Design the front cover image for a scientific journal

Status: Closed
Prize: €200
Entries Received: 2
Winner: MessySpace

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Contest Brief

I offer 200 EURO for a single image file that I need by 31-July-2020. This image should illustrate how identify safer alternatives to harmful chemicals in consumer products (e.g. building materials, toys, cosmetics).

Image layout:
I need a front cover graphic for a scientific journal. Detailed guidelines about image dimensions, resolution, etc. are found in attached file "Front_Cover_Guidelines.pdf". Please include a "layered" version of the image file.
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Image content:
Content should reflect that humans can be exposed to chemicals in consumer products and how to find better chemicals to replace these harmful chemicals. I attach the abstract text of the content, some slides that may be adapted or not, and some cover examples that could inspire.

The scientific article, for which the illustration should be designed is open access and now published - for those among you, who wish to get more background and context of the illustration: http://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01544J
So the illustration is about replacing harmful chemicals by safer alternatives, and ideally both are contrasted but with emphasis on the GOOD alternatives and not too strongly on the harmful chemicals as the DESIGNING SAFER alternatives is the focus of the scientific article and not to quantify pollution.

A good image case would be e.g. a sketch comparing different chemicals in a certain product (e.g. building material) for human exposure (humans are exposed to the chemical during product use, workers are exposed during chemical manufacturing, and the general population is exposed to emissions along the entire product life cycle), ecological exposure (when sending the product to landfill, chemicals can emit to the environment and expose ecosystems), and climate change (from energy use for producing the chemical). One chemical is the "target" (i.e. harmful) and should be replaced by one of the other candidates, which perform better than the target chemical (i.e. lower exposure and lower impacts).
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Keywords that are relevant for the image content:
chemicals, exposure, substitution (or replacement or alternatives), life cycle, assessment
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Good examples:
The journal is Green Chemistry (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/gc#!issueid=gc022013). Six example covers that I like and that could serve as inspiration are attached.

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GabrielGoistais
- 3 years ago
Uploaded! Entry #59 Thank you!
- 3 years ago
anshu37
- 3 years ago
I'm back just to inform you after completing my research for your journal, now I'm designing the graphic content for your cover :) I know, I took a lot of time almost 3 days to complete the research. But I have to take the time, because this is not a simple cover design, It's a scintific journal so.
- 3 years ago
Rameshbe
- 3 years ago
i hope you like this #40
- 3 years ago
GabrielGoistais
- 3 years ago
Working on it.
- 3 years ago
anshu37
- 3 years ago
DEAR contest holder, I'm working so hard on your project. Please don' award it to any desiner too early. I will submit my design within 3 days. Beause I'm doing hard research to give you the best result and my step towards first winning pn freelancer. Thank you
- 3 years ago
tehseenkhalid741
- 3 years ago
Dear contest holder..i am working please dont close the contest early
- 3 years ago
Contest Holder
- 3 years ago
To all: the scientific article, for which the illustration should be designed is open access and now published - for those among you, who wish to get more background and context of the illustration: http://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01544J

So the illustration is about replacing harmful chemicals by safer alternatives, and ideally both are contrasted but with emphasis on the GOOD alternatives and not too strongly on the harmful chemicals as the DESIGNING SAFER alternatives is the focus of the scientific article and not to quantify pollution.

Good luck, everyone!
- 3 years ago
1. tSristy
  - 3 years ago
  okay working
  - 3 years ago
fsohelbd
- 3 years ago
i hope you like it, please check #15
- 3 years ago
Imusluos
- 3 years ago
Working on it
- 3 years ago
hillsarmiee
- 3 years ago
workinggg
- 3 years ago
tSristy
- 3 years ago
Working on it . Hope you will like it.
- 3 years ago
AtharvaCorp
- 3 years ago
You wish to change the existing cover?
- 3 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 3 years ago
  No. Our cover image will be put on an upcoming journal issue.
  - 3 years ago