A professional designer adheres to principles of integrity and demonstrate respect for the profession, for colleagues, for clients, for audiences or consumers, and for society as a whole.
Graphic Designer’s of Canada “GDC” members are nationally recognized professionals. A GDC designation is recognized across Canada as a highly qualified graphic designer with an excellent standard of work and ethical business conduct.
When you hire a Professional Graphic Designer, you can have confidence that they will
adhere to ethical guidelines in their business dealings as well as demonstrate the value of design. Communication Design is a strategic tool and vital cultural force in today’s market.
Top Reasons to Choose a Professional Designer
Attention To Detail
Changing the smallest detail can greatly alter the impact of a brand identity — professional’s understand the finer details of what makes a design successful.
Great Customer Service
Telephone and Email communication is readily available, and the client satisfaction
is always a top priority for a professional designer.
Trustworthiness
A professional design studio is trustworthy, transparent and reliable, after-all
they have a reputation to uphold.
Effective Time Management
Deadlines are critical to the success of a design studio, and efficiency with timelines
is also vital when maintaining a project work flow.
Transparency
A professional designer will communicate the truth in all situations and at all times,
will abide by contracts and communicate important details to clients.
The Designer’s Ethics + Standards
1. A professional designer shall acquaint himself or herself with a client’s business
and design standards and shall act in the client’s best interest within the limits of
professional responsibility.
2. A professional designer shall not work simultaneously on assignments that create a
conflict of interest without agreement of the clients or employers concerned, except in
specific cases where it is the convention of a particular trade for a designer to work at
the same time for various competitors.
3. A professional designer shall treat all work in progress prior to the completion of a
project and all knowledge of a client’s intentions, production methods and business organization as confidential and shall not divulge such information in any manner
whatsoever without the consent of the client. It is the designer’s responsibility to ensure
that all staff members act accordingly.
4. A professional designer who accepts instructions from a client or employer that involve violation of the designer’s ethical standards should be corrected by the designer, or the designer should refuse the assignment.
