You may have seen this before on other areas of the interwebz. I think it's fun.
Create your own album cover.
1. Get your band name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page, no matter what it is, is the name of your band.
2. Get your album title.
http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last handful of words of the very last quote, no matter what they are, is the title of your album.
3. Get your cover art.
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
You're on your honor to use the instructions above to obtain your album cover parts. I guess you could cheat, and choose your pictures and phrases carefully, but why?
Slap it all together in photoshop, GIMP, paint, etc. Your creativity is the only limitation. This may be a good opportunity to get familiar with GIMP so you can become a famous CC cartographer someday.
You can enter as many album covers as you want. Some will be better than others. At this time there is no clear plan to select a winner based on quality, but I will likely figure that out later and post a poll so we can vote on the best ones.
This thread will stay open for at least 2 weeks to allow any and all entries. Entries will be split into two pools based on the status of their entrant: Premium and Freemium. At the conclusion of the contest, a winner will be picked from each pool using some sort of random selection process to win a free premium membership. The premium winner (and I guess the freemium winner, too) will have the option to gift their prize to a freemium of their choice as a pay-it-forward type of thing, or keep it themselves. No splitting of the prize, however; I don't want to deal with the hassle.
I will enter my own album cover(s). I will be entered in the premium pool just like all other premium entrants. If I win, my prize will be gifted to a freemium.
Feel free to ask questions. Anything I've forgotten will be added over time. I reserve the right to change any and all of the above if I find it is necessary to do so.
Most importantly, have fun and good luck!
