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cultural influence, mass consumerism, professionalism, social responsibility 6/13/13 cultural influence, mass consumerism, professionalism, social responsibility 6/13/13

Take the Pledge

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education, professionalism 4/9/13 education, professionalism 4/9/13

Loserville

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contests, corporate sponsorship, crowdsourcing, education, professionalism 1/23/13 contests, corporate sponsorship, crowdsourcing, education, professionalism 1/23/13

Contests—who wins?

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copyright, fair use, professionalism 11/15/12 copyright, fair use, professionalism 11/15/12

Do We Need a Copyright & Fair Use Best Practices Document?

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education, professionalism 6/5/12 education, professionalism 6/5/12

The Cost of Unpaid Internships

Although most would agree paid internships are better than unpaid, many argue that the experience that students gain during an unpaid internship is worth it.

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creativity, education, professionalism 5/8/12 creativity, education, professionalism 5/8/12

Encouraging Bullshit

Encouraging Bullshit

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crowdsourcing, professionalism 1/3/12 crowdsourcing, professionalism 1/3/12

WANTED: Jack of all trades (aka Graphic Artist)

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copyright, education, plagiarism, professionalism 8/31/11 copyright, education, plagiarism, professionalism 8/31/11

Does John Williams have no empathy?

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professionalism 8/17/11 professionalism 8/17/11

CYA (or how to ethically conduct business)

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cultural influence, education, professionalism 7/29/11 cultural influence, education, professionalism 7/29/11

Students on the "Road to Hell"

Graphic design students will wrestle with many ethical issues in their careers. If they aren't already aware of image usage rights, design plagiarism, and issues of sustainability the courses they take will no doubt touch upon these topics at one time or another.

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professionalism, royalties 5/11/11 professionalism, royalties 5/11/11

GAG vs. IPA, or when an advocate sues their own

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professionalism 4/15/11 professionalism 4/15/11

First Amendment Face-off

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professionalism, social responsibility 4/4/11 professionalism, social responsibility 4/4/11

The company we keep

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professionalism 3/20/11 professionalism 3/20/11

How diverse is the world of graphic design?

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cronyism, crowdsourcing, professionalism 3/8/11 cronyism, crowdsourcing, professionalism 3/8/11

Who's got your back?

Sometimes we are pleasantly surprised when trying out a new service professional— whether it's a plumber, dentist, teacher, web developer, or new printer. We've also probably been burned at least once when going to someone new.

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branding, cultural influence, professionalism, social responsibility 2/4/11 branding, cultural influence, professionalism, social responsibility 2/4/11

What's in a name?

Ethics hit home last week when I became personally involved in a case of artistic freedom vs. social responsibility, professional integrity, and branding.

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professionalism, spec work 11/20/10 professionalism, spec work 11/20/10

How to respond to spec work requests

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professionalism 11/17/10 professionalism 11/17/10

What should you do if your client is a racist?

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professionalism 11/8/10 professionalism 11/8/10

Ethics and the Byne Group

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education, professionalism 9/26/10 education, professionalism 9/26/10

Do you think unpaid internships are unfair?

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