On 30th March 2012, all Facebook Pages will get the new ‘Timeline’ design. You can preview or switch over now, so to ease you into the transition we’ve created a quick guide to the main changes. Download the PDF below, give it some attention then get in touch to see how we can help…
from the NO!SPEC website:
“Spec work and spec-based design contests are a growing concern. So in an effort to educate those working in the Visual Communication industry and the clients who use their services, a group of designers banded together to bring the NO!SPEC Campaign to the public.
With legitimate design opportunities turning into calls for spec work increasing, our purpose is to arm designers with the tools they need to take a stand against this trend. We also aim to provide businesses with information on why spec work harms our industry.
The NO!SPEC Campaign includes: interfacing with designers, educators, businesses and organizations; creating NO!SPEC promotional materials; sending protest letters; writing petitions and posts, and more.”
A short time ago I stumbled across an initiative known as NO!SPEC, which was in favour of educating people about the disadvantages of ‘speculative’ work.
Of course the website itself can explain the purpose better than I can, but as a design studio who have spent countless hours on tender applications and throwing ideas at the wall to see what sticks, this really struck a chord.
All we can hope for is that we can educate business and people about the harm working for free does to a creative and progressive industry.
Please follow the link if you are in business, you might better understand what creatives are trying to achieve. If you’re in the industry or studying design, join up!
We’re currently working through a number of ideas to acquire new clients in 2011. We’ve developed a wish list which we plan to harvest shortly. Great to hear Lauren Laverne back at 6 Music – not dissing the Huey Morgan ‘That’s how we roll.’
P.S. Let us know if you want to get on the wish list?
What do you mean, ‘That’s so cheesy!’
It was great to get out from behind the desk last week to attend a Design Symposium at the University of Ulster.
Stephen Moore from AV Browne offered some insight into how the company works with almost 1200 jobs a year. The movie buffs in us agreed that Greg Maguire, Professor of Animation at UU had a very impressive show reel of his work from his years at Disney, Industrial Light & Magic, Electronic Arts, Colossal Pictures, Wild Brain, Sullivan Bluth and Lucasfilm Animation: and finally his own company, Zoogloo LLC.
There were some fantastic speakers who spoke very passionately about how design is called upon to communicate, not just in advertising terms, but in a Social Economic context. Kenneth Kaplan talked at length about how design in agriculture could have a huge beneficial impact on how we ethically produce food that is significantly reduced carbon footprint. He spoke of how some of the world’s most pressing large-scale challenges can be addressed using design including climate change, education, and caring for our aging populations. Kenneth Kaplan was a fascinating speaker offering some illumination into where societies are heading unless we use social design for a better future. We’d highly recommend visiting Collaborative Initiatives [website].
Mark Nodder at Wright Bus showed their amazing design for the new London Red Double Decker. The collaborative approach taken to design this bus is remarkable. The exterior lines of the design are ultra modern but the interior offers more than a nod to yesteryear with gold trim and wooden panels. Great product and speaker.
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