1a.They are to discuss how the design work they are doing handles the sourcing of images and the company’s trademarks & logos.
After reading the AIGA guide’s on Professional Practices in Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, and Copyright I’ve been more mindful about handling images and logos in my internship. Luckily, the educational institution where I’m doing the internship has a branding guide PDF that provides the correct trademarks and logos to prevent any copyright or misbranding errors. Whenever I have any questions I refer to the branding guide or if the questions require a deeper conversation I talk to my supervisor before I commit any changes.
Any outsourcing of images by the institution is not allowed. We are only allowed to use images belonging to the institution, they are well-aware of copyright infringement laws and protect themselves against any piracy claim or possible infringement lawsuit. The company is ethical in terms of sourcing images and design.
2a. It will also discuss if they had to sign a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement for their internship site and how they have handled that about their internship journal for this class.
I signed a non-disclosure agreement for the internship. I follow the non-disclosure agreement by keeping the name of the company undisclosed, not comment the name of the projects, nor the exact processes I follow, and don’t mention the clients in the journal.
Journal Entry #2
1b. Students are to reflect on whether, in the past, they have used another’s creative work and how have they given that artist credit?
In the past, I’ve used other creative work for school assignments. I give credit by making a reference page and providing the artist’s name and a link from where I got the work. I strongly believe in giving credit when credit is due, and as a creative, if my work was to be used by someone else I’d like to be recognized as the original creator.
Unfortunately, Piracy is common in the design industry, and it is illegal. As creatives, we must keep others accountable when we see that other people’s work is used without their permission.
2b. Students are to give their opinion of the arguments and outcome of the Fairey Copyright case.
Lying is wrong. The Fairey Copyright case is correct in receiving a sentence for purposefully lying and using the Obama Garcia photo without Garcia’s permission. We are human, and we make mistakes. I believe that the Cloney-Obama image could be easily confused with the Obama photo, and in good judgment, Fairey could have mistaken them both at first. What I don’t agree with is lying to save face like Fairey tried to do when he realized the image he used for the HOPE poster was the Obama-Garcia photo. It is never okay to use other people’s work without their permission, and it’s never okay to lie about it.
