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I am going to be launching a mysterious community project soon, and I need some promotional artwork/media.  It's a non-profit endeavour, but to make it a little more fun I'm putting 3000 mBTC up for grabs.  The project theme is:

"m-day is coming."

(m-day is June 2, 2013)

This is all the information you have, and your job is to create teaser images, trailers, or other forms of media which will get people interested and excited about it.

I can promise you that the project is not in any way objectionable and that this is for a good cause.  No matter what your talent is, just give it a shot and have fun with it.  Images large and small, youtube videos, shirts, 3D prints, cleverly worded tweets, you name it--we can use them all.  It could be dirt simple or a full on Hollywood production--just make me interested in M-day!

The money works as follows:  You can submit as many different things as you want.  I will be giving the entry I select as the best one 2000 mBTC out of my own pocket.  I will also give a prize of 1000 mBTC to a "community winner" as selected by votes on this forum (from accounts created prior to May 10--accounts created after this can enter the contest, they just can't vote).  The same person cannot win both amounts, and community voting will begin only after the first reward is announced.  The community vote will only be held if a sufficient quantity of quality entries are received (but don't worry--I want to hold it).

The submission period begins immediately, and runs for one week, with the winner to be announced during the Bitcoin 2013 conference.  As part of the judging I will be asking people at the conference if they have heard about m-day and if so where and how, so feel free to promote your creations anywhere within the Bitcoin community that you like (Facebook, Twitter, etc.).  Nonetheless only entries which have a submission in this thread will be eligible to win.  Make sure your submission is in by end of day Saturday (May 18) if you want it to be considered.

For those who don't know me I am a long-standing member of the community (I wrote the Introduction to Bitcoin (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7269.0), for example).  I run these little projects from time to time with the aim of growing the Bitcoin userbase and improving user-friendliness of The Bitcoin Experience^TM.

Small print:  by posting in this thread you grant me a non-exclusive license to use your content.  I recommend the CC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) but any similarly permissive license is fine.


Edit:  Project m-day has now been officially announced! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=200931.msg2288776#msg2288776)

Also, Community voting has begun!  Details here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=200915.msg2288835#msg2288835) (please read before voting).

Very interesting! I will definately enter this, but are you sure you can't give some more details, I mean, we got text , sure, but we atleast need a general theme to know how to make the text, or put it in a media form, i.e, modern,nostalgic,zombie (just throwing things out there), just a little hint would be nice =P. But great contest, I'll enter eitherhow!

I had thought the same thing, so I pm'ed him. This was his repsonse:

"[We can use pretty much anything] ... it's really very open ended and the greater the diversity of the submissions the better.  After all, people tend to produce their best work when they work with a theme they're interested in, right?"

So go for anything you feel like I guess.  :)

Alright, I may end up posting about 20 different logos then, never give me too much freedom xD!

Yup, Xqisit is right!  Your theme can be spooky, modern, nostalgic, cartoony, whatever you're into (although probably steer away from anything nsfw).  If M-day was the day when the most incredible thing in the world was being revealed, what do you begin to imagine for that?  Everyone has their own idea of what would draw them in and get them excited, so we want to leverage it all.  Classic, goofy, noir, light-hearted, futuristic, anything goes!  If you get totally stuck, remember that M-day is Bitcoin-related, so you can use Bitcoin imagery and symbols in your work.  Just remember that the key to a good teaser is simplicity--leaving room for imagination to fill the gap.  I will be sprinkling a few more details as the contest progresses, but nothing that will handicap early entries.  After all, the people we'll be advertising M-day to don't know what it is yet, either!


Too much freedom?!?  What kind of radical cryptotarian anarchist are you??


I am not a radical cryptotarian anarchist.

Any preference on the resolution?

// Something for OpFab:

https://i.imgur.com/H9N7sOi.png

// OpFab transparent
https://i.imgur.com/zamWKh5.png

Whatever you want--it's always nice to have hi-res available, but no need to go crazy on it since this is mostly for web.

EDIT:

Redid it a bit, now I'm done. :)

https://vimeo.com/66253504 (https://vimeo.com/66253504)

Please view with sound.

Screens:

http://i43.tinypic.com/rlkehi.png
http://i42.tinypic.com/3496x5c.png

Without transparency:
https://i.imgur.com/GRvQ8IC.jpg
With transparency:
https://i.imgur.com/Ug1AZ8j.png

First idea:
https://i.imgur.com/kxXbCtK.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/h6ZG0uu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/iT6I8KQ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/LAkLD1q.jpg

What does the binary code say? ;)

The logo could be incorporated into different campaigns.

I was thinking of some more minimal designs as well. If I get my reg work done quick I might upload a couple other ideas.

IF you like these, I could create an animation that corresponds to the overall campaign. (However I don't do spec motion work so that would have to be negotiated separately)

one more before I actually get back to work:
https://i.imgur.com/dU1yM3C.png

Good work everybody--keep 'em coming!

And I added a hint....

+1 vote

A little more thematic:

https://i.imgur.com/Ssk5PDD.png

I've combined these into 2 images for easier viewing, you can download all the files separately here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pi1r4jhm9h1hdry/CECy0b2tlA

Style1:
https://i.imgur.com/8fDso7r.jpg

Style2:
https://i.imgur.com/5UFIz30.jpg

Whether I win or not, you are free to use these however you wish.  :)

Very high impact!  But I'm a little concerned people won't realise the ending is a date.  Even some dots in between would help :)

If I win, I'll throw in the dots and make another revision if you'd like. Glad you like it, I had fun with this. :)

I hope this is about promoting mBTC and uBTC as unit. Happy to hear. Good luck everyone!

Here's a puzzle concept. With multiple ad images and an image that can slowly reveal a background image as the days get closer...


https://i.imgur.com/Flp6y7I.png
https://i.imgur.com/khvF6Wz.png
https://i.imgur.com/XqMddhK.png

https://i.imgur.com/KzThyFq.png
https://i.imgur.com/ggwWjmB.png
https://i.imgur.com/WsNjSGl.png

https://i.imgur.com/zNDWCfh.png

Wow you guy's do some sweet work, I'll have to contact some of you when we do major event's this year for some banners/flyers :)

It didn't turn out at all as I expected, but meh, my rule is to post even the worst attempts, because why not?
http://imgur.com/2VMmtCg
http://imgur.com/riMTOAU
http://imgur.com/FHA7X63
http://imgur.com/MOuPgBp

I couldn't help myself.
I made a video.

http://vimeo.com/66449168

Snapshots:

https://i.imgur.com/DD3pIdN.png
https://i.imgur.com/92fqbLN.png


I screwed up the date. (Used to live in Europe where it's day/month/year) I mess that up all the time. I'll fix that if I win obviously!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03BC0WzwO08

I'm working on something epic, but due to my pursuit for perfection I might not be able to submit this work until after Saturday.
I'll just say this: without this thing I'm making, all the banners here could be useless! ;)

Love it!  If it's soon enough, you might still win the community prize :)

These entries are awesome, and I love the work you all have put in. Tomorrow around lunch time I'll announce the winner!  I've got some hard deciding to do :(

Well, it was a hard call to make  but I've decided that moltenmich is the winner for the outstanding puzzle piece images!  mich, you can either pm me with an address or post it here for the prize to be sent to.

Think I made the wrong call?  Well, don't lose hope because the community vote will be launched shortly--after I get back from San Jose.  Good luck everyone, and thank you for all your entries!

Congratz Molten  :)

Wow! Thank you!! I'll PM you in a second! All the submissions were fun to see, and I'm dying to know what m day is!

Congrats, I'm hoping that you're the original creator of the piece as well? Not to be accusatory, but a reverse image search is often telling.

http://tinyurl.com/ahua2z8 (http://tinyurl.com/ahua2z8)

The base image I used for those designs were stock images hosted on stock.xchng. I was not the original photographer of the base photo, but I have to rights to use it. If people are unhappy with me having used stock images, I am a photographer and can easily create a similar design with the same concept. Just let me know what you guys want/feel best about!

Also to clarify, I typically use stock photos only when it is necessary to save time or makes the most sense. The background image was altered by me to incorporate the bitcoin logo and I put the rest of the design together. Here is the link to the source of the puzzle stock image http://www.sxc.hu/photo/220121

Personally, I see no problem using stock images when you have the rights to. :)

@zinodaur Fantastic!  I think you've got a good run at the community choice award there, especially if you switch the 'M' to an 'm' (you'll see why on Monday, I promise).

Monday is the day I will be announcing what "m day" is all about, and starting the community vote.  I'm waiting until Monday so that anyone still working on a project will have time to finish (there is no eligibility deadline for the community vote, but obviously entering late will disadvantage you, and entering after the vote has been counted will make it quite difficult to get any votes at all  ;) ).

Stock images compatible with with my original small print are perfectly valid in my book, btw.

Also, I sent 2000 mBTC to moltenmich.  Congratulations again!

Thank you eMansipater for the mBTC! :D Goodluck guys on the community prize!

I don't even know what m-day is and I already can't wait!

Fantastic entries, grats to winner  :)

After a while of working (6-7 hours spread out over 1.5 weeks), I now have an entry! :D

http://alberthrocks.site88.net/

Quite simply, a website animation that makes you wonder what M-Day is... and drops some pretty obvious hints while doing so!
Watch it to find out! ;)

Recommended: Latest Chrome or Firefox
(If you're curious, it DOES work in Internet Explorer 10 (and has some internal support too!), but 2 of the animation shots will not work because as always, Microsoft is rather screwy with their standards... Not sure about other IEs, though IE9 should work too.)

Fun-tip: Try using a mobile browser! There's some little things for those browsers, too! ;)

Warning: this is a resource heavy website, so make sure you clear up a few things before visiting the website!

If I do win the community vote, I'll make the website permanent, add localization support, and use part of the funds to make the faucet active.

Wow, you went all out!

Note to potential clickers: I could never vouch for someone else's site completely (too security conscious for that) but I have taken a look at the page source and scripts and there is nothing overtly suspicious in it.  It's also worth noting that alberthrocks registered on bitcointalk before the contest and has a pretty legitimate posting history.  Threat assessment:  LOW (but never zero of course  ;) )

That was an intense experience, and I loved it!  I'll have to try it out on mobile when I get a chance.

So, when will we know what mDay is? I have a feeling it's got something to do with mBTC.

Typing up the announcement now :)

Great! I'll be sure to watch this topic closely then, very interested to see what it is.

Project m-day has now been officially announced!  Read the details in the announcement thread here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=200931.msg2288776#msg2288776).

And with that, I would like to begin the community vote!


Community Vote details:
1.  To vote, post in this thread with the username of the person you are voting for.  Recommended format:  "I vote for username."
2.  One vote per account.
3.  Only accounts created prior to May 10th may vote.
4.  No sock-puppets please.
5.  You may change your vote if you do it before the vote ends.
6.  Voting starts now, and ends on June 2nd, 2013 forum time.
7.  As stated before, new entries may be submitted at any time.  If late entries start getting lost in the votes, I will start listing them here.
8.  There will be one winner of 1000 mBTC.  In the event of an exact tie, the prize pool will be split evenly.  Good luck!
9.  Remember, moltenmich (winner of 2000 mBTC) is not eligible for the community prize.  Sorry mich :)

Feel free to ask if you have any more questions.  Happy voting!

@zinodaur btw, I will personally tip you 50 mBTC if you change the large 'M' to a lowercase 'm' in your awesome poster image!

@Xqisit I'll make you the same offer for your images.  Should be pretty easy if you still have the original layers.


And I would probably tip anyone at least something if they switch their existing entry from 'M' to 'm'

I vote for Fellowtraveler in order to help the Open Tranaction-Bitmessage initiative

lol mBTC

Fellowtraveler hasn't submitted an entry.

I vote for Xqisit.

moltenmich    ;)

Haha! Oh Hai there, Coinseeker! Thanks for the vote! :D (I can't win the community prize tho.)

And since I'm here...  my vote will go to Xqisit. I loved the 'sliced' bitcoin logo. It's simple/elegant.

Updated the images to include a small "m"  :)

https://i.imgur.com/nCKSmJS.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/nw0nXn7.jpg

can download em here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ceru3ri4ivtbcql/F133NaCp4x

Hi! Here is my VERY late contribution for this thread :(

http://i41.tinypic.com/9a36th.jpg

I have a lot more of ideas for shirts and banners :)

Here is my artwork:

1 mBTC = $1

I vote for likehiro

Still looks pretty good.  Where can I send you a tip?

@Xqisit awesome, tipped.

@alberthrocks sent you a tip too :)


Edit:  Sorry, it was staring me in the face.  Sent it to the address in your sig, @zinodaur

Neat.  :)

Would be usefull for you some printed merchandising? :)

I vote for Xqisit

Today is m-day

Happy m-Day  :) Now I have to remember to use mBTC instead of BTC when talking to people.

Looks like Xqisit is our community winner!  Your thousand mBits are on the way.

Thank you all so much for your participation.  We've established a clear movement toward mBTC and I've been receiving a lot of positive messages and emails.  Don't forget to point people towards www.em-bit.org for a simple explanation of mBTC, current pricing, instructions for how to change your wallet software to mBTC, and more (further suggestions welcome).  With your help, Bitcoin is going to get a lot more usable.  Thanks everyone!

Whee, thanks.  :) I've switched my wallet to mBTC now, and i'm trying to always think of prices in terms of mBTC and not BTC.