*clears throat overdramatically*

(but not that sadly)

"DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!

LADIES and GENTLEMEN! (And robot-ponies and parrots and everyone else. Yes, Karl, you too.)

After much careful consideration, The Guild is proud to announce the winners of Contest 8, and the masters of graphical renovation!!!

But, before we get there, let's first thank our sponsors, who make all of our contests, tutorials, graphics, and more, possible. Give it up for....

The #savethezombies Campaign, providing equal rights to zombies in this modern era.

The Graham Crackers for Scots Foundation, ensuring access to graham crackers overseas.

The Sacrificial Sheep Memorial Fund, doing.... something.

Cats Against Humanity Inc., striving to establish the superiority of cats worldwide.

PSPAF, the Photoshop Protection Association Fund, helping to fund graphic artists in need across the globe.

and finally,

The Party Parrots for Government Trust, because who doesn't want a party parrot as their mayor.

Without these wonderful organizations, nothing we do here would be possible. Please give them a warm welcome and a round of applause.

And now, without further ado, here are your winners!!!!

As our Honorable Mentions...

This first graphic, redone artfully and with significant improvement in font choice and placement, as well as in making the overall cover more cohesive, Anonymous_115 !

With a wonderful change and improvement from original to revised versions while stilll maintaining the main theme, -fadedlights !

In third place...

With a stunning display of typography and overall cover composition , along with the beauty of this graphic, who could resist this lovely cover? We give you, your third place winner, winterinheaven !

Tied for second place...

With two spectacular works as these, we couldn't put one on top of the other. The first of these impressive renovations, displaying changes to both font style, cover mood, image choice, and overall composition, belongs to graphic designer and second place winner, ALovelyDaydream !

The second of these graphics showcased terrific improvements in font placement and style, as well as in general aesthetic, making the theme of the cover all the more apparent in an extremely skillful manner. We're proud to announce our second second place winner, senseikiwi!

In first place...

The improvement between these two graphics is jaw-dropping. From fonts to manipulation, to aesthetic, to colors, to theme and mood, to composition, this entry simply blew us away on so many levels, which is why it is our pleasure to introduce the first place winner, kerozeo !

Congratulations to all our winners!

And to everyone who entered, thank you so much for your time and effort. One of the best parts of designing is seeing exactly how far you've grown since when you started out, and we're extremely glad you chose to share this with us. Furthermore, we'd also like to thank you for telling us about your experiences as a graphic designer as well as for all the support you've given The Guild. Thank you a million times over. You are truly amazing. 

*microphones screech*

"Mya, what are you--"

"Okay, okay, yay for heartfelt speeches and all, but it's party time!!!! RELEASE THE PARROTS! And Slackie. And Karl. Don't forget about Karl."

Before we go, we'd like to direct your attention to a new competition we're gearing up for, called the Noice. If you're interested in a longer, multi-stage competition complete with gifs, drama, and parrots, head on over to our new book and check it out!

Got any ideas for upcoming contests? Let us know in the comments below! And as always, stick around for more contests and other fun coming soon.

Yours Truly,

The Guild