The Theme Team
Hello again, crickets and trolls. There was a lot of talk about theme contests in yesterday's comment section, and it got me thinking about my own graveyard of redlit submissions. What would I have done if the contest went green? I used to think I'd abstain from posting, but lets face it... submitting a greenlit theme contest and not participating is a bit like buying a sports car and never driving it. Here are two of my past redlit contest ideas, along with a couple quick and dirty sketches of what a potential winning entry from yours truly might look like. Because winning is everything. Winners are losers.
Lost Theme 1: Design a Coloring Book or Activity Page that deals with Modern Issues
I had high hopes for this submission. No dice, it was red within five minutes. Just as well I guess... could you imagine an entire thread of B&W "coloring book" pages? They would have all probably started to look the same after a while. Here's one I threw together in 20 minutes, not counting the GIS.
Lost Theme 2: Design a Trading Card for a Fark Photoshopper (Not Yourself)
I thought this was such a great idea when I submitted it. Now, seeing the way we squabble amongst ourselves, I'm not so sure. Still, I think we could have had fun with this one. I added the "not yourself" difficulty to prevent vote whoring, but I guess if you're targeting a particular Farker, you're at least whoring for one vote. Oh well.
I chose Ike for my example, but please don't get jealous. Any of you would have made a fine subject. It would just take too long to crank out one of these for everyone. I can't spend all day photoshopping, you know. I have to at least reserve some time for jerking off. hahaha you read my blog! LOSER!More to Come... TFPSTC is a vaginal bloodfart.
That's all for now. I'm off to pour myself a glass of bourbon and lament the failures of my Fark career. Why is it that the words "blogging" and "descent into madness" so often go hand in hand? Only my pistol knows for sure...
Stay tuned for more drunken suicidal rantings from the Doctor! And share your own lost themes if you feel like it...
9 comments:
I forgot to mention in the post that "rejected PS theme contest ideas" was a theme contest idea I actually submitted out of frustration. Frustration and stupidity, that is.
There's plenty of goodness in that first idea, and there's no harm in resubmitting it.
The second one does kind of wander off into the whole Fark self referential thing. Plus there's a lot of room for abuse. Also, I think there's already been a couple of shopper tribute themes before.
IMHO, the best themes have always been the sort of timeless pop-culture references, or movie themes. The very worst ones have been "a blank, a blank and a blank" ones. Usually they're three completely unrelated items so that the first person to post an entry with all three in it wins, because there's really nowhere else to go after that.
The really great themes are the ones that stretch your imagination and your skills.
Finally, a couple of my submissions that never made it.
King Kong gets a day job.
and
"You left it where?"
Yes, I can see where the second idea has the potential to run off track. You have to think, "what would the liters do with this?"
And if someone made a crappy looking card that featured YOU would you vote for it? Also, what if someone who doesn't like you got ahold of your stats and put them on a card? They could doctor them to make you look like a loser. That would be rude, but not technically a violation of the rules.
Movie themes capture the imagination, an usually lead to someone proclaiming it the "best photoshop contest ever." I've always thought that would be neat to sub an idea that everyone liked so much.
Cartoon characters are another theme that people go for. Not sure why, but cartoon themes are usually full of win. I like those because it's fun to see all the old school toons that people remember.
I thought the parallel universe theme was awesome, but I guess there isn't much more we can do with parallel universes for now.
You should try resubmitting "You left it where?" That's a good one... I can visualize the liters having a lot of Q&D fun with it, while the big kids work on more elaborate stuff.
King Kong is a good one too. Perhaps you could expand the criteria past Kong, and allow Godzilla and co. That might give the concept some more legs, at least from an admins perspective.
Here are all the redlit themes from the last couple of days:
Photoshop Theme: Give Me That Old Time Religion
Photoshop Theme: Products that aren't but should be.
Theme: The Fark Guarantee.
Theme: Video game expertise translated into real life.
Photoshop theme: Important life lessons you've learned.
Theme: Become Big Brother. Create a propaganda poster for your very own dystopia
The Big Brother one might be fun...
i am not a cricket.
though it is a fun sport.
"King Kong gets a day job" was the only one I had a preconceived idea for. It was to be a very grumpy looking Kong in a collar and tie a la Magilla Gorilla holding up a cover sheet for a TPS report. Even got halfway through shopping it when it got redlit.
I've never played cricket. I've been spanked with one of those paddle thingies, but I don't think that counts.
When I saw the King Kong idea, I thought of a used car salesman Kong, but that might just be because of a huge inflatable gorilla at the car lot I used to drive by on the way to work.
If the coloring book idea had been greenlit, I would have probably done an activity page, with a word find and a maze. I was inspired for that one by finding an old coloring book from my childhood with surprisingly adult themed activities.
Theme: Video game expertise translated into real life, is a great idea.
I agree Texaco. Right now I'm trying to think of a way to reword it so I can sneak it back into the mix. I'd love to do a Grand Theft Auto Driving School.
Here's a couple I liked from today:
Theme: I can has an asshat. We use the word 100's of times a day... so what does an asshat look like to you?
Theme: Just before everything goes horribly wrong (voting enabled)
I've got a great idea for the asshat one. You'll never guess who.
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