Questions tagged [competitions]
Questions about taking part or organizing design contests.
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How to decide if a design is very similar to my own work?
Edit: They finally responded and the cartoonist and his work submitted has been disqualified from that competition.
I recently found out that a cartoon which was drawn just like one of my own posters ...
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Where can I find examples of visual competitor reviews for a brand designers?
I'm teaching graphic design and would like to show my students an example of a competitor review presentation (i.e. a presentation showing how competitors in the same industry present their brand)
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Why was my experience with a logo contest so miserable?
I'm starting out as a freelance designer (and no job experience at any company before) and I decided to join "contests" held by freelancer.com's users.
I've joined several of them already and I can ...
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Using stock images for mock-ups
When making a design (as a freelancer), how do I handle stock images?
Do you buy the stock image(s)? Or do you find an image via Google or whatever and later replace it with a similar stock image?
I'...
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Are logo design contests considered "spec" work and what are the pros and cons of participating as a designer?
I know logo design contests and the whole "spec" work issue is a controversial subject. As a designer given the AIGA's position on spec work what are the pros and cons of entering such contests?
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On which crowdsourced design site have you the best experience?
I'm looking to have a couple logos and website designs done. I've had some great local designers, but each one has moved or gone else where so I keep having to look for new designers. My thought and ...
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