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Innovating by design with UK Science Festivals Network
19 November 2018
Savita Willmott is Chief Executive of the Natural History Consortium and one of the participants in the UKSFN/Design Council project 'Innovating by Design'. How can design thinking help science festivals to improve their...
Watch: Transform Ageing – Discover the impact of NEDcare
13 November 2018
Transform Ageing is a design-led initiative that aims to change the experience of ageing for people in the south-west of England. We challenged social ventures to find solutions and create lasting change through the initiative,...
What do we mean by design?
9 November 2018
This article originally appeared as part of Design for Europe and was written by Bas Leurs and Isobel Roberts from Nesta. What comes to mind when you think of design? For many people, the word conjures up thoughts of creativity,...
Companies need to learn the skills to design for all five senses
1 November 2018
Our perceptions of the world are built on multiple senses. They interact to help us make sense of our surroundings, so a car will seem to be travelling faster if it makes a lot of noise. And whether we want to buy a sports car, or...
Our response to the 2018 budget
30 October 2018
Announcing the Budget the Chancellor included many warm words on the importance of building a new economy for the 21st century, yet it felt like a missed opportunity to provide a fuller statement of intent. Like any Budget, the...
Councils turn to design to tackle public health challenges
30 October 2018
14 projects from 18 councils across England have been selected onto Design Council’s Design in Public Sector programme, delivered in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA), to help address complex public health...
Morag Myerscough – The bright and bold Royal Designer for Industry
30 October 2018
Morag’s work straddles a space that includes designers, artists and architects. Her work is characterised by colourful boldness with a strong graphic design signature, often using big type or lettering and geometric elements. Sh...
Monzo: Designing good mental health into the way we bank
17 October 2018
Research has found that mental health conditions can have an impact on spending, something which banks and financial institutions often neglect. Zander Brade, Lead Product Designer at Monzo, talked to Design Council about the...
Designing a greener future
17 October 2018
This week is Green GB week, which is showing how clean growth is helping to provide new job opportunities, grow the economy and help tackle climate change. It comes at an important time with the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on...
Design Academy – increasing the employability of a new generation of designers
16 October 2018
Taking part in the 2017 Design Academy transformed Balazs Kovacs’ approach to his design research. Today his career has been hugely influenced by what he learned. In the same week that we interviewed him, Balazs Kovacs became the...
Video: The link between design and innovation
10 October 2018
Sally Benton, Director of Policy & Communication at Design Council talks with Alistair Kitching from Reece Innovation about the importance of design and innovation to find solutions to everyday challenges and the part design plays...
Spark awardee Dryphoon on a mission to serve beverages at their best
26 September 2018
Written by Laura Woodroffe Flat pints of beer, or any drink for that matter, is money down the drain for pubs and bars. Spark awardee, Gary Smith’s glass dryer and chiller will solve that problem. After completing Design Council...