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Robert Wurth on NO!SPEC
Robert Wurth has added to the crusade with Spec Work and Mail Order Brides. What it boils down to is a loss of control. By running a contest, the company gives up its power to choose a designer based on talent, skill, personality and all of the other factors that make it possible to conduct…
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Piers Le Seuer on NO!SPEC
The ‘Designers who blog’ NO!SPEC crusade month just wouldn’t be right without a mention of designer Piers Le Seur. Piers designed the fantastic logo you see here on the NO!SPEC site, which eventually fueled the design. Yes, it’s been a RUSH here and a DASH there which means this blog is running behind. But with…
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Did I mess up big time?
Dear NO!SPEC, I checked out the NoSpec site and have a quick question on mockups and I would really appreciate it if you could give me some advice. Here’s the scenario. I just got off the phone with a potential client who’s looking for someone to design his logo. This happened a couple of hours…
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The Anatomy of Spec Work
Creative Expertise steps up to bat with The Anatomy of Spec Work. Speculative work is defined as work that is created and presented to a buyer of design before getting paid, given a deposit or signing a contract and is often associated with contests. Creative Expertise is the blog of Danita Reynolds, one of the…
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Why Spec Projects and Logo Design Contests Suck
Steve Douglas from the LogoFactory has written an article on LogoPalooza: Why spec projects and logo design contests suck. Steve writes: If I had a nickel for every time I heard this – “if you show me what you’re proposing for my logo design, and if I like it, I’ll pay for it”, I’d be…
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Debbie Millman on NO!SPEC
Debbie Millman is an avid crusader of the design industry, as well as a supporter of the NO!SPEC Campaign. Debbie started the crusade off with… Speculative work denigrates both the agencies and the designers that participate. If we give away our work for free, if we give away our talent and our expertise, we give…
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NO!SPEC on Designers Who Blog
For the month of March Designers Who Blog will focus on bloggers involved with the NO!SPEC Campaign. In April Creative Latitude will feature the most interesting NO!SPEC Campaign blogs at Cat’s Fancy: Designers Who Blog. If you decide to jump on the NO!SPEC bandwagon too, please contact us.
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New to the Design Industry
Dear Designer I have never worked with a designer before. A friend of mine told me that I can get you to work for free. My friend said that all I had to do is tell you that there is the possibility of more work if I choose your design. My friend said that I…
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Branding Request
Dear Designer, After much discussion, my company has decided that it needs a complete image overhaul. We’d like our logo updated, as well as all of our marketing materials redesigned to better build our brand. We have many people placing ads for our company in different publications, and we need to have a standards manual…
