Good designers, the ones you want if this is important to you, don't do contests.
I'm not looking for a good designer. I'm looking for a hacker (ideally a unix hacker) who happens to have some design skills.
I'm not looking for a good designer. I'm looking for a hacker (ideally a unix hacker) who happens to have some design skills.
I hope you find somebody that loves your product to do the logo and don't have to fall back on the contest. Good luck.
If someone was going to make a free Tarsnap logo, they're unlikely to be deterred by the possibility of a small reward for it.
The only downside to the "wrong kind of people" entering is more entries to look through. Who cares what kind of person they are if the logo's good?
Of course contestants realize that they aren't likely to win, but if he's doing the right thing by setting up a mud wrestling match? I personally think he's not, so I do give a fuck.
And so what if the 'wrong kind of people' start submitting designs. I bet the contest runners would be happier with an arsehole submitting a fantastic logo, than a lovely person submitting a crap one.