I just find it totally strange that Amp called out all these designers only to turn around and submit contracted work, logo and all.... I wanted to see Amp's more original work, not his redesign of a site we've all seen.
It just does not seem right.
I'm an artist (off the internet) and have been a part of some major west coast design showcase events. If I were to submit something I had been contracted to do, it would be completely scorned. In the real art world you just don't do that sort of thing. Contracted work is portfolio worthy, but you don't design something for a well known person, and then submit it into a contest.
I was under the impression that this contest was about the artistic value of the design, not some publicity stunt.
Then again, this industry is 1000% business all the way. To think that this contest would go down any differently was a naive assumption on my part, and others.