Well written article about the dangers (both to clients and designers) of free, pro-bono and spec work – You get what you pay for by Emily Lewis
There remains a perception outside the web industry that a web site is intangible and, as such, not really a ‘product’. This same ignorance leads many laypeople to also assume that it is easy to ‘throw a site together’.
Bloody good point.
For any designers who are struggling to ‘justify’ (as if we should have to justify not wanting to work without pay – mutter mutter…) a resistance to spec work, a useful resource is the AIGA Position on spec work which includes well written letters outlining objections to spec and competition work.
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darn it…. so that free website I was about to ask for is off the cards?! What about if I pay you in magic beans…. ;)
posted by Matt, Feb 19, 11:42 AM
Magic beans you say – ooh tempting!
posted by James, Feb 19, 03:04 PM