I think the problem is there's no guarantee that any artist / designer / typographer will get paid for their work. Any artist worth their salt would charge at least £200 / $300 (ish) for a job like this (a guaranteed sum, rather than a 'as long as no one does better than you' kind of thing).
dabs has kindly agreed to escrow.
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there is 0.5305 bitcoins at that address which is enough for all fees and 0.5 bitcoin to the winner.
i will announce at the end of the month. i am happy with the results so far as i think acron's design is grouse.
if someone has a better one, then they know themselves if they have the skill and the inclination.
gotta be in it to win it!
already tried finding a designer but that all ended in not quite a satisfactory outcome.