Does Drake Value Good Design?

February 17th, 2012 / Comments (0)

A tipster passed along info that Drake is soliciting students to design a new logo for their J-Term. We think it's pretty cool that they're trying to get students involved. Giving students a chance to beef up their books is never bad.

What isn't cool is the compensation. The winning student will only receive a $50 gift card to the University Bookstore. $50 bucks is not much for a logo that's going to be used time and time again. And it's not even real cash.

Remember, good design is worth paying good money for. If you offer low rates you're going to get sub-par work. We're not in the position to tell anyone not to enter contests like this, but we ask you to think about how it reflects on our creative community.

We'd love to say good riddance to contests that exploit students like this.

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