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.
Tag Archives: clients
NO!SPEC’s Quote of the Century…
Paul Rand paraphrased by Steve Jobs I will solve your problem for you. And you will pay me. And you don’t have to use the solution. If you want options, go talk to other people. But I’ll solve the problem … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged clients, Paul Rand, Spec Work, Steve Jobs
YouTube: The Vendor Client Relationship
Are these real world situations? Or what? Please go to YouTube to see the video (they don’t want it embedded). The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations. A huge thanks goes to Lee Healey from www.freelance-cartoonist.com for sending … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged Business, clients, YouTube
Comments on Spec Work and Crowdsourcing
From the previous post, CreativePro: Spec Work and Crowdsourcing, I thought I’d grab a few of the opinions from the comments. Shale Grant said: Thanks for your constant and steadfast guard over working on spec. I’ve done both (have my … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdsourcing
Tagged Business, clients, CreativePro, Crowdsourcing, Spec Work
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
Posted in Dear NO!SPEC
Tagged clients, design, no-spec
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
Posted in Dear Designer
Tagged clients, designers, Spec Work
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
Did I mess up big time?
Dear NO!SPEC, I checked out the NoSpec site and have a quick question on mockups and I would really appreciate it if you could give me some advice. Here’s the scenario. I just got off the phone with a potential … Continue reading
Posted in Dear NO!SPEC
Tagged clients, designers, Questions, spec
New to the Design Industry
Dear Designer I have never worked with a designer before. A friend of mine told me that I can get you to work for free. My friend said that all I had to do is tell you that there is … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Designer
Tagged clients, designers, no-spec
Branding Request
Dear Designer, After much discussion, my company has decided that it needs a complete image overhaul. We’d like our logo updated, as well as all of our marketing materials redesigned to better build our brand. We have many people placing … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Designer
Tagged Branding, clients, designers, Logos