designownership
nounUK /dɪˈzaɪn ˈəʊnəʃɪp/
US /dɪˈzaɪn ˈoʊnərʃɪp/
Design ownership means being the person in charge of how something looks and works.
The lead designer took design ownership of the new app so every screen felt the same.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The legal right to own a design and stop others from copying it.
The company registered design ownership of its unique bottle shape.
3. A team's shared feeling of responsibility for the quality of a product's design.
Good design ownership means everyone speaks up when something looks wrong.
4. The handover of a finished design file to the team that will build it.
Design ownership passed to engineering after the final review.