Derek Powazek sure knows how to make lemonade out of lemons. Even after the sudden (and forced) disassociation of both himself and his wife, Heather, from JPG Magazine, a magazine they founded, together, he’s turned around to create yet another community for photographers. This time, though, Pixish directly connects creatives with the people who need them. As the site itself explains:

“Say you’re a magazine. You have a story that you need an illustration for. Your options are to find an artist for a custom job (time-consuming and expensive) or spend all day trolling microstock sites to find the perfect image (cheap, but just as time-consumung, and very frustrating).

Pixish is a middle path. With Pixish, you can create an Assignment that asks for what you want. Pixish peeps can submit their work and collaboratively vote the best up. All you have to do is pick the winning entry!”

Taking it a step further, Pixish is an interactive community which will hopefully make ensure everyone gets exactly what they need for truly inspiring collaborations. Pixish is currently in beta, and you can sign up for it right here.


Brian Monday, 02.11.08 @ 6:05 pm

And this is different from spec work how, exactly?


pespes Tuesday, 02.12.08 @ 2:58 pm

Definitely read the following paragraph in the about section:

“But isn’t this spec work? We acknowledge that some artists are against working before there’s a contract in place, so they may not want to participate here. And that’s fine - Pixish isn’t for everyone. If you’re already making a living as a pro, hooray! We’re thrilled for you. But you’re lucky. There are a lot of really talented folks who aren’t. We want to give them a chance to get out there, get seen, and get paid.”

If you do sign up, make no mistake, you are working on spec. I’m not condemning this completely, but working on spec is often a waste of time. My advice: stick to your guns and find people who appreciate what you do and will pay a fair price. Good artwork shines through - it’s not a commodity, it’s a priceless asset.


Heather Snodgrass Tuesday, 02.12.08 @ 3:30 pm

i just spoke with derek and he actually addresses this issue here.

personally, i think pixish is definitely a project worth keeping an eye on, and has the potential to develop into an invaluable connective source between artists and publishers…and if anyone has artists’ best interests in mind, it’s derek and his team.




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