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Originally Posted by jonesy
somehow I thought the design guys cool option would make other design guys happy. Seemsl like it just made them mad. Go figure.
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Don't get me wrong, I think it's a much better design than the options we've been given. I'm just saying that most designs would be better if the designer could do whatever they want without the same process or constraints.
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Originally Posted by Regorium
But then why couldn't they have listed the requirements of the plate, and held a contest or something?
Free designs - publicity for a large number of design firms. Less chance of something looking like garbage like the ones we have now.
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If there's one thing professional designers hate more than crap design it is design contests. Asking dozens or hundreds of people to work for free and then choosing one and discarding the rest is a brutal way to create good work. You wouldn't
There are many amazingly talented designers in Alberta. They already work with a few of them. The final product would be better and it would support Alberta business. Win/Win.