Carl,
On 2011-02-07 12:37, Carl Symons wrote:
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:02:04 +1100 From: Philip Rhoades<phil@...2067...> Subject: [Inkscape-user] Where to find SVG artists/designers? To: Inkscape User Communityinkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net
People,
I have been on this list for quite a while because I am interested in SVG but I have to give one of my web sites a new look and feel and it occurs to me that there are some great people out there (who are much more artistically creative than I am) who could design a new logo, style sheet etc for us. I looked at DeviantArt but I couldn't see how to get a message into their system. What I am thinking of is maybe having a competition with prize money for the best SVG suite that is produced - how would I go about this? Is there a more appropriate list for this proposal? Any suggestions?
The site to be revamped is:
http://neuralarchivesfoundation.orgFor more info about what we are looking for, people could mail me:
phil AT neuralarchivesfoundation DOT org(that will bypass my vicious spam filter)
Thanks,
Phil.
Philip Rhoades
GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia E-mail: phil@...2067...
Hello Philip,
It's great that you are looking to the Inkscape artist community for what they can provide. This kind of approach is one of the things that makes the open source community work well.
Unfortunately, contests have gotten a bad reputation. They are a way to get a bunch of people to contribute free art with no assurance that anyone will actually be compensated. Further, the really good artists won't participate because they work for pay.
It would probably be best to have people submit proposals and samples of existing work, and then select someone whose work you prefer.
I am not a professional artist; more oriented towards business and writing. I use Inkscape (it's my favorite application) to create quilt mockups and other rough images. So I won't be proposing. But I think that you and the Inkscape community might be happier with something other than a contest.
Thank you again for supporting the open source community.
Carl
Thanks for the response! - is there are convenient place/way to find a list of SVG artists? I may have found someone already but I would prefer someone who specialises in SVG if possible . .
Thanks,
Phil.