First off, I'm an artist myself so I can be very picky when working with others. So I was very pleased to find that, in my experience, the designers on 99designs are not only extremely talented but also very open and receptive to even the tiniest pickiest changes.From the contest I ran, there are clearly different skill levels, which is to be expected, but they all seemed genuine and are doing their best.The finalists I had were amazing - even though I was only running a bronze level contest - and it was a very tough decision to choose the winner.The structure of the site is a little difficult for me to navigate as it feel a bit disjointed, but that's just personal to me. But everything is there and once you work it out it's very easy to communicate with each designer individually or message them all, and to review and rate designs.Creating a design comeptition or brief is really easy and the flexibility to upgrade or extend at any time is great.The ability to easily create a poll and share to social or with collegues/friends to help you choose a design is great.The staggering number and variation of designers whose work you can vet in advance is impressive.I've used the site twice now - 1 direct commision and 1 contest. In both cases I was blown away with what I ended up with.They may not be the cheapest, but if you're looking for high quality, truly pro artwork, and are prepared to move beyond fiverr, you really can't go wrong. And for what you can get - it's huge value for money. As they say - 'you get what you pay for.'
