Design Business and Ethics
The AIGA Design Business and Ethics series outlines the critical ethical and
professional issues encountered by designers and their clients.
Now in its third edition and sponsored by Arctic Paper, this publication
examines the key concerns a designer faces in maintaining a
successful practice and speaks directly to the protection of
individual rights. Authored by industry leaders from across the
country, each chapter offers clear and concise information, as well
as practical and specific directions for approaching design issues.
As a benefit of membership, AIGA Design Business and Ethics
is mailed to all new professional- and associate-level
members when they join.
This latest edition has been consolidated into a single book—a
new format that responds to members’ recommendations to minimize
the resources used in the publication, both in consideration of the
environment and current economic challenges.
New topics in the AIGA Design Business and Ethics series
will be published periodically to build a basic library for
designers and their clients. The intent of this series is to
develop content that is useful to designers, as well as being a
resource to educate clients on standard practices and legal
requirements faced by design firms.
In addition, the AIGA
Standard Form of Agreement for Design Services (PDF, 1.2 MB)
was also updated in 2009. This agreement takes a modular approach
to meet the needs of the diverse design community.
View or download by chapter
The updated series is also available here as PDFs, separated by
chapter. We encourage you to download and reformat the information
as part of your regular proposals to clients (giving proper
attribution to AIGA).