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So far we have 15 entries submitted. That means half those people are going to win prizes. Chances don't get this good very often.:) So get crack'in. I'm traveling for the weekend. In Connecticut right now. Will return email when I get back to Boston on Tuesday. :) Regards, Anton AntonKisiel designs http://www.bbay.com

heyas; now you know 90% of the people send their entries on the last day!! :) mine's almost ready, though!

I work great under pressure, (ask my Judo partner); so no doubt, come near the last day I will get my poser flare back and "render like the wind"! Till then, it's off to metaphor land once again........;-) GREAT contest by the way, what an AWSOME opportunity that should NOT be missed by anyone!! (seriously folks)

How can you have a book cover without text (rules of context prohibit text other than name of artist)? Isn't the name of a book part of the cover, an integral part of the design?

Maybe they don't want to infringe on the copyrighted title, since they will be posting them on their site.

In designing a book cover, like a poster, or advertising, the title is part of the design. You gotta allocate space, choose print type,style, etc... You can't put "Eat at Luigi's" in the Mona Lisa, no matter how good you paint without knowing that it's a food ad and not one for cosmetics.

I believe most times TEXT is ADDED overtop after the artist has done the cover art? If they were to do a contest on an entire cover piece then we would have to consider TEXT quality as well and I don't believe this is a "typography" contest, (not even in part), but rather the "artwork" part ;-)

While one could quibble about whether the text is or is not a part of the art, it would seem useful to tell the artist where the text will be placed or some options so that the artist can juggle cover space. If the text is to be placed in a certain part separate from the art, then that should be stated. It would also be useful to know if there is a particular theme in mind. What do you mean by "Fantasy"? As in imaginary book, or in a period or genre called "Fantasy". There's a hidden assumption lying around here, i think

In a professional working environment I would tend to agree with you, one "should" be given that type of info, and then again, sometimes the cover artist is left to decide that for themselves if they are designing the entire cover. In this case, since it IS a contest, I don't believe it is a priority to consider,...I "assume" we can all go wild ;-) As for what IS "fantasy", I would suggest this would be almost "anything" since "fantasy" covers a wiiiiiide span. I suppose it all depends on "what" one does with "anything" to make it work as a "fantasy" ;-) Good luck.

rad; we had the text added during/after discussion on... the other book cover contest thread. in the old days (of artists doing oil paintings for covers, for example!) text was added after the art was photographed and whatnot. in the new days (from what i gather), if art is done on the computer, the text can be inserted at the time of creation. at any rate, it is traditional to leave space at the top of the composition for the title. personally, i'm rather glad i dont have to slap a big title on my picture. although it is true that i normally put the title in the 'mat' or somewhere on the edge of my images. in north america (or at least the us and canada), bookstores/publishers have a category called 'fantasy.' usually it's a sterotypical thing with mythical beasts (dragons, unicorns), mythical people (elves, fairies), and often mythical settings (narnia, xanth... or olde england). (no offense meant to any dragons, unicorns, elves, fairies, narnians, xanthians, or olde english folke by labelling them as 'mythical' above.) typically fantasy contains magic or other non-scientific/historic elements. the most typical fantasy is the medieval-style stuff. there's also historic fantasy (like king arthur stuff) and modern fantasy (usually involving wizards and elves running amok in typical urban locales), etc. of course, i'm not anton, so i cant speak for him or his contest. but that's the impression i got.

Since that's addressed to me....thanks ;-) (I prefer the "mat" title bit myself, kinda make it a part of itself) As for "fantasy"...you darn forgot to mention "imps"....chitter! :-0 By the way, just to "help" folks with "fantasy", some good examples would be..... Lord of the Rings The Hobbit Willow....the movie too! Mythology of any kind like Sinbad movies and Ulysses and Jason and the Golden Fleece and such and even DragonSlayer! Star Wars can be considered a "fantasy" although some prefer it to be Sci Fi but there isn't a big dif in this desription at all, fact is, a lot of places throw "fantasy" and "sci fi" in the same basket or barrel. Even "erotica" can be "fantasy" if you use the "right" setting...aaack, I just HAD to say that didn't I!!! (smack me silly) :-0

Not quibbling, just inquiring. I've done this sort of work in a different context and was seeking clarification.