Deadline: August 15th, Midnight, EST . This is the beginning of the duel rounds. Participants are in competition with the designer in the same row as their name, also indicated by the red lines between the names. . The winner of these 1v1 duels will proceed to round two. . . If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments. Make sure to remix this project, or post your project link in the comments so we see your entry. . . Any kind of artwork is accepted, but photos must be heavily edited to incorporate design elements, otherwise the simply can't be judged relative to design. . Animations, games, or other interactive projects are also accepted, and will be judged in their entirety. (This is a change from last DD to better reward the contestant's work. Please note that they must still have clear and intentional design elements.) . . The judging system relies on three core design elements: . Composition: 0-10 points: This is the overall structure of the art piece, and how well the elements (color, shapes, lines, positioning, etc) work together. . Quality: 0-10 points: This refers to the visual quality of the artwork. Clean lines, aligned edges, visually pleasing. . Creativity: 0-10 points: This refers to how creatively the design challenge is solved. New or innovative designs will score highly in this area. This encourages you to make your designs unique. . . These scores will be combine into your overall score for a round, there are 30 available points each round.
Since many of you are asking for scores, please read this: Your score will not be posted, but for this round the duels were decided based on placement, the #1 spot is facing the #2 spot, #3 v #4, etc. From 1-32 is left to right up to down. . . . . . . Song: Gentle by Rahetalius Art: DDVII Slides by Astropulse