Need recco on design contest site for book cover.

edd666666 · 10-21-2009, 02:06 PM

Hi I want to give a design contest site a try for designing an ebook cover. Can anyone recommend a good design contest site for this? Thanks, Ed.

Jagged · 10-21-2009, 02:29 PM

Could give 99designs.com a try. The are a contest based logo / graphics / design site...usually good results...Check them out...

OR...

Offer it here at the warrior forum...some of the best graphic designers around are members here...

Good luck,
Ken

ejlain · 10-21-2009, 04:39 PM

Hi Ed, if it's not too late, I hope you'll reconsider using the design contest sites for your book cover.

These types of contests are damaging to the graphic design industry.
I highly recommend contacting International Council of Graphic Design Associations, AIGA, GAG, Society of Graphic Designers of Canada or any other professional graphic design association/organization about what is acceptable for a design contest. Your contest as it is now is considered a spec contest (working on the speculation of getting a return).
Ask yourself, would you offer a spec contest for legal advice, tax services, computer services, building repair, or any other professional service? No, you wouldn’t. Because their time has value. The same as ours.
Please consider a different route to acquire your bookcover, one that everyone can be supporting of. There are plenty of professional designers out there looking for work.

Regards,
Ed Lain
Creative Director, Lazer Grafix Design
LazerGrafixDesign.com

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10-21-2009, 04:39 PM	#3
ejlain Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Need recco on design contest site for book cover. Hi Ed, if it's not too late, I hope you'll reconsider using the design contest sites for your book cover. These types of contests are damaging to the graphic design industry. I highly recommend contacting International Council of Graphic Design Associations, AIGA, GAG, Society of Graphic Designers of Canada or any other professional graphic design association/organization about what is acceptable for a design contest. Your contest as it is now is considered a spec contest (working on the speculation of getting a return). Ask yourself, would you offer a spec contest for legal advice, tax services, computer services, building repair, or any other professional service? No, you wouldn’t. Because their time has value. The same as ours. Please consider a different route to acquire your bookcover, one that everyone can be supporting of. There are plenty of professional designers out there looking for work. Regards, Ed Lain Creative Director, Lazer Grafix Design LazerGrafixDesign.com