Watch Shoemoney Tools get a new logo on 99designs

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cliqz said:
I find it highly unlikely that you read the thread title and thought you'd find anything other than what you found in here when you clicked it and read it.

But hey... fake outrage gets the laughs right?
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You know that was what I was thinking. It ain't post of the year, and I was a little buzzed when I posted it. But 19 responses, 458 views and an accurate title? If the title was linkbait or not honest, but Christ.

If anything some people learned about 99 designs. Personally I think that contest failed a bit because no one there knew them, and they made them use the main part of their logo, and it was only $300 and supposedly they are rolling.

I got about 40 logos on my last design on 99designs and about 6 were keepers.
 


dreamache said:
wow this is the perfect opportunity to spam my recent blog post on design contests...
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Nice post. Couldn't agree more. I've been tempted to enter a few at 99 designs because of the brand or something that I liked about the contest, but I never have because I know it's a waste of time.

You only confirmed that the "client" often picks a crappy design with your sweet examples.

If you've ever done a 3 mockup presentation for a client and had them pick your least favorite you know the chances aren't good that they'll get it right when presented with 50 or 100 choices.
 
Well, it isn't about contests or crowd-sourcing. I get my best logos this way only -- been using SitePoint for that since 2003. In case you don't already know, WickedFire also got it's logo from there.

It is more about how the contest holder decides the contest to go. You have to provide direction all along the way -- and give feedback very actively as to what changes would you want.

Take a look at 99designs Curry Cocaine [Logo] and see what sort of awesome results we got -- I can't be more proud of my logo. However, I and Mattias worked our ass off at giving feedback and helping the designers all along the way for the stuff.
 
Lord B said:
Well, it isn't about contests or crowd-sourcing. I get my best logos this way only -- been using SitePoint for that since 2003. In case you don't already know, WickedFire also got it's logo from there.

It is more about how the contest holder decides the contest to go. You have to provide direction all along the way -- and give feedback very actively as to what changes would you want.

Take a look at 99designs Curry Cocaine [Logo] and see what sort of awesome results we got -- I can't be more proud of my logo. However, I and Mattias worked our ass off at giving feedback and helping the designers all along the way for the stuff.
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Some really good designs on that contest, better than some of the other ones I have crossed at 99Desgins.
 
Lord B said:
Well, it isn't about contests or crowd-sourcing. I get my best logos this way only -- been using SitePoint for that since 2003. In case you don't already know, WickedFire also got it's logo from there.

It is more about how the contest holder decides the contest to go. You have to provide direction all along the way -- and give feedback very actively as to what changes would you want.

Take a look at 99designs Curry Cocaine [Logo] and see what sort of awesome results we got -- I can't be more proud of my logo. However, I and Mattias worked our ass off at giving feedback and helping the designers all along the way for the stuff.
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The biggest issues with using a design contest site to help build your logo/brand are:

  • The large majority of designers are amateur in the idea that they're simply entering the contests to either (a) build their lack luster portfolios or (b) make money... and any designer that has to rely on contests to make money isn't doing something right.
  • With the first bullet point in mind, you're banking on the idea that at least one decent designer will pull through this contest and provide something quality... it's a gamble..
Yeah, of course you're going to get a ton of concepts, but most can agree those concepts are amateur at best...

However, if you choose one designer or a company that employs several key designers (usually more expensive), then you ensure that your money won't be wasted.. while the initial spending decision might be more expensive, in the end, it could turn out to be cheaper if you didn't see a logo you liked in a "crowd"-sourced environment.
 
@Gary -- true. I have actually re-hired a whole lot of talent who won my contests, and still do. But at the same time, it is an excellent way to identify new talent (at cheaper prices) -- either via your own contests (which has always worked out well for me since we are usually very clear with our requirements) or by seeing other's contest.


I hire individual people too but at the same time I really love teh whole concept of Contests.
 
jeff_p said:
as a designer, some of the work on that site is appalling for the amount of money offered.
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I agree, I don't really like any of them. The one with the black background is cool though, but for $300, I was expecting something a little better. My logo on diggalive.com cost me about $30.00. It's all about finding that designer that can bang it out quickly! I think he should just stick with the original logo, and get a new tools layout. Why switch up a logo?``
 
Hey guys just an update on this. I have some info that might embarrass shitmonkey and friends.

Should I air it or am I on the rag?

PM me and I can send it to you.
 
It was a $30 logo contest, at the time I wasnt making "mad bank". Why would I pay $300 for a logo, if I had a chance to get one for cheaper, when I didn't have $300? Believe me I know how much a logo is worth, and its worth up to $1000, so when I got it, I like to spend it, and would gladly spend up to $300 for a quality logo.
 
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