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K.NET2:
I was involved in slight automobile accident later that last Thursday evening I uploaded that design. I actually planned to retouch and upload the designs the next day, Friday, but as fate would have it… I have been in clinic since then till this morning.

I'm sorry about the accident. Can you complete the retouching and uploading of your design? You can still win...

@berem: Erm. Hello everybody. Hope you are doing well?

@shymexx: Kobojunkie is alright. Leave her alone. Any type of intellectualism is better than none.

Odunnu: If I miss worship, I didnt go to church!

Thank you. It's good exercise and quite cathartic too!

masterpiecer: I guess dat would be k.net's?

No. K.Net didn't win because he did not upload a 154 x 95 pixel .png files on web ad design or provide a link to his website.

ekt_bear: Seun, are you abandoning AdSense completely? If so, why?

We're not abandoning Adsense completely, but for now we want to run with this new approach and see where it takes us.

We had to retroactively disqualify one of the winners because none of his ads had anything to do with web advert design.

The winners are:
@fizanos For ISUZ Crafts
@ogzille for Best Value Providers Limited:
@lincolnpix For LincolnPixel Web Agency:
@a.w.o For NDOTO

The other entries are winners too, because I will advice all prospective advertisers to pick designers from the gallery of adverts above!

Ok, I have just added all the people who submitted entries to this list, including those who submitted late. Results

LIST OF ENTRIES:

@yemikush for KUSHMEDIA
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827882_NAIRA1_pngfdeb22f2a7f076c17f969ce26e1d6b3f www.nairaland.com/attachments/827883_NAIRA2_pngcaaf53eae396003a92b31765bbf49bf4 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827884_naira3_pngac7672fd7512015c2c5d505833ac844b www.nairaland.com/attachments/827885_naira4_png1d0eef03054f13889f26f1136a61c9f5

@fizanos For ISUZ Crafts
https://www.isudcrafts.com/c.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/a.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/b.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/5.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/1.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/6.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/2.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/3.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/7.png https://www.isudcrafts.com/d.png

@ogzille for Best Value Providers Limited:
https://bestvalueproviders.com/nairaland/2two.png https://bestvalueproviders.com/nairaland/1one.png https://bestvalueproviders.com/nairaland/3three.png https://bestvalueproviders.com/nairaland/4four.png

@brandking For Nirom Interactive Solutions:
https://www.nirominteractivesolutions.com/images/NAIRALAND.png

@will.i.am For Kraftar:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/825347_kraftarNlAd1_pngb36ee502bf44bc13d005734fe5e64435 www.nairaland.com/attachments/825363_kraftarNlAd2_png05309b8231c0e5d2b00a9666f2b91a01 www.nairaland.com/attachments/828527_kraftarNlAd3_pngd482dfbdcdadc4e8c8babc124a6a954e www.nairaland.com/attachments/828528_kraftarNlAd4_png59a35b36af096954b0b9e02f5f287ef8

@hollas2jnr For Yato Technologies:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/825775_advert_2_png4d0001a217312afa4870e5348f844890 www.nairaland.com/attachments/825776_advert_3_png978679784471d126a34340c495de854f www.nairaland.com/attachments/825774_advert_1_pngdede3cc1e19ee2a69e93f872df3d18c7 www.nairaland.com/attachments/825777_advert_4_pnge8a976c4d252273594c901768a179f94 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827258_advert_1_mod_png7de9356bf464205cb6b2068c75f78e6a www.nairaland.com/attachments/827259_advert_2_mod_pngb88ebbfdf9d4a725b4b2d33074003e12

@Brainrex:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/825902_nland_png115ae34b279ac944239e2fe278721f95

@afam4eva:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/826055_advert1_png91777c34d506003c13ed3bbf75ed59dd

@lincolnpix For LincolnPixel Web Agency:
https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest.png https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest2.png https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest3.png https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest4.png

@Excelboi For Naijamasters
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827750_png3_pngec7899e8b2bad5f320fddcfaa2cde2f4 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827759_png_png16e79e148218c0afc8b81775c66cf2f1 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827760_png2_pnga90a35956f897465b066f805153a6ab5 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827761_png4_pngb8ce46caad80ff4605ef8684a8240b72

@akay_47 For AKIN:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/826812_webadvert5NEW_png7aaf83481d61c6e33e643d274c86e3ea www.nairaland.com/attachments/826813_webadvert6NEW_png95a70362f664f4ca676f3ded36ebc40f www.nairaland.com/attachments/826814_webadvert7NEW_png3931eff3d68ae089ef1802a278307c71

Erad For [url=eradesigns..com]Era Designs[/url]
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827093_erad_naira_png3be9cfc96f6ada4acb9c038ce534dc5f

@k.net2 For To Be Provided Limited
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827121_K_NET_Designs_Nairaland_Exp_II_png4d4fdc81d69a6e08d3cdac3e4c7586e9

@sisqology For Mavenitech.
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827501_banner_png74ca18f6e255f3402ee9eae5402ceee1 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827502_banner1_png6ed2d5ba4b2461b1a812115a1c994dcd www.nairaland.com/attachments/827503_banner2_pngb33fa2041f2989f58a25dca2a6a35025 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827504_banner3_pngc6f8776e43203b0be1825e0f9dc3fcc1

@lightheart For Lightheart Designs:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827513_NairalandContest001_pngb510c4acf55ba6827d60a95e2d361363 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827514_NairalandContest003_png412ee43fd11b002bad957485714bd1a9 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827515_NairalandContest002_pngf3dc442554ed7d58c39584ce06bc8362 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827516_NairalandContest004_pngf69fc3a1b5369906639451d6d2e69612

a.w.o For [url=facebook.com/ndoto]NDOTO[/url]:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827537_ad1_png7263a497eb047f9263564a806870a459 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827538_ad2_png02af08b1b50d68f9540d7b9ae65e1096 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827539_ad3_png40966e9d249473750c37801fbf61c8a0 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827540_ad4_pnge5f53ee3b63fa74b450c4b0717be5631

@lord.spiritual For Himself
[img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/827599_web-ad-3_png551f2797dc1a0296046205ed1e9dc65a[/img] [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/827600_web-ad002_pngb34f153948f627db88a5dc7c7cb009c0[/img] [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/828109_web-adsrgbnew_pnge63ce608efa5face9e927efa91d9117f[/img] [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments/828032_web-ads007_png00bbf73aa8f8cc5c14aff1e91ba88b87[/img]

@paddymo:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827868_nairaland_png343122d0e504ce8966018aabc3e89056 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827900_nairaland2_png27d097aae98156438ec0e94e6b6dfa2a www.nairaland.com/attachments/827965_nairaland33_png27ab96624fc49cf30211ba17931ec78e

Wiz Prince For Ads Generator Limited:
https://www.wizprince.xtgem.com/images/Nairaland1.png https://www.wizprince.xtgem.com/images/Nairaland2.png https://www.wizprince.xtgem.com/images/Nairaland3.png https://www.wizprince.xtgem.com/images/Nairaland4.png

@dowjones For VIctor Chiwuzor:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/828082_nairaland_advert_contest_2_gif484b36e0332647fffb87596ef37b184c www.nairaland.com/attachments/828130_nairaland_advert_contest_4_gif0c424ab721a2f8b4cda5a24561792822 www.nairaland.com/attachments/828131_nairaland_advert_contest_supreme_gif8621de8b87fccf3524cfe5cbd9085fa4 www.nairaland.com/attachments/828136_nairaland_advert_contest_gif35c3f50f0081cea3864d5a0d1a53209c

@mrnigeria. For Art Aspire Multimedia:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/828118_NLWEB1_pngcf89f26d7315585b73e94df67e3f217f www.nairaland.com/attachments/828119_webad2_pngceeacd012c1f04872f264ecda6042f85 www.nairaland.com/attachments/828120_WEBAD3__pnga65b7024e4fe933e3b771fa64bcdbfdb www.nairaland.com/attachments/828121_WEBAD4_png3730630c08215e28981312ad92709ff5

Phew!

Next time, instead of asking users to "visit the library" or "search the forum", you should post direct links to the answers.

For example:
https://www.nairaland.com/712502/there-advantage-disconnecting-car-engine
https://www.nairaland.com/445208/it-good-remove-thermostat-stop

Nairaland Forum has achieved greatness by being friendly to newbies, and if we are to remain great, we must retain that element.

The contest is over. Thread locked!!! Thanks for your participation and congrats to the winners in advance!

A.w.o:
Company name: NDOTO
Link: facebook.com/ndoto
Website under construction

Your make good use of images, but how authentic are the images? ;-)

lightheart: Name: Call me Kay
Website: still under construction
Portfolio link: www.flickr.com/lightheartdesigns (been a bit while tho')

Your ads are sharp and hard to miss, which is excellent, but they suffer from 'tiny-textia' and the concepts and words can still be improved.

sisqology: Let me see what oga will say as I'm poor!!


Name: Bello Temitope

Company Name: mavenitech

Website: www.mavenitech.com

There is far too much text in your ads and as a result, the text looks unnaturally squeezed. You need to say more with less and maintain natural aspect ratios.

Gbolu: Nice contest here...
But my little opinion is, anyone can design. What makes it effective is the question. Analyzing the target audience, the message... etc...
I dont have any design to upload though cos i was just referred here by a friend and the contest closes in hours...

I blog on www.gbolubunmi.com and you can find some creative must reads there.

Bros is it really impossible to design 4 tiny ads in 7 hours?

Decryptor: Seun, i askd a question, u no wan answer. Ok o...unsubscribing

I was going to look for the question in order to answer it, but since you've unsubscribed, I guess I don't need to do that.

K.NET2:
Name: K.Net2

Website/Portfolio: [To be provided]

Contact: k.net2@yahoo.com

www.nairaland.com/attachments/827121_K_NET_Designs_Nairaland_Exp_II_png4d4fdc81d69a6e08d3cdac3e4c7586e9

Remark: Hey Seun, do keep up the good work. Cheers!

Excellent copy and images. You really know how to pass a message across! But I feel you're still missing some finishing touches.

hollas2jnr: www.nairaland.com/attachments/827258_advert_1_mod_png7de9356bf464205cb6b2068c75f78e6a www.nairaland.com/attachments/827259_advert_2_mod_pngb88ebbfdf9d4a725b4b2d33074003e12 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827260_advert_3_mod_png85f0fddb5240541fd14e469928327f26 www.nairaland.com/attachments/827261_advert_4_mod_png0c5700a67bc32bee7e52c01b8818b985
I'm here again... Comments are expected!

Well, the good news is that your images look very Nigerian to me. People are more likely to be interested in adverts with pictures they can relate to. The bad news is that you did not follow the rules. You're supposed to advertise your web/banner ad design service, and not random things. Advertise yourself as a person who can design great banner adverts for the web. The winners will be featured on our commercial ad slots.

fizanos: https://www.isudcrafts.com/5.png

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I like the fact that you've included copy-writing as part of your offering. I think your text is attractive, too.
However, visually, I think the ad can be made more attractive. The fonts and colors are ok but not fantastic!

afam4eva: It's like you have your mind made up already...who be this lincolnpix wey don come put sand for person ijebu garri.

Don't forget that there will be 3 winners, at least. And that you still have 22 hours to improve your entry.

lightheart: Make í use dís óne appease the gods of the land.

Good text, but the lettering looks squeezed.

lincolnpix: Name: Gbenga Olagbaju

Web Agency: Lincolnpixel Web Agency

URL: http://www.lincolnpixel.com

Contest page: http://www.lincolnpixel.com/nairaland

https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest.png https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest2.png https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest3.png https://www.lincolnpixel.com/images/uploads/contest/banner_contest4.pngThanks Seun for the opportunity!

Beautiful! I don't have much to add! How much do you charge?

erad: hope i'm on the right path...
www.nairaland.com/attachments/827093_erad_naira_png3be9cfc96f6ada4acb9c038ce534dc5f

Yes, but the small text areas are not very legible. You need to make them bigger or use fonts that are clearer and prettier.

Excelboi: Yeah! Here we go... 4 different designs (png format)!!!
www.nairaland.com/attachments/826373_nairaland2_png27d097aae98156438ec0e94e6b6dfa2a www.nairaland.com/attachments/826374_nairaland33_png27ab96624fc49cf30211ba17931ec78e www.nairaland.com/attachments/826375_nairaland4_pnge54db374a33ee9c1ad84fc399f6dca3b www.nairaland.com/attachments/826376_nairaland_png343122d0e504ce8966018aabc3e89056
NaijaMasters: www.naijamasters.com

Hello Bro. You're on the right track. I think a little sharpening will help your ads.
I'm not crazy about the text aspect ratios; everything looks squeezed horizontally.
I also think you need to be more creative about your words. Look at other ads for inspiration!

@fizanos:

2.https://www.isudcrafts.com/2.png

This is the best one you've made. Advertisers want 'attention grabbing' designs, and that design certainly grabbed my attention.
However, including an email address is a waste of space. No one is going to type that out. Try including your phone number instead.

Happy Birthday!

www.nairaland.com/attachments/825903_advert1_png91777c34d506003c13ed3bbf75ed59dd

Looks quite good. It appears that you designed it at a high resolution and scaled it down to 154x95 pixels at the final step.

I've found that approach to be problematic, because:
1) It can result in scaling artefacts. The "ADVERTISE HERE" block of text suffers from this problem. The fuzzy tops.
2) It leads you to choose tiny font sizes, because font sizes that look ok at higher resolutions may be too small.

You should design the ads at the targeted 154x95 pixel resolution.

If you just can't do that, try to use fewer words & larger font sizes, and avoid designing at resolutions that are close to being exact multiples of the final resolution, e.g. 308 x 190. Use 380 x 238 pixels instead (to minimize scaling artefacts) and consider sharpening the image a little bit after downscaling to make the downscaled text less fuzzy.

Also, please avoid compressing the image lossily (e.g. saving as a .jpg file) at any point. That is simply a bad idea.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/825902_nland_png115ae34b279ac944239e2fe278721f95

This is gorgeous. You have what it takes to win this contest, but you must follow the rules! Also: increase font sizes & contrast.