This dissertation is aimed at reflecting the concept of author, the main values commonly related to it and how these concepts are present in the field of design. For this, at first, we sought to establish some definitions of what may mean or refer the terms author and design. In other words, we aim to point out what are some of the key terms usually related either to author or design. Thus, we can see that there are common values that are associated with both terms as creativity, individuality, creation and community. After that, we offer some examples of events occurring within the field of design where it can be verified the presence of these values, ie, examples that illustrate how the authorship is an important issue for the field of design. The examples are: the design signed, intellectual property and social design. After the examples, we propose to examine and discuss directly some of the values of authorship mentioned above, present in both settings as in the examples, they are: individuality, creation and creativity. Finally, we try to reflect on the possible reasons for the continuing of these values.