Thursday, December 22, 2016



Sure, graphic design used to be about jobs and stuff, but apparently, with logo design contests and so-called crowdsourcing sites, ‘hoping to get paid’ is the ‘new reality’ that we all have to deal with. Anything else is “defending the status quo”. And oh yeah, we have to ‘evolve’ too. 

See here’s the thing – talent and experience used to get you by. Not anymore, because when it comes to design contests, neither the best designs or the best designers are guaranteed to win. Most contests are a mess of contradictory direction from the ‘buyer’, a pile of disparate submissions and entries and sadly, being a good designer is seldom enough to win that vaunted prize.

Accordingly, we though we’d feature an article aimed at designers that will help them maximize their chances of winning some lovely loot on crowdsourcing and design contest sites. You know, in keeping with our theme of helping everyone out. Without further ado, here’s some tips that you can do to maximize your chances of winning a logo contest.