Graphic design by Forbes mag
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- gramme0
$300 for a logo only covers me till lunchtime. I can deliver half of a half-assed logo tomorrow morning for anyone who's interested.
- pyramd0
and this:
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The companies that do this aren't the ones who go to design firms anyway.
- IRNlun60
Funny how they mention illustrator... They obviously have no understanding of the costs associated with the profession.
- Ranger0
There are some good submissions on there. But so many wasted hours of work. Buying into a process that undercuts other designers - what's the point? ok if you have a terminal illness and aren't planning on being in the industry for long. But then, I'm sure I could think of better things to do with my time.
- monkeyshine0
omg...are we back to this concept of crowdsourcing again?
- and also note that this business was started by a lawyer, not a designer.monkeyshine
- Juddly0
Makes me feel sick. Poor bastards (the designers).
- spendogg0
* hands over file.
Now go make some shit letterhead, biz cards, and signage that show how cheap you really are. fuckstick
- tommyo0
I love it. It's kind of comical actually. I mean think about it. Joe G. Client is looking for a solution to his image problem, so he logs into gangbangdesign.com or circlejerkdesignallovermyface.co... .. same concept, same design exploitation, different url.
Boom, you get 93.5 different solutions to your image problem! 93.5 solutions after only 1.35 days based on a brief he wrote himself with zero questions from any of his design 'professionals.' BOOM! Because, you all know, and Joe Client surely knows that the more solutions provided means the better the outcome! 'It's a fuckin numbers game baby...that's why I'm an entrepreneur, I'm good with numbahs. Gimme five!,' says Joe when he gets notification that his logos have just come out of the oven.
93.5 solutions from designers who A: Don't have time to read your brief or understand your business. B: Rush through your project because they know they probably won't get paid, and even if they do win and get paid it's still just a numbers game and they know that 'if I spend 2 hours on each logo and don't win then I'm out 2 hours. If I spend 30 min on each logo and I don't win, then I'm out 30 min. Just like Joe, they're working a pure numbers game here. C: Know, just like we know, that 9 out of 10 times, a client will pick the worst logo out of the bunch. You show 6, because that's what your agreement says, and they pick the throwaway 6th logo that you spent 2 minutes on.
So in the end, what does Joe G Client end up with by saving himself $500? Joe gets to take home his (uneducated) choice of identity out of a whopping 93.5 (uninspired)(unpolished)(just-do... choices. Joe made out like a bandit! Go Joe! He's now got enough money to hire an ex-McDonalds cashier to do his part-time accounting.
- Humanhand0
Any good client knows the usefulness of a designer is more than a logo or a business card. Our problem solving skills extend far past the literal representations of our craft. And our effectiveness is far greater when employed over time. These kinds of sites will never cater to a savvy business owner, as such I say who cares. Let them charge 95 cents for a logo.
- monNom0
if I know highly successful business people (and I think I do), there's absolutely nothing they'd rather do than wade through page upon page of trite generic design attempts.
- uberdesigner0
I hope this fails miserably.
- ETM0
I truly worry about anyone who is worried about this hurting their business. I will be frickin' happy if all these homemaker/small business owners go there rather than waste our time with calls and meetings to tell us how they want the greatest, multi-pronged media launch in the world, then tell us they have a $1000 budget.
- cannonball0
seriously though, this all goes to show how much a "design" is really worth to people, no matter how good you are. Most of you are overpaid anyway. :)
- You can get all sorts of services this way. Doesn't 'mean' anything.ETM
- I also plan to redo my kitchen this way. 20 contractors build me a kitchen and I will pay for the one I like. :)ETM
- thats different in terms of project scale. Youre over simplifying to make an analogycannonball
- You're over-analyzing an analogy to simply make another comment.ETM
- ETM0
You think designers or other creatives are overpaid? It draining and stressful as hell to always be on and be creative. Plus many don't make any more than the bloody secretary, especially when they are juniors.
- that has to do with your efficiency, not the value of your product. you're paid to produce, not rack your brain.cannonball
- huh?ETM
- Wow, I feel sorry if your work is defined only by production, and not by creative process.ETM
- davetravis0
http://www.crowdspring.com/projeā¦
Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty
- And look at the shite that's been posted already.jamble
- Jesus! I have lost SO MUCH respect for BBH!! They all took a 3.5% paycut. No wonder if they contribute to the cheapening of creativitybabaganush
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- Bam0
i like this idea.
- Salarrue0
how about http://bootb.com
- OSFA0
I'm still waiting for the $500 Attorney, or the Build your house for $1,500 (unlimited revisions) sites...
- Not_Ghey0
templatemonster.com got their pricing beat