Comments on: RGD Working Against Spec Work http://www.no-spec.com/archives/rgd-working-against-spec-work/ Join the NO!SPEC campaign and say NO to spec Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: thecat http://www.no-spec.com/archives/rgd-working-against-spec-work/#comment-222 thecat Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:12:54 +0000 http://www.no-spec.com/?p=75#comment-222 Russell, Thanks for the heads up on the Calgary Police force. They'll soon know that Canadian design orgs are the leaders against working spec! Russell,

Thanks for the heads up on the Calgary Police force. They’ll soon know that Canadian design orgs are the leaders against working spec!

]]> By: russ arsenault http://www.no-spec.com/archives/rgd-working-against-spec-work/#comment-212 russ arsenault Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:39:31 +0000 http://www.no-spec.com/?p=75#comment-212 I agree that spec is bad.. it's a big waste of resources, and they always seem to pay virtually nothing even for the winning design! I like what our company does however. We're a graphics design house but for the second year in a row we will be holding a different kind of contest: non-profits submit their reasons why they need a logo, we choose approx 5-10 winners and design them logos and business cards. That being said, there isn't any harm that designers to some pro-bono stuff for the underpriveledged, but some organizations REALLY DON'T NEED THE HELP. I.E: The World Police and Fire Games: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/07/22/1697918.html Honestly, I find it hard to believe that Calgary's police force needs to save money. They have problems as it is laundering it away. cheers, russell I agree that spec is bad.. it’s a big waste of resources, and they always seem to pay virtually nothing even for the winning design!

I like what our company does however. We’re a graphics design house but for the second year in a row we will be holding a different kind of contest: non-profits submit their reasons why they need a logo, we choose approx 5-10 winners and design them logos and business cards.

That being said, there isn’t any harm that designers to some pro-bono stuff for the underpriveledged, but some organizations REALLY DON’T NEED THE HELP. I.E: The World Police and Fire Games:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/07/22/1697918.html

Honestly, I find it hard to believe that Calgary’s police force needs to save money. They have problems as it is laundering it away.

cheers,

russell

]]> By: thecat http://www.no-spec.com/archives/rgd-working-against-spec-work/#comment-10 thecat Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:23:27 +0000 http://www.no-spec.com/?p=75#comment-10 Yes, I know. That's how we discovered <a href="http://www.infurmation.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.infurmation</a> Yes, I know. That’s how we discovered http://www.infurmation

]]> By: Lorie Briere http://www.no-spec.com/archives/rgd-working-against-spec-work/#comment-9 Lorie Briere Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:33:07 +0000 http://www.no-spec.com/?p=75#comment-9 Note the irony: just underneath the "no spec" article is a call for entries to a spec design competition whose judges include Milton Glaser, David Carson and Canada’s Karim Rashid; judges for Canada have yet to be announced. (Last year’s Canadian judges were Montreal-based Bob Beck of Dialect Design, George Fok of Amen–Epoxy and Louis Gagnon of Paprika.) Note the irony: just underneath the “no spec” article is a call for entries to a spec design competition whose judges include Milton Glaser, David Carson and Canada’s Karim Rashid; judges for Canada have yet to be announced. (Last year’s Canadian judges were Montreal-based Bob Beck of Dialect Design, George Fok of Amen–Epoxy and Louis Gagnon of Paprika.)

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