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: contests
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
Posted in Crowdsourcing
Tagged 99designs, contests, Spec Work
Pixish = Spec-ish?
Whoooh, busy time here at no-spec.com, what with the emails and hits rolling in on the subject of Derek Powazek’s new site, Pixish. Like other posters, I hold Derek in high regard so his waffly stance – professing to be … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdsourcing
Tagged contests, Crowdsourcing, design, Pixish, Spec Work
Speak Up and New York’s High Priority
A personal opinion Fueled by passion for the design industry, a group of designers started the NO!SPEC campaign. Been there, done that, it was our aim to educate young designers about the dangers of working on spec. We wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Design Contests
Tagged contests, designers, no-spec, Speak Up
SPEC!FREE Design competitions: bLog-oMotives
bLog-oMotives: Calls for entries: Upcoming design competition deadlines When it comes to design competitions, it’s pretty difficult to find a spec free resource. The one I depend on has been carefully researched and compiled by Jeff Fisher, Engineer of Creative … Continue reading
Posted in SPEC!FREE
Tagged contests, designers, Ethical Design Competitions
Writers Ask Minister to Rein in TVNZ
Writers Ask Minister to Rein in TVNZ Media Release from the New Zealand Writers Guild 12 May 2006 The New Zealand Writers Guild have asked Minister of Broadcasting Steve Maharey to amend the terms of an in-house competition being run … Continue reading
Posted in NO!SPEC News
Tagged contests, Free Pitching, Writers