Comments on: 99designs launches! http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:35:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: navneetk http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-773301 navneetk Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:49:53 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-773301 Out of curiosity, what's the logic behind the name 99designs? What does it stand for? Why was this name choosen? Out of curiosity, what’s the logic behind the name 99designs? What does it stand for? Why was this name choosen?

]]> By: shagdirty http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-640169 shagdirty Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:44 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-640169 Howdy. (long time reader first time poster)... I'm fairly new to SitePoint and it seems like a great resource overall. However, I find this 99designs site to be pretty much promoting "spec work" <a href="http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/position-spec-work" rel="nofollow">(AIGA's stance)</a>. I was completely ignorant to the fact that there were design "contests" going on before this spin off site but my issue is with the concept in any format. I don't like to get on my soap box but this kind of thing degrades the profession of design (web, print, whatever). The quality of the work seems sub-par overall (there are some nice pieces in there) so basically I see this as a way for cheapskate clients to get cookie cutter crap. Why even call them contests? 99designwhores.com or better yet farm it out to India for and start $1.99-logos.com (sorry I shouldn't have said that. that will probably hurt some feelings somewhere. sometimes i just go crazy, but whatever) Howdy. (long time reader first time poster)… I’m fairly new to SitePoint and it seems like a great resource overall. However, I find this 99designs site to be pretty much promoting “spec work” (AIGA’s stance). I was completely ignorant to the fact that there were design “contests” going on before this spin off site but my issue is with the concept in any format. I don’t like to get on my soap box but this kind of thing degrades the profession of design (web, print, whatever). The quality of the work seems sub-par overall (there are some nice pieces in there) so basically I see this as a way for cheapskate clients to get cookie cutter crap. Why even call them contests? 99designwhores.com or better yet farm it out to India for and start $1.99-logos.com (sorry I shouldn’t have said that. that will probably hurt some feelings somewhere. sometimes i just go crazy, but whatever)

]]> By: AlexW http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-639279 AlexW Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:21:56 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-639279 <blockquote>First off I’d like to apologize for being so rude in my original post. Must have just been a bad time of the day for me :(</blockquote> Not a worry, Tom. We appreciate you clarifying your views. You're right to at least some extent. There will be some 'disconnection' from what there was before. What we're hoping and planning for is for an increased sense of belonging and ownership to the new format, and ultimately a cleaner, clearer, better way of doing things. That won't be immediate, but hopefully in six months time people will be saying "Y'know, this is way better now". I can't tell you we'll be reversing things, but we're all ears if you have ideas on what you think would make a difference.

First off I’d like to apologize for being so rude in my original post. Must have just been a bad time of the day for me :(

Not a worry, Tom. We appreciate you clarifying your views.

You’re right to at least some extent. There will be some ‘disconnection’ from what there was before. What we’re hoping and planning for is for an increased sense of belonging and ownership to the new format, and ultimately a cleaner, clearer, better way of doing things. That won’t be immediate, but hopefully in six months time people will be saying “Y’know, this is way better now”.

I can’t tell you we’ll be reversing things, but we’re all ears if you have ideas on what you think would make a difference.

]]> By: Tom http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-639206 Tom Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:36:00 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-639206 First off I'd like to apologize for being so rude in my original post. Must have just been a bad time of the day for me :( While I don't like how I said it, I will stand behind what I said. I feel like SitePoint contests worked perfectly fine here on SitePoint. I think it created another great point of interaction for the SP members. Moving it under a new branding (even if you do keep the SP logins) is just an unneeded disconnection from the community that made it work in the first place. Again, sorry for being rude before. First off I’d like to apologize for being so rude in my original post. Must have just been a bad time of the day for me :(

While I don’t like how I said it, I will stand behind what I said. I feel like SitePoint contests worked perfectly fine here on SitePoint. I think it created another great point of interaction for the SP members.

Moving it under a new branding (even if you do keep the SP logins) is just an unneeded disconnection from the community that made it work in the first place.

Again, sorry for being rude before.

]]> By: Scorpiono http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-637079 Scorpiono Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:26:49 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-637079 Is this simply for re-branding? Is this simply for re-branding?

]]> By: Hero Doug http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-636409 Hero Doug Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:17:37 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-636409 <blockquote>This is Lame. People used SitePoint Contests because they come here for lots of other content as well. The new site creates a disconnection with the only reason contests worked in the first place. SitePoint Contests worked fine, you got greedy, and this will fail. Also the name is really lame. </blockquote> I agree. I've noticed that SitePoint has been really commercializing everything lately. I've recently unsubscribed from their newsletters because it seems to be a way to plug their products rather then what it used to be, informative. <blockquote> Thanks for your positive feedback Tom. I guess we won’t need to leave a light on for you over at http://99designs.com <blockquote> I agree with Tom and think it was a bit lame to give a sarcastic answer to his personal opinion. </blockquote> </blockquote> Couldn't agree more. An incredibly unprofessional response.

This is Lame. People used SitePoint Contests because they come here for lots of other content as well.

The new site creates a disconnection with the only reason contests worked in the first place.

SitePoint Contests worked fine, you got greedy, and this will fail.

Also the name is really lame.

I agree. I’ve noticed that SitePoint has been really commercializing everything lately. I’ve recently unsubscribed from their newsletters because it seems to be a way to plug their products rather then what it used to be, informative.

Thanks for your positive feedback Tom. I guess we won’t need to leave a light on for you over at http://99designs.com

I agree with Tom and think it was a bit lame to give a sarcastic answer to his personal opinion.

Couldn’t agree more. An incredibly unprofessional response.

]]> By: Matt Mickiewicz http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-635783 Matt Mickiewicz Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:32:42 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-635783 Here's the new design that you'll be seeing in a few weeks at 99Designs.com: http://dev.sitepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/99contest-index.jpg http://dev.sitepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/99contest.jpg Here’s the new design that you’ll be seeing in a few weeks at 99Designs.com:

http://dev.sitepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/99contest-index.jpg
http://dev.sitepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/99contest.jpg

]]> By: Pete http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-635329 Pete Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:02:23 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-635329 If Sitepoint doesn't continue to throw you hooks and remind me of you, I think you will fall into oblivion. I agree with Tom and think it was a bit lame to give a sarcastic answer to his personal opinion. If Sitepoint doesn’t continue to throw you hooks and remind me of you, I think you will fall into oblivion.

I agree with Tom and think it was a bit lame to give a sarcastic answer to his personal opinion.

]]> By: Nadia P http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-635088 Nadia P Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:56:51 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-635088 Congratulationse guys - hardly any downtime between switchovers, some nice early changes, can't wait to see what's next :-) Congratulationse guys – hardly any downtime between switchovers, some nice early changes, can’t wait to see what’s next :-)

]]> By: cranial-bore http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/comment-page-1/#comment-635006 cranial-bore Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:48:48 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/02/13/99designs-launches/#comment-635006 Fair enough. Fair enough.

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