Practice Notes
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The DIA has a comprehensive reference set of Practice Notes to assist DIA designer members in their professional practice.
The Practice Notes cover areas such as contracts, tendering, administration, the legal business environment, fees, salaries, intellectual property and much more.
A complete set of Practice Notes is provided as a member benefit to MDIA members. Other practitioners can contact the DIA to purchase these materials.
DIA General members can download a discipline-specific Study Set of Practice Notes and the Summary Fee & Salary Practice Note.
Complete sets and individual DIA Practice Notes are available for purchase.
Practice Notes marked ’General’ are suitable for any design discipline while those that indicate a specific discipline generally contain terminology and situations specific to that discipline. The principles and methods discussed are often adaptable to other disciplines.
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Use of Practice Notes guidelines can be downloaded here.
Intellectual Property for Designers
The simplest definition of Intellectual Property (IP) is a productive new idea. The word ‘productive’ means that the idea is commercially applied. The word ‘new’ is crucial – you must prove that you are the first to create your idea. These concepts underpin all the different types of IP rights. The most commonly used IP protection for designers are design rights.
Generative AI and AGI – Artificial General Intelligence
The DIA's Generative AI and AGI – Artificial General Intelligence Practice Note is a must-read for all designers and creative industry executives and a critical Resource for all design organisations.