Category: Spec Conversation

  • Deluxe Lab on NO!SPEC

    Deluxe Lab quoting Tom Stephan on Deluxe Lab, Webspotting: Go Spec Yourself! I really wanted a tattoo, but I had no idea what I wanted – I just wanted a tattoo. So I went to four or five different tattoo studios and said: hi guys, I want a tattoo, and it has to be cool […]

  • TAPP-D on NO!SPEC

    TAPP-D with Issues: Just Say NO! Spec work has become a real problem in our industry, as I previously mentioned on Tapp-d, this work undermines much of what designers do to earn a living. I for one am completely against spec work, seeing as I do like to eat and have a roof over my […]

  • A Little Hut on NO!SPEC

    A little Hut says NO to spec work! Hear! Hear! A site that finally puts a voice to why spec work shouldn’t exist. It says everything that I probably couldn’t adequately put into words myself. You should really check it out.

  • Netdiver on NO!SPEC

    Kudos goes to Carole Guevin from Netdiver Now folks at NO!SPEC are taking this hot issue to a new level. We working the design industry, have long tales of such requests turned bad, and as such, Netdiver supports this initiative wholeheartedly!

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]