Comments on: Spec work, why I don’t do it http://mark.poppen.ca/313/spec-work-why-i-dont-do-it/ Dutch web designer in Canada Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Carson Shold http://mark.poppen.ca/313/spec-work-why-i-dont-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-5419 Carson Shold Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:40:42 +0000 http://mark.poppen.ca/?p=313#comment-5419 I couldn't agree more. You should take a look at my most recent post about spec work! Cheers .-= Carson Shold´s last blog ..<a href="http://thehappinessmachine.com/2009/spec-work-is-killing-graphic-design/" rel="nofollow">Spec Work Is Killing the Graphic Design Industry</a> =-. I couldn’t agree more. You should take a look at my most recent post about spec work!

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]]> By: Mark Silver http://mark.poppen.ca/313/spec-work-why-i-dont-do-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3432 Mark Silver Thu, 28 May 2009 20:42:38 +0000 http://mark.poppen.ca/?p=313#comment-3432 I do some spec work, but just about all of my clients are word of mouth and have stuck with me for a long time. I like to think the reason is that, although I am a designer, I can also give them a good level of input on their business from a different angle and present them with a way of looking at things they perhaps hadn't thought about. It's all about providing valuable design solutions that work, which means it is important to understand their business and ultimately what their customers need. That said, I do sometimes do spec work because in tough times I need to stay diverse and be able to adapt. Also there are sometimes great rewards in doing work for clients in a different country/culture, as you get the chance to learn about and adapt to the different design styles the other cultures have. Cheers Mark I do some spec work, but just about all of my clients are word of mouth and have stuck with me for a long time. I like to think the reason is that, although I am a designer, I can also give them a good level of input on their business from a different angle and present them with a way of looking at things they perhaps hadn’t thought about. It’s all about providing valuable design solutions that work, which means it is important to understand their business and ultimately what their customers need.

That said, I do sometimes do spec work because in tough times I need to stay diverse and be able to adapt. Also there are sometimes great rewards in doing work for clients in a different country/culture, as you get the chance to learn about and adapt to the different design styles the other cultures have.

Cheers

Mark

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