[mrhappyunhappy]

I hope nobody takes this comment seriously. I don’t know a single good designer who uses a template for anything. They may draw inspiration from samples provided by the client but definitely no templates.

If you hire an enterprise firm who fails do deliver a product that fits your target market then the fault is on you for not doing your due diligence.

Contests are by far the worst way to go about making a design decision. You are asking a bunch of people to design something they put little thought into so they can make a big impression with little tact. Might be ok if you are doing a shitty logo but for a project that requires understanding your target audience you’re shooting yourself in the foot.

[gammateam]

Depends on what template means to you.

If a designer finds clients asking similar things, then the designer saves time by packaging their own work into something easily modifiable.

And yes it can also mean stuff they got off the net. Your level of discipline has no bearing on it, the client isn't supposed to know.