From Robert Wurth of Freshly Squeezed Design:
So, what do you do when you’re an internationally recognized, successful band with millions of dollars in CD and concert ticket sales? If you’re the Barenaked Ladies, you slap an industry in the face by running an unethical, exploitive contest, that’s what.

Over at the web site DeviantART, a recent contest was posted for the development of a t-shirt design to promote a new Barenaked Ladies tour. The details of this contest are glaring examples of the problems this trend creates within the design community. The fact that it comes from a representative of the music industry, an industry very vocal in the protection of artist’s rights, makes it all the more disturbing.

Click here for the rest of Robert Wurth’s article.

1. Gloria Says:
   October 6th, 2006 at 6:12 pm

   See my site, angryphotog.deviantart.com for my opinions on this exploitative “contest.”

2. Ben Weeks Says:
   October 29th, 2006 at 2:11 pm

   Alls I know is my friends worked on the artwork for the new album and get along great with the band. This competition stuff while bad is often unintentionally so and it’s up to us to communicate directly with the proponents to resolve the situation. I don’t see how complaining to other designers resolves anything. It just stirs up bitterness. But if you’ve contacted the folks directly to educate them. Kudos!

   The friends btw are at,
   http://www.teammacho.com/

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