Hello and Welcome,
On behalf of the members who are participating in your project, we sincerely appreciate any feedback that is given, it helps us a lot to create your vision for a brand identity.
A new feature has been implemented where all contests on LT are blind during the first phase (open) of the contest. Only you can see the submissions, we cannot. During this phase there may be similar concepts from a number of different designers. We are not copying each other, this simply means we have come up with similar ideas based on your brief.
Please keep in mind that any changes or ideas you share privately, either by PM (private message) or on the designer's entry page for the contest, are confidential and should not be shared with others. The reason for this is that it will lead to designer disputes that may adversely affect your project.
Once the contest goes into the second phase (finalist), all designs are revealed and only the top 5 ranked designers can continue to submit. Designers can develop their concepts but cannot directly copy someone else's work and we request that you not ask any designer(s) to use elements from another designer's work.
Please also note that designers can be re-arranged at any time during the finalist phase, even ones that were not initially chosen as part of your top 5. So if you feel another designer's work is more on track, simply move him/her to the top 5 and so on. This applies to the judging phase as well.
This was written by Scott & Faith on behalf of all Members