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Originally Posted by D856C
Most of the winners of these contests might have some claim to telepathy or luck, but they have less claim to gaining anything relevant to the design process.
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and you know this....how? I'm sure you and the rest on here dislike me, as I do enter such contests, and yes it's a side hobby for me. I enjoy designing logos like I enjoy playing soccer, or I enjoy reading a book. So just because you guys can't overcome the problem of clients holding contests and amateur designers entering them, you come on here and complain about it? And I'm supposed to stop doing what I enjoy doing, because you can't overcome the obstacle?
It's not that I don't understand your argument. I've read Jeff's story, and I agree with alot of what he says. Businesses are better off hiring a designer rather than holding a contest. that's a no brainer. But If I were you, why not spend your efforts convincing them not to hold the contests, rather than focusing on the designers who enter them? It just makes more sense to stop the problem at its source. If nobody's holding contests, there aren't any to enter.