Backport GZ_DESIGNATION tick-tock

[scpeters]

🎉 New feature

Partial backport of #277, alternative to #282.

Summary

Backport the tick-tock of IGN_DESIGNATION / GZ_DESIGNATION.

Test it

Checklist

• [X] Signed all commits for DCO
• [ ] Added tests
• [ ] Added example and/or tutorial
• [ ] Updated documentation (as needed)
• [ ] Updated migration guide (as needed)
• [ ] Consider updating Python bindings (if the library has them)
• [X] codecheck passed (See contributing)
• [X] All tests passed (See test coverage)
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