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Spec. It’s one of those topics that those outside of the design industry, people may not think twice about. The idea of having a competition for design services seams to make a lot of sense. You offer a prize, hundreds of designs come in, and you just select the best one.
I hear that it’s fairly common in Art. Maybe it’s not even frowned upon (chime in to let me know the official Art world stance if you know it). That would sort of makes sense as artists may already have work in their sketchbook that would look good for your mural. But your logo? No designer I know has one ready for you.
Nate wrote a post about the wrongs of spec last month, we even spoke for a half-hour about it on a podcast with Drew Davies, and AIGA has an official stance against it. But we have found a solution to all of the wrongs that doesn’t involve sabotage. So if anyone asks us – we’re in!
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Hey. Logo contests are bad alright? And by bad I mean totally awesome bad. I’ve always felt like there’s some serious untapped potential for mayhem in those, and I feel it’s our duty as professional designer to… wait, I just said “dooty.” LOLZ.
Sorry for a low count on comics this week — my brother was even giving me a hard time about my launch schedule yesterday — planning to get back on track next week. And, for you Reflex Blue Show listeners, we just lined up a great interview for next week’s show that we’re really excited about. Not sure HOW we managed it (wicked-awesome pun win!!), but be sure you tune next Thursday!
Update: If you want to know how I really feel, check out this article on Vossome.com.
Nate Voss is a designer, illustrator, talkshow host and design journalist. Working in Omaha since 2001, Nate served four years on the Board of Directors for 
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