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The Vendor-Client Relationship

November 25, 2009 | No Comments

This video has made the rounds in the design community for months, but it is still amusing (and too true)! Produced by Scofield Editorial, Inc., Casting Agency: Artistic Enterprises Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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Marketing that Bombs

November 13, 2009 | No Comments

Between the calculatedly folksy Americana, the loving depiction of military hardware, the mass destruction plunging from the heavens in trails of fire, and the transforming robots, someone at that ad agency has clearly seen way too many Michael Bay movies. (It lacks only shirtless, sweaty Marines and an American flag waving against a sunset.) Even if you ignore the ad’s queasy combination of warfare and commerce — I don’t exactly want to buy [...] Read More

Nov 2nd

Why We Don’t Do Spec Work

What is spec work? Basically, its any kind of creative work rendered and submitted, either partial or completed, by a designer to a prospective client/employer before taking steps to secure both their work and an equitable fee. Under these conditions, a designer will often be requested to submit work under the guise of either a contest or an entry exam on actual, existing jobs as a “test” of their skill. In addition, the designer normally unwittingly loses all [...] Read More

Tags: business + corporate + crowdsourcing + design + graphic design + marketing + no!spec + spec-work
by Matthew Carson, III
Categories: Featured, Graphic Design, Web Design
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