And just as September's Challenge Theme has been decided we also get to look ahead to October. I'll rollover the non-winning themes from last month so you'll have another crack at voting for them. But to keep things fresh and new ideas flowing the themes that recieved the fewest votes have entered THE NEUTRAL ZONE and are in danger of being eliminated in the coming months.
So, please, post your suggestions for your October Themes, here.
Any ideas from anyone, big or small, whether you intend to enter the contest or not are very welcome.
And also please feel free to discuss, ask questions and suggest ideas for entries about any of the submitted themes. If we can get a conversation started about the challenge it'll help create some buzz.
The Current List of Themes:
Trek Craft Inspired by a Car Manufacturer
In Fantastic Four 2, they introduced the Fantasicar, which was "built" by Dodge, and even contained familiar Dodge traits, such as the front grill and logo. My suggestion would be to create a Star Trek craft belonging to a particular car maker (Dodge, Ford, Chevy, etc). The craft would need to contain visual traits that make it identifiable as a particular brand.
Toy Trek
We've seen Marauder Mo, we've seen Toby the Targ, we've seen Flotter...what other kinds of children's toys and characters might exist in the worlds of the Trek galaxy? The Federation's certainly full of room for creativity, but there's a whole galaxy out there, and you never get that sense more than when you're a kid...
Design Evolution
Show us your design evolution process (possibly just quick sketches) for something Star Trek, be it a ship, alien race or piece of equipment. (We've had something like this once before, but it could be worth revisiting)
Pre-warp History
Show us what you think life for an existing alien species was like some time before they developed warp-drive. (e.g. what was the Vulcan equivalent of the Model-T Ford, who was the first Andorian to circumnavigate their planet.)
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Anything Star Trek
A Carte Blanche challenge, any Star Trek themed creation.
Fairy Tale Trek
I've seen pictures from one of the SNW episodes in which the crew seem to be acting out a fairy tale, so I thought a theme along those lines might be fun as well as topical.
Hats
We don't see many hats in the Trekiverse, so why not design some?
Hybrid Art
In light of DALL-E, IMAGEN and Mid Journey, you might want to have folks suggest hybrids from AI art…then flesh them out. For instance…one could suggest an Enterprise with Galactica surface detail..a Planet of The Titans Star Destroyer.
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Looking forward to reading your ideas, get them in before ~15 September when voting will commence. And as always, have Fun!
So, please, post your suggestions for your October Themes, here.
Any ideas from anyone, big or small, whether you intend to enter the contest or not are very welcome.
And also please feel free to discuss, ask questions and suggest ideas for entries about any of the submitted themes. If we can get a conversation started about the challenge it'll help create some buzz.
The Current List of Themes:
Trek Craft Inspired by a Car Manufacturer
In Fantastic Four 2, they introduced the Fantasicar, which was "built" by Dodge, and even contained familiar Dodge traits, such as the front grill and logo. My suggestion would be to create a Star Trek craft belonging to a particular car maker (Dodge, Ford, Chevy, etc). The craft would need to contain visual traits that make it identifiable as a particular brand.
Toy Trek
We've seen Marauder Mo, we've seen Toby the Targ, we've seen Flotter...what other kinds of children's toys and characters might exist in the worlds of the Trek galaxy? The Federation's certainly full of room for creativity, but there's a whole galaxy out there, and you never get that sense more than when you're a kid...
Design Evolution
Show us your design evolution process (possibly just quick sketches) for something Star Trek, be it a ship, alien race or piece of equipment. (We've had something like this once before, but it could be worth revisiting)
Pre-warp History
Show us what you think life for an existing alien species was like some time before they developed warp-drive. (e.g. what was the Vulcan equivalent of the Model-T Ford, who was the first Andorian to circumnavigate their planet.)
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Anything Star Trek
A Carte Blanche challenge, any Star Trek themed creation.
Fairy Tale Trek
I've seen pictures from one of the SNW episodes in which the crew seem to be acting out a fairy tale, so I thought a theme along those lines might be fun as well as topical.
Hats
We don't see many hats in the Trekiverse, so why not design some?
Hybrid Art
In light of DALL-E, IMAGEN and Mid Journey, you might want to have folks suggest hybrids from AI art…then flesh them out. For instance…one could suggest an Enterprise with Galactica surface detail..a Planet of The Titans Star Destroyer.
[THE NEUTRAL ZONE]
Looking forward to reading your ideas, get them in before ~15 September when voting will commence. And as always, have Fun!
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