I have to admire that you are true to form BAR-CODE and always consistent on that.

I would like to mention that this is not all about the money. It's also about recognition and contribution to the community.

There will be 2+ years of name recognition that goes to the winner. The artist's name remains on the work and will get printed on t-shirts, and additional promotional items and linked in the logo history page permanently: http://www.renderosity.com/news.php?viewStory=13257

You won't get this kind of artist exposure with a traditional "for hire" job, that would provide a higher rate of pay for spec work, but typically would not allow the artist's name to appear on the work.

We think it means more to all of us if the entire community gets to vote and have a say in selecting our new look for the next 2 years. This isn't a "typical" logo design job. It's about all of us coming together to design, share, and select the creative work that a majority of us think best represents our digital artist community.

But hey, it's alright to have different perspectives ;-)

Lillian Hawkins
Marketing Manager
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