I read this article over at the New York Times this morning about how Google’s asking illustrators to create custom skins for their new “Chrome” web browser, and after all the artist’s hard work Google’s going to give them a big pat on the back as compensation. For a company that profited $1.42 billion in the first quarter of this year I think they could afford paying the artist. I’ve heard that Google’s a company that doesn’t value design and this just confirms it. The article quotes one of the Artist who was invited to participate:
“I have done gift cards for Target that are in stores nationwide and animations for Nickelodeon that run 24 hours a day worldwide on cable TV,” Melinda Beck, an illustrator who is based in Brooklyn, wrote in an e-mail message to Google rejecting its offer. “Both of these jobs were high-profile and gave my work great exposure but both clients still paid me.”
Maybe it’s time to give bing a try.
