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The AIGA Center for Practice Management provides resources to help designers with the daily management of their studios. We address a broad range of internal business and operational issues, giving creative professionals important tools for success.

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Copyright Basics for Graphic Designers

Copyright is the exclusive right to control reproduction and commercial exploitation of your creative work. Copyright protects any kind of artwork, including illustrations, photographs and graphic design. Except under certain circumstances (such as “work made for hire”), you own the copyright in your work at the moment you create it in a “fixed” form of “expression.” Get the facts about how to protect your work from infringement.

Good Advice for Bad Times

When the economy enters a recession, the first client industries to be affected are usually the ones most dependent upon consumer discretionary spending. What can you do to keep your design business healthy during an economic downturn? This article offers six smart strategies to help you cope.

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