Published on October 8, 2011 / / 11 Valued Comments

Obama Crowdsourcing to Support American Jobs?

A RT from Niki Bivona (@nikibivona) on twitter says it all:

RT @nospec my.barackobama.com/page/s/artworks-submission Obama is now crowdsourcing a poster, about job creation. Irony

Obama, if you aim to support American jobs, the perhaps paying designers to create your campaign posters would be a good start?

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged Crowdsourcing, designers, Obama
Published on June 5, 2011 / / 2 Valued Comments

US Department of Interior is Crowdsourcing their Logo?

Jeff Fisher tweeted a petition that you just might be interested in.

@LogoMotives Petition: Stop the US Department of @Interior from Crowdsourcing a Logo | @nospec #nospec | bit.ly/NOSPEC-DOI

OVERVIEW
The [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged competitions, Crowdsourcing, designers, logo design, US Government
Published on January 28, 2011 / / Comments Off

No More Spec Shooting!

If you plan on being in Las Vegas this Sunday, Ben Chen is scheduled to speak at the SPAA Convention.

SPAA: stands for Sports Photographers Association of America.

No More [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in NO!SPEC News | Tagged conferences, No more spec, Photographers, SPAA, SPAA Convention
Published on December 9, 2010 / / 9 Valued Comments

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 [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in Dear NO!SPEC | Tagged design, Graphic Design, Spec Work, Students
Published on November 13, 2010 / / 15 Valued Comments

Relaunching NO!SPEC with 28 Talking Points

Welcome to the relaunch of the NO!SPEC site. And who do we have to thank for this revamp? My good friends David Airey (designer) and Jay Wickham (programmer).
From [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in NO!SPEC News | Tagged Crowdsourcing, David Airey, Jay Wickham, spec, Steve Douglas
Published on November 9, 2010 / / 3 Valued Comments

Design Students Create NO!SPEC Video

As the recipient of a multitude of emails on the subject of spec, I never know what’ll be arriving next. Some emails offer suggestions, others request information, and others [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in Dear NO!SPEC | Tagged design, Design students, Videos, YouTube
Published on July 5, 2010 / / 4 Valued Comments

Interview Request: Alternatives to Free Pitching

Alternatives to Free Pitching
Free pitching has long been an issue with designers. Some designers are for, some against, while others aren’t sure which way to jump. Do you?
Below is [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in Spec Conversation | Tagged designers, Free Pitching, Interview, white paper
Published on September 28, 2009 / / 6 Valued Comments

iStock + Logos = ?

Worms, lawyers and style-whores
iStock opens can of nasty worms | Logo Design Love: I’ve learned a lot during my years as a designer. One of those things is that [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in NO!SPEC News | Tagged AIGA, Crowdsourcing, designers, Ethics, iStock, Logos
Published on September 8, 2009 / / Comments Off

SXSW: Spec Work Is Evil, How Creatives Fight Back

If you followed SXSW 2009 Is Spec Work Evil?, then you are sure to be interested in Andrew Hyde’s proposed panel for 2010: Spec Work Is Evil, How Creatives [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in Crowdsourcing | Tagged Spec Work Is Evil, SXSW 2010
Published on August 10, 2009 / / 6 Valued Comments

Interviewing Debbie Millman: President of the National AIGA

Dear Debbie Millman,

For years, you’ve been an inspiring advocate of the design industry. I know you’ve certainly inspired me. Your opinions on ethics in the design industry jumped [...] Continue Reading…

Posted in NO!SPEC News | Tagged AIGA, Debbie Millman, Design Matters, Interview