Free Pitching and Design Competitions

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This Practice Note outlines the DIA's policy on recognising the value of creative work – design should not be provided for free – and sets out conditions to ensure that design competitions are conducted fairly. It also outlines the DIA's policy on student internships and graduate placements, and provides a suggested reply to requests for free pitching.

• Contents

  PN 501 2024   / Pages 5

  Includes:

  • What is Free Pitching? 

  • Why it’s a bad idea 

  • How should designers be selected? 

  • What about student internships? 

  • What about graduate placements? 

  • What about design competitions? 

  • Suggested reply to free pitching requests