Here is a chance for you to redesign the logo for world’s largest freelancing platform and win $10,000 HARD CASH. Submission Deadline is September 30th, 2009 (Midnight EDT). GAF is a global marketplace for online jobs where businesses connect with independent service providers to outsource their work. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, the site currently has over 935,000 registered professionals and businesses from 234 countries and territories worldwide.
DETAILS & PRIZES
Submissions are now being accepted through September 30th 2009 (midnight EDT). All contest submissions must be entered through our online submission form and must conform to our Contest Terms and Conditions in order to qualify for entry. Artists may enter multiple submissions. Late submissions will not be accepted, no exceptions.
Grand Prize: US$10,000 & Master Logo Designer Insignia added to user’s profile.
Announcement of the top finalists will be on Monday the 5th of October, 2009. The top finalists will be chosen based on a variety of factors including originality, creativity, ingenuity, and the artists efforts to promote their design. Following this, the final top 10 will be announced on Friday the 9th of October. On Monday the 12th of October, the fifth to tenth places will be announced. On Wednesday the 14th, fourth and third place will be announced. On Friday the 16th the winner and runner up will be crowned!
See the FULL GUIDANCE, RULES, PURPOSE and SUBMISSON FORMAT DETAILS
If they want a professional logo, they can hire a graphic design and give him the money.
Graphic design is not a competition, we don’t work for free before beiing hired, and hoping the client wil choose us.
Every designer have a portfolio, that’s enough to choose. As a platform for freelancer, they should better be aware of the nospec campaign…
I totaly agree with you as speculative work must be stoped, however…we all know there will be always some “designers” breaking the rules of that game and there is no way to compete with them. More annoying is if Freelancing platforms encourage this and support the mockuping and competition trends. Freelancing platforms schould be keeped “contests-free”.
The article here is published however for thos who want to take the advantage and feel comfortable with providing upfront work without the guarantee of compensation…we know there are enough people out there that will jump on such offers. Go get that $10,000…Good Luck to all participants
Andrea, it is a great post thanks for posting it!
Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?
Noel, it is a great post thanks for writing it!
There’s a lot of info. I’ll be back again.
Hmm… I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I added it to favorites and i’ll be your constant reader.
I added your blog to bookmarks. And i’ll read your articles more often!
Thanks guys for visiting and your comments, much appreciated.
this blog blows my head when i saw it..10k prizes are a real attraction now a days… hehehe..this will surely attract more people to sign, i for one..let me do some sketching:)lol nice post!
Thanks for the info, I’ll spread the word.
@Mael : It’s true, but graphic contests exist anyway, the difference is the prize is much more high than a command from a single designer .. it’s a way to find the best logo that can be designed and at the same time it’s fun! because there is a competition between designers ..
anyway, it’s my point of view ..
i love this post and maybe i could give a try for this
Ah!!! at last I found what I was looking for. Somtimes it takes so much effort to find even tiny useful piece of information.
Nice post. Thanks
For people who are experts in graphics and logo , a contest like this is always welcomed.