[ctaulbee]

@ cdmanis

It's like this we don't have a "prove yourself" section here, nor do we have a resident artist section, so a master designer or designer tag is really an honorary title bestowed at the discretion of the site. We generally bestow it on members who have upload good to great work over a long period of time, and who participate in the forums for the benefit of others.

I don't know what your "history" looks like but I will check you out and see.

In any event the short answer your looking for is "time and effort".

[ctaulbee]

@ cdmanis

OK I see you joined in 2009, and I see eight custom covers posted to date, four from 2009, one from 2010 and three from 2011, also I see 6 forum posts none of which are about anything other than you asking questions, which is fine, except it doesn't help with the designer tag.

Based on this you need more work posted, especially some that shows creativity, not just poster art on the front and specs and pics on the back, that is Graphic Artist work, designers show creativity, themes, colors, etc. Also more site participation would help although if an artist's work is good enough it could stand on it's on.

Also on a side note we don't consider labels, they are just to simple to make, most are nothing more than a template and one image, any Graphic Artist can put one together in 10 minutes or less.

Hope this answered your question, happy cover making

[cdmanis]

Thank you very much, ctaulbee, for the clear and precise answer.
I really consider those criteria correct, of good sense and well structured, proving again this website as one of the best.
All my respect!

[ctaulbee]

No problem, hope to see more work from you, your last post was back in March.

Do you have any new projects going?