Update: A total of USD$1620 dollars was raised and donated to the Blog Action Day Poverty Fund – thank you everyone for your support!
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To celebrate my blog’s 1st birthday (November 7th) I have been working hard to put together this massive project for my readers, the design community and charity.
There is a total of 66 different prizes worth exactly $11,000 all up so there will be 66 lucky winners.
100% of all proceeds will go to the Blog Action Day Poverty Fund.
To Enter… Please Read Very Carefully
There are two ways you can enter and you can do both for a maximum of two entries per person. All entries will be checked before any prizes are given.
Entry 1: Donate To Charity
To enter the competition you may donate to charity…. All money goes to the global fund that helps fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – some of the leading causes of poverty.
Instructions:
There are two options – via Change.org or via PayPal.
I have been told that sometimes a ‘server error’ message is being displayed on Change.org, please be patient and try again at another time or use PayPal instead, the donate button is below.
Change.Org
If you choose to go through change.org money will go straight into the global fund account and will not touch my hands. If you do not have a credit card, you may choose to use PayPal. If you choose to use change.org the instructions are below.
- Go to the Just Creative Design Blog Action Day Fundraiser Page.
- Click the blue ‘Donate Now’ button.
- Fill out the page, please donate a minimum of $5. (Heh, it’s only a coffee!) Ensure you leave a donation comment so your entry counts. You can donate from any country as long as you have a credit card, don’t get fooled by the billing address being US states.
PayPal
By request I have also set up a PayPal donation page. You can donate by clicking the donate button below. I will collect the donations here and then donate the funds to the global fund at the end of the project.
Entry 2: Write An Article (even without a blog)
For those of you who do not have a credit card or are limited in funds, there is another alternative, you can write an article – hence the design group writing project! I will compile all the entries at the end of the competition.
Instructions:
- Write an article related to design. Even if you are not a designer, you could make a list of your favourite designs or list your favourite websites, books, photos? There are no boundaries… just relate the article some how back to design… be creative.
- If you don’t have a blog go to step 3, if you have a blog, continue reading. When you post your article on your blog, ensure you leave a trackback to this post so I can track your article or preferably, link back to this article / home page in the first paragraph. Please make the post at least 500 words.
- If you don’t have a blog, send me an article in a Word or HTML document to my email address. Ensure it is at least 500 words, with no slang and with your best spelling. I will post some of the best entries on this blog.
Deadline & How To Win
Entries will close November 22nd GMT+11. There will be 1 prize per person.
A list of all the people who have donated and all the people who have written an article will be compiled and then submitted into random.org where it will output a persons name with a prize number. This makes the selection totally random. Winners will be announced the same week.
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Prizes
Another HUGE thank you to all the sponsors on this project, it would not have been possible without you!
Anyway, these are all the prizes up for grabs! Ensure you browse the sponsor’s sites!
Olympus Evolt E250 Digital Camera from GetPrice.com.au
This digital camera is courtesy of GetPrice.com.au – the place to compare before you buy.
Value: $1200Winner: Deborah M Ens (Please contact me directly)
Photoshop World Tickets, Scott Kelby Book Bundle, Layers Subscription, NAPP Membership
Courtesy of RC Concepcion, Host of Layers TV, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and Kelby Training.
Value: $720 (Tickets & NAPP membership $600, Books $90, Layers Subscription $30)Winner: Andrew Yee (Please contact me directly)
7x Books (each to different person) – Photoshop CS4 For Dummies, Aperture 2, Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom
Courtesy of Natalie Lin from Wiley. A HUGE thanks to Natalie for getting these prizes to give away to 7 lucky readers. You too can get these books by going to the links below!
- 3x Copies of Photoshop CS4 For Dummies ($29.99 value per book)
- 3x Copies of Aperture 2 Portable Genius by David Schloss ($25 value per book)
- 1x Copy of Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom ($49.99 value per book)
Total Value: $215
Winners: Please email Natalie and tell them what prize you have won, your address and show proof of identity – contact Natalie at [nlin AT wiley DOT com].
1. Photoshop CS4 For Dummies – Meryl Evans
2. Photoshop CS4 For Dummies – Elizabeth Fulghum
3. Photoshop CS4 For Dummies – Adrian Szefke
4. Aperture 2 Portable Genius – Tanner Christenson
5. Aperture 2 Portable Genius – Haroon Baig
6. Aperture 2 Portable Genius – Frank Hakl
7. Photoshop CS4 Digital Classroom – Xhilacom
Your Logo Cut Into HUGE Perspex Letters 80cm Wide (Wow)
Courtesy of Sander Baumann from Geveletters. To get what we mean by huge, check out their site!
Value: $600Winner: JCM Enterprises
Total Blog Makeover
Courtesy of the very kind and talented Joni Mueller from Pixelita, a design studio based in Houston, Texas. The blog makeover can be for a WordPress, TextPattern, Blogger or Movable Type Blog.
Value: $650Winner: Janette Toral
A Unique Web Theme for Either WordPress, PixelPost or a Straight XHTML page.
Courtesy of the very kind Kristarella, who runs a personal / design blog over at the very aptly named Kristarella. If you don’t want to change your site, customisation/optimisation of your current page can also be done.
Value: $300.Winner: Anca Foster
Sumo Omni Chair + Lounge + Love Seat + Floor Pillow (Girl Not Included)
Courtesy of Andrew Milligan from Sumo Lounge, a website offering seriously awesome urban lounge gear. Andrew has been marketing his Sumo range by contacting blog authors and offering them a free Omni Chair in exchange for a review (over 500 reviews so far) … and let’s face it, who wouldn’t want one of these? There is a sale on now and on top of that there is free shipping too. Check out Sumo! NB: This is not part of the prize pool.
Value: $150
2x PSD to XHTML / CSS Conversions
Courtesy of Jay of Creative Cranes, a new intuitive design studio. You can follow Jay on Twitter too.
Value: $45/h up to $1000.Winners:
1. Lori Kasbeer
2. Harley Alexander
Signed Copy of Jeff Fisher’s Book: Identity Crisis!
Courtesy of Jeff Fisher himself, a renowned identity designer. The full title of the book is Identity Crisis!: 50 redesigns that transformed stale identities into successful brands.” Wish I could keep this myself!
Value: $35Winner: Kristen Symonds
$100 Gift Voucher For Threadless Tshirts
Courtesy of Bob Nanna from Threadless, an awesome designer submission t-shirt shop.
Value: $100Winner: Jessica Garner (Please contact me directly)
Blog / Site Review with Design Critique by Vivien
Courtesy of Vivien from Inspiration Bit, a unique & inspirational design blog. Vivien’s reviews are not the normal type of review, she really gets under the hood of your design. See what I mean here.
Value: $400Winner: Daniel Cavanaugh
Pack of 250 2” x 6” Thermal Printed Decals with YOUR logo
Courtesy of Ben Satterlee of BSS Designs, a new design blog / business website.
Value: $213Winner: Thomas Sinclair
Pack of 4 Typefaces from RSRVS
Courtesy of Mike Jarboe from Reserves, a great website offering extremely well designed professional typefaces and stock art. In this pack you get a set of four typefaces – Analog / Claes / Scheme / Verse.
Value:$480Winner: Urban10 Interactive
2x Premium WordPress Themes
Courtesty of Daniel Scocco from PremiumThemesNow, a website offering some great premium WordPress Themes.
Value: $100 ($50 for each)Winner: Melanie Houlahan
1 Year Shuttle-Bus Subscription to Freshbooks Invoicing
Courtesy of Mitch Solway from Freshbooks, an online invoicing application, and our site sponsor.
Value: $168Winner: Brian Lovin
Bgears b-Enspirer Theatre Quality 7.1 Channel Sound Card
Courtesy of Angie Bowen from Arbenting, a blog on creativity and design.
Value: $120Winner: Marco Folio
300 Premium Textures from ColorBurned
Courtesy of Grant Friedman from ColorBurned, a great design resources blog and shop.
Value: $70Winner: Pedro Panduro
Custom Logo Design by NetBramha StudiosCourtesty of Aashish Solanki from NetBramha Studios, a design studio based out of Bangalore, India.Value: $300Winner: Jeffrey Jose
2x Design Prints from 3 Lambs Design (via Etsy)Courtesy of Amy of 3 Lambs Designs. You can get any two 8″ x 8″ or 8″ x 10″ prints, including shipping.Value: $75.00Winner: Camille Good
1x FlickR Pro Account For One Year
Courtesy of the very kind Joni Mueller from Pixelita, a design studio based in Houston, Texas
Value: $25Winner: Michael Wheaton
LoveClub Coupon
Courtesy also of James Deer, from ThemeLovers, a new site offering great themes. The Loveclub coupon gives you unlimited access to every theme on offer on ThemeLovers.
Value: $499Winner: Synergetek S.A.
$25 Gift Voucher For Amazon
Courtesy of the talented Meryl K Evans from Meryl.net. Meryl really is a ‘Content Maven’, just read her about page.
Value: $25Winner: Jeff Wolff
Custom Logo or Banner Design from Vlad Georgescu
Courtesy of the kind Vlad Georgescu who freelances as a web and logo designer.
Value: $300Winner: Sivarajah Bagerathan
2x Designer T-shirts from Design By Humans (Split Into 2 Prizes)
Courtesy of Design By Humans, an awesome designer tshirt submission site and affiliate sponsor of this site. Check out some of my favourites here.
Value: $60Winners: (Please contact Jason at jason AT designbyhumans DOT com with your address and proof of identity.)
1. Angelina Dominguez
2. Jonathan Illig
1000 Business Cards from UPrinting
Courtesy of Gino Orlandi from Uprinting, a quality online printing service based in the USA that prints business cards among many other things. Shipping free only in USA and Canada.
Value: $50Winner: Ryan Williams (Please contact Gino at gino AT youthedesigner DOT com)
5x Anistock Yearly Subscriptions
Courtesy of Brian O’Connell from Anistock, a multimedia haven… Anistock has 7.8 million photos, clip art, fonts, graphics and more. You can win access to all this for one year!
Value: $500 ($99 each)Winners: Please contact Brian at brian AT anistock DOT com
1.Tanya Nichols
2. Caroline Murphy
3. Eli Burford
4. Ben Redington
5. Adam Holt
1 Year Website Hosting from URLuscious
Courtesy of Faryl Zaklin from URLuscious, a website hosting service for small businesses.
Value: $80Winner: Brian Yerkes
26 iStockPhoto Credits
Courtesy of Olga Mizrahi from ohso! design, a web design and graphic design studio based in Long Beach California.
Value: $35Winner: Mohd Rafie
125×126 Advertising on LogoDesign.org for 6 MonthsCourtesy of the generous George Ryan from Logo Design.OrgValue: $600Winner: Faryl Z
30 Minute Coaching Consultation on Organisation & Productivity
Courtesy of Kris Rowlands, a Professional Organisation and Productivity Consultant.
Value: $50Winner: Julie Walker
10x T-Shirts from Advertees
Courtesty of Steve from Advertees, a promotional clothing company. You may choose any make or style from the site (preferably organic) printed in water based inks with a design of the winners choice in up to 3 colours and sizes. Shipped to wherever in the world.
Value: $280Winner: Jared Fraser
25 High Resolution Exclusive Custom Made TexturesCourtesy of Alexander Hommel from High Resolution Textures, a website offering high resolution textures. The winner can choose the category and will receive 25 custom made hi-res images in return.Value: $75Winner: David Klein
$40 Voucher to Spend at DealExtreme
Courtesy of Marco Kuiper, who also freelances as a graphic designer. This voucher you can spend on any gadget at Deal Extreme, which let me tell you is a lot!
Value: $40Winner: Michael Kristof
$150 to spend on ThemeForest / FlashDen / AudioJungle
Courtesy of Collis T’aeed, the man behind many, many websites.
- FlashDen – The best place to get awesome Flash components.
- AudioJungle – A new audio marketplace.
- ThemeForest – WordPress and Template marketplace.
Value: $150
Winner: Kristen Oaxaca
Please email your username from one of the sites above & proof of identity to Collis at collis AT envato DOT com.
12 Large Woodgrain Photoshop Brushes
Courtesy of Curtis McHale. Each brush is around 2000px square at 300ppi and is only available through Just Creative Design.
Value: $24Winner: Thanh Pham
4x Single License $79 Theme Coupons for ThemeLovers
Courtesy of James Deer, from ThemeLovers, a new site offering great themes. Period.
Value: $316Winners:
1. More Guitar
2. Andi Berekely
3. Piyusg Agarwal
4. Paticia Lupien
30min Design Consultation with Logo Designer, David Airey
Courtesy of David Airey… you should know him by now, if you don’t, fly over to his blog now!
Value: $50Winner: Melanie Fox
1x FlickR Pro Account For One Year
Courtesy of the very kind and talented Lauren Krause from the awesome design blog Creative Curio.
Value: $25Winner: Maria Colomy
Static Banner Ad Design by iDesign Studios
Courtesy of the kind Selene Bowlby from iDesign Studios, a very talented designer with a studio & blog based in Florida.Value: $100Winner: Lucy Beaman
Islamic Design Package & Tour
Courtesy of Mohd Rafie, the man who donated an electric guitar last competition.
- Book – Title: Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry by Daud Sutton.
- A3 poster. Title: “Pedulikah Kita” Do we care?
- Mini poster by ISAC Studio.
- 3 Islamic design stock photos.
- Free admission to the Design Museum, London
- 10% off any merchandise at the Design Museum shop.
Value: $50
Winner: Zac Hill
1x T-Shirt from TurnNocturnal
Courtesy of the kind Matt McInerney, who runs the store Turn Nocturnal. I have one of their shirts and the service was awesome, highly recommended. The winner may choose any shirt and size up to $20. Postage is included up to $10.
Value: $20Winner: Dennis Garcia
234×60 Advertising on Lost & Taken for 3 Months
Courtesy of Caleb Kimbrough from Lost & Taken a blog with many high resolution textures.
Value: $90Winner: Francois Anselmo
Choice of 1 Premium WordPress Theme from ANYWHERE
Courtesy of the generous Penny from WP Premiums. Your choice is from any premium shop on the internet up to the value of $100.
Value: $100Winner: Paul Stevens
$25 Amazon Gift Voucher
Courtesy of River Girl (Bari) from Ask The Boater. You can follow River Girl on Twitter too!
Value: $25Winner: Jason Slater
1 Hour of Website Updates
Courtesy of Eric Benoit from Ebenoit, where he freelances as a graphic and web designer.
Value: $100Winner: Truong Nguyen
2x copies of 13 Styles CSS MenusCourtesy of David Appleyard from 13 Styles, a website which offers high quality website navigational menus.Value: $50 ($25 for each)Winners:1. Andrew Napier2. Rafal Zielinski
125×125 Advertising on JobMob for 1 Month
Courtesy of Jacob Share from JobMob, a blog filled with straight-talking advice based on real world experience.
Value: $200 valueWinner: Amped Apparel
1x FlickR Pro Account For One Year
Courtesy of the kind Caleb from Lost & Taken.
Value: $25Winner: Jennifer Grigg Photography
125×125 Advertising on Group Writing Projects for 1 Month
Courtesy of Jacob Share from Group Writing Projects, a blog focused on projects such as this one. You can check an interview of mine on there on how to run a GWP.
Value: $25
120×53 Advertising on Estetica Design Forum for 1 Month
Courtesy of Andi Creffield, the brains behind Estetica Design Forum, a very popular design portal.
Value: $60
125×125 Advertising on iDesignStudios Blog for 1 Month
Courtesy of Selene Bowlby from iDesign Studios, a very talented designer with a studio & blog based in Florida.
Value: $20
125×125 Advertising on PSD Rockstar for 1 MonthCourtesy of Narendra Sakibanda from PSD RockStar, a photoshop tutorial blog.Value: $20
468×60 Advertising on TechTreak for 1 MonthCourtesy of Narendra Sakibanda from TechTreak, a website focused on gadgets and more.Value: $15
125×125 Advertising on 2PhatGeeks for 1 Month
Courtesy of Melissa Pence from 2phatgeeks, a blog based on many, many things.
Value: $15
Winner: Jacob Share (Please contact each of the 6 sites above directly)
225×100 Advertising on Directory For Designers for 2 Months
Courtesy of Angie Bowen from Social Media Directory For Designers.
Value: $60Winner: Meglyn Lansing
The Greatest American Hero – Season Two DVD
Courtesy of Calvin Lee of Mayhem Studios. Calvin is worth following on twitter too. Link for info about the DVD here.
Value: $25Winner: Adrian Tache
Sorry to the 7 people who commentated on this post in the past 35 minutes. Something extremely strange happened… this post deleted itself along with 7 comments without any reason… it was lucky I had a backup of this post.
My best guess was that the post didn’t save properly when I updated the post because of my slow internet speed (capped to 56k).
Anyway, glad that I got it back and good luck!
What an amazing collection of prizes and a great contest. Thanks Jacob.
Just incredible… the list just didn’t end, hehe. Fantastic idea and amazing prizes all in one post!
I did have a question though: some of these prizes are directly dependant on the fact that you have to live in America. Does that mean that people from let’s say Europe (Holland to be more precise) are excluded from this contest/happening? I would love to give it a shot, but it would be a bit hard for me to come to America (unless you can send a prize to an alternative address since i’m visiting my girlfriend’s parents between December 19th and January 3rd) 🙂
Eitherway, good luck with everything and good luck tó everyone participating! This is going to be one húge party 🙂
Happy Birthday Just Creative Design and good luck with the campaign Jacob. My article is in (check the trackback), donation has been made for a great cause and your article has been stumbled, dugg, blogged, bannered up and delicioused for good measure.
This is quite a collection of prizes. That camera looks awesome! It’s neat that you’re using this as an opportunity to raise money for charity, too. Very admirable.
One small note, the last Flickr Pro account, check what blog Mr. Caleb is from 😉 (hint: it’s not CC!)
[…] – submitted this article to Just Creative Design’s Group Writing Project for charity along with a monetary donation over at Just Creative Design’s fund raising page […]
Google Reader gave me both the old and new post – so for future reference, if it randomly deletes again and you don’t have a back-up copy, just find someone with reader. 🙂
Great selection of prizes and such! And I love the idea of actually having to participate to get a prize.
My only quirk – some of these things I could not use since I’m not a professional designer (logo design, web design and such) and am still developing my skills. But other prizes would definitely help me do so, and I’d love to enter for them. Is there any way to get around this? I wouldn’t want to take a prize that I couldn’t use that would actually be helpful to someone else – if that made any sense!
Great contest, though! And happy birthday to the blog!
[…] article is dedicated to the Blog Action Day Poverty Fund as part of the Jacob Cass Group Writing Project, together with a PayPal donation. The proceeds go directly to the fund to help stamp out World-wide […]
What do we write in the donation comment?
Just finished my post! Great idea Jacob…
Lisa, Penflare,
You are welcome, good luck!
Joram,
Yeah it was a bit like that… took a while to do the pictures – that was when I thought it wouldn’t end but it makes it look so much better.
Re your questions: Some of the prizes such as the Photoshop world tickets are for US residents however you can still receive them if you wish even if you live elsewhere, but you may not have use for them… You could sell them, pass them on or give them away on your own blog. I will also accept prizes back so I can give them to others.
Jacob,
Thank you for the promotion Jacob and the repost of your comment! Yeah quite a bit in just a year… my goal was to have 1000 subscribers by the end of the year.
Jason,
Thank you Jason 🙂
Lauren,
Thanks for that Lauren. Also fixed up that typo.
George,
Thank you for your article, it seems the trackback didn’t work either.
Maggie,
Thanks for that, just checked my Reader and it gave me two posts also.
Regarding your question, see my reply to Joram. Thank you.
Wow! Amazing Prices…
great set of prizes jacob.
bit suprissed to see threadless mentioned considering you articles on spec work in the “Why Logo Design Does Not Cost $5.00” article.
wow, amazing list of prizes, really great idea.
I’ll try writing a post, why not 🙂 — Thanks Jacob
Doh! That *was* strange. One minute it was here, and then it wasn’t…
I’ve Twittered about and announced this awesome gwp over on Group Writing Projects:
Just Creative Design’s $11,000 Design Group Writing Project for Charity
Also, one thing I mentioned before the first post’s disappearing act was…
Happy Anniversary!
This blog has had a phenomenal first year and I’m sure the best is yet to come. Jacob, you’re an inspiration in showing what can be accomplished in so little time. Kudos!
[…] article was created as part of Jacob Cass design group writing project. The project has been created to celebrate the first birthday of Jacob’s blog – there are a […]
Wow I am usually a lurker, but I may just have to join this one. Great list.
Happy blogiversary, Jacob! Here’s to 100,000 subscribers by next November. 😉
Just posted my entry on LogoDesign.org (hope you don’t mind if I enter, even though I’m sponsoring a prize), I posted a trackback to your post but Joomla is weird with trackbacks so it may not have gotten through, in case it didn’t here’s the link to my entry:
Why Obama’s logo helped make him the next President of the USA
[…] $11,000 Prize Giveaway – Design Group Writing Project For Charity Group Writing Project for Charity! (tags: design creative) […]
The prizes are amazing. The contest is amazing. The cause is amazing. So yes I’ve just donated and might write a post too in the near future. Happy Birthday Jacob!
huh, that was strange indeed – post’s auto-deletion. I wondered what happened to my comment here…
Anyhow, Happy Blog Anniversary, Jacob. Keep up the amazing work!
Good luck to all participants.
Wow, looks like a lot of work went into getting this all together! Happy blog birthday, Jacob!
Happy Birthday and nice list of prizes.. itz kind of motivational…best of luck..!! cheers
Happy Birthday Just Creative Design Blog! Your Charity Group Writing Project is a great idea – Thank you for doing such a wonderful thing. I will announce it on my blogs and community!
Thanks.
Rachel
AllGraphicDesign.com
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Thank you everyone and good luck!
Harley,
Thanks for your kind donation… just received it! Glad you found the PayPal button 🙂
great contest and great cause. sent my article in. wish i could donate but i’m incredibly poor at the moment. starting up this shit is tough as a student. anyways, hope i win and will provide cash someday soon.
Just donated. Also retweeted again. Happy Bday and keep up the great work.
Happy birthday JCD! Keep up your good work.
Hey Jacob! Congratulations on such a successful blog!
Amazed by the wide range of prizes too- it’s great to see something being done for charity. I want to donate $50 but only have paypal, yet your donation site only takes Credit Card. What can I do?
~Harley
Hey I didn’t see the PayPal button at the top! Thanks!
[…] is my entry in the Design Group Writing Project for Charity. It’s the first and, I think, the most elemental of the questions I asked in my 4 Questions for […]
[…] Cass at JustCreativeDesign.com is holding a charity event celebrating his blog’s first birthday (Happy Birthday, Jason!). And Pixelita Designs is […]
I don’t use wordpress and did not see trackback info for blogger? Great project! Here’s my entry:
http://misadventures-with-andi.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-entry-design-group-writing-project.html
Thank you Aetoric, Andi and Brian. Much appreciated.
Just donated 🙂 Hope it helps! I’ll be writing a post this week as well.
I wrote a blog post about this on my blog with a trackback to here but it is not listed on the trackbacks. any idea what is going on??
http://dannycjackson.wordpress.com/
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[…] February Jacob Cass of Just Creative Design staged an exciting design-related group writing project with an array of prizes worth $5k (I won […]
Thank you Daryl and Cheryl, not sure what is up? I am getting pingbacks from other sites?
I’m having the same issue as Andi and Danny, the trackback isn’t showing up for some reasons.
Here’s my entry:
http://nightningcheryl.livejournal.com/
My post is up and I will be donating later today. Thank you for the opportunity and I love how you are conducting your giveaways.
[…] This post is an entry in to Just Creative Design’s excellent $11,000 Prize Giveaway – Design Group Writing Project For Charity. […]
[…] of things, you can start to make some really cool stuff. Speaking of Jacob, he is offering some REALLY COOL PRIZES on his site right now, you don’t even need to be a designer to want some of this stuff. But […]
Cayo, it is a maximum of 2 entries per person. You can write two articles for 2 entries or you could write 1 and donate too.
Just finished my article, hope you like it:
“Royal design blogs that can’t be dethroned”
http://www.marcofolio.net/tips/royal_design_blogs_that_cant_be_dethroned.html
Enjoy and don’t forget to spread the love for charity 🙂 !
Happy Birthday Jacob =D
One question: can any1 participate more than one time, like with 2 blogs or blogging and donating?
Thanks for the info Jacob. My first post is here: http://www.yogodoshi.com/blog/web-developer/top-25-galerias-com-os-melhores-sites-feitos-via-css ; I’m sending the link because (don’t know why) the trackback didin’t appeared here. =/
Thank you Marco and Cayo – It is strange only some trackbacks are getting through?
Laurel,
Yes, I can still see it thank you.
I donated but clicked not to have it public, do you still get it? I put my blog address in the comment section.
I donated some money, from Sri Lanka. I just wanted to encourage you to go on with your great donation idea. If i win a prize i will be happy.
Thanking you
Bage.
[…] you haven’t already heard, there are 67 prizes up for grabs including a digital camera worth $1200. To enter all you have to do is donate at least $5.00 to […]
Just donated and hope everyone else, who can, will contribute to this. I am glad that it is going to a much needed cause.
Great post Jacob, can’t wait to see what is made – hopefully the donations outweigh the prizes, that would be amazing!
Great idea Jacob…. there is some really cool prizes here… I am proud to say I have donated to your charity, and I hope the money goes a long way.
Thanks
and I do hope I win something
[…] I saw that the excellent Just Creative Design blog was organising a group writing contest, I immediately wanted to participate. The only problem was I had no idea what to write about. But […]
I donated! Great idea, and it’s going to a good cause, can’t beat that!
Hey Jake, just posted an article.
http://www.beformed.com/articles/its-worth-it
Couldn’t post a trackback as I am using Textpattern and I haven’t come across a reliable trackback plug-in yet. Is that alright?
[…] you haven’t already heard, there are 67 prizes up for grabs including a digital camera worth $1200. To start every you hit to do is donate at small $5.00 to […]
[…] This post was written for the $11,000 Prize Giveaway at Just Creative Design […]
Here is my entry
http://www.bramme.net/2008/11/17/promoting-yourself-as-a-designer-or-a-developer/
I entered the permalink as a trackback, but not sure if it worked, so I linked to the article too.
Hey Jacob, I just trackbacked an article to you. Awesome idea man, very philanthropic of you!
What a great (and large) contest Jacob!
This is incredible! I’ve gone ahead and donated via PayPal in hopes that I can snag the Olympus digital camera! I’ve been stuck with a really bad Fuji camera for a long time now and I desperately need a more professional one.
All of the other prizes look great as well!
Can’t wait to see how much money is raised for charity.
Thank you everyone!
Leigh,
I don’t see it getting anywhere close to the $11,000 however I am hoping around the $1,000. That was my goal anyway.
Sam,
That is fine, thank you 🙂
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I’ve not been able to give a lot, unfortunately, but I’ve just made a donation. It sounds like a great cause!
Fingers crossed for a win — I’ve got my eye on the camera, business card printing and the FreshBooks sub
…and, of course, the Omni love chair! That’d be a wicked addition to the flat!
Cheers, Jacob!
Hi Jacob! Love that you’re doing this 🙂 And thanks for the paypal option!
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I have donated to charity and I am happy to have done so!
Thanks Jacob. Good work. Feels good to Donate.
What a great cause and a great idea!! I love it!!
No way that I could output any more articles this week so I tossed in a donation.
Awesome contest and for a great cause.
Thanks for doing this, Jacob, and happy anniversary!
Great cause and great prizes – just donated! 😉
I am not sure why the trackback did not show up.
just linking to the post
http://www.kumailht.com/blog/design/10-blender-3d-tutorials-worth-a-look/
Thanks
Just donated via PayPal (ID #817637277H2278150)
Great contest, Jacob, and it’s for a great cause! 🙂
donated, and also have an article on tumblr 🙂
HOWTO: Connect Your Social Media Tube http://tinyurl.com/5ocslh
Made a donation – hope to win
Happy birthday JCD 🙂
I have got my finger out and donated after reading details more carefully. Might try and get that article written hopefully before the deadline! One assignment almost done – two to go!!!!
Just donated! Great contest! Thanks for sponsoring it!
Just posted article Artists Think Differently for the JCD Group Writing Project: http://www.bthreedesigns.com/archives/76
looking into why trackback isnt up yet 🙂
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There I kicked it 🙂
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Just donated via PayPal, great idea on this, let’s raise some money!
I donated some money, from Oregon. I love the donation idea.
Thank you,
mike
Just to make sure my entry is noted, here it is.
I did link back to this post, but just in case, ya know 🙂
Sent a donation in from PayPal there now. 🙂
Great project Jacob; if the Change.org page is anything to go by, you’ve raised a lot of money! 😀
Hope my little donation can help. Thanks for this initiative, Jacob.
I have trackbacked my article and I hope its worked.
The article can be seen on my blog – http://www.citruscube.com/squaremonitor/2008/11/web-design-resources/
I just wrote my article. I hope the trackback shows up soon, but in case it doesn’t, here is the link.
http://realizedesign.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/design-internet-and-the-audience/
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Hi Jacob, Nice Effort to support BlogActionDay.
Just wrote a post, with a trackback, And also joined Change.Org and made my donation.
Thank you.
Hi Jacob! Congrats on the 1 year anniversary and the clever contest idea. I donated and posted the following.
http://www.ravenwoodcreative.com/blog1/blogging/ah-design-what-do-you-look-for-in-good-design/
All my best…
Thanks for awesome group writing project! 🙂 And happy anniversary.
Here is my post on how functions shape gadget design in case of Nokia N810.
http://www.rarst.net/hardware/nokia-n810/
No luck with my trackback showing up.
Here’s my post…
http://kristenmccormack.org/blog/2008/11/18/inspiration-explosion-14-rousing-resources-for-your-creative-explorations/
Great idea–just made my donation! Hope it’s not too late to enter… I’m not sure if you meant end of day 11/22 or beginning.
Confirmation # 5R785027PA476914X
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Just posted my article on my blog (http://www.aainaism.com/146/good-design-comes-from-the-simplest-things/) and have a link for this post in the first paragraph as well as a trackback.
Good luck everyone. 🙂
– Aaina.
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You have until the end of 22nd of November! Thank you all and good luck! I will be announcing the winners some time this week.
What an awesome idea Jocab! I’m glad to donate to the cause. Congrats on your blog’s 1st birthday!
Woot! Posted my article a few days ago, and it has been sitting at the top of my site since!
http://www.creativesomething.net/post/60146108
Hello,
I donated via Paypal, and am working on an article, but… isn’t the contest already closed? It’s almost 10am at GMT+11, if I understand correctly.
… please count me. D: I didn’t realize what a huge time difference this contest was taking place in.
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Darn, I just noticed that my trackback didn’t get through yesterday, although they usually do.
Hopefully it’s not too late:
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Hey Jacob! I just started reading your blog and I love it. Glad I could donate! Hope I am not too late!
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awww no prize for me. Oh well, I am sure there will be a next time! 😉
Whats the mystery prize and who won that by the way?
I didn’t win anything 🙁 but anyhow, good job on setting the whole thing up. Awesome work!
Peter,
I will be holding another comp soon and it will feature it 🙂
Looks like I missed out. Congratulations to all the winners, and to Jacob for setting it up and raising the money for charity. Well done.
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Yeah, I won this time! Cheers
Thank you, Jacob! 🙂
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Hey,
It is really great and i also won one prize..
Custom Logo or Banner Design from Vlad Georgescu.
Who do i need to contact?
Thanks
Bage.
Bage,
Contact Vlad via the form on his website. 🙂 Congratulations!
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thankyou to Jacob, for setting up such an inspiring competition.
I did not think twice, in supporting this charity, so I hope the proceed’s go to good use!
Well done!!
Thanks jacob.
Bage.
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huh, that was strange indeed – post’s auto-deletion. I wondered what happened to my comment here…
Anyhow, Happy Blog Anniversary, Jacob. Keep up the amazing work!
Good luck to all participants.
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Hey Jacob,
Great to see this initiative and a job well done.
I’ve watched your TedEx video namely Building your personal foundation last night. It was really brilliant. You were very nervous, but you just were PERFECT because you really focused on being yourself.
🙂 Thanks for the inspiration.
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Nice read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he just bought me lunch since I found it for him smile Thus let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch! “To be 70 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and hopeful than to be 40 years old.” by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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