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is this a book cover design competition or a cheeziest photoshop effects competition.
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You're right, Glitch's design would be about a thousand times better if he toned down the outside glow, beveling, stroke and drop shadows, and cut the number of fonts down. I don't mean to pick on Glitch, the rest of them suck also.
On the off-chance that I'm wrong about the heavy use of effects, here's another entry.
