The dangers of speculative design

Lisa Barrett of Birmingham-based Sixth Story published the studio’s experience of speculative design, where the “pitches” they ultimately lost ended up looking very similar to the designs that were actually used. “We produced some branding work, name generation and packaging … Continue reading →

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Powerhouse Museum tries crowdsourcing for Sydney Design, then pulls contest

“People are free to decide what they do with the efforts of designers of any stripe – that’s entirely ok. But when a publicly funded organisation (whose entire justification for their funding, and thus their existence, turns on promoting and … Continue reading →

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Obama Crowdsourcing to Support American Jobs?

A tweet from Niki Bivona (@nikibivona) on Twitter says it all: RT @nospec http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/artworks-submission Obama is now crowdsourcing a poster, about job creation. Irony. Obama, if you aim to support American jobs, then perhaps paying designers to create your campaign … Continue reading →

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US Department of Interior is Crowdsourcing their Logo?

Here’s a petition found via Twitter that you might be interested in. @LogoMotives Petition: Stop the US Department of @Interior from Crowdsourcing a Logo | @nospec #nospec | http://bit.ly/NOSPEC-DOI OVERVIEW The U.S. Department of the Interior currently has posted a … Continue reading →

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No More Spec Shooting!

If you plan on being in Las Vegas this Sunday, Ben Chen is scheduled to speak at the SPAA Convention. SPAA: stands for Sports Photographers Association of America. No More Spec Shooting! Sunday, February 20, 2011, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 … Continue reading →

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