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- epigraph
What do you guys think of this???
"Thanks for you interest in our project...your work is great. We have received an overwhelming number of inquiries to our call for artists. Therefore, we have decided to hold an art contest. All interested artists will be given the name of the CD and the general theme. We will choose the top 3-5 designs, and post them on our website for our fans to vote on. The winner will be used as our album cover, and the designer will win a cash reward, lots of publicity, and the chance to design the rest of our album art."
echhh!
- forcetwelve0
get them to write the cheque for you, then if you win you can cash it. i feel otherwise you'll never see your cash...
dodgy...
- nocomply0
i think its exploitation, plain and simple.
- Rand0
I do not approve
- mrdobolina0
never.
- PonyBoy0
'the chance to design the rest of our album art...'
... dicks
... I'm mentally burning down their houses right now.
- VectorMasked0
Cool!!
So where do I register to enter?!?
- epigraph0
I'm pretty sure they don't mean to offend. They are just don't have a design perspective. I'm going to write back and politely(no sarcasm...really) and educate them. It's a shame though.
- nocomply0
Unfortunately you are correct epigraph. Its sad but a lot of people out there think we have time to do awesome work for free. Education is probably the best (and only) weapon we have.
- PonyBoy0
'offend?'
epigraph - it's a time-honored ploy to get something for nothing when you 'frost it over' w/promises for the future (IF YOU WIN)...
... they simply aren't willing to pay someone who's already got enough experience and has a decent portfolio for their time.
- version30
"All interested artists will be given the name of the CD and the general theme. "
key words:
"interested artists"
- epigraph0
in case you were wondering:
http://www.mythicamusic.com/The music is really not...that..bad... if you are into celtic/rock fusion
- Soler0
total bs. fuck that.
- epigraph0
good call on "interested artists" version5
- CphGD0
Unless it is the Beatles reunion CD, I would say fuck off and spend my time on something useful like biting my fingernails or trying to catch a fart with my bare hands...
- Rand0
hey pony, can you mentally burn down a liquor store for me, too?
- PonyBoy0
alcohol burns gooood!!
you got it!!
*lightning bolts from my eyezz!!