<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Hi Jessica,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">I agree with Rich. If your business is a profit-making business which offers services to help people thrive, then paying for graphic design services are helping a qualified graphic designer to "thrive".</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">What you have proposed is called "spec work", where you are only willing to pay for a "winning" design. This spec work is frowned upon in the graphic design industry. Imagine you sit down at a restaurant and you ask them to serve you 6 different dishes, you try each one, and only pay for the one you found tasty. You would never do that. Not many professions deal with this issue the way creatives do. And the Graphic Artists Guild, among others, speak up about it, have worked on Pricing and Ethical Guidelines (PEGS) for just these types of issues, and support their members as they adhere to these industry guidelines. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">You may be unaware of this issue, you may have seen other people do contests like this and thought it was okay to do. But please be aware that it is not accepted in our industry, and I for one, kindly request that you choose to hire a qualified graphic designer and negotiate fees that pay them a good rate for their good work. If you are not familiar with this hiring process, how to choose a qualified designer, I am sure there are many folks here who can help you out with that, and some will be willing to quote on your project and provide trusted advice on various aspects of the process through to completion. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Best on this project,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#444444">Deb</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 8:27 AM Jessica Gifford via Hidden-discuss <<a href="mailto:hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net">hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Hi All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">I'm running a design contest </span>for the back and box of a customized deck of
<i>Connection Cards</i>, which are used in a program that helps participants get to know new people, build social
connections, and develop friendships. Each card has a question
that participants answer as part of the program. There will be a <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">$150 prize for the winning design.</span> You may email <a href="mailto:jessica@growingwellness.life" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">jessica@growingwellness.life</a> for
entry guidelines. Please pass along to anyone who may be interested.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks!<br>Jessica<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span></span>
<br clear="all"></p><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><span><span><span><span><img src="https://docs.google.com/a/growingwellness.life/uc?id=0B6jl7Aw-S4bjQjJWc19HdXliamc&export=download" width="115" height="37"><br><br></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Jessica Gifford, LICSW<span><span><span><br>www.growingwellness.life</span></span></span><br>413-548-4688</span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br></span></span><br><br><span><div><br></div></span><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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