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I PMed him a while ago asking why he wasn't replying in this topic, and he said he was struggling with health issues so that might be the case again.
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Posted on: Today at 02:24:40 AM Posted by: 11ams
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Hey Charles,

My address is 1CGeF5ZKo2Tkyz3wLk7yJuKD3PaF3m6oJs

https://blockchain.info/tx/3fe220ca3743ce1610767ff65bb20fb9530fae3b50c00539397a0ea0ad832f53 part one paid
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Hey Charles,

My address is 1CGeF5ZKo2Tkyz3wLk7yJuKD3PaF3m6oJs
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If I have some free time I will try to do something I guess if you still need this.
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Congrats 11am Cheesy
Here you go Charles, 19qwMro9S8HRqMumDhrQJAzgR4hWDx7Qgk

I appreciate the fact you are also rewarding anyone else who submitted a design.

Everybody worked hard and thus should get something

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19qwMro9S8HRqMumDhrQJAzgR4hWDx7Qgk

https://blockchain.info/tx/bbe71e390166a1beb6edb8fb0d5eca1beaa58c446c5ea352f864f2c14e67eea8 Paid
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Congrats 11am Cheesy

Here you go Charles, 19qwMro9S8HRqMumDhrQJAzgR4hWDx7Qgk

I appreciate the fact you are also rewarding anyone else who submitted a design.

I really do appreciate the hard work everyone submitted. The goal really was to find a designer that has a style most similar to my taste. It's more of a preference thing than anything else and 11 really connected with what I want. Thus, I didn't want to have a drawn out contest.

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19qwMro9S8HRqMumDhrQJAzgR4hWDx7Qgk

https://blockchain.info/tx/3909743dfdd62d44e47d25ae81a5fb5b4b302bf5222186343d9737c97003a6d1 Paid
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Congrats 11am Cheesy

Here you go Charles, 19qwMro9S8HRqMumDhrQJAzgR4hWDx7Qgk

I appreciate the fact you are also rewarding anyone else who submitted a design.
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Thanks guys and good work to everyone else who entered. Charles, I've added you on Skype.

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Congrats to 11ams, best design without doubt. Thought I might have a chance of winning til I saw his/her entry  Grin

Appreciate the btc charles:  1BTEYN46KAKEiB8bw9oJCGsRnibkRQkGNT
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1LwHqpG8BLDRDjiEGxmQRji5BF111vGrj9

Paid

https://blockchain.info/tx/39319fd2ed2184b406d232b601f808f9bc6a77743c04de010026f327e6837c86

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What academic level will this book be geared toward? Is it pure economics, or will there be any discussion of bitcoin's social-political impact? I ask these questions because I might want to purchase a copy when it's in print, especially with such a snazzy cover. Smiley

It's going to be a comprehensive intro to Bitcoin gear towards curious adults with at least a high school education. I'll make sure you get a signed copy.
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Hi all apologies for the delay and no I wouldn't burn my rep. I was in discussions with the book's author and there were some delays on that front. I really love the design 11ams has done. So instead of having a contest here is what I'm going to do. 11 you win the bounty. I'll give you 0.75 bitcoins for the cover and another 0.25 for all the necessary polish. Contact me over skype Charles_Hoskinson. Everyone else who posted a cover, post an address here and I'll pay you 0.03 bitcoins for the effort. Thanks for participating and sorry about the delays

(Clarifying edit) no more submissions  Grin
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Not accusing him of anything but it would be nice to hear from him as he stated the voting process would happen a week ago.


yes i can understand your concerns .. perhaps thanksgiving holidays .. i don't know .. thinking we should be patient the nex few days.. when you get no answer the next 3-4 days pls write me per PM .. i will see wether i can reach him then.. ok?

Cheers
jan
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Not accusing him of anything but it would be nice too hear from him as he stated the voting process would happen a week ago.

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It would be even worse if he just grabbed one of the designs, change it a little bit to get rid of copyright claims and never pay someone for it.

Charles wouldn't immolate his reputation for this task and 1 BTC ...
I didn't say he would. I just sketched a more horrible scene then the last one.
Lastly thievery became very popular in world of crypto currencies.

One of polish BTC, LTC market was hacked and they have stolen all users BTC and LTC that were on their accounts that time.

There is only some suspiciously sounding explanation:
http://www.bidextreme.pl

Site looked that:
https://web.archive.org/web/20131104213826/https://www.bidextreme.pl/

Czech bitcoin exchange site also hacked in november:
http://thehackernews.com/2013/11/bitcashcz-bitcoin-exchange-hacked-money.html

And lastely I also was robbed from few of my alt coin wallets...
I described it in very much details in here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-was-robbed-from-my-alt-coins-wallets-extremely-important-be-cautious-349072

Please take care about your wallets, coins, security, download anti-malware and anti-keylogger software.
Things started to get much more serious right now.

why the hell you post this here ... ? its a contest...
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It would be even worse if he just grabbed one of the designs, change it a little bit to get rid of copyright claims and never pay someone for it.

Charles wouldn't immolate his reputation for this task and 1 BTC ...
I didn't say he would. I just sketched a more horrible scene then the last one.
Lastly thievery became very popular in world of crypto currencies.

One of polish BTC, LTC market was hacked and they have stolen all users BTC and LTC that were on their accounts that time.

There is only some suspiciously sounding explanation:
http://www.bidextreme.pl

Site looked that:
https://web.archive.org/web/20131104213826/https://www.bidextreme.pl/

Czech bitcoin exchange site also hacked in november:
http://thehackernews.com/2013/11/bitcashcz-bitcoin-exchange-hacked-money.html

And lastely I also was robbed from few of my alt coin wallets...
I described it in very much details in here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/i-was-robbed-from-my-alt-coins-wallets-extremely-important-be-cautious-349072

Please take care about your wallets, coins, security, download anti-malware and anti-keylogger software.
Things started to get much more serious right now.
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It would be even worse if he just grabbed one of the designs, change it a little bit to get rid of copyright claims and never pay someone for it.

Charles wouldn't immolate his reputation for this task and 1 BTC ...
I didn't say he would. I just sketched a more horrible scene then the last one.
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It would be even worse if he just grabbed one of the designs, change it a little bit to get rid of copyright claims and never pay someone for it.

Charles wouldn't immolate his reputation for this task and 1 BTC ...
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any news on this, Charles ?
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It would be even worse if he just grabbed one of the designs, change it a little bit to get rid of copyright claims and never pay someone for it.
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OP it would be a real shame to have made designs for your project and have you abandon it. Do you still exist?
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There are some good designs in here!
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Any word on this project?
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11ams, I truly adore what you have designed it. It is amazingly creative!

truly amazing design -- 11ams ... i love it ... so you get my vote ... keep up your style ..!!!nice!!!
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Glad you guys are into it. Good luck to all involved.
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Damn, 11am, you design is amazing. I really like it, well done Wink
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11ams, I truly adore what you have designed it. It is amazingly creative!
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Throwing my hat in the ring here. It might seem a bit more out there, but this is a speculative contest and as such I took a little creative leeway.

https://i.imgur.com/8ezVYpU.jpg

The typeface symbolically represents cryptographic elements for the background text. The top and bottom 'BITCOIN' are not obfuscated, representing the beginning and end users. For that crypto-anarchy vibe, neon green of course.

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Yes the contest is still open. Please make submissions prior to 11/21/2013. The top 3 will be moved to another thread and a voting contest will be held. The best voted candidate will receive 0.75 bitcoins for the cover and logo and another 0.25 to polish the cover with all the necessary fine details (author names, publishers, etc).
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Hi, Op, is still the bounty is open? I would like to contest.

Thanks
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OP, any updates about this topic?
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Front and Back covers:


If you like this style I can make icons too.
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Harddrive failed lost amongst other things the logo I submitted, hence removed it ....  Shocked
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Damn you guys are making this hard. I'm glad it's a contest. I'll post some ideas tonight.
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Third version with different chart-path and block chains in background:



That would be all for now Cheesy
I'm waiting for your reply with opinion.

Cheers!
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Another book cover proposition with "full coin" and little lighting changes:

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The Bitcoin Education Project has partnered with Justin O`Connell from GoldSilverBitcoin and New World University to write a comprehensive introductory book on Bitcoin and its ecosystem. We need two pieces of artwork. The first needs to be a high resolution book cover for Bitcoinomics: The Official Bitcoin Book. The second is a symbol to represent the book as an icon for apps, clickable buttons, etc. We will run this thread for the next week and choose the best three for a voting thread. The winner will receive a bitcoin and also recognition in the book once released.

We already have a deal for physical distribution in 2014 and thus you should see you work at Barnes and Noble after the initial digital run. This book will also be used as the textbook for a for credit course offered by New World University starting in January.  

Hello Charleson

Firstly I created my vision of the cover
I hope you like it.
I Can produce it in any resultion you wish couse I make it in 3D editing programm using vector graphics.

First version is with inside-empy coin.



Let me know if you find it interesting for you so I could start to work on App-icon design (512 x 512 format as Google Play needed it in such?)
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Thanks for the feedback, I've updated my first logo sub; will be submitting a few more cover designs over the next couple of days.

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Sorry all for my tardiness. I've had some health issues that have really slowed me down, but I'm feeling better now thanks to some good stomach meds. I really like newflesh's symbol , but it needs more detail and color. Perhaps get a gradient and some black?  duxZero your cover is really amazing . I love the use of color and the simplicity. Keep working on it. Bitcoinomics needs to be the largest element of the title. Remove the bitcoin where you have placed it and move the symbol somewhere else. I agree that it needs to be in the cover somewhere, but just not there.

For the second versions, really zero in on what dux has done. I like elegant simplicity. It's hard to get right, but once you see it, you love it. On an interesting note, it appears that the bounty is now worth 400 bucks Smiley.
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Nice design's guys.. Goodluck
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This is just a base design.

As a student myself, i'm trying to make this design feel like something that i would want to read and how bitcoins as a whole make you feel, AMAZED AND VIBRANT.

https://i.imgur.com/PqFjmtQ.jpg
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Here is my first version:

https://i.imgur.com/0A5b0uy.png

OP, could you give me some feedback?
Damn. That is a nice cover!
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Do you have something in mind? Text style? Color scheme? Anything would help.

The book is a comprehensive introduction to the bitcoin space. It also will be used by a university for courses thus something somewhat conservative, yet reflects our cryptoanarchy roots.

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Yes it seems a good idea to think ahead on your look/style, so that you can end up putting out lots of books all clearly related, like the O'Rielly (sp?) bunch of books on programming and the for dummies books and so on. A look you can carry over through book after book to lead to a nice shelf of books all clearly from your reputable publishing company / education project.

-MarkM-

Exactly, this is kinda the beginnings of a visual brand and I'd like to see what the community can offer. I'm open to most ideas and I'm really excited about the creativity.

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I'll give it a go when I have some free time. A few specifications would be nice Smiley

Scale to Folio, Quarto and Octavo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_size. Use vectors. No visual brand has been established thus use your imagination and we'll work together to get there.

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PM me a some more detailed information like the color scheme and what message you would like to bring across in the design.

I can have a design made within 24 hours for you.

Blacks and blues are nice, imagine a book containing all the information of Bitcoin within. The bible of the movement that will be referred to as the Bitcoin book. What would it look like? What should it feel like. What's the texture.

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Any chance you could give us the dimensions for the book and any colors/themes you have in mind? Thanks

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Has anyone heard from OP?

Yep Smiley
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Any chance you could give us the dimensions for the book and any colors/themes you have in mind? Thanks
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PM me a some more detailed information like the color scheme and what message you would like to bring across in the design.

I can have a design made within 24 hours for you.
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Yes it seems a good idea to think ahead on your look/style, so that you can end up putting out lots of books all clearly related, like the O'Rielly (sp?) bunch of books on programming and the for dummies books and so on. A look you can carry over through book after book to lead to a nice shelf of books all clearly from your reputable publishing company / education project.

-MarkM-
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Do you have something in mind? Text style? Color scheme? Anything would help.
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The Bitcoin Education Project has partnered with Justin O`Connell from GoldSilverBitcoin and New World University to write a comprehensive introductory book on Bitcoin and its ecosystem. We need two pieces of artwork. The first needs to be a high resolution book cover for Bitcoinomics: The Official Bitcoin Book. The second is a symbol to represent the book as an icon for apps, clickable buttons, etc. We will run this thread for the next week and choose the best three for a voting thread. The winner will receive a bitcoin and also recognition in the book once released.

We already have a deal for physical distribution in 2014 and thus you should see you work at Barnes and Noble after the initial digital run. This book will also be used as the textbook for a for credit course offered by New World University starting in January.  


Bounty went to 11ams
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