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1. What is Designthinkers?
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2. What is graphic design?
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3. What is The Association of
Registered Graphic
Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario)?
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4. What is a Registered Graphic
Designer?
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5. Why hire an R.G.D.?
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6. How to select an R.G.D.?
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7. How can I get involved with
RGD Ontario?
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1. What is Designthinkers?
Designthinkers is the name of the Association of Registered
Graphic Designer's annual conference, which occurs in
Toronto, Canada, each autumn. Designthinkers gathers
prominent experts, innovative graphic design practitioners,
and key buyers for a multi-layered, multi-faceted dialogue
on the emerging influences and digital-driven changes
informing strategic design thinking today and tomorrow.
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2. What is graphic design?
Graphic design is an interdisciplinary, problem-solving
profession that combines visual sensitivity with skill
and knowledge in areas of communications, technology
and business. Graphic design practitioners specialize
in the structuring and organizing of visual information
to aid communication and orientation.
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3. What is The Association of
Registered Graphic
Designers of Ontario (RGD Ontario)?
In 1996, RGD Ontario became the self-regulatory, professional
body for graphic designers in the province of Ontario.
The Association grants graphic designers who qualify
the right to the exclusive use of the designations Registered
Graphic Designer and R.G.D. and is the governing and
disciplinary body for its members. RGD Ontario is the
only graphic design association in Canada to have such
legislation.
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4. What is a Registered Graphic
Designer?
A Registered Graphic Designer (R.G.D.) is a graphic
design practitioner, manager or educator who has met
the Association's qualification criteria and has been
granted the right to use these professional designations.
No one else may use the designations Registered Graphic
Designer or R.G.D. Persons in Ontario who are not Registered
Graphic Designers are not excluded from practising graphic
design. The R.G.D. and Registered Graphic Designer designations
are signals of quality and competence to the profession,
the public and the government.
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5. Why hire an R.G.D.?
Industries and community benefit from the presence of
R.G.D.s in their area. These benefits may include the
following:
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You may be assured that the R.G.D. you hire has met
the standards necessary to practise as an accredited
graphic designer.
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R.G.D.s are governed by the Association’s Rules
of Professional Conduct – offering greater
certainty of fair and ethical practice in business dealings
with clients, industry and fellow practitioners.
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You can be secure in the knowledge that any concerns
you may have will be heard by the Association of Registered
Graphic Designers of Ontario, which is empowered to
discipline its R.G.D. members.
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6. How to select an R.G.D.?
Choosing a Registered Graphic Designer capable of providing
the scope and quality required to meet your needs is
not complicated. Follow the same process you would for
selecting any supplier for your business: ask friends
and business associates for a referral; source the designer
of work you have seen or admired; gather information
from design publications, workshops or seminars.
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7. How can I get involved with
RGD Ontario?
RGD Ontario welcomes new members.
Provisional membership: If you have graduated
from a three- or four-year graphic design program, and
you are working as a graphic designer in Ontario, but
you do not yet have seven years of combined education
and experience, you may be eligible for Provisional
membership. A provisional membership runs from January
to December and the cost is $75 plus GST annually.
Student membership: If you are registered full-time
in a three- or four-year graphic design program in the
province of Ontario, you may be eligible for Student
membership. A Student membership runs from September
to August of the following year and the cost is $25
plus GST annually. RGD Ontario offers an annual Scholarship
Awards program for Student members.
Student Subscriber: If you are registered full-time
in a post-secondary educational program that is not
a three- or four-year program of graphic design in Ontario,
you are eligible to become a student Subscriber. For
example, if you are enrolled in a graphic design program
outside of Ontario, or you are enrolled in a two-year
program in a related field such as Advertising and Design.
Associate membership: If you are not engaged
in the practice or instruction of graphic design in
Ontario, but you are active in an allied profession,
or you own a business, organization, or institution
that employs Members, you may be eligible for Associate
membership. An Associate membership runs from January
to December and the cost is $500 plus GST annually.
Professional – Registered Graphic Designer or
R.G.D.:
A Registered Graphic Designer and R.G.D. is a graphic
design practitioner, manager or educator who has met
the Association's qualification criteria and has been
granted the right to use these professional designations.
No one else may use the designations Registered Graphic
Designer or R.G.D. A Registered Member receives a membership
number, membership card, certificate and embossing seal.
The R.G.D. and Registered Graphic Designer designations
are signals of quality and competence to the profession,
the public and the government.
For more info on the R.G.D. Qualification Examination,
go to www.rgdexamboard.com.
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