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So Keep Calm and Carry On spoofs are allowed? Do we really need more of those?

I'm really digging this one!

orabbit wrote:So Keep Calm and Carry On spoofs are allowed? Do we really need more of those?

Probably not since those are very much part of popular culture.

Are riffs on classic propaganda posters like "loose lips sink ships" allowed? I would think not since they technically count as pop culture.

orabbit wrote:So Keep Calm and Carry On spoofs are allowed? Do we really need more of those?

I'm guessing that would fall under the "no pop culture riffs" rule.

Love the propaganda poster theme... wish it wasn't limited to just science though. Even without pop culture I would make alot of entries for this as propagande in general.

omarfeliciano wrote:I'm really digging this one!

So, you're going to do an anthropological design then? ;)

Political Science.

Yay!

YES! This is the first derby I'm really excited about in months.
For science!!

You know, this would be one derby where anthropomorphic critters wouldn't be frowned on. Between things like animal cloning and the Russian Domestic foxes experiment, the chance of a sentient or semi-sentient animal biped being created in the next 200 years is something I wouldn't doubt.

That, or advancements in the field of body manipulation (wings/tail) because of people's short attention span towards the current options available (tattoos and piercings)

TobiasAmaranth wrote:You know, this would be one derby where anthropomorphic critters wouldn't be frowned on. Between things like animal cloning and the Russian Domestic foxes experiment, the chance of a sentient or semi-sentient animal biped being created in the next 200 years is something I wouldn't doubt.

That, or advancements in the field of body manipulation (wings/tail) because of people's short attention span towards the current options available (tattoos and piercings)

No worries, they'll still call you a furry lover, a largely ignore your efforts... Regardless of the logic, lol.

YOU FURRIES PIPE DOWN! YOU CAN'T HAVE FOXES IN EVERY DERBY!

mightyrain wrote:Love the propaganda poster theme... wish it wasn't limited to just science though. Even without pop culture I would make alot of entries for this as propagande in general.

Took the words right out of my mouth. This derby would be tons more fun without the science. I just came up with a killer idea but it has nothing to do with science. :C

I'm so excited for this one after missing the last two! The wheels are turning...

Darn... keep it classy... I was thinking something about inertia and welfare lines. "Objects at rest, tend to stay at rest."

I don't agree with the sentiments, but it made me laugh.

Thanks for the feedback last derby everyone...I really did listen and I think I have something much better for this one (AND 100% original) ...Any thoughts?

There is text in the background of the yellow section which is the law in Latin...too much text? Should I take it out?

Thanks!

There was alot of scientific progress in that era so creating some SCIENCE!!!! propaganda in that style should be fertile ground.

No pop culture is allowed remember, but thinking of stuff like old Fallout(the game) posters or the 50's Aperture Science propaganda might help.

I would naturally love to see some giant robots so hopefully Rglee has been notified of this derby!

I was thinking about a "robot Rosie the Riveter" kinda thing. Anybody have any input for me ?? Yay, Nay... I need some feedback so I can get started, please.....

sheenachu wrote:
There is text in the background of the yellow section which is the law in Latin...too much text? Should I take it out?

I would say to take out the background text. It's tough to read and isn't really necessary.

I like what you have so far, but I'm curious about what you could do if you went a bit more dramatic with it. That's one element of propaganda posters that always stuck out to me - the AHHH THE WORLD IS GOING TO END dramatic effect going on. I think a good place to start would be to play around with the text a bit. Font style, size, color can make a big difference on these posters. Google a few and you can see how the text was really woven into the alarming message of the overall design.

flattopfrank wrote:I was thinking about a "robot Rosie the Riveter" kinda thing. Anybody have any input for me ?? Yay, Nay... I need some feedback so I can get started, please.....

That might get a bit too close to the "no pop culture riffs" rule. Rosie is an iconic and still very often used image/design.

Perhaps playing on something with robot workers?

My kid loves the science. We've been researching all kinds of projects for the school science fair, and it isn't even until March.

Science Fair poster, anyone?

Photosynthesis and aerodynamics could be interesting.

But I'd like to see a really good ANTI Calculus design, personally.

Any thoughts on this one...



Tried to make a more professional looking piece after my last efforts...

oakenspirit wrote:Any thoughts on this one...



Tried to make a more professional looking piece after my last efforts...

Looks cool as a poster, but I don't love the hard rectangular edges. Can you think of a way to soften it? Also, I'm not 100% sure I get the joke. Marry a robot? Or upgrade your tech?

Overall though, looks really good! Maybe spend some more time on the type.

orabbit wrote:Looks cool as a poster, but I don't love the hard rectangular edges. Can you think of a way to soften it? Also, I'm not 100% sure I get the joke. Marry a robot? Or upgrade your tech?

Overall though, looks really good! Maybe spend some more time on the type.

K... been messing around.. Want to get this right.

First I clipped the edges a bit to make it LESS rectangle of doom...



Then I tried a version where I subdued the background a bit to further Deemphasize the block and bring out the text...



Then I said BAH and took out the whole flaty background...



Any preferences / concerns?

Thanks man... I have become a fan of yours over the past month... sorry to take advantage of your answering my initial question... anyone else feel free to pipe in as well..

;)

aerc712 wrote:That might get a bit too close to the "no pop culture riffs" rule. Rosie is an iconic and still very often used image/design.

Perhaps playing on something with robot workers?

Thanks for your input.. I'm still working out the details. I'm working on a idea similar to my "Rosie" thoughts, just a bit different and it's gonna be DOPE !! yeah, I said dope... granted my opinion is a bit biased.

Work in progress!

oakenspirit wrote: anyone else feel free to pipe in as well..
;)

The third one without the border definitely looks best. Your style is also really nice. The only problem with it is that it looks like there's a joke in there, but it's not clear what it is.

ochopika wrote:The third one without the border definitely looks best. Your style is also really nice. The only problem with it is that it looks like there's a joke in there, but it's not clear what it is.

Yeah.. been trying to think on that since rabbit mentioned it too...

I wanted it to allude to the thought of robots replacing us in more ways than just working... thinking on the old posters, I kept getting Old house wife/ male provider images in my head and thought of having an android servant replace them... Would a programmable robot be enough to fill the old stereotypical spouse role? That sort of thing...

Kind of a Build your own e-harmony thing... ;)

I'll keep messing with it...

This derby should be awesome! You know what Woot should do, offer a printed poster package of several of these entries, shoot, you guys should just offer poster prints of all the fog entries or something. This sort of derby need poster prints!

I'm sure everyone's hard at work out there in Wootland, but if you've got a sec, could you help me with a slogan?



Here's what I've got so far. I'm thinking maybe "Together we are stronger" or "Together we swim, Divided we sink". Any other thoughts? Thanks, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

orabbit wrote:



Here's what I've got so far. I'm thinking maybe "Together we are stronger" or "Together we swim, Divided we sink". Any other thoughts? Thanks, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

Purely because of the absurd mental image, I'm gonna vote for "Together we swim, Divided we Sink."

orabbit wrote:I'm sure everyone's hard at work out there in Wootland, but if you've got a sec, could you help me with a slogan?



Here's what I've got so far. I'm thinking maybe "Together we are stronger" or "Together we swim, Divided we sink". Any other thoughts? Thanks, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

Science says... Why not... ;)

Very solid man... lol


Unite or be Floundered...

orabbit wrote:I'm sure everyone's hard at work out there in Wootland, but if you've got a sec, could you help me with a slogan?



Here's what I've got so far. I'm thinking maybe "Together we are stronger" or "Together we swim, Divided we sink". Any other thoughts? Thanks, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

I know you're looking for a new second part, but I actually am still laughing at the "build a better tomorrow." It's like a science experiment gone horribly wrong, yet I supposed to buy into the fact that somehow the future will be a better place once we have perfected the Tunamato hybrid.

*Edit* Maybe "Together, we can build a better Tomato!"

here's my sketch of my first idea.
volunteer poster to be a mouse subject experimented on to become a great soldier. will work on it some more in the morning. what do you folks think?

Volunteer Today! Be the Better Mouse!

Here's what I'm thinking of submitting:



Any thoughts?

orabbit wrote:I'm sure everyone's hard at work out there in Wootland, but if you've got a sec, could you help me with a slogan?



Here's what I've got so far. I'm thinking maybe "Together we are stronger" or "Together we swim, Divided we sink". Any other thoughts? Thanks, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

I am worrying that many of these designs will not really "work" as a t-shirt but better as a poster.

This design will TOTALLY work as a t-shirt! GMV

orabbit wrote:I'm sure everyone's hard at work out there in Wootland, but if you've got a sec, could you help me with a slogan?



Here's what I've got so far. I'm thinking maybe "Together we are stronger" or "Together we swim, Divided we sink". Any other thoughts? Thanks, and I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with!

Fins on the side of the mater would be awesome. Without that, to me, it's sunk either way...and maybe keep the color consistent? Or have the green of the fish be the green color of an unripe tomato, grading into the red?

I wish the Just Keep Swimming wouldn't get it rejected.

noxandpy wrote:

Work in progress!

I think it would work better without the word DNA. Just the picture, and the text without that makes me giggle...with DNA in, not so much. I don't know why, more the 'donate wha...OH!' aspect that I get.

oakenspirit wrote:

Then I said BAH and took out the whole flaty background...



Any preferences / concerns?


;)

I like that last version best, but I think why it doesn't sell is this doesn't look like a 'replace your spouse' kind of thing, it looks like they are the couple. So maybe have a human man and woman, obviously partnering with the robots? Not sure how that would play.

Mavyn wrote:I like that last version best, but I think why it doesn't sell is this doesn't look like a 'replace your spouse' kind of thing, it looks like they are the couple. So maybe have a human man and woman, obviously partnering with the robots? Not sure how that would play.

What if I added a line like....

"Try one of our models..."

?

oakenspirit wrote:What if I added a line like....

"Try one of our models..."

?

Maybe show a row of them? In bride dresses/tuxes, on each side like they go on forever?

Showing a couple...makes it a couple. *shrugs*

aerc712 wrote:I would say to take out the background text. It's tough to read and isn't really necessary.

I like what you have so far, but I'm curious about what you could do if you went a bit more dramatic with it. That's one element of propaganda posters that always stuck out to me - the AHHH THE WORLD IS GOING TO END dramatic effect going on. I think a good place to start would be to play around with the text a bit. Font style, size, color can make a big difference on these posters. Google a few and you can see how the text was really woven into the alarming message of the overall design.

Thanks! I'll work on it a little more