No-Spec!
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- jfletcher0
Free design competitions are terrible.
I just got done with a conversation with a new visual designer on my team explaining visual design isn't subjective. As soon as you allow it to be run by opinion and be subjective, you devalue your job. Visuals design, and design as a whole is an objective discipline run on goals.
The problem is because all object have some level of design, there is often a lot of bad design, or people who think they can design. It’s a large education issue, but is slowly getting better. Although the dotcom bubble did nothing to help us.
- chz0
If you don't think doing spec work cheapens yourself as a professional designer or our industry so be it... It's pretty clear to me.
There was no insulting on my part v.4, if anything dirtydesign threw the insults with his post...
"The hump who posted this...
chriszawada.comdirtydesign
(Aug 24 06, 21:17)"If telling it like it is is insulting... then I'm guilty as charged.
- jfletcher0
in short, ignoring insults, I do support this.
- dirtydesign0
I do spec work to break away from the monotony of my day to day, client requested bullshit. Spec work allows me to actually be creative and do something that I like.
- horton0
sorry but i had to stir the pot and bump this for another day... didn't have a chance to get reply last night.
why does everyone think designing youth culture stuff (like snowboards) is this ultimate creative luxury, and worth doing for free? never understood this.
the snowboard industry is HUGE.. like mega million$ every year. so why the hell should companies not be paying LARGE for the #1 selling feature of every board on the shelf; the topsheet artwork. they pay their teams huge salaries, simply because these guys are confident, know their worth and demand it.
and don't kid yourself, these companies know exactly what they're up to.. which is basically getting custom artwork and reprint rights for free, something that they were paying a lot of money for just a couple years ago. wtf is that?
design contests are a horrible nasty trend.. making our profession cheap.
- BANTER0
Well said Tim!
Only we can change the way things are, I'm suprised that more designers don't feel the same way.
- lvl_130
i'm still going to stick by what i said originally. although you guys make valid points, i feel my points are just as valid.
i'm def. not giving you shit for standing up for what you believe in. like i said before, just my 2 cents.
- PonyBoy0
*shows support!
- Teeuwen0
*shows penis
- Teeuwen0
*support i mean
sorry
i is drunk a bit
- PonyBoy0
*looks for penis
Teeuwen
(Aug 24 06, 18:31)