# Absolut Battle

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140
**Category:** design
**Created:** [June 26, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140 "2003-06-26T14:11:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Kitiara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ab992/32.png) [@Kitiara](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kitiara)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/1 "2003-06-26T14:11:13Z")

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\<b\>What:\</b\> Absolut Battle

\<b\>Subject:\</b\> Recreate an Absolut Vodka advertisement. The entry must follow the general idea and format of previous Absolut adverts, but your entry should be based around these very forums. So you can pick a topic, a common theme or a member, and design the advert for that / them.

\<b\>Software:\</b\> Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash - any art package.

\<b\>Who:\</b\> mlkdesign, Replode, Ilyas, Ralle, asphaltcowboy. Plus anyone else who submits an entry before teh closing date. You’re all welcome to join in.

\<b\>When:\</b\> Two weeks from now, Thursday 10th July. \<i\>EXTENDED to 17th July.\</i\>

\<b\>Extra Rules:\</b\> Don’t say who / what you’re designing your advert for. It doesn’t matter if there are two (or more) people doing the same subject / forum member, as it’ll all be down to your interpretation of the subject.

To read all the spam, click on this link: [http://64.207.155.38/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26686&perpage=15&pagenumber=1](http://64.207.155.38/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26686&perpage=15&pagenumber=1)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/2 "2003-06-26T14:40:19Z")

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gwan then! 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/3 "2003-06-29T11:49:01Z")

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Alright lets get it on!

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/4 "2003-06-29T14:37:24Z")

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I don’t get it? Don’t think I’ve seen these ‘thousands’ of ads? So basically its a picture involving a bottle?

- Soul :s:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/5 "2003-06-29T14:39:03Z")

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m8… look at the examples:

> \*Originally posted by mlkdesign \*  
> \*\*few examples (i guess there has been thousands made:)

> **[::ilze.org::media gallery::](http://ilze.org/semio/media/thumbs_absolut.htm)**
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> A Discursive-Semiotic Approach To Cultural Aspects In Persuasive Advertisements

[http://www.absolutcollectors.com/gallery/letter.cgi?l=a](http://www.absolutcollectors.com/gallery/letter.cgi?l=a)\*\*  
and apply it to something forum/flash/member-related

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/6 "2003-06-29T14:39:36Z")

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as I say, I’ve got a few ideas 😉

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/7 "2003-06-29T14:43:17Z")

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Grrrr 😛

I’m in

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/8 "2003-06-29T14:44:00Z")

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what are you 'Grrrr’ing at? 😛

oh. your own stupidity, k 😉

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/9 "2003-06-29T15:55:33Z")

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One more the list. 🙂

I’ve got a couple of ideas for forum members, but with my lack of Photoshop skills I’ve no idea whether I could pull any of them off. :sure:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/10 "2003-06-29T17:50:06Z")

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OOO OOO I GOT PS SKILLS(seriously)  
let me have those ideas 😛

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/11 "2003-06-29T22:29:50Z")

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Go on Kit, do one :beam:

I’ll help 😉

- Soul :s:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/12 "2003-06-29T22:33:27Z")

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that would surely be cheating? 😉

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/13 "2003-06-29T22:33:42Z")

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ive got one idea, and im sticking with it. btw, is there a size (dimensions) limit?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/14 "2003-06-29T22:35:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Soul \*  
> \*\*Go on Kit, do one :beam:

I’ll help 😉

- Soul :s: \*\*  
Collaboration? You’re on. :beam:

With regards to a size limit… fairly large. Use the posters in the initial thread as a guide. 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/15 "2003-06-29T22:54:12Z")

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Its not cheating because no one knows about it, we’ll deny it 😛

- Soul :s:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/16 "2003-06-29T22:55:06Z")

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lol, good plan 😉

oh, I mean: [size=1]_whispers_ good plan ;)[/size]

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/17 "2003-06-29T23:00:59Z")

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Get out of our plan, has nothing to do with you 😛

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/18 "2003-06-29T23:02:01Z")

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hmm… perhaps if you re-read that: I was commending it. I didnt say I wanted any part of your underhanded tactics 😛

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/19 "2003-06-29T23:04:54Z")

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What’s underhand? :beam:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolut-battle/24140/20 "2003-06-30T05:44:28Z")

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its when you throw a ball not-overhand-style :thumb:

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