aquent site redesign-spec work
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- Judi_in_Disguise0
To all those people who love to 'jump' to the most negative conclusions:
No, Aquent isn't cheap. Their business is thriving.
No, Aquent never intended to 'get away' with practically free site design - they have their own in-house design agency with very talented people.
No, Aquent did not mean to insinuate that a site redesign was only worth $500. Placing 3000 people a week on creative jobs means they know what today's prices are.So what they hell were they thinking? I can only surmise, but here goes:
Did they think that a senior interactive designer with 8 years of experience designing big name sites would enter the contest? Of course not. Get real.
They probably thought this would be a fun exercise for a very junior designer, a chance to show off their prowess in spite of possibly having little or NO prior web design experience. A chance for some as-yet-unknown designer to gain credibility, and add something to his/her portfolio.
Is that a bad thing? Of course not.
Did they, however, think about the at-large reaction of the creative community who does NOT know their motives? No, they apparently did not.
So slap 'em for not having realized that most seasoned designers would react so harshly, but don't slap 'em for wanting to give someone a chance to do something that no one else would ever consider hiring them to do.
If you really want to get piss mad, do it at this company: www.crowdspring.com. They have PURPOSELY built a business around having designers do spec work, post it online, so companies can "shop" for designs they like, much like you would go to an art store to pick out a painting for your living room. In fact, I'm going to start a new discussion about this business and I hope people will comment.
- Why use the third-person when you're from Aquent? Seems a little misleadingletters2
- Definitely from Aquent.nearestexit
- How can you post this in the third person when your account uses an Aquent email address. There's still no excuse for what happenned.Josev
- happened. Pointing to others who have worse practices does not let you off the hook.Josev
- HAHAA...YOU'RE FROM AQUENT...clearly it's in your best interest to save face. We don't buy the bullshit.Lt_Jack_Hammer
- Nice red herring, that url.cannonball
- Judi_in_Disguise you are so far from the point we can't even see you... wow Matt needs to tell you a few thingsDancer