99designsReviews 412

Well I'm just getting started with 99designs, looked for a contest, submit logo, rated, and yes made it as a finalist, their was 3 of us left, then i submit designs just as what the client have suggested, and stayed all night, submit few designs for the final, saving other designs which still on work, and suddenly, just this morning, email received, 99design suspended your account: "Thanks for your interest in 99designs. Unfortunately the current quality of your work does not fit our site standards"... well sh** happens, you got interested, made effort, hoped, and whoosh bye bye, just for quality, but didn't mind the effort and creativity

I love the contest approach to design. You feel 'spoiled' by all the designers who hop onto your contest and share their best concepts and talents with you. I'm humbled that the almost 90 submissions I received came from designers who could've been designing for other brands. But they chose mine and I was so happy. The final design captures our vision and mission perfectly. I will definitely work with 99designs again and refer them to others.

I was in need of a great design for the cover of my ebook. I not only got 158 designs, most of them were very high quality. I was blown away! The cost was about 25% of the quotes I received on another site. So not too expensive! I am so glad I took my time and worked with 99designs, it was a great process from beginning to end. I am so pleased with the professional-looking publisher-worthy cover design I chose. I will definitely use 99designs again.

Mediocre work provided by logo designers. Highly unprofessional and rude 99Designs staff. They lure you with the promise of a full refund but they don't consider you wasted 4 or 5 days for NOTHING! Stay away. I started two project on this platform and both of them fail miserably. I have been in the business of web dev for 19 years. This 99Designs site rates among the lowest I have see in the industry. Case in point: When they cancel an order, if you try to go back to the page a message display read "NOTHING TO SEE HERE"... (keep moving I guess.). I find this message as arrogant as the support staffer who hanged up on me. BUYER BEWARE!

At first I was impressed with the concept. I work in the marketing world but didn't have the time or resources to work on this myself and we needed a professional logo for our real estate group. This seemed to be a great solution. We received a variety of designs-I'm sure some of the designers were original and the interaction with designers was good. Unfortunately a design popped up at the end of the second phase-we ran a poll and this new design rose to the top so we ran with it. I had to spoon feed most of the creative but ended up with the basics to work with.
I was disappointed to find the logo that won was not original at all-it was pulled and copied directly out of Adobe Cloud Library. I wish one of the designers that worked so hard to create something original for us had won. I guess we got what we paid for. So sorry for and to all the designers out there who produce quality work.

By suspending accounts and not offering a different way to participate to improve, is not very encouraging of designers to want to come back and participate.

Funny how I was in the running to win one contest, and received very good feedback from another and now somehow after 2 years, the quality of my work is what? Bahahahaha

With sites like designhill, designcrowd, there is a whole world where I would rather participate and I do and make money.

Don't bother with 99designs, not like they pay benefits or support people working.

I have been a freelancer in 99d for over a year, and overall I would say it is the most professional site of its sort in all aspects.
I do not know how the experience is for a customer, but judging from its interface and options (brief, examples, engaged designers, etc.) I would say that it is similar with a designer's experience, which is a very high quality service.

Also: good quality-control, good designer (/customer?) support, and some awesome designers!

There have been times that made me frustrated, but if you have a realistic view of yourself, design, and the business vibes its all good in the end.

As a 8 year graphic designer I decided to give 99designs a shot. I designed a logo for a pizza company and followed all the procedures necessary to enter the design contest. However, within a day my account was suspended from 99designs. I don't really know why it was suspended but from the email they sent me it stated "As a result, we have put your account on hold. We encourage you to improve your design skills." I thought this was a slap in the face and really unprofessional the design contest that they host should be decided by the client and not 99designs cause ultimately the client is more important. My suggestion to all new business owners out there please hire a freelance designer that will take care of your business in the long run. The best designers build companies a brand identity not just a logo. 99design robs freelance designers for there craft. They get a bunch of designers thinking they are going to win some quick cash but they end up spending more time and work then the actual cost of the design. The one element that is missing is the personal relationship between the designer and the client and that is something you cannot replace I wouldn't recommend 99designs to anyone after this incident.

I've had my account suspended after 5 days and 3 contest entered because, "your designs did not meet our site's quality standards". After the suspension, I've received 3 feedback messages from the contest holders awaiting my response to which I can't because I can't login. I will now have no chance of winning those contest because of this.

This notion that 99designs is upholding design standards by suspending your account for 3 months and then letting you submit your portfolio for review makes no sense. Art is subjective and if the client likes what I've submitted, how can someone from 99designs intervene and decide that it's not quality. Should the client have the last word. I submitted original illustrations, no clip-art, but that wasn't quality? The worst part is that it was just cut off from one side so now the clients can keep sending me feedback and I'm just muted from responding.

If the bar is that high for 99designs, then you should have to be reviewed before you can get an account so no one's time is wasted instead of being in the middle of contest and then just silenced. At least, have it so I can't enter any new contest without a review but I can continue contest I'm already entered in. This is no way to treat REAL people who are just trying to make a living.

To everyone who's complaining that 99 has banned their accounts, I can guarantee you that it was a righteous decision. Bad designers get removed from the platform and those who show adequate skill level, stay and eventually get promoted. I solely support myself from 99 and whoever claims they're scam or whatever is just spreading blutant lies. You can freely contact me at *******@gmail.com and I'll be glad to point you in the right direction.
For any potential clients reading this, don't you think it's better to have a handful of designers that are actually good and will provide you with a great design, than having a bunch of copycats and people who have just discovered Illustrator seven days ago?

IF YOU REGISTER IN 99DESIGN YOU ARE LOSE IN LIFE! WHY 99DESIGN ARE TRAVELERS WITHOUT CONTROLLING THE LAW. WOULD APPLY THE PENALTIES OF MANY PERSONS WHO HAVE TO SEND THIS SITE THE SITES SIMILAR TO THAT. 99DESIGN TO BE ANY COPYRIGHT RULES. THEIR ASSISTANCE IN DESIGN WAS INCOMPETENT, 99DESIGN IS NOT A TRANSPARENT SITE WHY HIDE INCOMPETENCE. NO EXIXST CURRICULUM ONLINE OF PEOPLE THAT WORKING IN 99DESIGN AND LESS THAN THEIR NAMES. MANY PEOPLE WANT A WRITTEN VERTENCE THROUGH THE LAWYERS. TAKE CARE PEOPLE! THIS IS NOT POSSIBILITY OF WORK THIS IS SCAM!