this tour in, I wish I would have known we could use a current clients work as the entrance piece. shrug Very nice shit though, man that stuff is good. __________________ Want an Android App for your tube, membership, or free site? Need banners or promo material? Hit us up (ICQ Fletch: 148841377) or email me fletchxxx at gmail.com - recent work - About me

06-07-2002, 04:42 PM	#76
Brian911 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 654	looks good, but what are the results worth when half of the designers dont stick to the rules? I saw some 100kb+ images, and even a 190kb one, kinda hard to imagine on a 200kb-max page, right? __________________ - Brian [ a directive occured while processing this error ]

06-07-2002, 04:45 PM	#77
baremuffin Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 54	I ran mine through a tool to get the final weight of the page, lol, not that it matters cuz my score is WAY down. If they do this regularly, yearly or whatever, at least I can hope I'll improve for next time Nice jobs on alot of those tours, for sure. M __________________ Does not play well with others...

06-07-2002, 04:48 PM	#80
Zayne E. Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,383	Who is ENFORCING the rules?!? You would think that with the prizes being offered there would be no funny business...if someone wasn't happy it could be ugly! The legalities would keep me from ever running a contest with prizes like this. There would have to be verifiable complete impartiality or, like I said, it could be horribly ugly when it came time to disburse prizes. As for me...I did this 'cuz I wanted something new in my portfolio Everyone did a fantastic job...there's some real showpieces posted there

06-07-2002, 04:48 PM	#81
hahmike So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,488	its natural to suspect that some designers could be cheating on this contest. i'd suggest logging ip addresses rather that just relying on cookies. as for a few of the designs... well, its blatantly obvious who designed them. there is one amazing unique site in there though... the only one that i gave a 9 to (my highest rating)

06-07-2002, 04:49 PM	#82
baremuffin Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 54	TGF - You can join me here, under MY rock if smoke doesn't bother you... M __________________ Does not play well with others...

06-07-2002, 04:51 PM	#83
Zayne E. Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,383	And one other point...what about copyright infringement? There's a site posted that stole every tutorial off a very good site out there in the mainstream. Just curious

06-07-2002, 04:58 PM	#86
Rip Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: somewheres wet Posts: 1,456	There were some good designs, but to pick purely on design is not really enough. There are tons of big name sites out there with tons of content, the best designs etc etc that convert at 1:3000 Simple effective designs that sell are as important as all the glitz and polish that does not sell Anyway, I looked at all the sites once and then went back and voted some of the sites I gave 2,3,4 points the better ones I gave 4,5,6 I think one got a seven, and one got a ten (and it wasn't mafia porn -although a nice loooking graphics package) __________________ ...

06-07-2002, 04:59 PM	#87
Keev Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 5,335	just wanted to Announce Once Voting is complete all particpants other than the top 3 will receice a free penis ruler! __________________ ReliableServers.com - NO REF LINK!

06-07-2002, 05:06 PM	#89
SABAI Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: footmaniac.com Posts: 2,880	the lack of imagination and personality of some designs is incredible.....all with the same color shemes and stars sparkling... over retouched pics etc.... i know who i will hire for my paysites designs (well i will know when the names will be released) but i'm glad to see that my favorite tour is N°1 at the moment __________________

06-07-2002, 05:07 PM	#90
Kimmykim bitchslapping zebras!!!!! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In a shack by the beach Posts: 16,015	I haven't looked at the tours yet, but isn't the bottom line here whether or not they will convert? Pretty is good, graphix are good, yada, yada, but the end result is $. And since this wasn't done for money, just for prizes and bragging rights, don't you think that all the bitching about this that and the other might be overkill? I'm off to go and vote now.

06-07-2002, 05:11 PM	#92
Kimmykim bitchslapping zebras!!!!! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In a shack by the beach Posts: 16,015	Ok so much for that. I got thru Site 1, Site 2's tour pages timed out, refreshing sent me to site 1 again and now it says Ive voted on that one and it won't move me forward to Site 2 again. Any suggestions? Hmmm, a Flash site loaded itself, so I've missed the original Site 2... Last edited by Kimmykim; 06-07-2002 at 05:12 PM..

06-07-2002, 05:12 PM	#93
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	Kimmykim, contact that stupidnewbie on ICQ. Next year I'll donate crayons to the person who finishes last. __________________ ..and I'm off.

06-07-2002, 05:14 PM	#96
baremuffin Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 54	Ooh I want the crayons... they'll help me do my site for next year! M __________________ Does not play well with others...

06-07-2002, 05:22 PM	#97
Darkland Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,488	The voting places a cookie on your computer so it keeps track of what sites you have voted on. If you recieve an error like I did, many many times, just close the browser and click the link to start voting again. So even if it errors every time you vote and it tries to take you to the next design you will eventually get through them all.

06-07-2002, 05:26 PM	#98
Kimmykim bitchslapping zebras!!!!! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In a shack by the beach Posts: 16,015	well now I have 404s. Maybe I will try Nutscrape.

06-07-2002, 05:29 PM	#99
SR Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,239	Yall did a damn great job! Some better then others but everybody showed their best stuff. Congratz Too bad I didn't have any time to add a site as well but maybe some other time when I'm less busy. I'm curious to see which site will convert best after all. It's hard to say what will convert tho.