Comments on: The $420 Design Contest http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: W. http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-119 W. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:57:02 +0000 http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-119 Yeah, I wouldn't waste my time. Yeah, I wouldn’t waste my time.

]]> By: Chris Sloan http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-122 Chris Sloan Wed, 23 May 2007 02:54:25 +0000 http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-122 Let's see 2 days working = $420; countless hours at a chance to win $420, thanks but no thanks. Let’s see 2 days working = $420; countless hours at a chance to win $420, thanks but no thanks.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-121 Kyle Thu, 10 May 2007 20:41:58 +0000 http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-121 Thanks for the response, AIGA. The concept of having multiple designers compete for a prize is called "crowdsourcing." And it's also great marketing, which is actually the main reason for doing this. If someone thinks it's unethical, they don't have to participate. If someone thinks their design skills aren't up to par, they don't have to participate. If you really want to complain to someone, head on over to SitePoint, where they devote an entire section to contests on everything from logos to coded templates. We'll be running another contest too, looking forward to your response! Thanks for the response, AIGA. The concept of having multiple designers compete for a prize is called “crowdsourcing.” And it’s also great marketing, which is actually the main reason for doing this.

If someone thinks it’s unethical, they don’t have to participate. If someone thinks their design skills aren’t up to par, they don’t have to participate.

If you really want to complain to someone, head on over to SitePoint, where they devote an entire section to contests on everything from logos to coded templates.

We’ll be running another contest too, looking forward to your response!

]]> By: AIGA http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-120 AIGA Thu, 10 May 2007 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-120 People may, at times, request you to do speculative work—that is, work done for no cost. AIGA (the professional association for design) believes that doing speculative work seriously compromises the quality of work that clients are entitled to and also violates a tacit, long-standing ethical standard in the communication design profession worldwide. "But they're offering $420 to the winner? They're paying." Design is a process. It includes the brainstorming, drafts and revisions that Crucial is asking all of you people who don't win to do for free. It might sound fun, but it's truly unethical. AIGA strongly discourages the practice of requesting that design work be produced and submitted on a speculative basis in order to be considered for acceptance on a project. See AIGA's letter on this topic: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/position-spec-work People may, at times, request you to do speculative work—that is, work done for no cost. AIGA (the professional association for design) believes that doing speculative work seriously compromises the quality of work that clients are entitled to and also violates a tacit, long-standing ethical standard in the communication design profession worldwide.

“But they’re offering $420 to the winner? They’re paying.”

Design is a process. It includes the brainstorming, drafts and revisions that Crucial is asking all of you people who don’t win to do for free. It might sound fun, but it’s truly unethical.

AIGA strongly discourages the practice of requesting that design work be produced and submitted on a speculative basis in order to be considered for acceptance on a project.

See AIGA’s letter on this topic: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/position-spec-work

]]> By: David Airey http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-118 David Airey Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:10:02 +0000 http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/the-420-design-contest/#comment-118 Nice idea. If I have some time I might submit something myself. Nice idea.

If I have some time I might submit something myself.

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