Quote Originally Posted by Croyles
Hello everybody! Once again there are new faces in Best Graphic Designer this time around. Christmas, Rengori, DK and Her Majesty's Agent Umaro werent nominated last time, and the only people who were are Rye, ff7+ff10 gurl 100 and Owen Macwere. My comments on the ones that stayed will be similar to those of last time, since not that much has changed.

Christmas is a wizard at MS Paint. When it comes to MS Paint, I think most of us agree that its as good as impossible to draw anything that looks like.... erm well, anything, but for some unkown reason Christmas seems to enjoy it and so has developed a nifty ability to draw some damn good pictures. If people realize the work that goes into those drawings, then Christmas should be a contendor to reckon with, but the main thing is, if you dont vote for her, your head will probably be chopped off.

Owen Macwere. Well what can I say? He picks up praise like a sponge picks up water, and rightly so, but I doubt he will stop there. No, he will continue until he rules the whole forum, then he will turn us all into slaves and sell us to the best buyer. Anyway, I doubt there really needs to be much said about Owen, as pretty much everyone knows his work already.

ff7+ff10 gurl 100. She is better than last year, and last year she came in second as far as I remember. So a force to be reckoned with. She usually creates sigs of her favourite bands and the like. She has, with hard work, been producing top quality signatures, and makes use of all sorts of brushes and filters and vibrant colours.

Rye. Well, the same from last year applies to her this year. She is an amazing graphic designer. Rye is the winner of the Best Graphic Designer loads of Ciddies in 2005 and 2006, dont ask me about ciddies before that, since I never visited these awards before that. She usually wins by a large amount of votes, and never stops creating work and improving. The question everyone is asking is, can she be beaten?

Rengori, DK and Her Majesty's Agent Umaro are all very new to graphic design, well actually, I have no idea whether Her Majesty's Agent Umaro is new to graphic design or not, I was not able to find any work from him but im sure he must be good in order to be nominated for Best Graphic Designer. Lets hope the newcomers put up a close fight!

Well, that was it for my presentation speech. It was pretty hard to find anything to comment on, I think the winter season has robbed people of their motivation (I know that is the case for me, since my signature thread is lost somewhere on the 5th page I think. The veterans havnt made many more since last Ciddies, and the newcomers have only made a few in total.

On an ending note, I would just like to say I really hope that people do not use this award as a popularity contest, because its too much of a shame to waste a perfectly good idea like Best Graphic Designer. Keep it fair!
Quote Originally Posted by Agent Proto
Who'll be the Best Graphic Designer of the End of Year Ciddies 2006? We have plenty of good people with a talent for graphic designing. Rye was the previous winner of the last Ciddies held earlier this year. Does she have what it takes to repeat, or will any of her opponents take the award away from her? Most of the graphic designs made were signatures, wallpapers, and the likes, but let's not forget that spriting and MSPainting could count as graphic designing, as we have a wide variety of talent to choose from.

Christmas - May be a new Graphic Designer, but her specialty isn't in making brilliant signatures, but wonderful works of art with her brilliant skills at using the underused MSPaint program. She has not only managed to make signatures, but she has created a comic, numerous pictures for her friends' birthdays, and managed to feature Old Manus in each and every one ever created.

DK - Most of his signatures are compilations of pictures on one image. Perhaps it poorly constructed, or it's a masterpiece. It all depends on who's viewing. Personally, I'd say he still has a long way to go, but he's still great at what he does. You may want to consider asking him for a signature if you're looking for a signature that the BAoTW would be proud of!

ff7+ff10 gurl 100 - Known for using bright colors and simple yet complicated looking designs on her signatures. During the last Ciddies, ff7+ff10 gurl 100 was the runner-up to Rye for Best Graphic Designer. Her skills have since improved, and since then has made some quality signatures. She even attempted on designing a new banner for EoFF, and that's something to consider.

Her Majesty's Agent Umaro - Have a campaign and need help around? Lynx's the man to go to with all your campaigning needs. Her Majesty's Agent Umaro not only specializes in campaign arts, but also does signatures, banners, websites, spriting, and so much more. A jack of all trades in the world of graphic design, and as such, is a force to be reckoned with in Best Graphic Designer.

Owen Macwere - Owen has great skills, and it definitely shows in his signatures. He has great knowledge of the programs he uses and with such, he's able to create amazing signatures for his friends and others at EoFF. If you're looking to win Best Signature, Owen's the one to ask to make your signature.

Rengori - Rengori's signatures are simple yet effective, and that's all that really matters as long as it gets to the point. He may not have mastered the skill as some of the other nominees, but that shouldn't matter. And of course, his skills are only going to improve, so look for him to get much better in the future.

Rye - Our final nominee, and winner of Best Graphic Designers of the last Ciddies. Have she imrproved to repeat again? It all depends. Rye's signatures are wonderful and full of vibrant. It also helps that she enjoys graphic designing, so she could be a shoe-in to win again. Maybe not. We'll see.

In any case, it all depends on the votes received. Good luck to our nominees as Award Guy announces the result of the votes tallied...
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