Cross-Product Creative Challenge #14: High End Magazine Ad
Alan Gilbertson and I have put together this Cross Product Creative Challenge
Welcome to a new Cross-Product Creative Challenge! Thanks to everyone who participated with such great creations in the movie poster challenge.
This time we’re switching from action movies to fashion. (NOTE: This is not a prompt challenge. There are other challenges for that.)
The Challenge [Read all of it!]:
Design a high-end magazine ad for wealthy, non-alien animals—any creature will do, so long as it lives on Earth. Start in Firefly or Boards or Express or Photoshop, but DO NOT stop at a prompt. There are quality details (lighting, contrast, composition) and content details you will have to get right.
Guidelines:
- A prompt is not enough. Layer your assets and refine your composition. Treat Firefly and partner models as collaborators. Use prompts to generate assets you can put together in an ad.
- Think like an art director. What’s the story here? Who are the audience and what is the marketing message?
- It’s a Cross-Product Challenge! Use Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance, Adobe Express, Fresco—whatever tools will help you build the scene.
- Share your process. Tell us how you created it. What tools did you use? How did you refine your idea? What choices did you make?


