Website design credit?
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- bainbridge
When do you credit the designer for a website and when don't you? Is that a thing some firms/studios insist on?
- rabbit0
credit them with this dick!
- rabbit0
On a serious note, I am not quite sure I understand what you mean.
What is the context?
- matski0
A credit in the footer only really depends on the client. Always ask, but some will let you, some won't.
Generally the bigger the client the less chance you will be allowed. But more specifically, to credit a single designer (unless they are freelance) won't happen, as websites are generally a joint venture.
- larger sites often have a credits pagefadein11
- I've not seen any. Got any links?matski
- The Verge for example put all that info in their About page >> http://www.theverge.…GRAC
- google is your friendfadein11
- formed0
Either ask or discuss it before hand. I've never had a client not like having the credit (gives some legitimacy to the website, too, although I see a billion people sticking their name at the bottom of unchanged templates...at least make some changes!).
- doesnotexist0
imo it's unprofessional.
in my agreement i always state that when there's press about the site, i'm mentioned.
- ETM0
Why would you want it? SEO or actual recognition? If SEO, forget it, Google started penalizing or ignoring those kind of links with the same update that started penalizing forum link spamming. If you want/get credit, better to have it on one page only.
- orrinward20
I don't see it as "unprofessional" as such but I would never ask to have my name on a site I create. I've had some clients want to mention me as their vibe is the "sourced by real people" stuff, so I've had a few "This page is lovingly crafted by ..." stuff.
If a client asks to mention me I'd say in the footer or at the bottom of an About page but I don't see the benefit of it hugely.
The times where I have been approached for work because they saw me in the footer of a website have always been "I need a website and I have a few hundred pounds" and have never amounted to anything.
- GeorgesII0
Just don't,
Take the money, put it in your portfolio, be happy :)
- formed0
Why would anyone not want it? It's like a photo credit - there's a credit wherever it is shown (which, can get distracting, but that's the norm).
As for "press", that's where I think it would get touchy. If a company is promoting their new look, website, etc., I'd think it would be unprofessional to try to make someone mention other companies (distracts from their press). The credit is on the page, so anyone interested can see, but those that care about the company's business, won't be distracted (the end goal is, of course, to help your client).
Just curious. Obviously there is no set rule (though I see site credits on quality sites more than not).
[for renderings and photographs, that's where I request a credit in press, but that's a line item ONLY if the image is also published/used to promote]
- it's fairly normal for a luxury brand to mention who did their website. it just looks tacky written on the page. i do this a lot.doesnotexist
- I guess that's different in my industries, do you have any examples?formed