The ZehnKatzen Times: [design] Professional Designers Cry NO!SPEC article is pretty complete so I’ll let Samuel do the talking …
From Samuel: Spec? What is this Spec then?
“Spec” is short for “speculative”. While there are many types of speculation the one that designers should be watching out for is the prospect of doing hard work for the hope of getting paid.
What sort of insane fool would do hard work for only maybe getting paid for it?
That’s a fair question. The answer is, regrettably, rather a few (refer: “LogoWorks”). And it’s not due necessarily to any moral failing on the point of the participants but, perhaps of the desperate desire to “get one’s work out there” coupled with a healthy dose of good old American “gettin’ something for nothing”.
The ZehnKatzen Times is by: Samuel John Klein
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