Designer for flyers/brochure

I work for a construction company. I do understand that it undermines designers work but at the same time it is cheaper and I have seen some very good work on there. I am in the process of setting up a website and I would consider using them myself because I cannot afford to pay the high design prices in Ireland. If it was the other way around, yes I probably would. It all depends on circumstances though. Maybe the designers have reasons for doing the contests unknown to you or to me. There are pros are cons for each side of the argument.
 

Dude you spend far too much time on this site firstly. I am setting up a graphic design company. But i was going to use this company to get my website and printing done. I cant use myself because i dont really know how to design a website and im not a printer.
 

redlemon was only registered a few weeks ago,

I my opinion they look like a front for a foreign company.

ie someone sourced a design company in india and rebranded them as redlemon here in ireland

so technically it is an Irish company but it could just be someone outsourcing the work to an indian company/designer
which there is nothing wrong with

tyler_d half of your posts are about starting a design business the other half are recommending a design company, genius
 
lol dont be fighting

are you allowed promote things on here?

Just looking at redlemons website, I've seen better stuff on that design contest website.
 
Had a look at that sitepoint website and picked a page at random.

On that page at least 5 of those logo are rip offs of existing logos. The people who enter these competitions (not all of them) simply pull existing logos off the web, change the name and post them up from the looks of things. I'd imagine there would be copyright issues if a company spots their logo being reused. Some of the rips are quite blatant.

You are right that some of the logos are good - they are- but thats because someone else designed them. Anyone with the skill needed to make some of those logos, won't be the kind of designer who will post on those sites for the chance of winning 100 dollars.
 
If you give me examples I'll admit defeat. Like an example of a logo and what its copied from etc...

Do you still design paddi? Even the odd nixer here and there?
 
Ah i love a challenge like this. Give me a minute and I'l source the originals.

I specialise in logo design and I really enjoying branding companies and take great pride in sitting down and working out solutions that suit clients. I hate seeing lazy scam artists ripping off people, or people paying for something that causes them trouble later. A month or so ago we had a client who paid for a logo off a site, and it was a very flash and impressive coloured logo but then he found out he couldn't use it in black and white for his fax and invoices. He came to us to recreate it and ended up paying more when he should have got a one colour version first time.

I'l find a few rip off's from that site and post them up for curiosites sake when i get a chance!
 
Cool. I aint saying your lying I just like to see proof and in fairness I know feck all about design so youd probably spot them quicker than I would. MAybe I was niave in thinking that website was great for cheap designs
 
I see what you mean. I actually recognised both of them lol so I can see your point totally. Surely they cant be all rip offs though.

Anyway, as a consolation prize for me losing the argument I am gonna pm you for some advice. Cheeky I know but you seem to know your stuff.
 
PM

I have changed my post to state that it is my opinion based on the fact that all the work done by the company, was completed before redlemon was even created.

You told someone not to use http://www.printing.ie that is why I replied,
you are being negative about one company while promoting another and you clearly have a relationship with redlemon, be it directly or indirectly,
I still think it is shady practice

2points to back up shady practice

On another thread you stated that you found redlemon.ie by using a search engine, in the PM you state that you know the "person" who set up the company, so why would you need to find them.

You also stated that you didn't use them for any work, again in the PM you stated that you did use them for work.

tyler_d said:
Dude you spend far too much time on this site firstly.
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Thats what enables me to spot these Machiavellian tactics
 
bassface.. replied to your pm there.. if its any use let me know. Or if you just want to bounce ideas you do up off me thats no prob either.
 
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