Epoch, the new art group?

As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. But with 50+ heads, you can only imagine what can be achieved, especially in the creative realms of design. Websites like DepthCore and Evoke produce some of the greatest works of digital art out there, and it's a credit to the designers' hard work and determination.

With this in mind, I decided myself to apply for one, but subsequently was rejected. After deep thought, I figured, "Why not just create your own art group?", and so this idea has lead me here, to ask you, readers and designers of Abduzeedo, to help out, if you wish, with my new project, which is currently name Epoch.

At the moment, I'm creating a forum for people to apply, chat and contribute to the upcoming site at http://cmwiki.co.nr/forums (the name will be changed very soon). I hope to see you there.

About author

My name is Starchild, aka Luke Davis, and I'm a student from England. I passed A-Levels in Graphic Design, Mathematics and Further Mathematics and will be studying Computer Science at Nottingham Trent University in October.

I was never an artistic prodigy at an early age, but I still doodled and drew things like any normal child. As I got into high school, however, I began to enjoy art more and more, and managed to get an A at GCSE, probably my greatest achievement to date. It was very hard work, but it was worth it. Initially, I wanted to do Graphic Design at university, but I didn't want to leave my other talent behind, maths, so I decided to make a compromise: do computer science at uni and still continue my graphic design work, but on a casual, freelance basis. With any luck, I'll get spotted.

I'm surely gonna apply for this! Very good idea Luke.

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koczek 08/22/2008

hey starchild thats a great idea, ive had to say that iam in dypers in photoshop really,but i celebrate your idea it is a great opportunity for new designers,maybe someday i could join your group jeje.
my regards

luca 08/20/2008

At Anonymous:

That is my intention for Epoch. It seems sometimes people overlook genuinely good work for uniqueness and originality, but aren't we all plagarising someone else's work to a certain degree?

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Starchild 08/19/2008

The reason I hate depthcore is because they have the same designers, which are all fairly similiar in terms of design wise. Id love to join this project and help get my name out there.

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Anonymous (not verified) 08/19/2008

I will definitely contribute to the project.
Keep up the great work!

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Faisal Saeed (not verified) 08/19/2008

The smpt and emailer php problems have been solved now. The only downside is that you cannot email anyone from the forums, but you can use the privae messaging service anyway.

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Starchild 08/18/2008

Cool! I'm also interested in joining !

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Dsdesign (not verified) 08/18/2008

I registered on the site but there doesnt seem to be much action goin on their. I like the idea of Epoch and would like to contribute

Twisting minds and turning heads since '83! www.sa3s.com

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Falsify 08/18/2008

AFTER THAT ERROR, TRY TO LOG IN. ITS WORKIN`. I GOT THIS MESSAGE TOO, BUT I FOUND AT BOTTOM OF SITE THAT "NEW REGISTERED USER : DECEM" ;)
REGISTRATION WORKS...

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Decem (not verified) 08/18/2008

Could not connect to smtp host : :

DEBUG MODE

Line : 112
File : smtp.php

got the same errormessage..

HenZen 08/18/2008

Hi there, i like to join.
I will check out your site..nice idea

HenZen 08/18/2008

i got this when i try to register

Could not connect to smtp host : :

DEBUG MODE

Line : 112
File : smtp.php

putera_aladin 08/18/2008

I've added a welcome and suggestions section for everyone to introduce themselves. If any of you are web designers, or know how to use Flash, or know how to use phpbb, please email me as I might be needing your help with the site in the near future.

Thanks, and I hope to see you there.

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Starchild 08/18/2008

@ Zim:

It appears you registered anyway, but I'll check the error, so it doesn't happen again. Thanks.

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Starchild 08/18/2008

Hey, the forum is giving me an error when I try to register! It has something to do with the mail.
I can't login because I didn't get the confirmation/activation mail.
This is what the forum said:

Failed sending email :: PHP ::

DEBUG MODE

Line : 234
File : emailer.php

Zim 08/18/2008

Hi, I would like to enjoy in your group.

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glimm (not verified) 08/18/2008

wow! great idea I would love to help out

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Logan (not verified) 08/18/2008

nice idea.il go visit your forum

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NaldzGraphics (not verified) 08/18/2008

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