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Subject: Re: Logo Contest
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:37:43 +0100
Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

> Julio Capote writes:
> 
> > Untrue, I know a NUMBER of emerging graphic artists, who would kill
> > for this kind of exposure, and are much better than any
> > commercialized firm I've seen.
> 
> If they are so good, why would they kill for this kind of exposure?
> 
> The world of commercial art is no exception to the rule that you get
> what you pay for.  Good graphic art is worth paying for; for a price
> of zero dollars, you'll get zero quality.  Exceptions are very, very
> rare, and cannot be depended on.  And an amateurish logo would be
> quite a liability.

You make it sound as if the FreeBSD project paid a million dollars for
the current drawing of "Beastie". After all, we get what we pay for, and
the current mascot/logo is "perfect", right?

Jacob