I'm currently in the very first stages of founding my company, and I need some graphic design work done.

If you google for "how to find a freelance graphic designer", the results are either all noise from freelancer.com/99design style shops, or blog posts from designers complaining about the former.

A little math suggest the expected value of entering a design contest is sub $10, so I can see why designers may have a gripe.

Then occasionally I stumble across a blog of a freelancer, but the art work doesn't fit the style I'm looking for.

Ideally I'd find someone to work with longer term.

Is there some aggregator of designer portfolios somewhere?

Thanks.