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Can designers fix our ailing democracy?
8 July 2015
This article is part of The Design Economy series. Technologists and designers are working together to reimagine what it means to be a citizen in the twenty-first century. While some are trying to fix what we have, others believe...
From shed to shelf: taking an idea to market in 5 steps
3 July 2015
Damon Bonser is a Design Council Spark mentor with over 10 years' experience as an entrepreneur and investor. Here he discusses the five key factors required in taking a product from the ideas stage to the market. The UK has long...
Video: What is service design?
1 July 2015
Airbnb, Spotify, GiffGaff, Uber, Ocado… at first thought, these companies don’t seem to have much in common. Yet regardless of the industry – from hospitality and entertainment to telecom and transportation – one key has been...
Design and creative industries continue to lead UK economy
30 June 2015
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) figures published today reveal employment within the UK’s creative industries is increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider UK economy. Exports from the sector are also up as...
Now recruiting for Built Environment Experts
29 June 2015
Are you passionate about the design quality of buildings, spaces and places? Would you like to be part of an engaged network of professionals advocating and enabling good design in the built environment and championing the value...
How to start your own design agency: Lesson 5 - Learn to say no
25 June 2015
Danny Brooks and Natasha Zlobec are the names behind Phage, a two-person design agency based just down the road from Design Council in Clerkenwell. They specialise in print, corporate identity and digital design for clients in the...
How to start your own design agency: Lesson 4 - Communicate with your clients
25 June 2015
Danny Brooks and Natasha Zlobec are the names behind Phage, a two-person design agency based just down the road from Design Council in Clerkenwell. They specialise in print, corporate identity and digital design for clients in the...
How to start your own design agency: Lesson 3 - Prepare solid proposals
25 June 2015
Danny Brooks and Natasha Zlobec are the names behind Phage, a two-person design agency based just down the road from Design Council in Clerkenwell. They specialise in print, corporate identity and digital design for clients in the...
How to start your own design agency: Lesson 2 - Manage the money
25 June 2015
Danny Brooks and Natasha Zlobec are the names behind Phage, a two-person design agency based just down the road from Design Council in Clerkenwell. They specialise in print, corporate identity and digital design for clients in the...
How to start your own design agency: Lesson 1 - Team up
25 June 2015
Danny Brooks and Natasha Zlobec are the names behind Phage, a two-person design agency based just down the road from Design Council in Clerkenwell. They specialise in print, corporate identity and digital design for clients in the...
Can design help shrink the ‘empathy deficit’?
24 June 2015
This article is part of The Design Economy series. How designers are rediscovering their roots in social good and helping nations face the future. In 2006 Barack Obama addressed Northwestern University’s graduating class:...
Women in Engineering Day: Q&A with Dr Caroline Simcock
23 June 2015
For National Women in Engineering Day, we spoke with Dr Caroline Simcock to learn more about her professional path. Caroline’s career has been inspiring indeed: she holds an MEng and Man in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing...