The only bad thing that I've heard is that it's not great for designers...
Take your example...a few hundred buck and you got 100 submissions...so that ended up being semi-wasted time/work/energy for 99 of the designers...
The problem with 'contest' crowdsourcing sites like this is that there is a lot of waste in the process.
Not sure how to solve the problem though...and I guess that if designers weren't making money, then they wouldn't be there in the first place. But I hope that everyone can see my points.
Adam
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Doc Searls
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On Aug 10, 2011, at 1:09 AM, Johannes Ernst wrote:
> I've recently gone through a 99designs experience. I described what I wanted in a logo, as well as I could. And for a few hundred bucks, I got close to 100 (!) submissions. The winning designer turned out to be based in the Philippines. He had the best combination of talent and customer responsiveness. (And if there hadn't, I would have paid nothing.)
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> The closest to a VRM experience that I ever had. 99designs doesn't seem to have been discussed on this list so far, but I really feel like I'm in charge as the buyer ...
I've seen and heard nothing but good stuff about 99 designs.
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> I wonder what other markets it applies to beyond graphic design.
Good question. Answers?
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