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What purpose does an arts organization serve if it will only "help" as long as you are sending them cash?
How you view our industry greatly affects the quality and value of our work.
Turning over source files as a "bonus" is bad business and it winds up making it more difficult for all independents.
When is it worth it to do spec work?
A considered response to a comment posted by The Art Director.
"There's a good reason why companies would use Work-For-Hire!"
Being “green” in the workplace really isn’t that difficult.
Designers seem to fall into two camps: those who have more experience dealing with Spec(ulative) Work and those who have more experience dealing with Work-For-Hire.
Trying to drum up support for a worthy cause, no matter the cause, is akin to pulling teeth.
To: Visual Communication Design schools, governments and the public
Instead of asking “how much will this cost?”, the question clients should be asking is “how much will it cost me in potential revenue if I cut corners on my web site or my marketing efforts?”
How a ruinous corporate culture has taught small businessmen to eschew ethics in pursuit of the almighty dollar and its impact on the creative industry.



