Over the next week, if you visit the website of any leading design or advertising agency in Belgium, you’re likely to find a white screen and message that looks something like this:

A spec work manifesto?
Interesting stuff. Seems a group of Belgian advertising and design firms have banded together in a ‘virtual strike’ to protest spec [...]

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Wiki defines Schadendreude as a German word that translates into “pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others” and often involves some form of chronic, comical irony. If there was a case of logo design schadendreude, this might be the poster-child, as French-based file sharing enthusiasts are taking great glee in pointing out. To wit:
As [...]

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Steve Douglas on September 22nd, 2009

In an announcement that took some in the design industry by surprise, iStockphoto today announced that they were planning to roll out some sort of stock logo service, presumably after the New Year. Shortly after the news hit Twitter (and after receiving an e-mail from David Airey about the plan) I received this e-mail from [...]

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Steve Douglas on September 2nd, 2009

Update: Ruh-oh. According to AdFreak it looks like the ad was approved by WWF Brazil and DID run (just once) in a Brazilian newspaper.
“WWF Brasil and DDB Brasil would like to jointly express their regret for the unfortunate incident involving the ‘Tsunami’ ad for World Wildlife Fund Brasil. The ad does not convey either the [...]

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Steve Douglas on January 22nd, 2009

Had to happen sometime I suppose – a reality show based around graphic designers, more specifically the selection of America’s top graphic designer. No word on a CMYK broadcast date, but the setup is your typical contest show – seven graphic designers will be selected via tryouts across the USA and the show judges will [...]

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