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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went on to be a designer. They gave me infractions and banned me for 2 years. You give them free designs so they can make money, and they have no appreciation for you. They let me enter one of the c... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

As a freelance designer I have been posting designs to this worst ever site and what they do is to remove your designs when you receive high ratings. Your rules are not clear when designers have su... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I sign up as designer on design contest 2 years ago & from then this is the best place I've ever working as freelance designer. Payment & other opportunities are great here. I won many contest & got s... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

If you are a self-respecting designer, save yourself the frustration and avoid this site at all costs. With no exaggeration, 99% of the time you get no feedback from the "client", or contest holder,... See more

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  1. Web designer
  2. Business to Business Service

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DesignContest® is a community shaped by the joint efforts of talented designers and contest holders. By hosting a contest with us, contest holders are able to choose from a variety of great designs created by our many talented designers. Our designers compete for the prize offered, allowing them to push the limits and create innovative new designs.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

New DC Website Experience

i notice almost some of the contest does not have a brief in it / is it the CH choice?
I couldn't find the section where I can withdraw my design.
I also notice that when I submit entry in DC, the image become blurred.

September 14, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Website for Graphics

DC is a great help for me to meet new friends all over the globe. Best website for in the world of colors and illustrations. Good job and wishing the best luck to all of us. Thank you more and more.

September 5, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing experience

In my freelance carrier I've experienced a lot trouble on other marketplace, but on DesignContest it’s amazing. My best experience is on DC. There're lot of opportunity for designers. In my opinion DC is the best site among other. Love it!

March 19, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Marketplace for designer & customer. Loved it!

I sign up as designer on design contest 2 years ago & from then this is the best place I've ever working as freelance designer. Payment & other opportunities are great here. I won many contest & got some wonderful clients through one-on-one project. Love to be a part of DC. Admin & moderator are so helpful, whenever any trouble arrives they've solve it quickly. Recommend Design contest to everyone. :) :)

March 8, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Designcontest is more then best

I just don't have words to explain DC. Just salute! When i was a beginner none accepting my work but DC give me opportunity to wok here. Now i am level 9 designe. And i did dozens of successful Project. DC Just changed mylife. Now its a part of my life. I really love DC so much. I am grateful forever. The admin Moderator are really awesome they politely handle all kinds of situations. Best wishes for DC.

March 8, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Place To Work Through

I've done work through them on numerous occasions, I've always had a great experience. Extremely smooth process, no hidden gotcha's to look out for, rates are as advertised, no surprise commissions or hidden fees(other sites are notorious for this). If you do good work it pays. Clients are great and the one time I did have a problem the site administrators were quick to step in and resolve it. You couldn't ask for a better place to either find people to do design work or to be the designer doing the work. A true community. Highly recommended.

March 7, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why on earth would you share a personal…

Why on earth would you share a personal conversation I had with one of your moderators on my personal messenger on social media? Did I give you permission to do so? No. I did not. Just like I said, your company is very unprofessional and its the same exact thing you did to the man that was unhappy with your service. You put him on blast and belittled him and again in your response to me. I'm glad you did repeat my conversation though because it shows how incredibly petty and ridiculous you are behaving. So I was blocked from sending your company messages on Facebook because I said 'Goodbye'???? You actually admitted to everyone on here that you did that to a member of your community. Because I said 'Goodbye'. WOW. What is your policy on that as well??? As far as 'taking your advice', I most certainly did go to the Designers Court and post my design and how my design was copied by another person. You should double check your info before posting false information about anyone. The response from the mediator was about 10 words. It was very vague about how my design was not copied. No explanation, nothing. What is your policy and criteria when deciding if someone has stolen another designers work? I re-posted my work next to the person that copied mine and also gave the mediator SEVERAL reasons how it was exactly the same as mine. The 2nd moderator was extremely rude! This is how the moderator that responded to my post started his comment, "Hi! You don't need to post this 3 times. We heard your message." Thats how you train your employees to talk to members? They need remedial training. I was not familiar with your process. That is why it was posted more than once. Again, I would like to know the policy and criteria that decides how a decision like that is made...as well as your policy on why you would block someone from sending you messages on Facebook. You mentioned that I said I was banned from the website. I NEVER said that in my response. Another false accusation. Stop Now. You are lying on social media about me. I am asking you to STOP doing that from this point on. I believe doing that is a crime. You seem to be making decisions on emotion. And I'll bet you respond AGAIN to make some sort of stand to try and not appear rude and unprofessional. Too late. You need to be giving yourself 'infraction' points. I've never seen anything like this from a company before. Your website is perfect for you and customers. Customers pay next to nothing and get to pick from several hundred designs. You charge these customers and make money off them and the designers get nothing. Designers! Don't do it unless you like to work for free. There are too many entries for each contest. Odds are not in your favor. Don't let these rude people on designcontest make money off of your designs! You are worth more than that and deserve to be compensated!

March 7, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from DesignContest

HI there, The previous report did not mention anything of a personal message. what was said "We are sorry you feel the response was rude in the FB messages. This has been reviewed and there was not one time the person replied in a rude manor to you. You were asked to go to designers court several times and it was pointed out that FB is not the place for issues about reported entries, that is what designers court is for. You were the one that with the lat words said "good bye" only at that time your username was blocked. You chose to leave. You chose not to go to designers court. You were given a solution, it was your choice to not follow up with that. Plus you are NOT banned on the website, you can still go to designers court and express your opinion" no where does it say you were banned from the website.

You were asked to go to The contest forums several times in a very polite manner 4 times. There was nothing rude at all. You were asked very politely... "please go to the forums and post about this reported entry" nothing was posted of a negative manner to you or about you. You said "goodbye" you were angry that the design was told to you it was not copied. that angered you and then there was some chastising from you in the message. Still the moderator was polite and never rude to you. We NEVER said you were banned and NEVER said you said you were banned. In fact we told you " you are NOT banned " and can go to the forums an post your issue so it could be discussed further ( we explained that facebook messages is not the place to discuss reported entries). You did go to the forums a little later and we thank you for doing so. Another moderator that works website and flyer type reports answered and told you it was not copied. The reason to be blocked on FB is not for you it is for anyone leaving in an angry way, Angry people can write things that don't normally say or write so it protects the user as well as the business form such instances. if the user is not angry anymore and want unblocked they are unblocked, very simple and it saves a lot of face for users.

Good luck in your design business

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We needed to refresh our company's logo…

We needed to refresh our company's logo and after evaluating a few contest platforms and agencies, we landed on DesignContest. Starting a contest was really easy and within 24 hours we had 50+ design concepts to choose from. I would highly recommend this platform for any startup or existing small business. We are thinking about a t shirt design in 2020...so I will likely be back to start another contest. Thank you so much!

December 19, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Design Contest worst ever.

As a freelance designer I have been posting designs to this worst ever site and what they do is to remove your designs when you receive high ratings.

Your rules are not clear when designers have subscription to third parties stock imagery to be used on designs and a bad language manners you guys have replied to my personal email. BAD COMPANY.

September 3, 2019
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Reply from DesignContest

Hi there, Your registered email was replied to because you sent in a helpdesk ticket, how do we reply to your help ticket without emailing you? The only bad language came from you not designcontest.

All you had to do was go to chat with mods in the forums or designers court and discuss the issue, instead you sent in email with bad language and posted this bad review because you submitted a design that was removed for a violation, We have many many ways you can contact us, we have live chat, helpdesk, the forums

Instead of writing this false review why don't you submit the design again without the copyrighted art or better yet create your own work so this will not happen again ?

Your ticket reads title of ticket " Infraction Bullshit"
"An infraction has been applied to my design on a contest and I find
that BULLSHIT from moderator.

This was the reason given: Copied design! Also you can not use premade
designs.

I want proof of that....

RAIDA Conceptualization

Worst design contest site ever...
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Our rules and guidelines are VERY clear. It is YOUR responsibility to check all the ELUA on any design you did not create yourself. As I said in my reply to you, we follow the law, The client can't copyright the design you submitted because the ELUA doesn't allow for that usage.


1. if design is clipart

2. design has been copied or stolen

3. If designer has been removed form site for serious violations such as stolen logo


4. in your case ( we have found your account) Copied design! Also you can not use premade designs. https://www.designcontest.com/infographic-design/raida-conceptualization/entry/10/; https://www.designcontest.com/infographic-design/raida-conceptualization/entry/9/; https://as2.ftcdn.net/jpg/01/79/70/

You are the one not following the rules and guidelines. Contestholder CAN NOT copyright art you did not create. You legally cant sign over rights to use artwork you did NOT create. We have rules and guidelines for a reason and we do not play favorites, the same rules and guidelines apply to ALL desingers


The contestholder is the person in charge of their contest. The contestholder can choose to remove your entries if they are not what they want or like, designcontest.com does not do this.


Thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

"OMG, this thing really works" :)

In my country, these crowdsourcing platforms weren't that popular. So I was curious to try and my first win was something like "OMG, this thing really works". :) I'm here for more than 5 years and even if I have accounts on other platforms also this it's my favorite place to work. I grew as a designer, met wonderful people, had challenging projects so I couldn't be more happy and grateful for everything. Thank you, DC for being there! :)

July 23, 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service so great we became an affiliate

A few of our real estate agent clients have used DesignContest.com in the past, with very positive results. When I reached out to them to discuss becoming an affiliate partner, Sharie responded promptly with more information than I even requested, and a step by step guide for our clients. Excellent service all the way around.

January 16, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This company is truly unbelievable

This company is truly unbelievable, they ALWAYS go the extra step and beyond to accommodate their client.

Not only I got the best service of all time I also got the BEST logo and the BEST customer support experience ever!

Recommending that company is an understatement... They are just the best in their field... period!

July 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect for Start-Up Companies.

As a start-up company, I used Design Contest to create my company logo, brand identity, and several other projects and I couldn't be happier. All the designers were great to work with.

I also liked working with people from all over the world which was a cool experience. I met people from Indonesia, Philipines, and Turkey.

Lastly, the price for everything was well worth it.

Thank you so much Sharie!

July 18, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Don't waste your money on supposedly TOP logo designers!

Over the last 3 months I have been spending lots of money with many different "TOP" logo senior designers and although it was very expensive, none of them could come up with a unique logo.

Out of frustration, I decided to try a "logo design contest" and I found Designcontest.com on Google.

After talking with Sharie at Designcontest.com, I decided to give them a trial. Sharie told me that over a week period I should expect about 50 entries and I decided to run the contest for 2 weeks.

WOW, after 2 weeks, I got 1387 entries, way more than what Sharie had told me. Now I finally got "THE PERFECT" logo for my company and it was very difficult to go through the process of choosing the winner as there were so many good ones to choose from.

I was so happy with the result, that right away I ran a second contest for 1 week as I am starting 2 separate companies at the same time and I also needed a logo/branding for the second company as well.

After 1 week a total off 705 logos were posted and, again, I found the PERFECT logo!

I sincerely want to thank Sharie for her utmost professional support and help throughout and after the end of both contests!

If anyone is looking for a logo/branding, look no further than Designcontest.com, I can assure you that, like me, you will be happy you did!

November 20, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Incredible Results From Design Contest!

Incredible results! We used DesignContest to create a logo for our new apparel and life style company. We could not have been more pleased. We received 164 designs from 74 designers. The process was quick, easy and painless. The most difficult part was deciding which of the excellent designs to choose. Highly recommend DesignContest and will use them again on future projects.

July 30, 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience. I loved the logo and I had a ton of entries to choose from. After a few months, I found that I needed a small change and Sharie Voss in the office was extremely helpful and bent over backwards helping me out.

June 19, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would recommend this company! This is the very first time I've used …

I would recommend this company! This is the very first time I've used Design Contest. I had a great experience and the design graphic artist - designrealme has been absolutely great to work with! I highly recommend them and this great group of professional people. I will be using them again when I am ready for my website and other business needs. Thanks again for a great experience! Karen

June 14, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service for any design

I work with Designcontest for a while. Only positive impressions. Excellent usability, friendly, professional team. Good for beginners and experienced designers.
For customers there will be hundreds and hundreds of designs for every taste.
Come and you will not regret it.
Hollander

March 10, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience!

Even now, after five years of using DesignContest.com, I don’t even think about using other similar platforms. Some advantages among many others this platform has - besides being easy to use - are responsive admins, and friendly community. I warmly recommend it to both talented beginners in the world of design and those more experienced, as well as to those out there who need a quality design solution for their business.
Maxx

March 9, 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect Site for All Design Forms..

It's been 6 years since i entered this site, this brought me great experience, working with great and appreciative clients are very helpful for making me as a great designer. The site admin are also very helpful when there is some queries about the project... As a designer, i am recommending to this to the whole world.. join us now, and be a part of this great and quality design company..
nicolets...

March 9, 2017
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