IMD Guide checks its sources, avoids invented rankings, labels incomplete content, separates guide pages from professional profiles, and reviews pages regularly.
Selection principles
IMD Guide prioritizes usefulness, clarity, and verification. Profession pages use official, school, professional, or search documentation when they make factual claims. Directory pages publish only profiles and programs with enough information to avoid guesswork.
Rankings and featured pages
Pages with search phrases such as “best” are treated as editorial entry points, not objective rankings. A visible profile must have a clear relationship to Interactive Media Design, a verifiable identity, and a transparent reason for inclusion.
Designer profiles
A professional profile can be listed when the guide has enough information to describe the role, location, practice areas, contact or website, and verification status. No fake designers are added to make the directory look larger.
School and program listings
Program pages use official school sources whenever possible. The guide does not invent school names, qualifications, durations, or availability.
Review cadence
Current pages carry a lastReviewed and nextReview date. Draft or incomplete case studies are noindexed until they contain sufficient verified facts.
Sources
Creating helpful, reliable, people-first content
Google Search Central · search guideline
Google guidance for useful, reliable content written for people rather than search manipulation.
Open sourceIntroduction to structured data markup in Google Search
Google Search Central · search guideline
Google guidance on JSON-LD and structured data that matches visible page content.
Open source