There is a new competition by @sndbox. For the fun of joining it, I also create the below tutorial with the explanation on how I create the thumbnail design for the entry.

Design created using Android MediBang Paint application.

Idea Stage

I have plenty of ideas of how to create the STATE OF THE SNDBOX thumbnail design.

The first idea is to create a gift box and overflow with social media icon, but I think is too common, so I give up on that in the middle of the progress.

The second idea is to create many types of sea creatures such as whales, dolphin, and minnow to surround an island look like a box. However, it is too much of work to design each of the sea animals. Therefore, I dropped it off.

The third idea is to create multiple lips or mouths to speak out loud the words of "State of the Sndbox" but the drawing did not match my expectation.

Finally, I decided to revisit the competition rules again. I reread to understand whether I get a clear picture of what they really want. In addition, I also review some of the previous competition hosted by @sndbox to understand further how they judge. For that moment, an idea suddenly pops up in my mind and I straight create this design which looks simple yet stylish. I name this design as The Rise Of The Voice.

As I mentioned before, this design is simple. The three main things we need here is sunshine line art, blurry boxes, and an icon of a speaker. Below are the step by step tutorial:

Tutorial (Step by Step)

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Are you able to follow the tutorial? Find any difficulty? Feel free to drop a feedback. Thank you.