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Booboofinger wrote: You're overreacting.

As a graphic artist, you knew that you were not going to get paid, and I'm sure you must at some point been open to the possibility that your logo would not be chosen. This contest, from an outsider's point of view who also is a graphic artist, is no different then entering something on worth1000.com, or worse yet, e-lance.com. To be honest, that is why I kept away from it.

They had a contest, you entered. They made a decision, and they did not chose your work. It happens. By going all sore loser about it you are not looking like a professional, you are looking like a spoiled kid. Plus, this I can tell you from working for over 10 years as a professional graphic designer: customers (and they are customers even if you elect to do the work for free) don't know crap about typefaces, color schemes etc. That is why they turn to us when they need something.

If anything you gained experience. While that may not sound like much right now, it will save you from similar situations in the future. You're right. I wasn't upset about my logo not getting chosen, but I thought that perhaps the person who got there logo chosen and then seeing it get taken down might have been upset about it. And yes, I've gained knowledge when it comes to working for others.