Derby 668: Life in the Style of Anime -
We love the unique visual stylings of anime because it’s awesome, and we love life because we’re not unfeeling monsters. And next week’s derby is an epic mash-up that brings them both together. Designs should show a slice of life rendered in the style of Anime. And by “slice of life” we mean anything from the mundane minutia of everyday living to some popular piece of pop culture. No cats, no cream, and no characters from actual Anime/Manga franchises.
Don’t like that topic? Here’s an alternative: We’re also looking for great designs of a parody/non-infringey nature that feature popular characters, elements, or themes from actual Anime franchises. They can’t go in the Derby, but you can submit them through the standard submission portal.
And don’t forget to visit & weigh in on our forum thread about the Derby!
It’s what the Wooters wanted. Back then, he found and figured the audience here – and catered to it. Alas, years of egging him to “take your dreck elsewhere” started the backfire one day after the changing of the blanks was announced. And a reason why cute doesn’t have the same audience as it did 6+ years ago.
Side note: Last year, I was quite surprised to see Diana Sprinkle as a staff artist there. @PHP as art director didn’t surprise me as much, though.
I don’t recall who coined that portmanteau, but I miss Adder’s posts … sometimes.
I don’t recall either, I just think it was in regards to his wheel house.
I miss adder, too. For me, he was like that talk radio host. I agreed with most of what he said, but he did it with such panache that bleeding hearts had to stand up for his targets just on principle.
On the derby submission guidelines page, it says a max of 6 spot colors. Apologies for being out of the loop for so long, but I see a bunch of shirts with way more than 6 colors. Is the color limitation still a thing? Just looking for clairty. Thanks!!
The verbiage will be revised … eventually. Just like any reference to mini-derbies and the opening post of the top 20. Wootbot hasn’t done a “juice demand and prime the pump with a little weekend reminder post” in years and years.
