If there’s ever been an issue that ignites passion in the design community, it is Spec Work, its repackaged cousin Design Contests, and its cousin-in-disguise, Crowdsourcing. There are two sides to the issue, and neither seems willing, or able, to give the other much sway. As with most passionate debates, a lot of the oxygen [...]

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Would anyone ask their dentist to perform work for free? You might ask, but I think we all know what the answer will be. Same goes for your mechanic. Your accountant. Lawyer. Hell, even the kid that cuts your lawn on Saturday morning for ten bucks. When it comes to design, seems lots of people [...]

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Steve Douglas on August 29th, 2009

I’ve owned the Steve Douglas domain for a few years now. Actually, it’s a lot of years. For most of those, it’s sat on a lone server with a splash page and some random HTML pages talking about my wedding, a pond that I built and other personal ramblings that don’t mean anything to anybody [...]

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Steve Douglas on August 27th, 2009

Just testing some stuff. Don’t bother reading. I mean it. Stop now. Okay, now you’ve gone too far. There’s no turning back. Might as well read to the end. And here it is.

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Steve Douglas on August 17th, 2009

Had to remove the “hello world” default post. Not much better, but it’s a start. The stuff at the bottom isn’t me speaking in tongues, nor some funky language. It’s Lorem Ipsum.

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