Monthly Archives: May 2008

Published on May 19, 2008 / / 9 Valued Comments

420 Design Blog on Design Contests

Design contests don’t bring the best of anything. From Angie: Just under a week ago I received an email from an employee from what I presume is Lord & Taylor’s PR firm telling me (albeit not personally as it was … Continue reading →

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Published on May 19, 2008 / / Comments Off

NO!SPEC Posters: Poster by Dagmar Jeffrey

Dagmar Jeffrey of Archetype Design Studio has contributed the striking poster below for our collection – Spec: The Real Monster Thanks Dag! Dag’s poster can be downloaded here. As before, check out posters by Jerett Patterson, George Gruel, Chad Behnke, … Continue reading →

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Published on May 19, 2008 / / 6 Valued Comments

Positive Space: 99Designs Stoops to a New Low

Tony of Positive Space has a decent conversation going in his post: 99Designs Stoops to a New Low and Attempts Propaganda. If you have been following Positive Space for a while, then you undoubtedly know that I have a problem … Continue reading →

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Published on May 9, 2008 / / 9 Valued Comments

When Saying No Politely Gets You In the Door

Dear NO!SPEC, Just wanted to share a recent email exchange I had with a prospective employer who asked candidates to do a test design on a new project. I liberally stole and altered sections from an article posted on your … Continue reading →

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Published on May 9, 2008 / / Comments Off

NO!SPEC Posters: Poster by Jerett Patterson

Jerett Patterson of Five6teen has generously contributed the fantastic poster below for our collection – Spec: Don’t Make Me Get The Soap! Thanks Jerett! Jerett’s poster can be downloaded here. As before, check out posters by George Gruel, Chad Behnke, … Continue reading →

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