CocaCola Design Competition
CocaCola are tapping into the crowdsourcing marketplace to harness free design work.
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Adidas Eyewear Competition
Adidas are crowdsourcing the design community for new eyewear concepts.
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The New York Times Engages Spec Work
The New York Times targets cartoonists to work for free
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You won’t find a self-respecting professional designer at 99designs
Why is 99designs loathed amongst the creative community? Let’s highlight a few examples.
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Penguin books crowdsource book cover for best selling author John Green
Penguin books is holding a spec competition for the cover of best selling author John Green's latest book An Abundance of Katherines. The winner will receive a copy of said book (retail price $9.99).
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Designers love Moleskine and in return they want free logo concepts
We designers love a Moleskine note book. Have done so for over a decade. It's safe to say that Moleskine profits greatly from the design community. A harmonious relationship then. No.
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President Obama, using creatives for free work goes against your "create jobs" campaign
Governments are in business and live handsomely as a result and this should be viewed as such rather than 'Obama is cool so this campaign is cool'. READ ABOUT IT
Paul McCartney & Rod Stewart Crowdsoucing Promotional Material
Two of the biggest names in music are seeking promotional posters/artwork for upcoming gigs/projects. READ ABOUT IT
1stWebDesigner launches a spec competition
1stWebDesigner has close to 50,000 followers (Twitter/RSS). That’s a hell of an influence in the web design community. Tens of thousands of young aspiring minds looking for direction and guidance. READ ABOUT IT
TV Celebrity Gerry Dee wants new logo for a TV show
An open letter to Gerry Dee requesting a stop to the solicitation of hundreds, if not thousands of free design hours. READ ABOUT IT
Outcome: Gerry Dee emailed me to let me know he has withdrawn the logo contest. He also tweeted:
“logo contest idea came from me. Not CBC. I had no idea obviously about #antispec but will happily pull my contest idea to support it.”
This campaign lasted 50 minutes from launch to Gerry Dee’s above tweet.
The Huffington Post Spec Design Competition
Outcome: The Huffington Post closed the competition later the same day of the campaign. READ ABOUT IT
View all 3646 faces that support the AntiSpec campaign!
warning: it's a hell of a load
