Wow, you guys, I'm so touched that you're all voting for my design! It's holding pretty steady now, so I think I'll come second, unfortunately, but it's been fun entering the contest. Still, it's not over until Tuesday, so you never know.
I think the problem with these kinds of things is that if another contestant has a large twitter following, or has friends who do, it's easy to recruit thousands of votes, and it skews the competition. I sort of wish that the contest were truly random, although I don't know how they would set that up. Or, it would be great if a panel of experts voted. That way I would know where I stood based on the merit of my artwork, and not on how many friends I have. So it also means a lot to me that you have all made such nice comments about my design -- it's very encouraging! Thank you all.
