October 21, 2025
How Designers Can Protect Their Ideas: From Spark to Security Ideas are strange, fragile things. They start as flickers — sometimes at 2 am, or while […]
September 9, 2025
Why Creative Businesses need to do their branding homework Coming up with a new brand name for your creative business is exciting. But as the recent […]
August 20, 2025
From Catwalk to Courtroom: Fashion Law & Social Media Liability If you’ve ever hit “post” on social media in the heat of the moment, you’ll understand […]
August 20, 2025
When Packaging Gets Too Close: Lessons for Creatives Packaging is one of the most creative spaces in business. It’s where colour, typography, illustration and design come […]
August 19, 2025
Coming Soon on DesignWise Legal We’re creating a library of DIY legal templates for surface designers and pattern library owners. The first two will be: Pattern […]
July 8, 2025
The Art of Consent: Navigating Australia’s New Privacy Tort Australia’s New Privacy Law: A Game-Changer for Creatives This article expands on Sharon Givoni’s original piece for […]
April 23, 2025
Can You Be Sued for Taking a Photo in Public? Street scenes, candid moments, real people: they can be visual gold for graphic designers, illustrators and […]
April 17, 2025
From Jewellery to Furniture: Design Protection for Creatives When you think of design law, most people picture furniture, but the reality is that Australia’s Designs Act […]
April 11, 2025
Same Same But Different – How to Handle Clients Who Want You to Copy “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like […]
April 8, 2025
Copyright, AI and Artists In the fast-evolving world of visual arts, one of the biggest questions looming over Australian creators right now is this: if artificial […]
April 1, 2025
The ART in Artificial Intelligence What Creatives Need to Know About AI, Copyright and Ownership This article is written by Sharon Givoni Consulting – Turning Legalese […]
March 28, 2025
Mind the GAPP: Why Creative Businesses Still Need a Privacy Policy If you’re a designer, illustrator, photographer, fashion label, or maker selling your work online, you […]