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 Apr 16 2009, 05:33 PM
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Has anyone heard of crowdSPRING? My dad showed me the site the other day because he's all excited about the fact that I make money from designing (not sure why...maybe 'cause I can pay for my own stuff now). It's really competitive, but if you have skills I imagine you could make a lot of money. I know a lot of people here are looking to get their name out there and earn some cash, so I thought it would be useful.
I would enter more designs myself, but I don't have the time (or heart) to make things like that just to have them rejected. |
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Apr 16 2009, 05:42 PM
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 Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
Woah. I get like a thousand dollars for just making one logo? Damn. Thanks Gabi.
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Apr 16 2009, 05:59 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 2,936 Joined: Sep 2008 Member No: 683,235 |
I signed up, even though I'm not so good at designing. I'm looking at some of the simpler projects, though. Thank you Gabi :3
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| *Janette* |
Apr 16 2009, 06:31 PM
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woah, cool. thanks Gabi! (and your dad lol) Might try this out one day. haha
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Apr 16 2009, 07:35 PM
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Very interesting. A crapload of competition though..
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Apr 16 2009, 08:48 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(Markster @ Apr 16 2009, 08:35 PM)  Very interesting. A crapload of competition though.. For real. |
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Apr 17 2009, 12:04 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 8,629 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 498,468 |
*bookmarks
Wow that's so cool. I don't think my designs will win but it's worth a shot. |
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Apr 17 2009, 08:50 AM
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 [Alicia][/Alicia] Group: Official Designer Posts: 15 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 126,370 |
It is a little intimidating.. I mean when you look at all the designs that are already posted for projects you're thinking about entering. It's like, "Okay.. Should I even try?" D: But I guess if you don't try, you'll never win anyways, right..?
The extra money would be nice.. :B I'm registering right now, and, wow.. The page you get after you sign up is interesting, and so is the e-mail they send you. lol.. |
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Apr 17 2009, 09:20 AM
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 Melieized Group: Official Designer Posts: 1,372 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,715 |
signed up...hopefully i can get some $$$$
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Apr 17 2009, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,435 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,205 |
Some of intimidation is a little deceiving, though. When it says there are 200 entries for something, a lot of them are duplicates. People like to submit multiple versions of the same design. If the person doesn't like it in general, a different color isn't going to help.
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Apr 20 2009, 02:04 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 339 Joined: Mar 2009 Member No: 721,527 |
...somewhat stinks of spec work to me...
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Apr 20 2009, 12:29 PM
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[Alicia][/Alicia] Group: Official Designer Posts: 15 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 126,370 |
QUOTE(schizo @ Apr 17 2009, 04:50 PM) Some of intimidation is a little deceiving, though. When it says there are 200 entries for something, a lot of them are duplicates. People like to submit multiple versions of the same design. If the person doesn't like it in general, a different color isn't going to help. Yeah, and actually, I went through some of the entries, and I know for the one that had the prize of $1500, a lot of the designers didn't even read what the people wanted in their add. They said they didn't want certain things and people put them in their anyways. So I guess we can rely on people not following the directions of the projects, too, haha.. So I guess, if you're going to submit something, make sure you read the specifications of what the people want.. |
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Apr 20 2009, 01:24 PM
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QUOTE(rickysaurus @ Apr 19 2009, 09:04 PM) ...somewhat stinks of spec work to me... definitely. "crowdsourcing" = spec with fluff. |
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Apr 20 2009, 04:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,435 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,205 |
QUOTE(rickysaurus @ Apr 20 2009, 02:04 AM) ...somewhat stinks of spec work to me... Well, it pretty much is. They don't try and cover that up. You know full well that you may be doing work for nothing before you even make anything. I'm sure there are clients on there that seriously would pay the promised amount if you won, and of course there will be some that might rip you off. It's the chance you take. |
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Apr 20 2009, 07:50 PM
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 Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is spec work?
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| *Janette* |
Apr 20 2009, 07:53 PM
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QUOTE(IWontRapeYou @ Apr 20 2009, 05:50 PM) Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is spec work? 'any job for which the client expects to see examples or a finished product before agreeing to pay a fee.'
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Apr 20 2009, 07:54 PM
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Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
Figured it was along those lines. Thanks.
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| *Janette* |
Apr 20 2009, 08:05 PM
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haha, no problem.
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