Return of the Theme of the Month contests

Published by Vlasta about 24 hours ago.

Once upon the time there were monthly contests organized by willing volunteers. It was fun and I think these contests should return, this time with a bit more support from me.

How is it going to work?

Each month, there will be a theme announced. Anyone can create an icon or cursor set related to that theme and add it to the gallery. Themes will be, unlike this month, announced sufficiently in advance to allow people to prepare.

These new monthly contests will function slightly differently than they did in the past. There will be 2 phases: submission phase and voting phase. The first phase will be roughly 20 days long from 1st day of the month to the 20th. Only sets added during this period to the gallery will be eligible to participate in the contest. After that, there will be a 10 day voting phase. People will be able to use their up/downvotes to pick the best sets.

Prices

There will be a TOTM trophy for every participant.

There will also be button prices for the authors of the 3 sets with most upvotes.

July 2025 theme: On the beach

Sorry for people living on southern hemisphere, just imagine it is January now. You can create sets related to for example swimming, building sand castles, beach sports, sunbathing, etc. If you want to create a cursor set, make sure you have cursor for the most import roles. For icon set, include at least 6 different thematic icons.

If you want to participate, you can start working on your sets right now to have have them finished on the 20th of July.

More technical details coming later...

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The Male Boss about 10 hours ago 0

Sounds interesting I like the sound of the new phases change.

I agree! This makes it easier to manage a contest on this site. 😊 - by nibbler about 7 hours ago