Comments on: The Designer’s Survival Guide http://genevadesigns.net/2010/01/survivalguide/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:43:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brett http://genevadesigns.net/2010/01/survivalguide/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Brett Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:43:40 +0000 http://genevadesigns.net/?p=330#comment-33 Thank you for reading the article! I can't say I'm a Senior Graphic Designer with 60 years under my belt, but this is the industry as I see it right now. I just hope others can benefit from my writings. I hope you understand I have no personal vendetta against 99designs.com or crowdspring.com. Some might think, "Well he didn't amount to anything on those sites and he's just bitter now." I'm just describing my experiences as I had them. I clicked the designer profile link and noticed some interesting figures. Some designers have entered a ton of contests, but only won a small amount. So it might be for some and it might not. I think it's important for designers to investigate both sides before they take my word for it. Hopefully you can see my pro-active stance on the issue. Best Regards, Brett Thank you for reading the article! I can’t say I’m a Senior Graphic Designer with 60 years under my belt, but this is the industry as I see it right now. I just hope others can benefit from my writings.

I hope you understand I have no personal vendetta against 99designs.com or crowdspring.com. Some might think, “Well he didn’t amount to anything on those sites and he’s just bitter now.” I’m just describing my experiences as I had them. I clicked the designer profile link and noticed some interesting figures. Some designers have entered a ton of contests, but only won a small amount. So it might be for some and it might not. I think it’s important for designers to investigate both sides before they take my word for it. Hopefully you can see my pro-active stance on the issue.

Best Regards,
Brett

]]> By: Jason Aiken http://genevadesigns.net/2010/01/survivalguide/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Jason Aiken Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:26:33 +0000 http://genevadesigns.net/?p=330#comment-32 Enjoyed the article - and who could argue with the spirit behind it. You should check out some of the designer profiles on our site: http://blog.99designs.com/category/designer-profiles/ May provide some insight on how crowdsourcing sites, like 99designs.com, can be successful to designers. I think the most successful designers at 99designs... 1. Honor the design process and communicate openly with the client - "the why" behind their design 2. Don't let themselves get discouraged Be that as it may - I understand it's not for everyone. All the best, Jason 99designs.com Enjoyed the article – and who could argue with the spirit behind it.

You should check out some of the designer profiles on our site:
http://blog.99designs.com/category/designer-profiles/

May provide some insight on how crowdsourcing sites, like 99designs.com, can be successful to designers.

I think the most successful designers at 99designs…

1. Honor the design process and communicate openly with the client – “the why” behind their design
2. Don’t let themselves get discouraged

Be that as it may – I understand it’s not for everyone.

All the best,
Jason
99designs.com

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