One pumpkin. One knife. One killer creative instinct. This week we're asking you to carve up a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween and submit a photo of your handiwork. Extra points if you can incorporate some typography or design references! The 5 best pumpkins will win $199 subscriptions for Veer Marketplace.
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How to participate:
1. Carve a pumpkin into a jack-o'-lantern.
2. Take a photo of your finished pumpkin.
3. Host your image wherever you like (Flickr, TwitPic, Veer Ideas, etc.).
4. Sign up or sign in to your free Veer Ideas account.
5. Post the URL of your image here, in the comments section of this post.
Having trouble signing in? See the first comment below, for help.
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Entries will be judged on design and craftiness. You have until next Thursday (October 29nd, 11:59pm PDT) to enter. We'll announce and post the five winners here and on Twitter (VeerUpdate) on Friday.
For more information and eligibility requirements, visit the contest page.
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Pretty cool!
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can I post 2? if so:
Go Bruins! ;)
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http://www.jesseharding.com/blog/images/The_Scariest_Pumpkin.jpg
Title: The Scariest Pumpkin of All!
First attempt at typography on a pumpkin. Respect to Joe and Candy on your font carving. It's a lot harder than you two made it look :-)
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I'm a nerd.
J.
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http://ideas.veer.com/portfolio/3008
There are some awesome pumpkins, but the design nerd in me loves the Pantone swatch.
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Love the Pantone swatch!
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I tried to create a veer account but never got a confirmation email!
Here is my submission, on my wife's flickr account:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandawoodward/4054667156/
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Tanooki Mario Pumpkin! http://twitpic.com/mogf6
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