jointeffort1

October 8, 2010 2:34 pm

For ALL of you that commented in this thread, here is a follow up that should interest you greatly. 

Here is a video you should watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj8Mi3WluqM

This is a video of the Legend Stan Lee himself at Comic-Con New York, presenting the award for the logo design to the winner of the contest.

Talenthouse flew the winner out from the Dominican Republic to NY,  and Talenthouse paid for the winner to stay at the SOHO House.

Stan Lee Foundation and Talenthouse provided this once in a lifetime opportunity (wish I would have won, but at least I tried) that NO amount of money can buy.

Imagine being able to stand in Times Square, during Comic-Con, and seeing your logo design illuminating the whole building! 

Well, that is EXACTLY what the winning designer got to do. I get goosebumps each time I watch the part of the video of him taking a picture of his logo lighting up that building.

Talenthouse and the Stan Lee Foundation changed this designers life for the better.

PS. Talenthouse and the Stan Lee Foundation are going to do it again. See the teaser to design a new super hero for the Stan Lee Foundation:

http://tlnt.at/dmccbv

August 20, 2010 1:52 pm

Did any of you guys or gals, look at the link I provided?

  http://www.fiverr.com/gigs/search?query=logo+design&x=0&y=0

 

794 designers ready to design your logo, for $5!  Seriously, if that doesn't scare you, you are already well to do in your field and have no need to enter such contests.

 For those that are still trying to make it, they have nothing but a few hours of their time to lose for the chance of a lifetime! 

I'm sure they would rather spend their time designing for the Stan Lee Foundation's project, than making $5 off someone else's project.

BE CLEAR, their are many, many artists/designers who are taking whatever they can get to survive $5 at a time. (SAD but TRUE). Just check the link.

If they win this contest, maybe they can stop working for slave wages and charge what you "established" guys and gals charge.

You should encourage those individuals to submit their logo design for this opportunity instead of bashing the opportunity itself. I would hate to miss this chance because someone who is more established than myself said it would be a waste of time.

Established artist should be helping and enncouraging aspiring artists. It seems to me that is EXACTLY what the Stan Lee Foundation and Talenthouse are all about.

No risk, no reward. No pain, no gain. Life is gamble, shoot the dice and see if you win...pass the dice and you lost already.

 

August 19, 2010 7:35 pm

I think that you guys have a point, it just depends on perspective I guess.

It IS a non-profit like was said above.  It IS a really good resume builder for aspiring artists as well which I dont think has been mentioned yet. Not too mention, it's a good cause.

This kind of stuff in my opinion, isn't what's hurting professional designers, this is:

 http://www.fiverr.com/gigs/search?query=logo+design&x=0&y=0

Logos, banners, even web sites, designed for $5. And there are MANY designers/artists willing to do it for that price.

That is a probably for all of us. 

August 19, 2010 7:18 pm Meant to say, "That, is a problem for all of us." Not "a probably". :)