Wikipedia is holding a spec contest. In response, Mark Boulton made points regarding spec contests, whoring, and working pro bono in his post, Wikipedia and Bowing to the Brand.
From Mark: The design is not the end result, the design is process one took to arrive at a solution to the problems. There’s just so much in there to give away for nothing. Yeah, you may get your name up in lights, but at what cost?
Make no mistake, this project is a high profile big deal. But it’s also going to take ages.
But Wikipedia want a design, a free one, and they’ll get it because they are Wikipedia and you will bow to the brand and this will keep happening until designers, real ones, say NO to free work.
Via Andy Rutledge: Redesign Competitions: looking for a commitment or just a roll in the hay?
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