I agree – it’s always useful to borrow proven processes from others.

I wouldn’t consider it plagiarism to copy an interactive form like you did – since it’s being used in a unique way: to extract information from your clients to ensure they get a better final product.

I know Michel Fortin, a leading copywriter, has posted his sales letter questionnaire for others to borrow in the past. I chose to take it and modify it to my needs instead of swiping it completely.

So I guess I agree with you. Copying a questionnaire is much different that copying a logo or article. One is a means to an end while the other is simply an end.

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Congrats again, and thanks Jacob!

Janette,
Congratulations Janette! I have just sent you an email!

Jacob, we’d better get to see this logo when it’s finished!

Looking forward to more innovation,
Chad

Ah great, thank you, I will look into that after my trip.

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Kristarella,
I have a feeling that I may not even get one… everyone loves something for nothing and I guess that is why they posted in the first place but who knows? It would be good to have some more guaranteed work for August as I am not around to look for it during my time away.

Anthony,
Yeah I was genuinely surprised to see so many entries and to see so many people without logos that wanted one – one of the reasons I am offering that bonus to them.

AdnElric,
Well maybe a little bit of exposure of my logo however people won’t know who designed it just by looking at it

Liam,
Carpe Diem right?

Chad,
Very good question Chad, and glad that some one brought it up. Yeah of course I am not trying to hide it, David provides a great resource and he wrote a great tutorial on creating PDF forms… it just so happens that we are both in the same business and our needs were the same.

I did a lot of research into logo design questionnaires and even had my own in a Word Document before I came across David’s interactive PDF. I found that the questions in his questionnaire were much more concise and sculpted around what I needed as a logo designer and in a more logical order that those that I found on other sites so I used his PDF as a template for mine and changed some of the questions throughout the form to how I work.

And yes as a writer I would get appalled to see my work swiped word for word – it does happen to some of my articles… However, we are designers and our questions are very similar to each others so I do not see it as a problem in that respect. What is your opinion?

I’m a big fan of your site and this is a fantastic competition for you to put on.

However, I had a question regarding your .pdf questionnaire. It appears it’s almost exactly the same as David Airey’s – questions, words, layout, etc.

Is this not considered a big deal for designers? As a writer, I’d be disappointed to see my questionnaire swiped word for word…

Again, awesome competition. I’m not trying to accuse you of anything – because it’s obvious you aren’t looking to hide. Just looking for your opinion on it and wondering why you chose to borrow his .pdf questionnaire instead of creating one that is completely your own.

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Congrats to the winner, and to you. You are gonna get a lot more attention from potential costumers

Good to see an amazing turn out for the competition and we hope you can host more of these jacob over the course of the summer holidays if you find the time from your busy schedule.

Jacob, not sure whether to wish you lots of business or not because you might be swamped with discounted work.

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