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Originally Posted by Bama
Actually, your ideology might have some merit but actuality comes into play and smacks your ideology square in the nuts!
This (like most business) revolves around advertising - it's why we hire designers to create banners/websites we can use to advertise with. Do you think because you are a designer you don't need to advertise yourself/skills/business too?
There are hundreds of designers who post/read this board. Do you think I have time to go look at the portfolio of every single one of them?
Contests are a way designers can post an example of their work and catch my eye. They might not win the contest but will pick up a new client or 2 and a prime example of this is "ella" who posted in the logo contest for 5 star electric in another thread. Until their post I had no clue they/she/he existed and now I do and I just added them to my list to speak to about doing some design work.
Impulse buying and selling... all good graphic designers get that concept and it carries through in the design work for their client. Submissions in logo contests get me to go look at their portfolio.
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There's a big difference for asking a designer for an example of their work and asking them to create something for you with no guarantee of payment.
You can educate yourself by going www no-spec com.
That's if you have any interest in understanding why many of North American's top design firms do not agree with you and take issue with your perspective.
If "Ella" is serious about being a designer she will create some kind of online portfolio or have generic examples of his/her design style ready to email you for review.
I believe you're intentionally muddying the waters with "wanting to see examples of a designer's work" with "asking a designer to create a logo for you and if you like it you might pay for it."
Can I please have a username and password to your site so that I may review the content and if I feel it's worth it then maybe I'll pay you for it?