Visual aids aren't everything, as I recall you design ranked pretty high as well. Ideas are more important than pretty pictures. The idea behind this challenge was a fluent, representative tribute to Halo that implemented as much of our specifications as possible. The winner could just have easily drawn it on a napkin. I read the judges comments on each category and they faithfully separated the style points from the design points. This was an excellent competition with some very skilled thinkers. Makes me proud...sniff.