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Friends don’t let friends do Spec work

Posted on July 13th, by Gregory Wilson in Site. No Comments

Spec Work

Credits : Matt Clarke, Chad Behnke, Jerett Patterson

Source : http://www.no-spec.com/nospec-poster-downloads/

In my professional opinion, Spec work devalues the potential of design and ultimately does a disservice to the client. Spec work can come in many forms and from existing clients, referrals and job postings.

What are the Pros & Cons of doing spec work?
Pros

Design Vendor : Exposure, Portfolio building, opportunity to work with organization

Client : Test out vendor, get numerous designs for free potentially lowering the cost of professional design services by hundreds or thousands of dollars, get the best for your business.

Cons

Pitfalls.  Spec client may already have chosen an agency to work with, and they are just trying to get some free ideas from the community.  It’s easy to recreate something or if worse comes to worse, you can hire the designer, but ultimately have no interest … Read More »




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