Recently we have passed the 250,000 milestone on eYeka! Two hundred and fifty thousand creative creators! How awesome is that? :D
So today, we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to each and everyone of you. Because without you, we will not be where we are today. You guys rock!
And to celebrate this milestone, we asked some creators on what they think about eYeka, whether eYeka has changed their life for better or worse. Check it out:
cloudesign (Indonesia):I hope eYeka will be able to accommodate all kinds of creativity their members have and appreciate them even better.
garygeorgec (Philippines):Because of eYeka, I found my specialty: Paper Animation. It is very meticulous and needs lots of patience & time to make. Most artists struggle on what specialty to make and what style to perfect. I did too. For many years, I struggled on what style to make as my personality. I tried lots and lots of styles, from creating films with live subjects, to motion graphics, to combinations of different art styles. Through eYeka, it helped me furnish stop-motion paper animation style and at the same time, I was able to execute my concepts easily because with paper, I can create different scenarios of almost everything.
eYeka helps me a lot in helping others. Some of my prize money was given to foundations because we had lots of calamities. It also helped me in upgrading my gears and bought more stuff that I needed to create my entries.
eYeka also allows me to form a global friendship. From the moderators (Hi Amelia & Xuan! who are always there when you need them most. :) And also Marghe. She left eYeka a year ago but still a friend) to the creators and members. I had friends here that collaborated with me on my projects by just exchanging emails because we're million miles apart. From making concepts, to scripts, and soundtrack.
Even though most of our collaborated entries did not win, I am still proud of our works because for me, eYeka is not just about winning the call for entries. It's about having fun in creating what you love to do. And strengthening your style as you do it. And most of all, having international friends is awesome! You learn about their cultures and a lot more. :)
Enter the Call for Entries and have fun making your entry. Even if you don't win, at least you learned and had fun creating it! :D
ranggaimmanuel (Indonesia):I can see that this is a very useful platform, you give the opportunity to some producers, designers, photographers, etc. to be known among great brands which they would have never been able to work for otherwise.
For me eYeka is quite complete. I saw a lot of platforms with the same concept but the contests were kind of disappointing, whether because of low prizes, or what the prizes were. What I like about eYeka is the various contests live on the platform, the fact that they are also interesting, and the different skills that we can use. I would not change that much on eYeka. I would maybe improve the translation of the brief, though.
Narx (Portugal):What I like most in eYeka are the various challenges present on the platform and also the fact that I keep learning in every contest in which I participate, besides the prize. What I would improve on eYeka is the interaction among creators.
Savat (Italy):I found eYeka during summer 2012.
I was browsing on Google to look for reference images for my work when I found something that was linked to the Y of eYeka. I was intrigued and, instead of saving the picture (the size was too small), I visited the page directly and I thought "this place is comfortable enough to put roots".
I personally see eYeka as a platform with eye-catching colors, proposing competitions from international brands, and multilingual contents... wow!
About eYeka, I like the fact that I can choose the right contest for me... I want to work alone? I'll find the contest that I can take on alone; I want to create as a team to have fun with friends / colleagues? I'll find the contest that unites us; you win? Then it’s so much better.
Another thing: I like the human touch from Prisca (and the people before her).
Here are some changes I would suggest for eYeka:1- A better multilingual service (translating a long brief is annoying when you're tired ... it's not exactly mistake-proof );
2- A better e-mail notification would be appreciated;
3- Find a way to view the winning works in confidential competitions (I want to be able to say "but my work was much better!"... it's my right :( ).
I hope you will appreciate my sincerity.Peace and love, Salvo.
HenriClairan (France):What brought me first on eYeka was the desire to participate in contests to train me in the video field. This is a way to test yourself, to obtain a form of recognition, and also the opportunity to earn money.
I see eYeka as a modern initiative with a great future. This concept exploits the possibilities of the Internet to open up the worlds and free the talents and initiatives. In eYeka competition, the only criterion is the quality of work, regardless of the qualifications/diploma, the origins, your "relations", etc.. In this way eYeka is one of the few places in the world to achieve such an ideal equality level. The big advantage for designers is that for once we feel invited to participate, without any requirement (age, education, nationality, social class, etc..). It's fun!
Personally, my career goal is to become a writer and director of fiction. What interests me about eYeka are the video contest that enable to develop this narrative creativity. I like contests where you must tell a story, fairly original, daring and free, more than the "closed" competition, when something rather conventional is expected, or presentation of a product or a "new concept of consumption", for example.
Now how to improve the eYeka platform? Well, the eYeka platform has already improved, the main problem used to be related to the management before the reception of media and the communication. However, I still see a track for improvement:
- Better communication on the results.
- Keep this accessibility to all, and try to have more and more competition, with prices higher and higher!
- Finally, maybe adding a forum for assistance, or a "meeting place" to enable different candidates to share their skills or experience.
valerirr777 (Russia):I am really glad that eYeka reached 250,000 members!
How is eYeka changing my life? This community has turned my life upside down! In a good sense of course! :) Before I used to live, work, develop myself creatively, but it did not bring the moral satisfaction. A lot of ideas were born but there was no one to share it with… But now, after I suddenly became a part of this amazing community of the most talented and gifted people, it feels like I opened my eyes for the first time!!! All these world of ideas and creativity opened up in front of me!!! And the whole world became alive, full of colors and odors. In a way, I found the sense of life! And it is really like that!
I participate in the contests because I want to share my ideas, express my creativity and to get the feedback! :) And I get it in every work, in every eYeka’s author !!!
That is why eYeka for me is my personal “pill” of self-expression, creative adrenalin and freedom of inspiration! eYeka has become a part of myself :) Without it it would not be so full, bright and intriguing!:)
eYeka’s authors – you are the best! eYeka – I love you! :)
Pudich (Ukraine):What do I like about eYeka is that first of all, it gets me by its simplicity and usability. Minimalism – the last trend of our society and eYeka has successfully implemented it. Together with that new briefs and interesting tasks, which I want to receive again and again. I would like to mention the staff separately: it is not that easy to find such understanding and remembering people in our tough world.
What would I like to change? Not to change but to improve. I would like to improve the interaction of the creators between each other. This is something that is really missing. Professional communication determines the professional development. It would be great to have something like a mini-chat for each contest. ypp1117 (China)
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