Category: Ethical Reasoning

2A) As a designer, I often find most of my inspiration through Pinterest, youtube, websites, Instagram..etc. As stated in, Use of Illustrations, it says “Illustrations should not be used without gaining permission from the creator”. This is a great example to demonstrate the importance of giving credit when using artwork/illustrations that is not yours. Oftentimes, whether or not it’s now or in the past, I do find most images online. I do use them in a way but I have never actually gotten to credit the original owner. This is because, in the real world, there are many duplicates of the same illustrations, images, and art that people post online, and at the end of the day, it can be difficult to find the original owner. However, when I find images directly online from the original owner’s page, I do give credit because it’s a way of respecting them in a way.

2B) As I was reading this article called Shepard Fairey Is Fined and Sentenced to Probation in ‘Hope’ Poster Case, I wasn’t that surprised. Using images without giving credit for work purposes does lead to many consequences. In my opinion, if someone were to pictures from others WITHOUT giving credit or claiming the image is theirs then they should face some consequences. In the article, Shepard Fairey Is Fined and Sentenced to Probation in ‘Hope’ Poster Case, it says, “Mr. Fairey maintained that he had never personally profited from sales of the image, a contention The A.P. disputed”. If he were to get profit from using those images then it won’t be as easy as it is.

Resources

• “USE OF ILLUSTRATION”Aiga 2001.PDF.New York City.Richard Grefe, AIGA
• “GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT” Aiga 2001.PDF.New York City.Richard Grefe, AIGA“A
• https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/shephard-fairey-is-fined-and-sentenced-to-probation-in-hope-poster-case/

1A) As a designer, my overall job is to make sure there are no copyright issues such as plagiarism, images, or designs when it comes to finding things online. As for images online, it’s important to make sure that the images I am/will be using is free to use and that there won’t have any copyright issues in the future. It’s very important to also give credit when you get any images online. As stated in Guide to Copyright, “If the designer permits a work to be copied, it is the copyright that gives the designer the right to negotiate for fees or royalties”. This is a perfect example of giving credit to copyright owners even if the images are free to use. Many people including designers out there probably don’t know the importance of ownership. It’s necessary to know the importance of copyrights which represent that they got ownership/permission from the original owner.

1B) So far at my internship, I have been doing many types of research, writing emails..etc. I haven’t really signed a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement for my internship. I also don’t know what those meant. However, I have completed many internship forms with my contact information, and workplace. By all means, all parties meaning my internship supervisor, internship professor, and myself have signed and agreed to the contract agreement. I’m guessing those forms will be similar but also different from what I have completed.

Resources:

• “GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT” Aiga 2001.PDF.New York City.Richard Grefe, AIGA“A
• CLIENT’S GUIDE TO DESIGN: HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE PROCESS” Aiga 2001.PDF.New York City.Richard Grefe, AIGA
• https://www.aiga.org/professional-development/aiga-professional-design-certification-online