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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby
While I can see that established designers would have no reason to work for free, you have to admit (and maybe you already have and I just missed it) that contests like this are good opportunities for students, post-grad designers, and freelance designers to get a bit of recognition, experience, and practice. Some of whom can produce work at the same quality as a professional.
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I'll give you that, an aspiring designer looking to get their foot in the door of the industry shouldn't be chastised for participating in such a contest. And yes, it could be the big break they need to really get rolling.
However I'd also argue that "here's the project, give us your best!" isn't conductive to learning proper design practice/process. If you're gonna work for free to build your portfolio great, but you'd be better served working 1-1 with a client and getting to know their specific business needs/challenges.
Anyways I've really railed on this enough.
New plates suck.
Design contest suck.
I need a coffee.