About NO!SPEC
Spec work and spec-based design contests are a growing concern. So in an effort to educate those working in the Visual Communication industry as well as the clients who use their services, a group of designers banded together to bring the NO!SPEC Campaign to the public.
Monthly Archives: April 2006
The Stapler on NO!SPEC
Dear Prospective Client I understand your apprehension. I really do. Hiring an independent writer – or programmer, or graphic designer, or anyone else – can at first seem to be a scary enterprise. There’s a bunch of us out there, … Continue reading
Posted in NO!SPEC News
Tagged clients, designers, no-spec
SPEC!FREE: ihaveanidea Portfolio Night
ihaveanidea Portfolio Night From the press release: students enrolled in advertising programs, graduates, and up-and-coming creatives will have the opportunity to spend valuable face-to-face time with North America’s most prestigious creative directors and leading industry professionals. US agencies taking a … Continue reading
Posted in SPEC!FREE
Tagged Advertising, designers, ihaveanidea
fadtastic on NO!SPEC
From fadtastic: They have given over ideas that have not been completed under contract and could be used or could influence the client without them having to pay a penny and also they have condoned this whole approach by partaking … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged designers, no-spec
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged designers, no-spec, Spec Work