Feb 20
My readers are creative bees!
2008 at 11.53 am posted by Veerle Pieters
What a remarkable journey it has been! The What is Graphic Design poster competition by far surpassed anything that I had in mind. So many people entered and I really wish I could reward everybody. It’s unbelievable how many people have been using the creative parts of their brain. That was my intention from the get go.
My readers rock!
Here is a visual overview in no particular order of posters that grabbed my attention. If yours isn't here it doesn't mean anything other then I can't possible show them all :) Winners will be announced towards the end of the week. In the mean time enjoy!
!['What is Graphic Design?' poster competition [1]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/2266457546_4cbb334df7_m.jpg)
If you didn't see the rest yet go take a look in the pool. Inspiring pool and a keeper as I will open it up again to let people play if they feel up to it after I announced the winners.
37served
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Beautiful. didnt really have the time to join the competition what sucked. But for those of you who think it its interesting: I did almost get sued because of one of those pictures :(...
(red cross, Nazi symbol picture what is one of my favourites)
take it easy guys
bruno
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Wow, that’s a very impressive collection!
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Whow the quality of the submissions is incredible! I can imagine it’s going to be a though job picking the winners!
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There are really some great posters! especially the “huge water color numbers”-poster, or “heartbreaking” ...these are my favorites :)
mine is not shown here ;) but it is on the “not easy to answer”-poster ;D
was a really cool competition…
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There’s mine :D
Even though I liked my other one much better hehe
Thanks for the competition Veerle, it’s been quite a fun ride!
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Wow! Amazing submissions, I can’t pick a favorite! I guess from the top of my head the “Beats me” stuck because it has a message that I relate to :) while being simple, funny and witty.
All in all, brilliant stuff!
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I would love to have desktop wallpapers of many of these posters. I wish I had the time to join (stupid flu >.<)
Good luck everyone!
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Yay for Veerle’s super contest!
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Great competition Veerle, lots of incredible idea’s, much love
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It’s insane how creative people are, many of the contributions you’ve posted above are awesome. Great work everyone!
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congrats to the finalists - cream o’ the crop!
This was a very valuable experience, mostly due to the large number of top-quality designs people contributed. It’s fairly overwhelming! (I’m sure Veerle would agree with that)
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Yeah. The work in this competition was really incredible.
This was a lot of fun, too. I’ve been swamped lately with work and stuff at home, so it was nice to have a fun side project like this. Thanks Veerle!
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Garden of Eden one is the winner for me (I can’t vote for my own now can I? :P )
Given me lots of inspiration for when I create other things now.
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I had to send this post to my old favorite college professor. I was blown away by the quality of results and I couldn’t help but think of this being an assignment in GD 101 that once completed the teacher would show some of these examples. I could just see me back then - nervous, scared, and extremely inspired by what I’d just been shown.
(pleased to say my prof. mmediately forwarded the URL onto the design dept.)
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Love these! “Communication” is spelled wrong on the second one over, top row. Oops! :)
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What a fantastic variety of design, they are all so fabulous. I would have a hard time picking a winner, I love them all!!!!!
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thoroughly enjoyed designing for the contest. my favorites are those that conveyed their written message with clever visual cues.
looking forward to seeing the results.
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Ah! John, you’re right! I messed up!...
That’s what I get for trying to design something 20 mins before heading to work. Oh well, kinda funny that I can’t commmmmunicate. ;)
Anyway…Veerle, this was very fun and everybody’s work has been very inspiring. Reminds me what I love about graphic design. So many great submissions. Maybe somebody out there could turn this into a book.
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I’m smiling ear to ear. This is beautiful! Kudos to everyone. I wish I would have followed up on this. Definitely the next one…
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Great Job Guys. I just found this weekend and loved it. Wish I could have entered in the competition. Hope their will be another one. To all those who entered good job. All the entries are so different and inspiring
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AWESOME!
A big applause for all the contestants :D
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Oh, there is one of my posters too :-) It was fun to take a part of this competition. I also learned a few things while creating my posters. Thanks to you all for inspiration!
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Awwww shoot ... I only discovered this site :( ... I had a really unusual design planned too ...
Although I would probably not even come in close to the wonderful designs the guys here came up with ... maybe I’ll see the next competition before the deadline is up ;)
Mr.B.
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Wow! Fantastic works, they’re beautiful.
Congrats you all, and especially Veerle for the contest.
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Great job everyone!! It’s a creative group for sure!
Veerle, just curious… There are a lot of posters that still don’t show up when logged out of Flickr, did that make a difference in the competition?
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Veerle, this whole thing was an amazing experience. Props to everyone that took part in it and mad props to Veerle for organizing the whole thing.
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Wow, nice collection!
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Veerle, I’m sure neither of my posters are featured b/c you just haven’t seen them yet :D So many good entries, the more i saw, the less i hoped to win a prize…but i had so much fun losing!
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beckie said:
No it doesn’t make a difference because when I look at the posters I’m logged in on Flickr and I see them all. So they’re not missed by me.
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You put my “we’re in it for the money” poster !!!
thank you very much !
this contest is the best !
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Amazing selection !
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Thank you so much for the opportunity to share my designs with you. I’m glad I was able to catch your eye with my “Intentional Collection of Pixels” piece. I was so happy to see it on there.
Take care.
-ksd-
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oh dear,
that ‘Symbol’ poster is a bit too close for comfort to the famous Build ‘Symbolism’ poster…
http://www.blanka.co.uk/Design/Build/Symbolism
funny coincidence, that
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Veerle, as I said I just found your site and LOVE IT! I didn’t know that you were in Belgium I thought it was someone else’s comment-my bad, I should have asked, But I would have at least like you to see mine- I have always had graphic design blood running through my veins but I have only recently learned Illustrator and this is my 1st entry in any contest. Thanks for the opportunity I learned so much so fast!
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... Well, mine is not here.
Great job everybody.
Veerle, I hope you’d decided by the full-resolution version, since flicker changed the color of my posters while shrinking them. (sure you did…)
I think that was a though judgment with such high-quality submissions, and you’ve worked really hard.
Thanks for your efforts.
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The one with the “huge water colour numbers” is absolutely fantastic :D Love the color and contrast!
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Woah. Graphic designers are most open-minded people :)
Geez, awesome!