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iStockPhoto further devalues creativity by selling logos for bargain basement prices.

This is an old article, but one that should be required reading for every creative who calls himself a "professional".

Last fall, Annie Leibovitz, the photographer, borrowed $5 million from a company called Art Capital Group. In December, she borrowed $10.5 million more from the same firm. As collateral, among other items, she used town houses she owns in Greenwich

“Spec work” stands for speculative work. It’s a term used to refer to any job for which the client expects to see examples with no guarantee of payment.

Seattle resident Derrick Coetzee uploaded 3,000 high-resolution photos of portraits in the UK National Portrait Gallery to Wikipedia.

Billion dollar per year company asks illustrators to work for free.

A considered response to a comment posted by The Art Director.

"There's a good reason why companies would use Work-For-Hire!"

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

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.