Bummer of the Week - Bon Iver uses online contest to pick a new tattoo design.

[jacobhh]

I saw this posted somewhere and it really just surprised me. I am not a huge fan of the dudes music but I certainly respected him as an artist. I am a graphic designer and this website (which is mainly used for design related requests) really pisses me off in general...to have a bunch of people not get compensated for their work with only a slim chance of getting picked for the job AFTER they have put in the work is wrong to me. It also dilutes the value of a designer in general when people think they can get a logo for their company for 200 bucks off some website. Never thought I would see this happen with something as personal as a tattoo but here it is and I am sure 1000 little lamestreamers just got the same idea. I know I am preaching to the choir here but it really pisses me off. On a side note it appears this dude already has some shitty tattoos including some lame text and a state outline.

edit: Sorry meant to post this in General Tattoo Discussion

[ThaliaCamille]

All I can say is I despise those sites, no matter what they're asking for, for exactly the same reasons you've described. On the plus side, the saying "pay peanuts, get monkeys" will still apply, and people willing to get something more substantial will go seek it out the right way.

[pioneer]

It is like anything else in America a Capitalist idea that id doesn't matter about the true artist. These websites seem only to care about making them selves money with no regards to the real people putting in the work.