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: July 2006
The Microhierax Chronicles on NO!SPEC
Understanding No!Spec Why say No to Speculative Work? 1. No Guarantee 2. Unprofessional 3. Lack of Professional Research 4. Needs of the client not met 5. Myopic 6. Undermines consultive benefits 7. Undervalues the profession 8. Pitches and design don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged designers, Spec Work, Tips
About.com on NO!SPEC
What is Spec? by Mary Beth & Paul Trautwein About.com Guides to Graphic Design Speculative work historically has been practiced in Advertising and Architecture. In those professions the winning firm would be offered a long-term contract resulting in years of … Continue reading
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Tagged About.com, designers, Spec Work
suit 101 on NO!SPEC
Spec Work Hurts Graphic Designers Clients want free work and ideas. As a creative professional you should just say NO! About a year ago I was asked to bid on creating the design work for a magazine for a small … Continue reading
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Tagged designers, no-spec, Spec Work
Leihu on NO!SPEC
Will The Real Style Shady Please Stand Up? … this debacle makes a great argument against design contests and spec work, in this case not only did all the entrants lose out, but the so-called winner was also screwed. Read … Continue reading
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Tagged designers, Spec Work
The Biggest Challenges Facing Independent Designers
SHARK-INFESTED WATERS It took me five years to realize that whenever a potential client said, “If you do this one cheap, there’s a lot more work down the line,†it was, in each and every case, a load of number … Continue reading
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Tagged designers, Spec Work
Snog Blog with Dear Designer
Dear Designer I am looking for a good designer to revamp our website and to redo our logo. I have spoken to my bosses and they think it’s a good idea, but we don’t know how much we want to … Continue reading
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Tagged clients, designers, Spec Work
Design Meltdown Has it Right
Design Melt Down gets it with Yellow Yellow is somewhat of a less popular color. It doesn’t show up very much in web design, at least not in very prominent ways. Lets look … to see what kind of meaning … Continue reading
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Tagged design