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The Slippery Slope of Spec Work

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Brian

It seems the City of Portland is experiencing the spec-creative backlash as we speak.
Yesterday, the news got out that the City of Portland has proposed a design contest to redesign PortlandOnline.
From Silicon Florist:
Now, you can try as hard as you might, but few things can be as insulting to people as telling them their work [...]

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Hey Boise: Portland’s Talking Smack

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Brian

Or, more specifically, the Portland Advertising Federation’s Rosey Awards:

This year, the PAF decided to have a little fun with the Rosey Awards website, throwing in a little ‘Our City is Better Than Your City’ attitude.
And Boise was one of their targets.
Now, the question to you, dear readers in Boise and beyond: Are you going to [...]

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