Logo Design Love

Many of you will know my stance against spec work, but it’s safe to say my opinion of the practice just got worse.

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The same freely available vector icon is entered into logo design contests on Crowdspring and 99designs.

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What’s being talked about in the logo design world?

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It’s interesting to see the recent appearance of SpecWatch, a venture that educates about the very real risks of design contest websites and “their so-called communities”.

SpecWatch has been cataloging unpaid and refunded projects, and those terminated due to copyright violation. Here are just a few examples of what’s going on.

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I know we’re in a recession and all, but something’s up when a billion dollar ad agency chooses to crowdsource its BBH Labs logo.

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