01-14-2013, 10:58 PM
I get your side of the argument. I'm a free market kind of guy.
i am also a professional creative who gets paid well and I have, (in the past when I was much younger) participated in spec work projects. Heck, I won Microsoft's national logo contest for their Macintosh User Group design contest.
Crowd sourced creative work is good for the really talented people who are able to make a better living than they would have other wise. The end result though is that an overall devaluing of the creative process occurs.
I'm actually fine with the spirit of competition.... but this should occur at the portfolio level and not at the billable hour level for free.
Spending $200 on a logo that caused 300 hours of time to produce 400 logos is unethical, whether the victims are willing or not.
My opinion.
i am also a professional creative who gets paid well and I have, (in the past when I was much younger) participated in spec work projects. Heck, I won Microsoft's national logo contest for their Macintosh User Group design contest.
Crowd sourced creative work is good for the really talented people who are able to make a better living than they would have other wise. The end result though is that an overall devaluing of the creative process occurs.
I'm actually fine with the spirit of competition.... but this should occur at the portfolio level and not at the billable hour level for free.
Spending $200 on a logo that caused 300 hours of time to produce 400 logos is unethical, whether the victims are willing or not.
My opinion.