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If a designer works for and is paid by a company to perform what the GDC defines as spec work, is that designer in breach of the GDC Code of Ethics?

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If a designer works for and is paid by a company to perform what the GDC defines as spec work, is that designer in breach of the GDC Code of Ethics?

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In a situation where a company is overtly performing spec work (e.g., a company takes on a project to design a wordmark that will only be paid for if the client likes it), and a salaried designer is aware of this and participates nonetheless, they are complicit and thus in breach of the GDC Code of Ethics.