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: Spec Work
Spec Work and Design Students
I regularly receive letters from design students and those new to the design industry. In their correspondence the students often explain how they were not educated about spec, and/or were sent to contest sites by their instructors. Earlier this year … Continue reading
Posted in Dear NO!SPEC
Tagged design, Graphic Design, Spec Work, Students
Logo Design Love: SpecWatch on Design Contests
Do you twitter? If you don’t have a twitter account, then you are missing out on the latest spec happening in the design industry. Logo Design Love: It’s interesting to see the recent appearance of Spec Watch, a venture that … Continue reading
Posted in Design Contests
Tagged 99designs, CrowdSpring, designers, Spec Work, SpecWatch, Twitter
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
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
CreativePro: Spec Work and Crowdsourcing
Spec Work and Crowdsourcing, when will they ever learn? Pamela Pfiffner, writer and founding editor of CreativePro.com, recently put together a timely article for designers: Spec Work and Crowdsourcing: Gambles that Don’t Pay Off. The economy’s in the toilet and … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged CreativePro, Crowdsourcing, Spec Work
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
Miles on Free Pitching
Miles’ Blog: That monster called Free Pitch No matter what you call it, Spec Work, Free Pitch, etc the concept is the same. I’ll get a handful of designers or studios to come up with a handful of concepts for … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged design, Free Pitching, Spec Work
Spec work, anyone?
Spec work can damage your business, by David Airey If you’re a designer, and you receive a request for speculative work, write or call the issuer. There’s a chance they may not even realise this practice is unethical. … Earlier … Continue reading
Posted in Crowdsourcing
Tagged Crowdsourcing, Sitepoint, Spec Work, Springwise
Open Letter to CL (Craigslist) Administration
This letter was forwarded to NO!SPEC. (Please note: Discussions are open, but inflammatory comments will be deleted) Open Letter to CL Administration Reply to: gigs-412731766@craigslist.org Date: 2007-09-03, 8:34AM To all creative professionals; please read this, and if you agree, please … Continue reading
Posted in Spec Conversation
Tagged Craigslist, Dear Craigslist, Spec Work