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Crowdsourcing Design Is Poison to the Design Community

By Greg Huntoon | January 25, 2009

Pawning sites like Crowdspring, Bootb.com, GeniusRocket, Worth1000.com and 99designs off as “crowdsourcing design networks” is covering the wolf in sheep’s clothing. It’s one thing to run a design contest online - a true contest where there’s an objective, a prize or prizes, and most importantly a singularity of purpose.
It’s a completely different thing to build [...]

Also posted in Business, Community, Design, Designers, Social Media, Work | Tagged competition, crowdsourcing, Design, ethical standards, ethics, guidelines | 7 Comments

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An anthropologist and writer by education, Greg converted a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for architecture and technology into a successful career as a designer and art director. Greg is currently employed as the Director of Social Media for Break Media. He is particularly focused on user experience, branding, social media, site architecture, navigation, and grid-based designs. Read full bio

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