7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}
7 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}

99 Designs Web Design - Share Your Experiences

by George Chernikov
5 replies
Howdy,

We'll be redesigning our corporate website soon using 99Designs. As we're about to basically throw $1,200 at it, I want to be prepared.

Therefore, I was wondering you've ever had any experience with web design solutions on 99Designs and, if yes, if there's anything you reckon I should know about.

I did use 99D for logo design in the past, but it was a fairly inexpensive job ($250), so I'm wondering if there any specifics associated with more expensive, larger scale projects.

Lastly, if someone can also recommend a good coder to slice the resulting Photoshop file and turn it into a functioning CSS website, I'd be very grateful.

I like 99D because I get to pick and choose the design I like while only having to pay for the winning one. At the same time, since designers all have to compete among themselves to be the winner, there's a healthy element of competition and drive to deliver the best solution they can. Had I worked with regular design services for something like this, I'd have ended up blowing upwards of $10K, with each designer wanting compensation for their submission, regardless of whether I like it or not.
#design #designs #experiences #share #web
  • Profile picture of the author Mark Brian
    99designs and CrowdSpring are my top choice for this.
    I don't think there's anything to lose with them since they bought offer Money Back Guarantee in case you didn't like any entries (note: CrowdSpring doesn't refund the listing fee, only the award price).

    Generally the bigger the prize the more entires you get. $1.2k is a good price that's sure to attract good designers.

    Note that it's better to have NDA if your project is high end. There's a mandatory option for this at CrowdSpring.

    PS. I can help you with the coding (I run a web dev't company in PH).
    Signature

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2894725].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jasonmorgan
    At 99designs, are they completing a functional site or is it only a PSD mockup?
    Signature

    I'm all about that bass.

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2894776].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author George Chernikov
      Originally Posted by jasonmorgan View Post

      At 99designs, are they completing a functional site or is it only a PSD mockup?
      It's only a PSD mockup, but slicing it into CSS isn't that expensive, in my experience (I had a guy back in Russia do it for $40 - and the only reason I'm not using him this time around is because he doesn't take PayPal).
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2894874].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jtie
    To be quite honest I personally feel crowdsourcing is the wrong way to go, especially for design work. You lack the communication and relationship you can build with by picking a freelancer yourself. And when you build that kind of relationship you also potentially find a reliable, talented designer who will take on any and all design work you need in the future.

    Then you also need to consider that 99% of people on 99 designs (pun intended ) are under 16 and probaly not as reliable or as skilled as someone you find yourself.

    You might want to read this aswell
    www . davidairey . com/spec-work-in-graphic-design/

    And just a side note, PM me the brief and I can knock something up for 1k + coding
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2894792].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author George Chernikov
      Originally Posted by jtie View Post

      To be quite honest I personally feel crowdsourcing is the wrong way to go, especially for design work. You lack the communication and relationship you can build with by picking a freelancer yourself. And when you build that kind of relationship you also potentially find a reliable, talented designer who will take on any and all design work you need in the future.

      Then you also need to consider that 99% of people on 99 designs (pun intended ) are under 16 and probaly not as reliable or as skilled as someone you find yourself.

      You might want to read this aswell
      www . davidairey . com/spec-work-in-graphic-design/

      And just a side note, PM me the brief and I can knock something up for 1k + coding
      Jtie,

      Thanks for your feedback, but I have seen some astounding designs produced over at 99D. The problem with hiring a full-blown designer is that few, if any, would develop something feasible for $1k. Worse still, whatever they develop, I'd be stuck with - I doubt there any designers out there who will spend 10 days coming up with 10 different solutions, and only letting me pay for the one I like the most.

      This, to me, is the main benefit of 99D - you get a ton of people working for you, but you only pay the one that does the best job of the lot.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2894884].message }}

Trending Topics