There are two types of design: you are talking about the one with the big 'D'. I think spec work such as 99designs is perfectly fine if you are looking for som

There are two types of design: you are talking about the one with the big 'D'. I think spec work such as 99designs is perfectly fine if you are looking for someone to create something pretty. Just like in programming there are some things that are trivial and are easily outsourced. A plain website with static HTML and maybe a contact form? Simple. But once you start talking about big 'D' design then you have something else all together.