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@yusuf16: I don't like your new designs. You didn't put in the same effort. Compare the old designs with the new ones & judge them yourself.

@noob-saibot: why should I join the NDA? What is the relationship between the hazard symbol and the match? Where are your other entries?

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Illegible text. Can't read it clearly. If an average person can't read a line of text effortlessly, then it's not bold or sharp enough. You don't need me to tell you that!! "Smashing hits" and "click to download" are too tiny.

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All the text is too tiny, except "NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY" and "APPLY". Consider using fonts like Tahoma, Georgia, & Verdana for smaller text.

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2012 AFCON QUALIFIER has low contrast. The colors are too similar to the background, so it's extremely hard to read. The last 2 lines of text too.

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No, no, no. Read my comments about earlier entries.

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Unreadable text. I can't even review it because I can't see anything. You should read the other reviews.

Get a blood test to be sure it's malaria. It may be that you have a strain of malaria that's resistant to the drugs you're using. Spray your house.

@dgitrader: Your Warren Buffett quotes are not true and in fact contrary to his philosphy.

Why are you selling it?

ogzille: You mean Wednesday, November 14?

Yes. Corrected!

Gatelight: Unfortunately Dis competition is not about creativity.........d objectives are ambiguous because all d designs are GOOD but why can't they just be RIGHT for the JOB

It is about creativity, but it's also about professionalism, intelligence, and marketing. We believe that creativity alone is not enough.

@yorme: God work. You've addressed all the issues!

@yusufu16: Your ads are very nice.

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This is the best composed Nigeria vs Liberia Ad. However, there is no such word as "excitements", so you'll need to fix that.

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Excellent font choice, colors, & text rendering. Excellent background. You lifted the entire left side from the site, but you integrated it very well.

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"Nigeria needs you" is a very good line. Your image and background are spot-on. Well done!

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Good job, though I really think Tonto Dike doesn't look like herself at all in this picture and I know you can do better than "new release".

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Why should a random Nairaland member learn programming? Your beautiful ad doesn't give any reason.

@WilliamCee: You were required to submit 5 ads but you submitted more than that, which is unacceptable. Fortunately, I've deleted the duplicated ads for you.

REVIEWS:
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Not bad, but some of the text is blurry/illegible and no reason is given why someone who isn't already familiar with the show should be interested in watching it.

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Why should a random job-seeker be interested in this vacancy?

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Technically, it's acceptable, but I'm sure you can do better.

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"Expand your career" is a vague reason to learn programming. Can you improve on this and make your design less boring?

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I think it's beautiful, but it's not clear that one can listen to the song by clicking on the ad.

@Johnthentic: Your banners are not good-looking. You just have to keep learning until you're able to design good-looking banners. Your AFCON banner is a good idea, but the way you designed it just doesn't appeal to me aesthetically. It looks like something I could design myself!!

@Kagawa:
I notice that you have only one technique for rendering text. That won't do. A professional should have more than one tool in his cabinet.

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Not bad, but the lady doesn't look like Tonto Dike and I wish you could include visual elements that show that the ad is about music.

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Too many unnecessary words and no images. The words do not appeal to people who don't know anything about programming. No image or picture.

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Your decision to use pictures of actual players was a smart one. However, your execution of the idea was poor. Since the ad is meant to appeal to Nigerians, I don't understand why we can't see the face of the Nigerian player. It would be ideal to use pictures of Nigerian Players whose faces can be recognized by most Nigerians, and who will actually play in the Liberia match.

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What does "be part of a great thing" even mean? That's not how to convince people to join the army! The US marine picture is not appropriate because this is not a US marine recruitment ad. And I think you need to learn new text rendering methods to complement this border trick that you're using everywhere.

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Not bad, but I think you can do better!

@rubion:
- Your tonto dikeh ad is better, but the border is still too light. I think you should think about making Tonto Dikeh's face more natural.
- I do not appreciate your refusal to improve the programming ad by including an image or photo to attract people to it.
- Your entry cannot be accepted since you submitted only two ads out of the required 5.

@sisqology: Your images are deformed (wrong aspect ratio). Borders are too light or non-existent. Text is poorly rendered and deformed. Poor effort!

@lil pervert: it's almost as if you can't be bothered to read the existing reviews. that's a shame.
- Some of your borders are not single pixel and some are too light.
- Your text is generally fuzzy, especially at small sizes. That's not acceptable. Text must be razor-sharp. I have already explained how to get sharp text using GIMP or Photoshop.
- Your NDA ad includes only the logo, but the problem is that the logo is only meaningful to people who have already joined the NDA. Since the goal of the ad is to attract people to join the NDA, the logo does not do the job. I have said this before.
- The concept for your Tonto Dike Ad is decent, but the execution is poor. The color chosen is not legible and the layout isn't perfect.
- The Nigeria vs Liberia ad has a unique concept, but it's marred by poorly rendered text and poor composition.
- The Programmer Ad is also marred by poorly rendered text. In addition to that, you did not include any image to draw more attention to it.
- 50% Your GUS ad is lifted from the official website. I cannot give you points for that. The border is also too light.

yorme: Sir, i have made replacements of the ones you asked me to... Please review:

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Well done! I think the border can afford to be a bit darker, though.

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You've improved the text. That's great. You need to do something about the image, though. I don't know what it's supposed to be!

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Some of your text has been improved. That's nice. But some text is still too tiny, and your border seems too light. You can do better.

erad: hope these ones will pass ur "single pixel" test.

Yes, and your work is pretty good.

Donmichaelz: That N.D.A logo means alot to me...just seeing it alone is an honour,so dont talk trash...is not all nigerians that take everything for granted..like You

I was just being honest; I'm sorry you were offended by that.

My point is that, if you print a copy of the logo and ask people on the streets if it means anything to them, you will find that they don't even know what it's about. Whereas, if you show them a picture of our honourable military men and women at work, they'll understand it. In marketing, what matters is not what means something to you but what means something to the people you want to reach.

@redcliff: Yes, your work is now in compliance with the rules, except for your beautiful and well composed NDA ad, which still has a light border.

@ayo84:
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Your programming section ad is not very inspiring, though. You should read my comments about other programming section ads.

@Love_decay:
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- You're supposed to submit 154 by 95 pixel PNG images. This submission format is unacceptable.
- Your ads don't have distinct, single pixel borders. Your ads have none. This is unacceptable.
- Your NDA Ad looks nice, but I don't understand the message.
- Your Tonto Dike Ad looks brilliant and original, but you only promoted one song.
- Your football match ad is really nice, but the text is too fuzzy.
- Your programming ad doesn't give an average person any reason to learn programming.
- Not a fan of your Gulder Ultimate Search ad, either. Read my other reviews!

Who's the lady that was just interviewed on CNN?

emk4lif: official exit polls from CNN,CBS,AP , obama wins vermont, romney takes kentucky, thats 3 for obama , 8 for romney

Yikes.

Barack Obama will have more flexibility in his second term, according to Vladmir, so maybe he'll be able to do more for blacks if re-elected.

mashnino: Seun dis one nko?

It's much better. Very striking. But it can still be improved.

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I love your imagery. It flatters Tonto Dike and it makes it obvious that your ad is about music. However, the rainbow colouring of your text makes it hard to get the gist of your message. Some of the colors are hard to distinguish from the background, too. I hope you can fix those issues because I love your imagery here.

@ayo84:
Sorry about the delay. I love the fact that your borders and text are nice, though your text could be clearer and sharper still with some tweaks.

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I think cutting off the officer's face is a mistake, because people are attracted to faces. Also, the ad did nothing to convince me to apply.

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Not bad, but your ad does not tell me when the match will take place or the name of the competition. Also, "Football match" is redundant since the "vs" already tells us it's a match and the picture of the football tells us it's a football match. You should not include redundant details in the format since we're trying to take advantage of the tiny space.

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I love the style; it's quite original. But nothing about it encourages me to watch the show. Some information about when I can watch it would help, too.

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I love the Tonto Dike picture chosen, and your simple style, but I don't understand why you added skyscrapers instead of musical images!

You're one of the first contestants to fully comply with the rules of the contest. You deserve lots of kudos for that. Thanks!!

@3direct: What are you "mchew"-ing about?