DOTY 2010 Archive Thread
I can't believe we're on our 3rd DOTY contest already! Incase you don't know, DOTY stands for Designer Of The Year.
08's winner was Terri and 09's winner was Lmhwjs. Both were fabulous designers and blew us all away with their creativity round after round. The standards haven't got any lower, so we're looking for that wow factor this year too!
This years DOTY will be focused on colour schemes and working with smaller, open plan areas. The smaller spaces could prove difficult, the colour schemes might not mesh together as well as you would expect and the open plan stuff...well you'll just have to wait and see what each round brings won't you!
This year we have Sims 3 to accommodate for, and so Sims 2 AND Sims 3 designers will both be more than welcome to join the contest. The only limitation for Sims 3 may be a lack of objects for certain themes but of course Sims 3 players have the edge with the new CAST system! We're bearing everything in mind and so hopefully each round should be geared towards players of both games.
You will be given a floorplan to build your lot, the floorplan is applicable for both games. Once you've built your floorplan, you should post screens as your application. The floor plan is pretty basic and should be ok for all levels of builder.
Each round you will be challenged to design around a theme and colour scheme. You will be working with the same rooms at the same time, so it's also a challenge to come up with something unique using the same space as your competitors.
Could YOU be our 2010 Designer Of The Year?
- No more than 6 (six) pictures per person, per round. You can combine images in a collage to count as 1 picture.
- Only one application per person.
- Only ONE game. You can not enter using Sims 2 and again using Sims 3.
- Image guidelines must be adhered to, images must be 800x800 or below.
- You must put your name and info in the title of ALL your entry posts.
- No drop outs please...if you think you won’t be avaliable for ALL rounds, please do not enter.
- Staff and Designers can enter for fun if they wish to but may not enter the final round.
You can apply to enter DOTY from April 1st - April 10th
Please see the next post for application details.
Applicant List
Minena ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
Hannie18 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
Matty36 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
EverGreen ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
Sixtyten ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
Lineca ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
Maltha_Fido ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4 ~ The Final
Dropped Out or Eliminated
Amythestfenix ~ Application
Terri7936 ~ Application
C@therine ~ Application
Texankitcat ~ Application ~ Round 1
Mikzino ~ Application ~ Round 1
Sevinnyne ~ Application ~ Round 1
Jules ~ Application ~ Round 1
S1m0ne ~ Application ~ Round 1
AudCand ~ Application ~ Round 1
JoDavis ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Kaskurgi ~ Application ~ Round 1
Defenderp123 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Wewo ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Saharra ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Honung ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Maya ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
IvyRose ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Koolaid ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Mrs.Sweety ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
LEsherick2007 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Franco ~ Applications ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Muppie ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Flamingo57 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Angela ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Elv ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Meshy114 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Kristof ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2
Tigrlily26 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Ninia607 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Meganfranc ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
EmmaFrost ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Erggu ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Timkibby ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Eefje00704 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
2Questionable ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
MadArtist ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Commeti ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
SamLee ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3
Sergiomate ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Betsy4Arts ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Romyhorse ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Schneekatze ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Pikkonoloidlee ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
JeyBee ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Pink Cupcake ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Bergstrand90 ~ Application ~ Round 1 ~ Round 2 ~ Round 3 ~ Round 4
Rounds will run according to the GMT timezone. A countdown will be provided for each round so you know when it ends no matter what timezone you are in.
Each round will last 7 (seven) days. You can post your entry for the current round anytime within these 7 days.
Extensions may be given upon request via PM with 24 hours notice.
This section will be updated with Round information and links as they happen.
Round 1 ~ 10th April - 17th April
Round 1 Results
Round 2 ~ 17th April - 25th April
Judging ~ 26th - 27th April
Results
Round 3 ~ 27th April - 4th May
Judging ~ 5th May - 6th May
Round 3 Results
Round 4 ~ 6th May - 13th May
Judging ~ 13th -14th May
Results
Final ~ 14th May - 23rd May
Judging ~ 23rd - 24th May.
Results
All dates are approximate.
When judging we will be looking for all sorts of things. We will be checking that the rules for each round have been followed and the pointers given have been followed. We will be looking to see that the designs are applicable for the given theme and we will be looking for that something extra, uniquness, flair, something that makes you stand out from the other entries. Picture taking and camera angles are also important.
Please welcome your judges:-
- Jonesi
- Gemz
- Tinkle
- Animefemme
- Tinhouse
After each round the entries will be judged and scored.
You will be judged on creativity and your over all look to the pics AND how well you followed round instructions.
Each entry can score a maximum of 20 from each judge giving a maximum of 100 points per round.
Each judge will name their 3 favourite picture from all of the entries. If your picture is called as a favourite you will earn an extra 2 points to your total.
When all the results are sent to me I will total them all up and post the top 5 entries each round.
Please see THIS post for screenshot hints and tips.
Eliminations
After Round 2 results I will post our Top 25, the names not called will be those who have been eliminated.
After Round 3 there will be a top 15 callout and for the end of Round 4 the top 5 finalists will be called.
Those who make it through to Round 3 will be the members who scored highest over both Round 1 AND Round 2 together.
Eliminations for Round 3 & 4 will be based on their own round score and will not be accumalative.
The winner of the final will be the member who has the highest score added up together over all 5 rounds.
There will be NO eliminations until the end of Round 2. Therefore everyone will get to partake in round 1 & 2.
All Sims 2 participants receive THIS.
All Sims 3 participants receive THIS.
If you play/use both games you may have both prizes.
To receive the participants prize you must compete in both Round 1 and Round 2.
All finalists will receive a treasure chest prize.
Our winner receives -
- Custom Title – Designer Of The Year 10
- Custom Avatar & Sig – Provided by our lovely Gemz
- A Designers Inc Forum (If you create)
- A spot on next years judging panel
- 2 Treasure Chest prizes
Originally Posted by Jonesi
