Sotw 4 - Topic

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Feb 11 2013 02:42am

SotW IV Theme: Animals
Chosen by: Cybernetic - Winner of: SotW III

General Information:

Rules:

The maximum Signature sizes are the following:
- Horizontal tag: Width: 600px, Height: 400px
- Vertical tag: Width: 400px, Height: 600px
You may not use a premade signature.
You are not allowed to collaborate with another user.
You must not submit a ripped signature under any condition.
If you are being suspected of a signature rip, you must send me the psd file.
Otherwise you will be disqualified as well as banned from all future SotWs.
Posting, using or showing your SotW submission to anyone before the next SotW has started is not allowed.
Your signature must follow the weekly theme. However, you are allowed to interpret the theme in any way you want.
You are allowed to use typography as long as it does not include your username or anything in connection with you.
Only 1 entry is allowed. You are allowed to change your tag for a single time.
All SotW entries must be sent to me before Friday 12:00am/24:00 CET.
The signatures placed #1, #2 and #3 may not be sold or gifted at any time. They will be used as reward for the next SotW.
If you spam in any SotW related thread, you are at the risk of being disqualified as well as getting your vote rights revoked.
You are not allowed to discuss or cnc any SotW entries until the next SotW has started.

Threads:

SotW x - This thread will be used to announce the weekly theme as well as post the winners. You may also discuss anything related to the current SotW in there.
SotW x Voting - This thread will only be created if a public voting takes place.
You may only post your vote (#number) in this thread. Everything else is considered spam.

Timeline:

Monday:
- A SotW thread like this will be posted. It will announce the current weeks SotW theme.
Friday:
- This is the last day of SotW. You must send me your entries until 12:00am/24:00 CET.
Saturday:
- Your tags will be sent to the judges / A public voting will take place.
- The judges must send me their decisions until 12:00am/24:00 CET.
- If a voting took place, it will end at 12:00am/24:00 CET.
Sunday:
- The 3 winners will be announced.
- The first place winner must pm me their choice of the next SotW theme until 12:00am/24:00 CET, otherwise a 12 hour voting will take place instead.

Judges:

You must be an active user of the graphic design sub forum.
You must be able to actually judge a signature.
You must be able to judge within your given time (refer to the timeline for more details).

First, I will send you a tagwall of all entries with #numbers next to every SotW signature.
Next, you must send me the #numbers of the best 3 tags and rank them from #1 to #3.
However, if there are more than 8 entries, you must choose the best 5 tags and rank them from #1 to #5 instead.
Once I have received the answers from every judge, I will post the final results.

Public Voting:

Prizes:

1st Place: Golden SotW Icon*, the 1st placed tag of the previous SotW, the chance to choose the next SotW theme*.
2nd Place: Silver SotW Icon*, the 2nd placed tag of the previous SotW.
3rd Place: Bronze SotW Icon*, the 3rd placed tag of the previous SotW.

* The Icons will be added in the near future.
* If no theme was chosen by the winner until sunday 12:00am/24:00 CET, a 12 hour public voting will take place.

Previous Winners: