Tag Archives: Design Contests

Published on June 21, 2009 / / 6 Valued Comments

Crowdsink on Twitter: CrowdSpring, Do What’s Right!

CrowdSpring sinks to even lower lows… This weekend, while Jay and I were busy updating no-spec.com, twitter continued to be all aflutter over the latest from CrowdSpring: CrowdSpring, Do What’s Right! Background: Seems a CrowdSpring designer ripped off the work … Continue reading →

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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 October 14, 2007 / / 19 Valued Comments

The Spec Trap: Sitepoint

The Spec Trap by Terri Stone Last week, Eric Adams wrote about his experiences using Sitepoint to solicit logo designs for a fledgling non-profit focused on suicide prevention. As I expected, there were some negative reactions from readers who are … Continue reading →

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Published on October 7, 2006 / / 1 Valued Comment

TexasDesign.com: Fossil Holds Design Contest

TexasDesign.com reviews the Fossil design contest – “Great exposure or simply spec work?” With the case of the Fossil contest you lose all rights to your designs when you enter the contest. Submissions will not be returned. Submissions become the … Continue reading →

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Published on October 2, 2006 / / Comments Off

Boxes and Arrows – Getting there

Are We There Yet? – Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design Back when we decided B&A needed an overhaul, we held a contest for a new design of Boxes and Arrows. Boy, was that a mistake. Although the … Continue reading →

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Published on August 17, 2006 / / 1 Valued Comment

Barenaked Exploitation by Robert Wurth

So, what do you do when you’re an internationally recognized, successful band with millions of dollars in CD and concert ticket sales? If you’re the Barenaked Ladies, you slap an industry in the face by running an unethical, exploitive contest, … Continue reading →

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Published on May 5, 2006 / / Comments Off

Watchtan on NO!SPEC

Finding the Con in Contests Fame and fortune await thee! BBC would like someone to help reboot the site design and focus. For your efforts, you would receive an Apple laptop. Slashdot is wanting a new look as well. If … Continue reading →

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Published on March 15, 2006 / / Comments Off

Why Spec Projects and Logo Design Contests Suck

Steve Douglas from the LogoFactory has written an article on LogoPalooza: Why spec projects and logo design contests suck. Steve writes: If I had a nickel for every time I heard this – “if you show me what you’re proposing … Continue reading →

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