: Can I put work in my portfolio that I conceptualized but someone else executed? I recently worked on an advertising project during a freelance gig, and presented an illustration concept. The

@Merenda852

Absolutely! It might be a good idea to drop the Illustrator a line about what you're publishing. That way, they won't be surprised when they see their work in someone else's portfolio.

There is one caveat, though: You should own the rights to publish the work (your own). Review the conditions of the contract you worked under (possibly your own ones) for this job and ensure that you are legally allowed to display the work you did under that contract. Note that that doesn't have to include you owning the copyrights of it.

I have a standard clause in my Terms and Conditions that legally allows me to display all work I do, even if the customer and I agree to actually transfer the copyrights to the customer. My default is that I keep the copyrights, not they.

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