Some weeks ago searching for free photos in the internet (in the great community of http://www.sxc.hu) I found a curious one, that made me think about the design, the resources we use, and the small size of the dark electro scene.
The issue is that I found the photography of the latest CD cover for Combichrist. I was so amazed that I went to my Ipod to check that I was not confused. The photo uploaded by user ‘emsago‘, which is given free to use, was the one in the latest Combichrist CD (by the way, great CD, listening to ‘Shut Up and Swallow’ makes me dance even inside when I’m working quiet at the office!).
Immediately, I thought about all the times I have to do the same when designing for these kind of things, when I even make designs for free in my spare time just to help the scene grow a little bit with my job. For example, the poster I made in Halloween for a friend of mine, who owns a little but nice club in the city. I had to use several free images which I also took from Stock.schng, and today I’m revealing my work on this poster, and the photos that some people around the world decided to share.
As a designer, I want my works to be paid, but I think that maybe, the things I make and don’t use -beacuse finally I don’t like them- may be useful for others. I think sharing is a good way to optimize this work: sometimes my work is useful for others, and sometimes their work is useful for mine. At the end is just a big exchange of work among people from all over the world.
