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Oh hey could you code the backend and frontend of my site for free? C'mon, if you do so, you demonstrate your knowledge, you'll get famous, you'll get experien

by colmvp 14y ago

Oh hey could you code the backend and frontend of my site for free? C'mon, if you do so, you demonstrate your knowledge, you'll get famous, you'll get experience, and hey your schedule isn't booked with work right? C'mon, people answer questions on our site so it's totally the same thing! Collaboration! My company has millions of dollars but yeah we don't have a budget for it. Don't ask me why, just do the work. Wait, you want to get paid for that work? Jeez, you are one entitled person.

readme 14y ago
Such a model wouldn't work because the backend and frontend of a site are far much more work than a logo. That isn't to say you couldn't spend an equivalent amount of man-hours designing a logo. But it is to say that the designs on 99designs obviously don't have the same amount of work put into them, otherwise the site would be infeasible. You can argue otherwise, but the fact that there isn't a business for this just like 99designs flourishing is enough proof for me that it won't work. Also, if someone wants to make such a business, I welcome it. Doesn't mean I'll participate.
woah 14y ago
I'm a designer, honestly, a logo takes a few hours. If they want 15 variations, extensive input, full service, they're going to have to pay someone local by the hour. Or they can try betting on 99 designs. It helped me hone my skills early on, and the criticism was just as loud back then. I think the complaints have more to do with designers wanting to 'pull the ladder up behind themselves'. EDIT: Forgot to add, 99 Designs does not supply the most important ingredient: judgement. If a client with no design sense uses 99 Designs they will pick a crappy logo, while a professional designer may have been able to steer them in the right direction. Their loss.
- mnicole 14y ago
  > I'm a designer, honestly, a logo takes a few hours. Please don't state this as fact, it's really dependent on the project, the client and your process.

by colmvp 14y ago

readme 14y ago

Such a model wouldn't work because the backend and frontend of a site are far much more work than a logo. That isn't to say you couldn't spend an equivalent amount of man-hours designing a logo. But it is to say that the designs on 99designs obviously don't have the same amount of work put into them, otherwise the site would be infeasible. You can argue otherwise, but the fact that there isn't a business for this just like 99designs flourishing is enough proof for me that it won't work. Also, if someone wants to make such a business, I welcome it. Doesn't mean I'll participate.

woah 14y ago

I'm a designer, honestly, a logo takes a few hours. If they want 15 variations, extensive input, full service, they're going to have to pay someone local by the hour. Or they can try betting on 99 designs. It helped me hone my skills early on, and the criticism was just as loud back then. I think the complaints have more to do with designers wanting to 'pull the ladder up behind themselves'. EDIT: Forgot to add, 99 Designs does not supply the most important ingredient: judgement. If a client with no design sense uses 99 Designs they will pick a crappy logo, while a professional designer may have been able to steer them in the right direction. Their loss.

mnicole 14y ago
> I'm a designer, honestly, a logo takes a few hours. Please don't state this as fact, it's really dependent on the project, the client and your process.