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.
Category Archives: NO!SPEC News
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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Tagged conferences, No more spec, Photographers, SPAA, SPAA Convention
Relaunching NO!SPEC with 28 Talking Points
Welcome to the relaunch of the NO!SPEC site. And who do we have to thank for this revamp? My good friends David Airey (designer) and Jay Wickham (programmer). From day one, Jay and David have been tireless contributors. Behind the … Continue reading
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Tagged Crowdsourcing, David Airey, Jay Wickham, spec, Steve Douglas
iStock + Logos = ?
Worms, lawyers and style-whores iStock opens can of nasty worms | Logo Design Love: I’ve learned a lot during my years as a designer. One of those things is that a logo in isolation is like lipstick on a pig. … Continue reading
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Tagged AIGA, Crowdsourcing, designers, Ethics, iStock, Logos
Interviewing Debbie Millman: President of the National AIGA
Dear Debbie Millman, For years, you’ve been an inspiring advocate of the design industry. I know you’ve certainly inspired me. Your opinions on ethics in the design industry jumped out at me when I first came across Speak Up. And … Continue reading
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Tagged AIGA, Debbie Millman, Design Matters, Interview
AIGA & NO!SPEC: It’s all About Education
The spec watch is finally over Back in February we had the Forbes Says Designers are Snooty fiasco. During it all, we received this good news: Debbie Millman has now been asked by AIGA to ‘chair a task force in … Continue reading
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Tagged AIGA
The SDGQ Denounces Speculative Work
La SDGQ dénonce le travail spéculatif The article is in French. Below is the babelfish translation into English. The Company of the graphic designers of Quebec (SDGQ) officially gave an opinion against speculative work, not remunerated. According to it, the … Continue reading
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Tagged designers, no-spec, SDGQ, spec
VANOC 2010 Mascot RFP: GO Canada GO!
I swear, when I die I want to come back as a Canadian … Yesterday, Steven Luscher (Group Organizer for the Vancouver Graphic Design Meetup) contacted NO!SPEC about the VANOC 2010 Mascot RFP. VANOC is the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Design Orgs, designers, GDC, Spec Work, VANOC
Bitching About Pitching and Agency Compensation
Three Top Creatives Speak Their Mind at ANA Conference Is this the beginning of the end? In surprisingly strong comments before a gathering of the nation’s largest advertisers, three ad agency creative chiefs last week criticized the account pitching and … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, Agencies, Free Pitching, Spec Work
NO!SPEC Campaign: Rundown and Roundup
March/April of this year saw the launch of the NO!SPEC campaign. Since then I’ve come across a range of confusing posts, some even using open source interchangeably with spec. To clarify the spirit of the campaign I’ve put together a … Continue reading
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Tagged designers, NO!SPEC Campaign, Spec Work