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Speculative work

Speculative work, also known as spec work, is any kind of creative work that has been completed or submitted by volunteer designers to prospective clients, under the circumstances that a fair or reasonable fee has not been agreed upon in writing. Designers are required to invest time and resources to contest with each other to win a contract. This type…

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AIGACrowdsourcing Creative Work
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Speculative work

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Triples14
Avg. degree1.5
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related to Histories · 8
Speculative work → AIGA, Also, Crowdsourcing Creative Work, Graphic Arts, Hence, The, The American Institute, They
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Speculative work → As, One

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artsinstance ofThis type of practice is common in industries0.80text
architecture.In design contestinstance ofThis type of practice is common in industries0.80text
which is an example of speculative workinstance ofThis type of practice is common in industries0.80text
the client provided participating designers with a brief prize for the eventual winnerinstance ofThis type of practice is common in industries0.80text
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesThe American Institute0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesGraphic Arts0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesAIGA0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesAlso0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesHence0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesThey0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesThe0.60section
Speculative workrelated to HistoriesCrowdsourcing Creative Work0.60section

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