Background Blitz - Nov 28 to Dec 18 - Ice! Winner Announced

[Ilyich]

Great entries all round!

Idea:  Misj'
- because there seems to be one. Also, there are clear hints at some kind of story behind this background and it's not the first image that comes to mind when I think "Ice".
Atmosphere:  nihilyst
- it's so coherent and precise in it's snowiness that it creates a very dense and particular atmosphere.
Design:  Anian
- this is a tough category - Misj' always puts a great deal of thought into his designs and I just love the way he's done the fire and the carpet on this one, but I feel that Anian was more succesful at creating a more uniform and unique style.
Composition:  Anian
- again, really hard to choose between Misj' and Anian (and nihilyst). Misj''s entry has a nice interplay between warm and cold, nihilyst's is very solid and reliable, but Anian's, because of it's simplicity, is by far the most precise and easy to read.
Functionality:  Misj'
- this is an easy one - loads of stuff to look at and interact with, plenty of possibilities for puzzles, a story to piece together and a cat. What's more functional than that?
Technique: Anian
- no idea which one to choose here, so I just picked the one I like the best.

Shame that I didn't find a category to vote for icey - it's a nice entry, but it's not quite on par with the rest of them and could've used some more work.

[ThreeOhFour]

An extremely close voting tally has been counted (although it appear Misj' forgot to nominate a candidate for "idea") and Anian is revealed as our winner!

Congratulations to everybody for putting in a lovely set of entries for the last BG Blitz of the year.

Take it away, Anian!

[Icey]

Thanks Misj' and Ilyich

It was fun XD, maybe next time.

[Anian]

Wow, really though Misj' was gonna take this one. Thanks for the votes people.
I'll get my thinking cap on and think of something for the next BB.

[Misj']

Congrats Anian

Wow, really though Misj' was gonna take this one.

But you didn't give me enough votes (shame on you )

Besides...no one wants me to enter the 3x winner hall-of-fame when running unopposed twice (although that was kind of my tactic )