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. RT @WebsiteBabble: I Outsourced a Thief from 99Designs: bit.ly/1sAX3Fc
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Logo design contest leaves #Portland Bureau of Transportation spinning its wheels. ORne.ws/1p2WFJA
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With that in mind, we discard any "democratization of design" arguments they make. It is simply about their profit, built on unpaid labor.
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Larger #specwork sites take approx 40% of total cost to contest holders. Winning designers earn a 60% prize. Non-winning designers: nothing
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In this contest 99designs will take a min of $679 in commissions & fees -> MT @99designs Win $920! Ceiling Experts, Inc brand identity pack
.@DesignCrowd charges winning designers a 15% commission on any prize money won in their contests. Non-winners of course, paid nothing.
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On this contest 99designs will take a min of $493 in commission & fees -> RT @99designs Score $706 US Property Trust 99d.me/g/eptqo
When #specwork sites run Web Design contests, they're not actually web design contests. They're 'Photoshop Images of Web Page' contests.
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Hello Twitter. It's been a while. People need to follow & support @turnislefthome for his efforts on shitspecwork.tumblr.com
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Winning logo in design contest features vectorized iStock watermark. http://bit.ly/63y12D
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Free vector download entered into logo contests on 99designs AND Crowdspring. Selected as winner on Crowdspring http://tinyurl.com/ybbc9bj
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RT @LogoMotives :o( Spec-o-licious! RT @logolounge You can be part of the design of the new symbol of Europe - http://ow.ly/Of2h #NoSPec
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Crowdspring. T-shirt design contest. Ended November 23. Listed as "It's past due. We're on it". http://bit.ly/7fDPJB
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Contest for new European indentity. Prize? Your design on a flag. Ownership of work: "By entering, you grant us the... http://bit.ly/4D6oOe
Mycroburst $199 logo design contest. 21 entries. Contest is closed: "Contest Holder has withdrawn the contest". http://bit.ly/6wc9Rt
Mycroburst $99 logo design contest. 72 entries. Contest is closed: "Contest Holder has withdrawn the contest". http://bit.ly/8d0hew
Mycroburst $299 logo design contest. 22 entries. Contest is closed: "Contest Holder has withdrawn the contest". http://bit.ly/80vcEz
Don’t Design the 25th Identity of space150. Brand New withdraws support for space150's brand design contest. http://bit.ly/6mu7AS
HatchWise. $300 logo design contest. 28 designers. 80 designs. No winner selected. Listed as "deciding" since... http://bit.ly/4yFCqd
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