Comments on: Do crowdsourced design contests work? You be the judge – and win! http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/ Future of distributed work and crowdsourcing Sat, 25 May 2013 13:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Parkbench http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Parkbench Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-549 No, honestly I do not want to win that t-shirt (I use a small, if you insist) but it made me think of my very old black t-shirt bought 20 years ago in a shop selling used books. On the front a foto (white on black background) of Kafka saying: "Kafka havde det heller ikke for morsomt" (which means something like "Kafka did not have much fun, either") and on the rear of the t-shirt "Nansensgade Antikvariat - A book a day keeps reality away!". What I mean is, it is not so much the design which is important, but a message, that makes you laugh, think and remember it forever. No, honestly I do not want to win that t-shirt (I use a small, if you insist) but it made me think of my very old black t-shirt bought 20 years ago in a shop selling used books. On the front a foto (white on black background) of Kafka saying: “Kafka havde det heller ikke for morsomt” (which means something like “Kafka did not have much fun, either”) and on the rear of the t-shirt “Nansensgade Antikvariat – A book a day keeps reality away!”. What I mean is, it is not so much the design which is important, but a message, that makes you laugh, think and remember it forever.

]]> By: Em_dash http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Em_dash Fri, 27 May 2011 01:18:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-540 Every time a someone submits a design to a company that is crowdsourcing ideas, a puppy dies. Every time a someone submits a design to a company that is crowdsourcing ideas, a puppy dies.

]]> By: Harry Seppala http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Harry Seppala Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:57:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-416 In our case we chose to show all the entries to all the participants. Actually in 99designs it's offered as an option to hide entries from other participants. However choosing that option would have costed around 100$ (if I recall right). 99Designs promoted choosing the 100$ option because they considered that it raises the quality of the entries.nnThen again it was slightly surprising that many participants ended-up copying other participants ideas, especially after they were commented to be good.. In our case we chose to show all the entries to all the participants. Actually in 99designs it’s offered as an option to hide entries from other participants. However choosing that option would have costed around 100$ (if I recall right). 99Designs promoted choosing the 100$ option because they considered that it raises the quality of the entries.nnThen again it was slightly surprising that many participants ended-up copying other participants ideas, especially after they were commented to be good..

]]> By: Strangeronthebus http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Strangeronthebus Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:32:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-415 I am currently working on a dissertation proposal looking into crowdsourcing from a corporate comms perspective, so your comments around what you would do differently are useful. What's also interesting is the fact that it's a strategy, contrary to popular opinion, that does not always provide value for money, especially if you consider time your staff spend responding to questions. nIn researching the differences between definitions of Open source and Crowdsource, Open source participants can always see other participants contributions, and Crowdsourcing seems to vary depending on the organisation initiating the request. I would expect a good agency to provide pros and cons to help you select a strategy that is right for you. Did that happen? I am currently working on a dissertation proposal looking into crowdsourcing from a corporate comms perspective, so your comments around what you would do differently are useful. What’s also interesting is the fact that it’s a strategy, contrary to popular opinion, that does not always provide value for money, especially if you consider time your staff spend responding to questions. nIn researching the differences between definitions of Open source and Crowdsource, Open source participants can always see other participants contributions, and Crowdsourcing seems to vary depending on the organisation initiating the request. I would expect a good agency to provide pros and cons to help you select a strategy that is right for you. Did that happen?

]]> By: CBO http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-345 CBO Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:47:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-345 Love the T-shirt, but $300 seems a bit much. Of course, by offering $300, you aren't limited to one person or one firm's ideas, which you may or may not like, but won't really know until after the fact. nnI have toyed with the idea of using crowd sourcing for some design work. I think that if I did, I would go with the sites that don't allow the designers to see each other's work, because they do seem to copy each other. Love the T-shirt, but $300 seems a bit much. Of course, by offering $300, you aren’t limited to one person or one firm’s ideas, which you may or may not like, but won’t really know until after the fact. nnI have toyed with the idea of using crowd sourcing for some design work. I think that if I did, I would go with the sites that don’t allow the designers to see each other’s work, because they do seem to copy each other.

]]> By: Johngreatguy99 http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Johngreatguy99 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:38:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-273 I think this process is fascinating. I like the design, but I wonder what results you would have got if you had spent the money on a traditional design firm? In terms of efficiency, it seems like there was a lot of wasted effort both by you and the failed designers. I suppose this is much the same debate that traditional design contests have been having for a long time. Is crowdsourced design a traditional design comp on steroids, or is it something new? I think this process is fascinating. I like the design, but I wonder what results you would have got if you had spent the money on a traditional design firm?

In terms of efficiency, it seems like there was a lot of wasted effort both by you and the failed designers. I suppose this is much the same debate that traditional design contests have been having for a long time. Is crowdsourced design a traditional design comp on steroids, or is it something new?

]]> By: David http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-272 David Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:08:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-272 I've used 99designs for two projects. I think I paid too much not realizing what incentives would work. Most of the designs seemed to leverage other popular designs or copies of existing work on the web passed off as original. For my bodybyneglect.com T-Shirt I came up with a great logo. Chanceinmypants.com was simple but cute. Both - in the end are pretty original. I’ve used 99designs for two projects. I think I paid too much not realizing what incentives would work. Most of the designs seemed to leverage other popular designs or copies of existing work on the web passed off as original. For my bodybyneglect.com T-Shirt I came up with a great logo. Chanceinmypants.com was simple but cute. Both – in the end are pretty original.

]]> By: Pedro99 http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Pedro99 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:14:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-271 It looks nice... :-) It looks nice… :-)

]]> By: Tuomas Rinta http://blog.microtask.com/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Tuomas Rinta Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:07:00 +0000 http://www.microtask.com/blog/2010/10/do-crowdsourced-design-contests-work-you-be-the-judge-%e2%80%93-and-win/#comment-270 Threadless, anyone?-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadless#Operation Threadless, anyone?-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threadless#Operation

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