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In the interest of developing a common understanding of the terms being used throughout our website and documents, we provide below a Lexicon of terms that are used and our explanation of what they mean. This Lexicon is an evergreen document.

ICoD position on unpaid work

Professional Conduct

We define 'professional conduct' as the manner in which a designer comports themselves professionally. Professional conduct relates to ethical practices and relationships with clients, collaborators and colleagues.

PM2014 new york

The inaugural ICoD Professional Platform Meeting took place 25-26 October 2014 in New York along with the Annual General Meeting ( AGM2014) . The Meeting was hosted by ICoD Member AIGA and Parsons The New School for Design .

meet the new board

Inaugural Professional Platform Meeting Conducted in NYC

AIGA MAINTAINS ITS POSITION AGAINST SPECULATIVE WORK WHILE RECOGNISING THAT THE DECISION IS UP TO INDIVIDUAL DESIGNERS

ICOGRADA WELCOMES NEW MEMBER: RGD ONTARIO

bringing algorithm and imagination together for powerful design: 2019 Interview with min wang (china)

Where our wild things are, Part 1

the high cost of buying "design" on spec

The provision of uncompensated work on the gamble that payment will eventually be forthcoming is called “speculative work”. The designer, instead of providing a service for agreed upon assured compensation, speculates that they might receive compensation—financial or other—for work already provided. This practice encourages designers to compete against...

ICoD stands against crowd-sourced competition for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 logo

In response to the controversy over the withdrawal of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 logo designed by Kenjiro Sano, and the subsequent open call for a replacement design, the International Council of Design strongly reiterates its stance against speculative work, emphasising the detrimental effects of crowd-sourced competitions to both designers and clients....

professional designers do not participate in spec competitions

Speculative design award competitions would not thrive without the designers that submit work to them. This is why designers should choose to take a stance and not support this practice and why design organisations should play a role in supporting them.

VIDEO: why professional designers should not participate in spec competitions

The proliferation of speculative design competitions is damaging to the integrity of our profession. Normalising design as unpaid, throw-away work devalues the perception of the profession not only among designers but within the general public as well. As a Council representing design professionals, we strongly urge that designers not participate in...