Tag Archives: Design

After a Twelve Year Arch, It All Comes Full Circle

By Greg Huntoon | November 7, 2009

When I graduated from college in 1997, I had a degree in Ecological Anthropology and Writing under one arm, and a driving passion to jump headlong into the publishing game. As editor-in-chief of my college’s weekly rag, I was sure I’d found my calling…the classifieds section just didn’t seem to agree with me.
I became a [...]

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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 [...]

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