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Siegel, Dmitri. “Credit Where Credit Is Due…Or Not.” Design Observer 19 May. 2008. 3 Sep. 2008. http://www.designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=37134
In designing projects, it is important to show who the work is by as well as who was part of the project. How can you attribute everyone who is and was part of the project and not having the sense of clutter in the design? Is there a standard citation to follow which is acceptable and appropriate? For some design firms, this can be a tedious task, especially if large groups of people work on a particular project. Projects can often interchange staff so fast that recording who does what becomes even more difficult. There is also that problem of making sure everyone is satisfied.
It seems reasonable for a firm that does a lot of collaborative work, to not detail the contributors. They could, however, document notes at the end of a project for the record. Then if an individual claims credit for a contributor, e.g. an his or her website, the claim can be verified by the firm.
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