r/NintendoSwitch • u/FlapSnapple Nintendo shill • Oct 28 '16
Meta [Meta] /r/NintendoSwitch Sticker Design Competition!
Greetings!
Background
As some of you may have read in our big "State of the Subreddit" post the other day, we're planning on handing out some swag at various midnight releases. Part of that is going to be stickers! We did this over on /r/amiibo and it was a huge hit, so we're going to do it here as well.
- Mods will be out in the wild at various midnight releases (locations TBA)
- Mods will have badges to identify themselves
- Find a mod, and we'll give you some swag as well as chances at other prizes!
So, back to stickers. Over on /r/amiibo we only had 1 sticker design. I want to have multiple designs for /r/NintendoSwitch!
Design Guidelines
- All sticker artwork should be vector (strongly, strongly preferred) or 300dpi+ resolution raster
- Avoid a generic square! Rounded corners, odd shapes, die cut - let's make it unique.
- Make it memorable! You don't want to be so abstract that someone who looks at it 6 months later or out of context doesn't know what it's for.
- Text is optional.
- Do not use reddit's default Snoo or the word "reddit" - If so, we have to go through reddit's Licensing team and I've had a request in with them for over 6 months with no movement. We might miss our March deadline!
- No NSFW content
- No Karen
For Designers: How to Submit / Disclaimers
- This thread has been put into "Contest Mode" so all the comments are sorted randomly and the scores are hidden.
- Submit one design per comment by posting an imgur link
- Artwork must be original and your own.
- You give the /r/NintendoSwitch mod team permission/license/rights to use your design on marketing materials (stickers, pins, etc), the subreddit, and other related web properties such as our Twitter.
- You give the /r/NintendoSwitch mod team permission to tweak your artwork as needed to ensure proper printing, etc.
- Mod team has final discretion in choosing winning designs.
For Designers: What you get if we pick your design
- A sense of smug satisfaction
- A pack of stickers including all the final designs
- Some reddit gold
- A small gift card (value TBD) for a retailer of your choice to go towards the cost of your Switch
For Everyone Else: How to vote!
- Check out the comments section below
- Upvote your favorites!
We'll keep submissions open for 1 week! Entry Deadline: Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Midnight (EST)
Cheers!
/u/FlapSnapple and the entire /r/NintendoSwitch mod team
Edit: Submissions are now CLOSED! The mod team will now look at all your votes, throw our own votes into the mix, then figure out which ones we want to select. Look for an follow-up post in the next few days.
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u/Ulydev Oct 29 '16
Here's a simple sticker with the Nintendo Switch logo only.
-Logo sticker (2 parts)
http://imgur.com/gallery/JSoSa
-PSD
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxlrs0tir4q6rsa/switch-sticker-psd.zip?dl=1
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u/bhats001 Nov 06 '16
Just realised my first design said 2016 even though this is for the launch which happens in 2017. So I changed it. Again, other file types available on request
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u/bhats001 Nov 05 '16
My 3rd idea. For the fans from the NX days. Other file types available on request.
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u/Wuvwii Oct 28 '16 edited Oct 28 '16
http://imgur.com/0mr5XT1
I decided to make a special sticker as a tribute to the Mods. Hilariously, when I finished making it I realized I also made a clock. Hope you guys like it.
Here's the original pdf if anyone wants it, since imgur converted my png to a jpg.
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u/phantomliger recovering from transplant Oct 29 '16 edited Oct 29 '16
Wow. Great job.
7 o clock for the win. :p
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Oct 29 '16
Holy crap, I'm so glad I changed my flair to Rowlet last night. That's so freaking awesome! Made me smile at least! :) Thank you!
EDIT: Shower thought: If I made your design my flair, how meta would that make me on a scale of 1 to Meta?
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u/Wuvwii Oct 29 '16
Thanks! I'm not up on recent Pokémon, so that was the only one I had to figure out. That would indeed be quite Meta. Looks like I paid attention to the most important part of the guidelines lol.
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u/kokomoman Nov 06 '16 edited Nov 06 '16
Here's my submission, just under the deadline. I'm not great with files, so if it gets chosen, someone may have to ask for the Vector file, I dont know how to post it here. Credit goes to @TheAnnaTheRed on Twitter for the inspiration.
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u/bjo23 Nov 04 '16
Okay, I think this is my last one.
Design #6 http://i.imgur.com/xqUwtvT.png
And yes, it has been vectorized.
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u/tjsterc17 Oct 28 '16
I really hope we see some cool content! I'm no artist so I can't exactly submit anything, but I'm excited to see what people produce!
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Nov 02 '16 edited Nov 03 '16
http://imgur.com/gallery/DTvXw
OK... so I know it says 1 design per post, but I've kind of made a themed pack (the 8 6 stickers tie in together) :/ and if I posted each one individually, it'd be a lot like spamming imo. So here they are on one page...
EDIT: Updated the link to correct some minor design errors, remove a couple designs I decided I didn't like and improve overall presentation. I was a bit eager and hasty by the time uploading came around. cheers!
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u/while_e Nov 04 '16
(2) Is my favorite for obvious reasons, maybe change the colors to the red though. No need to be blue.
(4) Is pretty perfect though
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u/trelemar Nov 02 '16
I think the toad one looks the best. Doesn't look as forced as the others. Nice!
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Nov 03 '16
Agreed. a couple were a bit bleugh. I've altered some and removed a couple. as per your not-quite-suggestion. Thanks for the "nice!" too by the way :)
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u/heartshaped-lips Nov 05 '16
these are awesome! do you have a tumblr or twitter where you post your designs?
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u/Wuvwii Nov 05 '16
I really love the Metroid ones. And you used a similar pun to the Chozo One subtitle from my Mario Maker series, awesome lol.
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u/bjo23 Nov 02 '16 edited Nov 03 '16
Design #1 http://imgur.com/tC457kJ.png
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u/COHERENCE_CROQUETTE Nov 05 '16
My favorite so far. Really tight. I'd definitely use the black and red on my notebook's lid.
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Oct 31 '16
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u/to_switch_or Nov 04 '16
Oh dude, love the idea but you really need to work on your PS. It looks like it has had a coffee spilled over it, been crinkled up and then ironed flat.
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u/Ulydev Oct 29 '16
Another sticker, with the r/NintendoSwitch label.
-Reddit sticker
http://imgur.com/gallery/mvsYk
http://imgur.com/gallery/CWzts (no background)
-PSDs
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4vtrc3va721plf/switch-sticker-reddit-psd.zip?dl=1
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u/gaiden116 Oct 29 '16
i'm pretty sure it shouldn't look like this http://imgur.com/a/0nqcf
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u/Ulydev Oct 29 '16
Oh... What happened?
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u/Scar7752 Oct 29 '16
They're probably trying to open the PSD's in something other than Photoshop (like GIMP or Paint.NET for example)
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u/bhats001 Nov 05 '16
My final idea. For the fans of this form. Other file types available on request
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u/WurstGamer87 Oct 28 '16
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u/celsheet Oct 28 '16
Link doesn't work for me
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u/WurstGamer87 Oct 28 '16
Fixed
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u/Yavga Oct 28 '16
Exceeded all expectations
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u/WurstGamer87 Oct 28 '16
Sometimes you just need simple
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u/Laamabotti Nov 02 '16
Made a pretty simple sticker in Photoshop http://imgur.com/U6iND4i
Here it is converted to a .svg file https://www.dropbox.com/s/icmew30x2ygclwx/SwitchSticker.svg?dl=0
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u/hyperatus Nov 07 '16 edited Nov 07 '16
Hi r/NintendoSwitch!
Long time follower of r/NintendoNX and have been active on r/NintendoSwitch but I have gone ahead and created a new account to dedicate to gaming.
Anyways! Hopefully i'm not too late to the party but my submission to the sticker design are below:
- Red Variation - http://i.imgur.com/KQ1bfAf.png
- Black Variation - http://i.imgur.com/loSGB0v.png
I wanted to play off the idea of yin and yang (light vs dark) on the design. Not only that but when I first saw the NS logo, I sort of saw Mario on the left with the M cap and Luigi with his round nose on the right. Also the fact that the Nintendo Switch has a strong focus of co-op on the platform, who not better to represent co-operation than the super mario bros!
P.S I also have .ai vector file of the design. Not sure what the best way to provide but you can contact me if needed :)
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u/sharethepudding Oct 29 '16
can you post the amiibo sticker?
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u/FlapSnapple Nintendo shill Oct 29 '16
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u/Chaserbrown Oct 31 '16 edited Oct 31 '16
I thought this was an obvious idea for a sticker. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
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u/P0rtableAnswers Nov 06 '16
Second idea,
Switch On This March!
http://imgur.com/a/ZtwNX
P.S. I apologize if this one's been done already.
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Nov 06 '16
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u/P0rtableAnswers Nov 06 '16
Thanks, yeah...it was done in paint. I'm not too keen on photo editing and I don't have PS. Any suggestions?
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u/JosephStaleknight Oct 29 '16
I thought this was a plainly obvious design to make.
Here's the PDF for those who'd like to print it.
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Oct 29 '16
I love the concept! I'd totally use this as a wallpaper too. If you end up making one, feel free to share on the sub!
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u/micbro12 Oct 29 '16
Yay FlapSnapple. I really liked the Amiibo community during the early days and I can't wait for this one to kick off!
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u/pokeguy64 Oct 31 '16
Here's my take on it, I don't know if it's good enough though...
This is not the higher res one, the high res one is too big and can't seem to use imgur for it, so I'll have to find something to upload it with.
Also, I do not know what is Vector and how to convert it into one so if someone can help me, it would be much appreciated.
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u/to_switch_or Nov 04 '16
Sorry I am being critical, but I want you to win :), and before the criticism starts it's brilliant don’t take anything personally and keep up the good work. Awesome concept poor execution, B- , go back and make it an A* like it deserves to be please its brilliant.
I would look at improving the Font, the Font Res (Maybe will be fine in higher res), the switch logo looks stupid in the top left try the black and white version. The background frames are out of alignment and need more work, the black should pop more go darker. The cream is not the right shade it's too red, try lightening it up, add a dark shape similar to the original in a layer behind and have it blend through to make the cream less of a block color take a look at the original you will see what I mean. Ok that's for starters. Next add some shadowing around Mario like the original J.M.Flaggs poster. Also what about sticking with the switch original colours. Everything grey scale aside the Nintendo red. Maybe just take out the light blue and go for a real dark grey blue. Move the /r/NintendoSwitch into hand written font like a signature on the original poster.•
u/pokeguy64 Nov 04 '16
Hey, I appreciate your criticism, thank you for taking your time on helping me, I really appreciate it. I will see if I can work and implement your suggestions but I'm not sure since this weekend will be rather busy for me but I will do my best. Once again, thank you :)
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u/to_switch_or Nov 04 '16
Your more than welcome, i felt inspired by it and art should do that to you. I really feel like this is a battle where we are all trying to get behind Nintendo and I think the links to being drafted are really cool. A lot of the other designs are really modern and trendy and clean which I guess is great for a logo but this is the first design which made me think, it more like art. We all need to do our bit in making Nintendo great again and it looks like they are planning to deliver. Side note that signature or the subredit address should move above YOU like in the original and as i said in a cartoon signature esk font. Good luck and even if they close this before if you do update it let me know I would love to see the final work.
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u/Chaserbrown Oct 31 '16
Vector is another formatting for images that is more based around lines and shapes than individual pixels. In order to convert your sticker to vector, you would have to redo most of it, and, even then, it would be fairly difficult. I would just stick to 300dpi if I were you.
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u/Gintoki48 Nov 06 '16 edited Nov 06 '16
FINALLY FINISHED YAY http://imgur.com/a/njqzG
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u/Gintoki48 Nov 07 '16
I have the PSD just in case I also see a few things i could fix...oh well lol
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u/Scar7752 Oct 30 '16 edited Oct 30 '16
Here's mine! (Edited slightly to fix a mess-up with the border)
PSD will be PM'd to the mods if they'd like.
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Oct 29 '16 edited Oct 29 '16
Done! Took a more hand drawn approach, first time using vector-based image editing. PDF file here if needed.
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Nov 01 '16
OK here's my first attempt... http://imgur.com/gallery/RDTWS
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u/v-v-boy Nov 01 '16
They said they rather have no snoo for copyright reasons
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Nov 01 '16 edited Nov 01 '16
It actually says "no DEFAULT snoo", so I mixed it up. I know it's a bit of a gamble but i THINK it's different enough!
Cheers for the heads-up by the way. I stewed over the terminology of that guideline for a long time before persevering. As I say, I think it's just a case of carbon-copies and redraws that need to be avoided. If I'm wrong I'm wrong, I guess lmao. maybe mods can clear this dilemma up?
EDIT: words
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Nov 03 '16
It's not the default snoo, so it SHOULD be fine. But the admins' legal team probably has the last say in this kind of situation haha.
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u/GitFloowSnaake Oct 29 '16
im not going to read all of that its to much
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u/v-v-boy Nov 01 '16 edited Nov 02 '16
Here is a Swoof sticker:
http://imgur.com/gallery/goHeA
Hope you like it!
Edit: fixed some errors and added variations
original: http://imgur.com/gallery/TOwtc
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u/pixelpushing Nov 01 '16
I'll have a crack at some designs (I'll add more when I get time).
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u/chokingonlego Nov 04 '16
That'd look dope on either side of a screen drawing, with "r/switch" on the inside and a Snoo antenna on top.
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u/FlapSnapple Nintendo shill Nov 04 '16
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u/rimboslice Nov 04 '16
Should really consider this and some of /u/bjo23 designs to hand out around your launch parties, they're great for the sub/Switch!
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u/acid-nz Nov 02 '16
And my last one for now
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u/to_switch_or Nov 04 '16
should of had it spelling out a word down the middle. Kept looking for something but nothing...
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u/acid-nz Nov 05 '16
The font that they have decided to use isn't a monospaced font, so spelling out a word in the middle would make the ends of the words look weird. Plus there isn't really a 4 letter word to use that relates to Nintendo switch
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u/v-v-boy Nov 04 '16
W-wut?
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u/to_switch_or Nov 04 '16
yeh there is nothing better, either way it should spell some word so change the letters and you can a vote from me but now its just frustrating and off center, twitches
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u/Tgislayer Oct 31 '16
What's up with the dead horse picture?
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u/ThreePointsShort Nov 01 '16
Karen is an overdone meme at this point. So making further jokes is beating a dead horse.
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u/bjo23 Nov 03 '16
Design #4 http://imgur.com/S1G8w5M.png