The <hr /> Contest by Smashing Magazine
As some of you may know, the <hr /> tag was initially created to separate blocks of content when presenting information to users on websites. Smashing Magazine held a contest where the editors of the magazine selected the top 25 submissions based on THEIR subjective opinions and had those 25 submissions voted on by the public. The one with the most votes was rewarded with the Intuos3 tablet. Sweet.

Here was my entry along with the concept behind it. 

Shoes on a Wire - Like the HR tag, the shoes dangling from a wire overhead offers a visual and mental break from the hustle and bustle of the city

Grade: F
A few weeks later, I found out that I wasn't in the top 25. Perhaps there was too much focus put on the goal instead of the project itself? I'm still figuring it out, but in hindsight, even though I didn't win, I'm sort of relieved that my interpretation of an <hr /> tag was not grouped amongst the clip-artish work as seen on Smashing Magazine.

Logo Design for the Penton Internal Journal
After failing my first exam, I took another stab and submitted a logo design for an internal contest held by my company.

Objective: Design a logo for a brand spanking new newsletter called the Penton Internal Journal. Yes, the title is quite sleep-inducing, but it made it all the more challenging.

Reward: $100 gas card. Yes, I don't own a vehicle in the city, but whatever, what was there to lose? After failing my first exam, I decided to change my angle on this particular project. Instead of using the goal ($100 gas card) as a driving factor to creating the piece, I swapped it with my passion for design.

Penton's Internal Journal

A few weeks later, I found out that I won the contest. It was quite a relief to see that people still believe in concept more so than the flashy design that some have come to adore these days.

Now I have to figure out what to do with a $100 gas card... 

2008-11-08 23:25:39 Chris ooooo..I have a car that sucks gas like no other.

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