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Design for life, not just for manufacture
6 May 2015
Design is the driving force of the entire manufacturing process. We no longer just design components and products that are easy to manufacture and assemble. Instead, product design these days considers the entire lifecycle, from...
Reinventing death for the twenty-first century
5 May 2015
This article is part of The Design Economy series. Meet the start-ups, corporations, venture capitalists and health providers designing new, more meaningful ways of dying. In March 2015, a group gathered together for a symposium...
Cabe announce new Design Review for a masterplan in Oman
5 May 2015
Design Council Cabe is pleased to announce the provision of Design Review and advice for a transformational mixed-use Irfan urban development masterplan in the Sultanate of Oman. The masterplan is being developed by a...
How to commission a designer: Step 6 - Measure your success
1 May 2015
A six-part guide featuring practical tips, advice and checklists for businesses investing in design. Design could be one of the best investments you ever make. But how do you get that investment right? How do you choose the right...
How to commission a designer: Step 5 - Manage the project
1 May 2015
A six-part guide featuring practical tips, advice and checklists for businesses investing in design. Design could be one of the best investments you ever make. But how do you get that investment right? How do you choose the right...
How to commission a designer: Step 4 - Brief your designer
1 May 2015
A six-part guide featuring practical tips, advice and checklists for businesses investing in design. Design could be one of the best investments you ever make. But how do you get that investment right? How do you choose the right...
How to commission a designer: Step 3 - Choose a designer
1 May 2015
A six-part guide featuring practical tips, advice and checklists for businesses investing in design. Design could be one of the best investments you ever make. But how do you get that investment right? How do you choose the right...
How to commission a designer: Step 2 - Set your budget
1 May 2015
A six-part guide featuring practical tips, advice and checklists for businesses investing in design. Design could be one of the best investments you ever make. But how do you get that investment right? How do you choose the right...
How to commission a designer: Step 1 - Prepare yourself
1 May 2015
A six-part guide featuring practical tips, advice and checklists for businesses investing in design. Design could be one of the best investments you ever make. But how do you get that investment right? How do you choose the right...
‘Enabling Better Choices’ in care: 10 key insights
29 April 2015
Recently, Barclays hosted the first in a series of breakfast events that brings together a range of decision makers and influencers within the sector to discuss issues in care. The events are part of the Design for Care programme,...
Defining design: going beyond disciplines
28 April 2015
Asked recently what she saw as the single greatest driver of social change, Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation replied: “Design.” How has design, which many still associate largely with style and consumerism,...
The secrets of the Chief Design Officer
27 April 2015
This article is part of The Design Economy series. An in-depth guide to the CDO phenomenon and the accession of design-thinking in the corporate world. As Apple’s valuation shot higher and higher in recent years, a flurry of...