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]]> By: Kate Halt http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9303 Kate Halt Sun, 10 May 2009 15:09:16 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9303 It depends upon you on what to choose, on what you think is right for you. It depends upon you on what to choose, on what you think is right for you.

]]> By: Love Tan http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9302 Love Tan Sun, 10 May 2009 15:08:21 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9302 Maybe To Spec.. Maybe To Spec..

]]> By: dznr http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9301 dznr Fri, 08 May 2009 19:23:37 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9301 @thingylab - does your company have all of the contestants do the entire job from start to finish and then only pay one that they like based on their entry? If not, then what you are suggesting is different than what is being discussed here. For instance I would enjoy to go to 50 or 100 restaurants for dinner and only pay the one that I enjoyed most and pay them substantially less than they would otherwise get. But its unethical to do to those people providing the service and trying to make a living - plus that industry would NEVER allow it. @scottsemple - digideth's question was at least on topic, no need to get defensive. The open-source comparison was addressed masterfully above. I might add to it that even in open-source communities, the authors get to have credit for their work attached to the project somewhere whereas a designer gets none. How many logos do you see that say who designed them? @thingylab – does your company have all of the contestants do the entire job from start to finish and then only pay one that they like based on their entry?

If not, then what you are suggesting is different than what is being discussed here. For instance I would enjoy to go to 50 or 100 restaurants for dinner and only pay the one that I enjoyed most and pay them substantially less than they would otherwise get. But its unethical to do to those people providing the service and trying to make a living – plus that industry would NEVER allow it.

@scottsemple – digideth's question was at least on topic, no need to get defensive. The open-source comparison was addressed masterfully above. I might add to it that even in open-source communities, the authors get to have credit for their work attached to the project somewhere whereas a designer gets none. How many logos do you see that say who designed them?

]]> By: Jen Reed’s Blog Libracorn Chronicles http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9287 Jen Reed’s Blog Libracorn Chronicles Fri, 08 May 2009 15:06:49 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9287 [...] came across another twitter link to this No Spec blog post. Back in the day (and I’m talking years and years ago) when I kept up with the web [...] [...] came across another twitter link to this No Spec blog post. Back in the day (and I’m talking years and years ago) when I kept up with the web [...]

]]> By: uGur http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9288 uGur Fri, 08 May 2009 02:47:56 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9288 Objective and an interesting article Objective and an interesting article

]]> By: Software Quality Digest - 2009-05-05 | No bug left behind http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9289 Software Quality Digest - 2009-05-05 | No bug left behind Tue, 05 May 2009 20:00:56 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9289 [...] To Spec or Not to Spec - “There’s been much debate of late regarding speculative or ’spec’ work and the associated problems (and benefits) of it. [..] But what exactly is spec work? Some people don’t seem to know. Why all the hoo-ha and what, if anything, should we do about it?” [...] [...] To Spec or Not to Spec – “There’s been much debate of late regarding speculative or ’spec’ work and the associated problems (and benefits) of it. [..] But what exactly is spec work? Some people don’t seem to know. Why all the hoo-ha and what, if anything, should we do about it?” [...]

]]> By: thingylab http://carsonified.com/blog/business/to-spec-or-not-to-spec/#comment-9290 thingylab Mon, 04 May 2009 17:26:23 +0000 http://thinkvitamin.com/?p=1170#comment-9290 Isn't "spec work" a normal component of a lot of industries ? My company regularly sets up competitions to chose consulting companies (not in the field of graphic design). It certainly drives down prices (which is a good thing - and please, it doesn't mean devaluating talent. It means paying a fair price.) More importantly, it allows us to make sure the company we chose has understood what we wanted from them before work begins. It also allows us to find little gems that we wouldn't have considered if we had to pay anything up front. Isn't "spec work" a normal component of a lot of industries ?
My company regularly sets up competitions to chose consulting companies (not in the field of graphic design). It certainly drives down prices (which is a good thing – and please, it doesn't mean devaluating talent. It means paying a fair price.) More importantly, it allows us to make sure the company we chose has understood what we wanted from them before work begins. It also allows us to find little gems that we wouldn't have considered if we had to pay anything up front.

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