Re-marketing Classic Albums
This week, b3ta is going to rescue the music industry: what we want you to do is take classic albums and re-design the artwork for an entirely different market. Sell punk albums to classical fans and thrash metal to lovers of happy house, and so on. Hey, presto, new business model. See the entries »
Limericks
Make up a limerick or short poem, then illustrate your work using the medium of picture or animation. See the entries »
Making Things Worse
Find a normal photo of normal people doing normal things, then add in the worst thing that could possibly happen, introducing unexpected and unlikely danger to the situation. See the entries »
Invent A Word
This week's challenge is to invent a new word by changing one letter of a word that already exists, then illustrate the result. Confused? Think "Ambiduxtrous" - the ability to hold a duck in either hand. See the entries »
Dragon's Den
Dragons Den is back on our boxes - only last week some crank got 100K for attaching a pencil sharpener to a golf pitch fork. This challenge is to 'shop other shit inventions with which to impress the Dragons. See the entries »
Pope Merchandise
The pope is visiting the UK soon, and the merchandise is already on sale, but it's rubbish. This week's challenge is to show the Vatican what they should be selling to mark the occasion. God will be delighted. See the entries »
Movie & TV Prequels
These week's challenging challenge is to invent the movie & TV prequels to famous films: The Dambuilders, Reservoir Puppies, Indiana Jones & The Second-last Crusade, etc. Mental. See the entries »
Big Ben
It's the go-to landmark that appears in films if the director needs to show that the action has suddenly switched to London. It's Big Ben. It's this week's challenge. 'Shop it. See the entries »
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson, action hero. Whether it's as Mad Max, or the bloke out of Lethal Weapon, he's never far from our screens or out of the news. So fire up your image manipulation tool and manipulate him. Go mental. See the entries »
International Tarsier Week
Following the runaway success of last week's giraffe challenge, another beast is the target of this week's competition: the humble tarsier - the cutest, most bug-eyed creature in all of nature. See the entries »
Giraffes!
Giraffes are brilliant. Show us what it would be like if they lived in human society. Or doing anything else. We don't care. Because giraffes are brilliant. See the entries »
Richard Littlejohn
Fire up Photoshop and go to town on Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn in any way you please. Then use the word "cloaca" when naming your files. He'll love it. Confused? There's more here. See the entries »
Mock Green Britain Day
We've all seen those annoying Green Britain Day posters with random celebs saying how green they are. And all brought to you by a company that's big, nuclear and owned by the French. Can you help improve Green Britain Day for them? And surely there's better inappropriate people to front it? Photoshop and do your worst. Image challenge sponsored by Ecotricity who are properly green and will supply the winner with free electricity for a year (up to £500). See the entries »
The World Cup
As the entire nation goes World Cup loopy, we're no different at b3ta. So before England's inevitable early exit on penalties, photoshop the World Cup. It'll be over before you know it, honest. See the entries »
Educational Posters For Doctors
2 Can Chunder writes: "I am a GP registrar. Please design educational posters for me to display in the waiting room." Consider it your public duty to do so, and to educate a nation about its health. See the entries »
Animated Albums
This Tumblr page features a load of classic album covers, animated. We reckon you can do better, so fire up Photoshop, select a sleeve, and animate. Animate HARD. See the entries »
Wenlock & Mandeville
"Wenlock and Mandeville will help inspire kids to strive to be the best they can be." That's what officials are saying about London's Olympic mascots. We're saying Photoshop them. Mercilessly. See the entries »
Fake Science
Fake science can be fun, as demonstrated by this Tumblr page. So fire up Photoshop and provide some more to educate the masses. See the entries »
Ross Kemp
Former soap star Ross Kemp is probably the UK's toughest man, whether he's winning the war in Afghanistan or saving the Amazon rainforest. Photoshop him, and his lovely bald head. See the entries »
James Bond On A Shoestring
As the recession bites, it's rumoured that the next 007 film is on hold because it's too expensive to make. We think they should proceed, and do it on the cheap. And we want you to show us how. See the entries »