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- digilee0
melc shut the fuck up.
if you think that the prize money is shit then don't enter.
personally, I would say that if I entered I wouldn't win and, yes, they probably will 'know' the winner, but so fucking what.
I don't care for the comp so I don't enter.There are a lot of people who would jump at the chance to enter and possibly win that kind of money.
It's better than a lot of comps where the only prize is a fucking t-shirt.
- digilee0
oh, and mel ... 'photos' is plural meaning more than one.
- Jaline0
There are a lot of people who would jump at the chance to enter and possibly win that kind of money.
It's better than a lot of comps where the only prize is a fucking t-shirt.
digilee
(Jul 8 07, 03:41)I agree.
- Rand0
I'm going to submit a t shirt to threadless
- version30
ex-fucking-actly, Rand!
and how come i have to give them an email address and become a member just to read the fine print in the competition details?
spec work is spec work, no matter what amount is offered as a "prize".
with a budget like that, though it is minimal for a branded mark, it would benefit TC to seek out a designer whose style they like and budget those funds for variations and refinement of a logo.
even if only 4 submissions are received, 1 designer isn't getting paid; and that ain't cool.
- Jaline0
There are so many contests like this. This is probably the wrong forum to post in, but at the same time there aren't many design forums around.
It's a contest. If you don't want to, don't enter. But some people may be interested in it.
It clearly is the same as Threadless. Lots of people work extra hard to get their design up there and it never will be.
All in moderation.
- MelC0
That was my point, but you put is so much more eloquently.
I'm not even going to go on a rant about this but Graphic Design as a profession is brought down a notch by people who think they can get us to "compete" for work.http://www.gdc.net/for_business/…
So, digilee, I think that speaks for itself.
- Jaline0
That's a good article.
I still think designers just starting out or people who need some cash would enter this contest.
- version30
Jaline, I hope you see my point here. There are many rapes, world wide everyday, leading to insecurity, disease, unwanted pregnancy, and death. is it okay if you become one of their statistics?
their abundance does not justify their existence.
- Jaline0
not the same thing.
- version30
exactly the same thing, but feel free to tell me how you disagree.
the most important part of that statement being;
"their abundance does not justify their existence."
- Jaline0
I'm not talking about that statement. I'm talking about comparing rape to this.
Different things.
- Jaline0
I just find some people here too hardcore about life.
- MelC0
I admit that some competitions are fun, but what happens if everyone decides they can hold a competition for their projects? What does it say about what we do for a living if a professional designer and an 8 year old (if they choose to enter) can compete for the same work? It says that what we do is not valuable.
I know competitions are fun. I don't mean to be hardcore, but I'm just pointing out a position that most professional designers abide by.
- oldelpaso0
say what?
- Jaline0
You guys have some good points (and I was mainly referring to v5 as being more hardcore than most people here).
Maybe contests like this should have more guidelines. People just starting out should be allowed to enter something like this.
- Nairn0
Think you've got skillz? Design our new logo and prove it.
$1500 for first place
$625 for second place and
$375 to third place!TopJeff
(jul 07 07, 06:37)
- Jaline0
at least he's paying?
- oldelpaso0
he doesnt want to hog all the talent? itsgood of him to give us plebs a chance :D
- version30
life isn't nice Jaline. the world doesn't give a fuck about us equally. that's a guarantee.
once you leave whatever mindless cog job you're at and decide that you are worth more than a meager hourly wage, maybe you'll understand, until then, i'm talking to a wall.