Credits, colophons and notes
Place the label near the work’s credits. Include the declaration in the colophon, article notes or supplementary information.
Publisher & creator guide
Use a mark beside the work
Use the symbol and full category label beside the work or its credits, with a clear route to the fuller declaration. These are draft proposals for discussion.
Connected forms
Simple shapes. Clear relationships.
A circle represents human contributions; a square represents AI contributions. Short joins indicate directed workflows; a slight overlap represents repeated shared development. Colour is optional.
Human-createdA circle on its own: people develop the creative ideas and expression. Several human contributors and routine proofreading or technical processing are compatible with this.
Human-led creationA circle starts the diagonal arrangement: human creative leadership, with generated or reworked expressive material. Connected forms joins the two shapes.
Shared creative developmentThe circle and square represent repeated development of concept and expression. Their slight overlap represents shared development. The relationship does not measure a split.
AI-led, human-shapedA square starts the diagonal arrangement: AI establishes the main concept and material; people substantively shape it.
AI-generatedA square on its own: generated creative content with minimal subsequent human shaping. A human brief may still be involved.
In publication
A mark beside the work.
These hypothetical layouts show how a compact mark and fuller declaration can sit together. Use readable text and a quiet background.
Illustrative back cover
Origins
& expression
A publication placement example
Human-led creationHuman art direction · generated and edited illustration
Full process declaration in the colophon.
Draft 0.1 — for discussion
Illustrative colophon
How this illustration was made
Human-led creationHuman art direction · generated and edited illustration
Sources
The illustrator’s original sketches and composition studies.
Creative direction and development
The illustrator established the composition and expressive choices, then substantially shaped the generated elements.
Production
AI-rendered elements, selected, redrawn and combined by the illustrator.
Review and approval
The illustrator and art editor checked the image; the illustrator approved the final version.
Illustrative web credit
Image credit
Human-createdHuman drawing and colouring
Sources and process are available in the accompanying credits.
Draft 0.1 — for discussion
Captions and work records
Use a caption, gallery label or catalogue entry. Distinguish the design from physical making where needed.
Credits and accompanying pages
Use release notes, credits or a linked account. Scripts, voices, music, footage and interface assets may need separate declarations.
A practical publishing checklist
Keep the account specific.
The creator’s declaration describes a particular process. Publishers can make that account visible without presenting it as independently verified.
Identify the work and components
Record the work, version and scope. Separate text, images, performance and other components where their processes differ.
Choose from the actual process
Use the creative direction and retained expression to choose a category. Routine proofreading and technical processing do not need itemised tool disclosure.
Complete the four fields
Record sources, creative direction and development, production, and review and approval. Explain uncertain boundaries.
Keep rights and policy checks separate
A process category does not establish ownership, source permissions or compliance with publishing policies. Keep those records alongside it as appropriate.
Give readers an accessible route
Use the full label in text and link to the declaration. A consistent equivalent is “HAMP Mark: [full category label]”, followed by an optional short statement.
Check the intended size
Start at 32 pixels for digital use with a label. At 16 pixels the joins and overlap can be difficult to distinguish. Test smaller uses and physical print proofs at their actual size.
Monochrome at credit size
16, 24 and 32 pixels, shown at actual CSS size. This is a draft digital starting point, rather than a validated print minimum.
Human-created
Human-led creation
Shared creative development
AI-led, human-shaped
AI-generated
Downloadable draft assets
Download draft symbols
All five marks in SVG and transparent 1024 × 1024 PNG, in colour and monochrome. Downloads carry Draft 0.1 — for discussion in accompanying text or metadata.
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Complete draft asset pack
Connected forms · five categories
SVG, PNG, plain text and reference sheet
Concise reference sheet
Definitions, symbol grammar, disclosure fields and practical limits.
Download the referenceTXTPlain-text equivalents
Consistent labels for credits and accessible text. Useful with or without a symbol.
Download the equivalentsRead the accessible HTML reference
Individual monochrome symbolsFive SVG & PNG marks
Full process declaration template
The four fields, with space for uncertainty and a separate source-permissions record. Complete it locally.