99 Designs Contests, Thoughts??

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Hi GD Forum peeps!

I just joined 99designs.co.uk and thought it would be a good place to exercise my creative muscle (as well as the obvious contests like threadless, etc.).

I've only recently heard about the site and I wondered if anybody around here has submitted anything to 99 designs or maybe even won? What do/did you think of it? thumbs up, thumbs down?

Well, there's my first thread (of many?) to GDF!

[Paul Murray]

Thumbs down. I could list the reasons why 99designs and other such sites are a cancer that needs to be cut from the design industry but I'd probably be wasting my time.

Just know that the general consensus throughout this forum and the industry as a whole is negative towards such sites. Outsiders call it snobbery, when in fact it's just pride.

[Ian Bonner]

Oh dear. Everything Paul said and more. We could go on about it forever. Very, very bad....

[socreative]

i suggest you read up here NO!SPEC | To educate the public about speculative (spec) work

[Dave L]

All of the above; massively and shamelessly weighted in favour of the procurement side of things despite the fact that designers are basically their stock in trade.

[fcgravy]

Thanks for the reply guys! :)

Hmm, I kinda feel a bit naive now but I really should have realized seeing that it looks like it could also be open to plagiarism from ppl abusing creativity and all the cards benefit the site :icon_Wall:

Thanks muchly for the heads up, chaps!

[Minuteman Press]

It's all learning. That's what we're all about here.

[fcgravy]

It's all learning. That's what we're all about here.