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Sigh. Every time I write about our work getting jacked and entered into a 99designs logo contest, I usually receive some e-mails advising me that I shouldn’t make such a fuss. Just an “isolated incident” I’ve been assured. Ironically, on more than one occasion. Well, here’s another one of those ahm, “isolated incidents”. This coffee [...]
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A few weeks ago, we wrote about all the cool reasons small business owners should ahm, crowdsource their logo. We thought it would only be fair if we now addressed designer concerns about entering these contests. Namely, the fact that they’re not getting paid for their time, talent and artwork. Sure, it used to be [...]
Wow. Guess Forbes ain’t looking to rustle up too many subscribers among the designer set, at least if their The Creativity of Crowds article is any indication. Subtitled CrowdSpring aims to slash the cost of graphic design work–and democratize a snooty business, the article (Feb 16 issue) is a glorified puff-piece on one of [...]
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One of the in-vogue euphamisims for design contests is ‘crowd sourcing’ and there’s a ton of related sites popping up all over the interwebs. The concept of crowdsourcing is simple – would-be buyers post design gigs on a bulletin boards and would-be ‘designers’ post concepts and designs, hoping to ‘win’ the gig. Like most design [...]
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