November Activity #1: Banner Maker Challenge!

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Activity: Banner Maker Challenge!
Points: 10 points/5 knuts for submitting two banners. The top three places will then receive 4 pts per banner made, which will add up to quite a lot of points! Top three placers will also earn 20/15/10 knuts.(This has been discussed with Sas but the final approval is still pending, so there's a slim chance this may be tweaked.)
Deadline: Get your submissions in by Friday, 13 November @ 8 PM CST.

As I'm sure you've noticed, we're a bit backlogged on animagus banners, and we feel that a shiny new design is in order. Care to help us out with that? :D

Entering:
• To enter, you will submit two sample banners, one of each of your mods' forms (to keep things anonymous and even). What does an aimagus banner look like? It's largely up to you! Here's a sample past design:

• The banners must be the same design/size/etc, but with different photos and details.
• The banner dimensions must not be larger than 470px, same as sigtags for the Platform.
• Information you must include: Username, House and the phrase "[Form] Animagus". Optional information would be the person's nickname and animagus number. For the two samples, that info is:
trivalent, Slytherin, Peruvian Jaguar. Silyara, #254.
slyfoxesq, Slytherin, Grey Fox. Fox, #196.
• You are responsible for finding images of the two animals for these banners.

Voting
• Voting is significant: a vote is basically saying you want to order that banner. Everyone will ultimately receive their top pick of the winning three banners. In other words, if you vote for 1, 2 and 3, and 2 gets second place but 1 and 3 don't place, you will be receiving a banner in style 2.
• If none of your choices place or you don't vote, you will be given a banner in the first place style (unless the first-place winner is just ridiculously overloaded, then you may get second place).

Winners:
• If you win, you will be expected to submit a layered copy of the winning design so that we can use it for future banners. It would be awesome if this were in .psd format, but other formats may be acceptable; you name 'em and I'll get back to you.
• If you win, you will also be expected to actually make banners. Ah, the tedious part! You will be rewarded, however, with 4 points for each banner that you make. I'll give you a password to a photobucket account so you can upload them there and do not have to worry about hosting the banners.
• First, second AND third place will be expected to make banners. First place will be making more than second and likewise, so you will wind up with more points/knuts.
• PLEASE DO NOT ENTER IF YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE BANNERS! At the moment we have about 120 Registered Animagi, so that means each winner will probably be making about 40 banners. (First place probably slightly more and third place slightly less.) That may seem like a lot of work, but it's about half a normal weekly Flourish delivery, and for your efforts you'll be making about 160 points, probably!

I hope all this seems clear! In case you are wondering, in the future applicants will be given a choice of banner styles (amongst the three placers), so hopefully everyone will be able to pick one they love! :)

<img src=""> <b>Banner 1 URL:</b> <img src=""> <b>Banner 2 URL:</b> Name//House//Form (if applicable)