photoravlik.blogspot.com — # 1 - "Do this one cheap (or free) and we'll make it up on the next one." - No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would say if you said "come in, provide and install the sink for free and next time we'll make it up when we need a sink.
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fracture98Oct 1, 2006
Looks like this web site just cut and paste stole this from somewhere else. It's not even formatted for the site.Sure... talk about protecting your creativity by stealing someone else's.
Closed AccountOct 1, 2006
Check it through Copyscape.com Pretty much every post is ripped.There is that "flag" button on the Blogger bar... enough people click it and Blogger pulls it.
ksudesignerOct 2, 2006
About your first point...I agree this kind of thing happens all the time, but no need to cancel the project. Simply inform them (in writing) that any further changes are going above and beyond your original quote and they will begin to incur more fees at $x per hour. They'll stop changing things real quick :)
ksudesignerOct 2, 2006
As a graphic designer, I create my work more from personal desire and compulsion than anything. Sure a client may tell me what sort of thing he is looking for, but the end result is completely up to me. How is this different from a client who goes to a painter and asks him to paint an image to illustrate an article in a magazine? The painter is working from external criteria that the client has asked for as well. Just because a client gives me some photos and copy doesn't make me any less of an artist. In fact sometimes clients don't give us anything at all. A lot of designers go on photo shoots and direct the photographer to take exactly the shot that they want to have. Sure there are some clients who have to have specifically what they are looking for, but I'm sure a "real artist" runs across that same problem as well.Actually, there is design in galleries. Specifically I know that the MoMA (museum of modern art) has had exhibits of graphic design in the past.
cnn3Oct 2, 2006
[cough] [cough]<a class="user" href="http://www.no-spec.com">http://www.no-spec.com</a>The NO!SPEC campaign: Serves as a vehicle to unite those who support the notion that spec work devalues the potential of design and ultimately does a disservice to the client.Ten Reasons to Ponder<a class="user" href="http://www.no-spec.com/articles/ten-reasons/">http://www.no-spec.com/articles/ten-reasons/</a>And check out the rest to at the sidebar. There are tons of articles about working on spec.And yes, I'm involved with the campaign ...
tinyclangerOct 2, 2006
You'll learn not to fall for that line in the future, of course!
willcode4beerOct 2, 2006
The 'ol "chicken and egg" problem.You need exposure but, don't want to get ripped or branded "cheap".Go ahead and do free work, but only for not-for-profits. Only, you are not working for free, you are "donating" $80/hour time to them. Nobody is going to expect to get the same rate as a charity. So, use charity to get your exposure, ensure business clients know that you charge a fair rate.
willcode4beerOct 2, 2006
To bad no bury option for plagiarism