"Two common questions asked in response to speaking out against spec work and contests are, “why do you care?” and “who is it harming?”"

"In essence, this contest is asking potentially hundreds, if not thousands of people to work completely for free under the hope that just one of them will win a mere $1000 worth of prizing."

"Design contests are obviously huge gambles for the designers. They have to commit to doing a significant amount of work, and they have to do so essentially blind." (via dphiffer)