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+ | '''[[File:2014_01_21_WLF_TLOU_winners_960p.jpg|thumb|Promotional image featuring the winning designs.]]The Last of Us Design Contest''' was a fan art design contest in held in late 2013 to celebrate the four month anniversary of ''[[The Last of Us]]''. The contest that was hosted by We Love Fine with judging and prizes provided by [[Naughty Dog]]. The contest ran from October 15 to November 11, 2013. From over 360 submissions, a total of five winners were selected (1 Grand Prize winner and 4 Judges' Pick winners). The five winners each received a cash prize ($1160 for the Grand Prize and $400 for each of Judges' Pick winners) and various other ''The Last of Us'' themed prizes.<ref name=NG_overview>Monacelli, Eric (October 15, 2013). [https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/the_last_of_us_we_love_fine_fan_art_design_contest "THE LAST OF US WE LOVE FINE FAN ART DESIGN CONTEST"]. <i>Naughty Dog</i>. Retrieved March 25, 2020.</ref><ref name=fan_overview>[https://community.forfansbyfans.com/m/contests/detail/the-last-of-us-fan-design-contest "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: About The Contest"]. <i>For Fans By Fans</i>. Retrieved March 24, 2020.</ref><ref name=fan_winners>[https://community.forfansbyfans.com/m/contests/winner/the-last-of-us-fan-design-contest "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Contest Winners"]. <i>For Fans By Fans</i>. Retrieved March 24, 2020.</ref><ref name=ND_winners>Monacelli, Eric (January 21, 2014). [https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/the_last_of_us_we_love_fine_design_contest_winners_announced "The Last of Us/We Love Fine Design Contest Winners Announced"]. Naughty Dog. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140214184121/http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/the_last_of_us_we_love_fine_design_contest_winners_announced/ Archived] from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2020.</ref> |
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| − | The grand prize winner was Brandon Meier with an design titled "Endure" which was inspired by the hunting sequence in the winter chapter of ''The Last of Us''. Troy Baker's Judges' Pick was a design titled "All Alone" created by Ryan Brosnan. Ashley Johnson's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Killin' Time" created by Feli Tomkinson. Neil Druckmann's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Clicker Nouveau" created by Jillian Hansen. Bruce Straley's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Joel & Ellie" created by Catherine Unger.<ref name=fan_winners/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140124190158/http://www.welovefine.com/featured/117-the-last-of-us-design-contest-winners "Meet the "Survivors" of The Last Of Us Design Contest!"]. <i>We Love Fine</i>. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.</ref> |
+ | The grand prize winner was Brandon Meier with an design titled "Endure" which was inspired by the hunting sequence in the winter chapter of ''The Last of Us''. [[Troy Baker]]'s Judges' Pick was a design titled "All Alone" created by Ryan Brosnan. [[Ashley Johnson]]'s Judges' Pick was a design titled "Killin' Time" created by Feli Tomkinson. [[Neil Druckmann]]'s Judges' Pick was a design titled "Clicker Nouveau" created by Jillian Hansen. [[Bruce Straley]]'s Judges' Pick was a design titled "Joel & Ellie" created by Catherine Unger.<ref name=fan_winners/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140124190158/http://www.welovefine.com/featured/117-the-last-of-us-design-contest-winners "Meet the "Survivors" of The Last Of Us Design Contest!"]. <i>We Love Fine</i>. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.</ref> |
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Promotional image featuring the winning designs.
The Last of Us Design Contest was a fan art design contest in held in late 2013 to celebrate the four month anniversary of The Last of Us. The contest that was hosted by We Love Fine with judging and prizes provided by Naughty Dog. The contest ran from October 15 to November 11, 2013. From over 360 submissions, a total of five winners were selected (1 Grand Prize winner and 4 Judges' Pick winners). The five winners each received a cash prize ($1160 for the Grand Prize and $400 for each of Judges' Pick winners) and various other The Last of Us themed prizes.[1][2][3][4]
Format
Participants could download a "Submission Kit" from We Love Fine's website which contained a PDF with guidelines for all submissions. This PDF specified the ideal image ratios, dimensions, and instructions for creating a mock-up of the design on a T-shirt. All entries where to be either a GIF, PNG, or JPG image and participants were allowed to submit up to five entries.[2] The Grand Prize winner was chosen by community vote. The two runner-up winners where chosen by voice actors Troy Baker (voice of Joel) and Ashley Johnson (voice of Ellie). The final two winners (Special Prize winners) were chosen by Neil Druckmann (Creative Director) and Bruce Straley (Game Director).[4] Community voting started eight days after the submission window closed and ran until December 17, 2013. At which time the final judging period began. The winners were posted on We Love Fine's website on January 16, 2014[1] and the winning designs where available for purchase on T-shirts and other items, also on We Love Fine's website.[3]
Winners
The grand prize winner was Brandon Meier with an design titled "Endure" which was inspired by the hunting sequence in the winter chapter of The Last of Us. Troy Baker's Judges' Pick was a design titled "All Alone" created by Ryan Brosnan. Ashley Johnson's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Killin' Time" created by Feli Tomkinson. Neil Druckmann's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Clicker Nouveau" created by Jillian Hansen. Bruce Straley's Judges' Pick was a design titled "Joel & Ellie" created by Catherine Unger.[3][5]
Prizes
- Grand Prize - $1160 cash, Post-Pandemic Edition of The Last of Us, along with other Last of Us goodies.[6]
- Runner-up - $400 cash, a Joel and Ellie Statue, along with other Last of Us goodies.[7][8]
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monacelli, Eric (October 15, 2013). "THE LAST OF US WE LOVE FINE FAN ART DESIGN CONTEST". Naughty Dog. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: About The Contest". For Fans By Fans. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Contest Winners". For Fans By Fans. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Monacelli, Eric (January 21, 2014). "The Last of Us/We Love Fine Design Contest Winners Announced". Naughty Dog. Archived from the original on February 14, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Meet the "Survivors" of The Last Of Us Design Contest!". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: GRAND PRIZE WINNER!". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Guest Judge Troy Baker (Voice of Joel) pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Guest Judge Ashley Johnson (Voice of Ellie) pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest: Guest Judge Neil Druckmann pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Last of Us Fan Design Contest:Guest Judge Bruce Straley pick !". We Love Fine. Archived from the original on January 25, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
External Links
- All Submissions
- PlayStation blog post. Identical to the Naughty Dog Winners Announcement.