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I read the no-spec site and while I kinda see the POV when thinking about large design projects, I don't see what the problem is for small things like a banner
by cek 15y ago
I read the no-spec site and while I kinda see the POV when thinking about large design projects, I don't see what the problem is for small things like a banner ad as the Kickoff Labs post was discussing.
There are creatives all over the world eager to get paid a few hundred bucks for a bunch of small jobs. Sites like 99designs/crowdSPRING provide an efficient market for them.
I needed a logo for a super-lean startup idea. In a few days, spending $400, I got a kick-ass logo via one of these sites.
Customer happy. Provider happy.
What's the problem?
- tptacek 15y agoThe problem is that nobody gets a kick-ass logo from a well-known NYC designer for 10x what you paid.
- kranner 15y agoThe problem is that there were other almost-providers who worked for free, didn't get paid, and aren't happy.
- cek 15y agoBut those 'almost-providers' knew they might not get the deal. They choose to participate knowing there was a risk. They didn't "work for free", they made a decision that the risk/reward was worth it. Oh, and if you down-vote someone on HN for asking a question the least you can do is fess up and explain why.
- kranner 15y agoOK, I "confess" that I downvoted your post because I considered the question disingenuous. The risk/reward may not always be clear to all participants, and in a fairer world such choices might not have existed in the first place. My vote is really against encouraging people to view design contests as fair enough, not you personally.
- cek 15y agoKudos for 'fessing up.