Challenge Week 03

Here are the results for this week's challenges:

Challenge for graphic designers, by Prisca

A famous author has just called you to design a book jacket for his/her next book! This author has seen your work before and thought you would be perfect for the job.

The author gives you the following information:

Title of the Book – Top 10 Author Blogs

In this book he/she writes about ten of the best author blogs and the characteristics that make them stand out, based on information gathered by Codex Group and gives new/aspiring authors advice on how to reach their readers through blogging.

*The dimensions for the book jacket are (inches):

Overall: 18.625 x 7.25
Flaps: 3.5 each
Front & Back: 4.625 each
Spine: 1.625
Allow a .375 wrap for each flap
Use at least 1/8″ beyond trim for any bleeds

*The dimensions were taken from Makeover Project – Poetry Book Jacket by Jacci Howard Bear

• This image was done following the dimensions specified in the instructions. Unfortunately those dimensions produce a LARGE image, so in order to conserve some space, I've scaled down the image.
  

Challenge for writers, by Bonet Graphic Designs

Write a mini news story from the headline below.
Make up the characters, setting, details, etc.
You have to make it sound like a real news article (online or printed) – so it needs to attract the audience, inform and not be too long (300-500 words).

Your headline:
Massive traffic jam on Interstate Highway

• Prisca's submission

I won a contest!

I won the Gainesville Pride 2009 Logo/T-shirt Design Contest! I'm so thrilled! My design will be featured on their T-shirts this year. You can visit their page here: http://gainesvillepride.org/index.php.

Here's the winning graphic:

Monday Challenge 06.29.09

Here are this week’s challenges! If you are curious about this challenge and want to know more/participate, please read this first.

Challenge for writers, by Bonet Graphic Designs

Write a mini news story from the headline below.
Make up the characters, setting, details, etc.
You have to make it sound like a real news article (online or printed) – so it needs to attract the audience, inform and not be too long (300-500 words).

Your headline:
Massive traffic jam on Interstate Highway

Challenge for graphic designers, by Prisca

A famous author has just called you to design a book jacket for his/her next book! This author has seen your work before and thought you would be perfect for the job.

The author gives you the following information:

Title of the Book - Top 10 Author Blogs

In this book he/she writes about ten of the best author blogs and the characteristics that make them stand out, based on information gathered by Codex Group and gives new/aspiring authors advice on how to reach their readers through blogging.

*The dimensions for the book jacket are (inches):

Overall: 18.625 x 7.25
Flaps: 3.5 each
Front & Back: 4.625 each
Spine: 1.625
Allow a .375 wrap for each flap
Use at least 1/8″ beyond trim for any bleeds

*The dimensions were taken from Makeover Project – Poetry Book Jacket by Jacci Howard Bear

Have fun!

Remember to post your story/design no later than Saturday by 11:59 pm. If you want me to post it for you, please e-mail it to me by Friday so I have enough time!

Challenge Week 02

Here were the instructions for this week's challenges! If you are curious about this challenge and want to know more/participate, please read this first.

Challenge for graphic designers, by Prisca

It's GLBT month, so create a .png image for a bumper sticker in honor of the community/families.

• Here's my entry. Want to buy a real bumper sticker? I liked it so much I added it to my Zazzle store.
  
• You can also feel free to use this image in your own personal blogs or websites; please provide a link back to this blog.

Challenge for writers of young adult or children’s lit., by Bonet Graphic Designs

Describe a crime scene in 500-1,000 words. Keep it PG-13.

• Here is Prisca's submission!
  

Poem For Students

I wrote this poem at 4:30PM on March 30 2005. Back then I was an undergraduate student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. (CAAM). I was getting my education courses for teacher certification program. I had a class, that unfortunately, let out around quiting time and I was always stuck in the traffic jam between the students and the working population all trying to go home at the same time. The only way to get home was driving down Highway #2, crossing the dreaded section between Grande and the hospital. Lord! How did I survive?

Enjoy.

Lord, grant me the patience to comprehend
that from here I go to a traffic jam,
and that in an hour and a half,
I'll be home.

Also, Lord, grant me the ability to understand
that there are drivers that obey the speed limit,
break on yellow lights, and yield to the crossing ants.

But, thank you Lord,
for allowing my car to start,
and that the A/C and radio work!

It was originally written in Spanish:

Señor, deme la paciencia para comprender,
que de aquí voy para un tapón,
y que en una hora y media,
llegare a mi casa.

Además, Señor, deme la habilidad de entender,
que hay conductores que guían al limite de velocidad,
que frenan en la luz amarilla
y que le dan paso hasta la hormiga.

Pero, gracias, Señor, por permitir
que mi carro prenda
y que el aire y el radio funcionan.

Monday Challenge 6/22/2009

Here are this week's challenges! If you are curious about this challenge and want to know more/participate, please read this first.

Challenge for writers of young adult or children’s lit., by Bonet Graphic Designs

Describe a crime scene in 500-1,000 words. Keep it PG-13.

Challenge for graphic designers, by Prisca

It's GLBT month, so create a .png image for a bumper sticker in honor of the community/families.

Have fun!

Remember to post your story/design no later than Saturday by 11:59 pm. If you want me to post it for you, please send it to me by Friday so I have enough time!

Challenge Week 01

Here were the instructions for this week’s writing and graphic design challenges:

Challenge for graphic designers

You must create an image (.png, please) that inspires a desire to read. It may have words, but the image must speak to the audience on its own. You must complete this in 4 sizes (in pixels): 32×32, 48×48, 64×64, and 128×128.

• Here is my entry for the graphic design challenge, the 128x128 version. Making it any smaller would seriously hurt the message, so I did not submit the smaller versions.
• Feel free to use this image in your own personal blogs or websites; please provide a link back to this blog. This image is not for commercial use.
  

Challenge for writers of young adult or children’s literature

Write a short story from the following sentences. Word count: 500-1000.

• I woke up this morning and looked out the window. I just couldn’t believe my eyes…
• Check out Prisca's blog for her submission!
  

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