Iterated design often beats completely original work (see HPMOR). Setup a shared workspace (GDrive / Figma) where people can build on each other’s concepts. I’m sure Mihkail’s examples already got some people thinking. Might also encourage more submissions, since people know others could take their ideas further.
Reasons against: - Keeping designs secret stops opponents from tailoring ad campaigns against the book. However if there are >10 viable submissions, then it’s difficult to do so for all of them. - Credit disputes for remixed ideas could get messy. - Might lead to more sloppy designs submitted. But those are quick to review.
i made a discord server if people want to collaborate on designing ads for If Anyone Builds It! Including sharing ideas that are not finished designs, etc.
i think we can just agree to donate the prizes to MIRI (or maybe someone proposes some attribution mechanism, but it seems great if people just laser-focus on making an awesome thing for the sake of it and celebrate the results and everyone who contributed).
Whoever can set up a shared workspace, please also do that!
A good idea might be to come up with, think a bit about, & share various:
things (ideas, vibes, thoughts, information, calls to action) the ads might try to communicate
design ideas/styles/etc.
specific features that can be used in the ads
etc.
One way this can be bad is that people might anchor on existing ideas too much, but I wouldn’t be too worried, people normally have lots of very personal preferences and creative ideas and styles, and iteration on something in collaboration might be great.
Why not make submissions public? (with opt-out)
Iterated design often beats completely original work (see HPMOR). Setup a shared workspace (GDrive / Figma) where people can build on each other’s concepts. I’m sure Mihkail’s examples already got some people thinking. Might also encourage more submissions, since people know others could take their ideas further.
Reasons against:
- Keeping designs secret stops opponents from tailoring ad campaigns against the book. However if there are >10 viable submissions, then it’s difficult to do so for all of them.
- Credit disputes for remixed ideas could get messy.
- Might lead to more sloppy designs submitted. But those are quick to review.
i made a discord server if people want to collaborate on designing ads for If Anyone Builds It! Including sharing ideas that are not finished designs, etc.
i think we can just agree to donate the prizes to MIRI (or maybe someone proposes some attribution mechanism, but it seems great if people just laser-focus on making an awesome thing for the sake of it and celebrate the results and everyone who contributed).
Whoever can set up a shared workspace, please also do that!
A good idea might be to come up with, think a bit about, & share various:
things (ideas, vibes, thoughts, information, calls to action) the ads might try to communicate
design ideas/styles/etc.
specific features that can be used in the ads
etc.
One way this can be bad is that people might anchor on existing ideas too much, but I wouldn’t be too worried, people normally have lots of very personal preferences and creative ideas and styles, and iteration on something in collaboration might be great.
We encourage multiple submissions, and also encourage people to post their submissions in this comment section for community feedback and inspiration.