WordPress Theme Contest: Create a Theme - Design a Challenge!

[DivineTeam]

We are looking for gifted designers! Halloween is coming, and we are looking for the one who will make the best WordPress theme design based on this subject.

You will have to create a concept WordPress theme (PSD and WordPress templates) for a blog. The choice of the participants is made by contest.

All participants whose themes will be approved on the Divine Elemente official website will receive 90% from a theme sale. The best theme’s author will get $150 or Divine Elemente license key for free!

Contest participants will have to create a template for WordPress with Divine Elemente. To make sure you know all new features of Divine Elemente plugin, please download the latest Divine Elemente build.

Working out, please follow Contest Terms and Conditions: divine-project.com/contest-terms-designers
Upload your theme to Themes Marketplace: divine-project.com/community/themes

TERM OF THE CONTEST
The Contest begins on October 8, 2011 as posted on the Divine Elemente website, and concludes on November 5, 2011.

The number of themes produced is unlimited! Themes’ authors will get 90% from sales! Contest Winner will get $150 or Divine Elemente software for free!

Design Challenge to win Divine Elemente!

 

[f5designstudio]

i don`t use wordpress

 

[ibclare]

is this even real. C'mon, "authors will get 90% from sales?" 90% of what?

 

[DivineTeam]

i don`t use wordpress

You don’t have to install and use WordPress, the only thing we need is your designer skills to create a theme for a WordPress website.

 

[DivineTeam]

is this even real. C'mon, "authors will get 90% from sales?" 90% of what?

You publish the created theme on our website in Themes Marketplace section. If someone buys your theme, you will get 90% from its cost.

 

[f5designstudio]

i can deliver PSD file

 

[DivineTeam]

i can deliver PSD file

Yes, of course. To create a PSD layout with all the elements needed you can use Layout Editor. The only thing left for you is to design every element. In this case you can save your time on the routine creating of all the groups and layers.

 

[f5designstudio]

i prefer the old way just tell us what is the theme of the contest ?

 

[DivineTeam]

i prefer the old way just tell us what is the theme of the contest ?

The theme of the contest is "Halloween", but before you start designing a theme, please read conditions and recommendations for theme creating bewrited above.

 

[fenix]

You publish the created theme on our website in Themes Marketplace section. If someone buys your theme, you will get 90% from its cost.

By other words, the "prize" is to give you 10% if someone decides to buy my own product?

Tell me I got that wrong will you

 

[DivineTeam]

By other words, the "prize" is to give you 10% if someone decides to buy my own product?

Tell me I got that wrong will you

On Envato' marketplace you would get about 50-70% from your theme's cost.
Sell Your Work | ThemeForest

So, I think 90% is a real bargain. If you do not like the rules, do not compete. No one is forcing you.

 

[Steve]

I have a couple of questions.
Will it be necessary at any time in the future to purchase your software, Divine Elemente?
I saw several themes listed at around $35.
If someone buys a theme for $35 from your site the designer receives $31.50 and you take a commission of $3.50?
Does the designer retain rights to the theme.
Is there any fee to submit a theme during this contest period?

Thanks

 

[Hoogle]

I was thinking similar steve earlier. My understanding is that elemente works opposite to software such as sitegrinder. From what I have seen Elemente lets you design a mock template in the app first ie what features you want and then it writes a layered psd file unlike sitegrinder where you do your psd file and then run the plug in. So at what point is your psd being created into a wordpress template if you do not have elemete putting in the components first will your software work from a psd and then convert it or are you expecting us to install the demo version to get the elements then design if that makes sense.

 

[Steve]

I honestly don't know what the details are which is why I'm asking the questions.
I'm not a designer, and I don't know what falls into the realm of normal acceptable terms.

I do know I don't like what seems like a growing trend of sarcastic, rude, and argumentative replies by our members.
That's why I asked specific questions that were implied but not asked and certainly never answered.

Hopefully DivineTeam can answer these questions and we can move on.

 

[DivineTeam]

Q: Will it be necessary at any time in the future to purchase your software, Divine Elemente?

A: It depends on your wishes. If the software suits you, and you are ready to work with the plugin, then it is obvious that you will buy it. If you do not like it, you can make a layout, tune it for your needs, and submit it to our approval. Then we will finish it off (remove the watermarks, sweep it clean, etc.). We will show you the final result. If both you and DE team like it and theme is of high quality, we will publish it.

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Q: I saw several themes listed at around $35.
If someone buys a theme for $35 from your site the designer receives $31.50 and you take a commission of $3.50?

A: Yes, we get $3.50 for one transaction, 35$ for 100 transactions, etc. for this contest, while designer gets 90% from the theme’s cost (in other words, he/she gets $3150 for 100 transactions),
Note: our Marketplace has just started working, so this money is the domain of science fiction for a short term, but reality for a longer period. Look at the theme download amount starting from May (1600-1900), therefore, it will be about 300-400 downloads per month, and the number of purchases strongly depends on theme quality; but if a theme becomes more and more popular during the years, then your income will increase greatly.

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Q: Does the designer retain rights to the theme.

A: Our rules are similar to other similar marketplaces, so there is nothing new.
Conditions examples you can see at Envato.

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Q: Is there any fee to submit a theme during this contest period?
A: No, it is free.

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