Huffington Post Catches Heat for Spec-Based Logo Design Contest

The Huffington Post receives more than a bit of criticism about its journalism practices, but recently it found itself in a different sort of boiling kettle, enraging the anti-spec work crowd. The site recently launched a contest to design a new logo for their political wing, HuffPost Politics. Users would submit logos and the winner would see their branding used “all over the interwebs.” The sticking point, of course, is that a) they were digging for free design and b) so free that said winner wouldn’t even ever see a dime for their work.