Tag: Spec Work

  • NO!SPEC Interview with RGD by Kevin Broome

    From Kevin: I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Carmen von Richthofen, the Executive Director of Association of Registered Graphic Designers and John Furneaux, the President of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers and Managing Director of Karacters Design Group in Toronto about the issue of spec work and the damage that can be…

  • Andy Rutledge on NO!SPEC

    Redesign Competitions: looking for a commitment or just a roll in the hay? When looking for someone to spend the rest of your life with, a hot bod and a willingness to put out are not exactly the appropriate exclusive criteria for selection. They might be part of the package, but they’re largely irrelevant to…

  • Mark Boulton on NO!SPEC

    Wikipedia and Bowing to the Brand Wikipedia are having a design competition. Whilst it doesn’t come as a complete shock that a site which offers free content is after free work, I’m still reeling from the opportunity that this presents to some designers, and recoiling from the effect this type of project has on the…

  • American Design Awards on NO!SPEC

    Say NO to Speculative Work By Art Javid “Speculative Work” is the unfortunate practice in today’s society by certain companies or organizations that put on a “contest”, asking hundreds of graphic designers to participate by designing, and sharing their ideas or work specific to the project, and promising the “winner” a meager payoff if their…

  • Pig Work on NO!SPEC

    From Pig Work: The fact is if big fat wallets want to get five of us monkeys dancing on the chance one will get some money then it’s not a healthy situation for anyone. It devalues the designers and means when you do speculative work and don’t pull the contract you not only don’t get…

  • Mister Alexander on NO!SPEC

    Mister Alexander writing about ‘The dangers of Spec work’ for the Communication Design Studies at Virginia Western Community College. … in the end, my inexperience and eagerness caused the loss of my own creative control and product, and my only payment was the 150 or so hot dogs that my sympathetic friend slid across the…

  • mediabistro.com: UnBeige on NO!SPEC

    mediabistro.com: UnBeige: And Then They Never Talked About Spec Work Again… We’re back to eating up every last bit of words with this whole ongoing spec thing. This writer has seen enough to understand that he was wrong in the spec department. He was thinking more along the lines of creating to help your portfolio,…

  • 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…