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These kinds of contests have really turned design into a commodity -- bad news for designers. Designers argue vehemently that they are unethical and implore ot
by fnid2 17y ago
These kinds of contests have really turned design into a commodity -- bad news for designers. Designers argue vehemently that they are unethical and implore other designers not to participate in them.
I wonder when there will be $10,000 contests for the best CRM or the best Supply Chain Management System.
- TrevorBurnham 17y agoUnethical? Seriously? 1. Could you back up your claim by linking to someone who you feel speaks for the designer community on the subject? 2. If you need a CRM or SCM other than one of the existing projects, then you clearly have very specialized needs and need to hire a contractor; no one is going to go to all the work of creating a custom CRM (and, presumably, providing future support and maintenance) just for a shot at winning a contest. I think it's great that we live in a web where there's an abundance of free designs, in part thanks to contests like this one. There will always be demand for truly talented designers for the small fraction of websites that need (and can afford) that level of customization. That's not Weebly's target market.
- fnid2 17y agoThe no-spec team is one of the most vocal anti design contest groups: http://www.no-spec.com/articles/design-contests/ http://www.no-spec.com/articles/design-contests/ Here's another: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/position-spec-work http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/position-spec-work