When was the last time you went into a restaurant and said “I’d like to try your starter for free, and if I like it I’ll possibly have the main and desert”?

I wrote a couple of words for ⁦AIGA Eye on Design⁩: The Design Industry Needs to Take a Stand Against Free Pitching eyeondesign.aiga.org/the-design-ind…

We've noticed a proliferation of ‘spec competitions,’ and as per our ‘Position on unpaid work’ and ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ the Council deems them unethical. So, we've outlined some major issues and why professional designers shouldn't submit work: bit.ly/3JNf9iJ

“Giving it away for free doesn’t benefit the agency—or the client.” @ClintTabone hangar.co/stories/pitch-…

I don't work for free.

The truth about who causes free pitching designweek.co.uk/industry-voice… (by @DBAScarrott, on Design Week)

RGD student members speak out against @Canada150th logo contest and other requests for spec work rgd.ca/2015/01/13/my-… #MyTimeHasValue

Ugh. I’m so sick of sending these emails.

“We’re ending this contest because it marginalizes people we care about.” medium.com/@mattermark/up…

"You've sold 17M records and you want to pay me nothing?" Photographer takes Garbage to task #nospec theguardian.com/music/2015/apr…

"Designers who engage in spec work erode the industry for future designers." — @GDCNational nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/fash… (Sabrina Maddeaux 🇨🇦)

“Guy Kawasaki paid $1,000 for 760 designs from 226 designers. The end result? He hired Sarah Brody to do it right.” forty.co/crowdsourcing-…

ICYMI, AIGA's open letter to #Tokyo2020 RE crowdsourcing #design + #specwork bit.ly/1QdwD9p

Saying no to spec: the aftermath bit.ly/1InaBi7

Sainsbury’s apologises for ad seeking artist to revamp canteen for free theguardian.com/business/2016/…

“Designers may not be scholars in existentialism or evolutionary biology, but we’re not stupid.” — @JessicaHelfand designobserver.com/feature/design…

Erik Spiekermann — No Free Pitches 99u.com/articles/55323…

“I’m not giving away ideas to some prospective client. That’s giving away the most valuable resource you have.” — Prof. Erik Spiekermann

Exposure? “You'll get nothing – except the reputation that you're cheap, that you're willing to work for nothing, that you're easy to exploit.” x.com/NeilBennett/st…