Icon Design Risk Assessment & Management 3

Question 1

A designer is asked to create icons depicting real people's likenesses without permission. Which legal risk is most relevant?

Accepted Answer

Right of publicity / likeness infringement

Answer

Using a person's likeness without consent violates right-of-publicity laws, which protect individuals from unauthorized commercial use of their image.

Question 2

When an icon design project timeline slips, which risk management strategy involves adding buffer time to future milestones?

Accepted Answer

Schedule contingency planning

Answer

Adding buffer time (contingency) to milestones is a proactive schedule risk management technique that absorbs delays without missing final deadlines.

Question 3

An icon designer stores all work-in-progress files only on a local hard drive that fails. This outcome is best described as which type of risk event?

Accepted Answer

Realized operational risk due to lack of backup strategy

Answer

Losing files due to a hard drive failure with no backup represents an operational risk that was realized because of an inadequate data protection strategy.

Question 4

A startup client asks for icons that use red-green color combinations as primary indicators. What accessibility risk should the designer flag?

Accepted Answer

Color blindness issues making icons indistinguishable for a significant user segment

Answer

Red-green color combinations are indistinguishable for people with deuteranopia (the most common form of color blindness), creating a significant accessibility risk.

Question 5

Which contract clause best mitigates the risk of a client reusing delivered icon assets beyond the agreed scope?

Accepted Answer

Licensed usage scope clause defining permitted uses

Answer

A licensed usage scope clause explicitly defines where, how long, and for what purposes the client may use the icons, preventing unauthorized reuse.

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Icon Design Risk Assessment & Management 3