NO reSPECt

The GDC twittered today about a business magazine (of all things) holding a design contest for their 25th anniversary cover. Read all about it here.

Now me being an advocate for all things good and being a graphic designer trying to make it in this world, I got a little upset so I wrote them to let them know that spec work should not be supported and is an unethical business practice for many reasons.

As designers we spend years perfecting our craft, learning new technologies, and exercising our creative minds in order to find phenomenal solutions for our clients that effectively communicates a message. That’s takes a large amount of schooling, time, experience, not to mention talent and discipline. It’s not something everyone can do and by businesses supporting spec work, they are devaluing all of that.

By hiring an accredited professional graphic designer they are supporting design industry professionals and showing the world that graphic design is a great business investment and not something that can picked up off a store shelf.

If you're a business and want to learn more, please take a peek at these sites.

http://www.no-spec.com/
http://www.gdc.net/business/index/articles33.php