Comments on: A New Community of Graphic Designers – Mycroburst.com goes live!! http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/ An Ultimate Resource for Graphic Designers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/comment-page-1/#comment-19089 John Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:35:21 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=3391#comment-19089 Mycroburst is the dodgy one of the lot. The majority of designers there are kids and wannabes from 3rd world countries where US $100 prize money is the equivalent to a weeks wages. Designs are constantly recycled, re-used and ripped off and there seems to be little to no quality control. As a designer I would stay away from this site, however the allure of being better than most people there may be too much to resist. In my spare time I try my luck on 99designs - I don't know about you but I like to keep busy, and when I'm not working on client work I set myself imaginary clients and briefs, so what better way to spend this spare time constructively and get payed for it at the same time. I am currently winning 1 in every 3 contests that I participate in and have met many long term clients which I do work for outside of the site. I feel that the general quality on 99designs is far greater, however it still attracts the negative aspects of crowd-sourcing, it's just a lot easier to pick out the good from the bad. Mycroburst is the dodgy one of the lot. The majority of designers there are kids and wannabes from 3rd world countries where US $100 prize money is the equivalent to a weeks wages. Designs are constantly recycled, re-used and ripped off and there seems to be little to no quality control. As a designer I would stay away from this site, however the allure of being better than most people there may be too much to resist. In my spare time I try my luck on 99designs – I don’t know about you but I like to keep busy, and when I’m not working on client work I set myself imaginary clients and briefs, so what better way to spend this spare time constructively and get payed for it at the same time. I am currently winning 1 in every 3 contests that I participate in and have met many long term clients which I do work for outside of the site. I feel that the general quality on 99designs is far greater, however it still attracts the negative aspects of crowd-sourcing, it’s just a lot easier to pick out the good from the bad.

]]> By: Charlie B. Johnson http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/comment-page-1/#comment-15897 Charlie B. Johnson Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:36:20 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=3391#comment-15897 Hey Iggie, Mycroburst, being the main sponsor of my blog is surely not fake. However, I have forwarded your payment issue to them. I hope it will be resolved soon. Thanks Hey Iggie,

Mycroburst, being the main sponsor of my blog is surely not fake. However, I have forwarded your payment issue to them. I hope it will be resolved soon.

Thanks

]]> By: Iggie http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/comment-page-1/#comment-15562 Iggie Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:15:01 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=3391#comment-15562 Hi, Everyone! I'm a graphic designer from the Philippines and was just wondering if anyone here knows if "Mycroburst" is fake or not. If anyone has any info about Mycroburst please let me know as I'm worried I got scammed. I recently won a logo contest from Mycroburst and it has been two weeks and have not been paid the price money at all....Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks! Iggie Hi, Everyone!

I’m a graphic designer from the Philippines and was just wondering if anyone here knows if “Mycroburst” is fake or not. If anyone has any info about Mycroburst please let me know as I’m worried I got scammed. I recently won a logo contest from Mycroburst and it has been two weeks and have not been paid the price money at all….Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Iggie

]]> By: The wondrously wacky world of online logo design | Snippets | The Logo Factor Design Blog http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/comment-page-1/#comment-9532 The wondrously wacky world of online logo design | Snippets | The Logo Factor Design Blog Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:38:32 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=3391#comment-9532 [...] contest. As the resident spec work ‘fly in the ointment’ I did what I usually do. Ask the question. To date, no answer (though between you and me, I didn’t really expect one). Now, a few [...] [...] contest. As the resident spec work ‘fly in the ointment’ I did what I usually do. Ask the question. To date, no answer (though between you and me, I didn’t really expect one). Now, a few [...]

]]> By: DesignerObserver http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/comment-page-1/#comment-6894 DesignerObserver Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:29:30 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=3391#comment-6894 Steve...yes, MycroBurst site belongs to the company that runs Logo Design Guru and Logo Blog Org. It is amazing how companies like these who actually ruined the online logo design market (with their agressive pricing schemes) is now stepping into the crowd sourcing game. Guess the online logo waters have been over fished. So now to move on to another area and deplete that too.!!! Ugghhh!! Steve…yes, MycroBurst site belongs to the company that runs Logo Design Guru and Logo Blog Org. It is amazing how companies like these who actually ruined the online logo design market (with their agressive pricing schemes) is now stepping into the crowd sourcing game. Guess the online logo waters have been over fished. So now to move on to another area and deplete that too.!!! Ugghhh!!

]]> By: Rabzon http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-designers-community-mycroburst/comment-page-1/#comment-6863 Rabzon Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:41:48 +0000 http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/?p=3391#comment-6863 Hi, Mycroburst appears fake to me; I participated in 3 competitions, all 3 were won by same guy and the best part was the winner actually copied elements from designs earlier submitted, changed its color scheme and viola, contest holder says's "yes this is the one I was looking for" :D On another contest, the prize money was kept as $99 'guaranteed'; since prize money was low not many participants submitted their designs, So I thought I could actually verify if this really is true, hence submitted an really good design... 2 hour later guaranteed was gone and next day contest was locked :D This is nothing but brain drain, these clients who claim their company is well established and want logo don't even have an website, this mycroburst web owner is probably collecting these logo's and selling them elsewhere, since majority of participants appear to be students, they fairly come up with very good designs, as these are not copyrighted its really easy for the website owner to sell them elsewhere.. Regards Hi,

Mycroburst appears fake to me;
I participated in 3 competitions, all 3 were won by same guy and the best part was the winner actually copied elements from designs earlier submitted, changed its color scheme and viola, contest holder says’s “yes this is the one I was looking for” :D

On another contest, the prize money was kept as $99 ‘guaranteed’; since prize money was low not many participants submitted their designs, So I thought I could actually verify if this really is true, hence submitted an really good design… 2 hour later guaranteed was gone and next day contest was locked :D

This is nothing but brain drain, these clients who claim their company is well established and want logo don’t even have an website, this mycroburst web owner is probably collecting these logo’s and selling them elsewhere, since majority of participants appear to be students, they fairly come up with very good designs, as these are not copyrighted its really easy for the website owner to sell them elsewhere..

Regards

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