Reports & Resources

University of East Anglia

The University of East Anglia turned to Design Council to help them develop and test the commercial viability of a device that could help adults who have had a stroke regain their ability to walk.  Background In the UK, strokes...

Knee High: Creative Homes

Hanover Housing Association: Improving services for people living with dementia

Hanover Housing Association manages homes for older people in more than 175 local authorities. With an increasing number of dementia patients, they were keen to use our Design in the Public Sector programme as an opportunity to...

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council: Improving services to tackle domestic abuse

The Challenge Stockport Borough Council wanted to undertake detailed work to tackle the heart of domestic abuse issues. They were conscious that their victim support services, by not addressing the root causes of the abuse, would...

Design in the Public Sector: programme evaluation

Design in the Public Sector is our public sector transformation accelerator programme for local authorities. The programme seeks to apply strategic design skills to key challenges and better inform the commissioning process. The...

Camden Council

Camden Council wanted to expand its highly subscribed registration services. With Design Council’s help, it embarked on a project to scale up its services in checking nationality applications and registering weddings and civil...

How we won £375k backing for our new health tech designs

Finding a new use for an existing design helped attract £375,000 backing. The University of Nottingham is certainly not short of a commercial success. With 15 new technologies licensed per year alongside 26 new spin out companies,...

The Design Economy 2015 report

The Design Economy is the the Design Council's 2015 report on the value of design to the UK economy. It expands on our previous research by looking beyond the traditional definition of the design sector. In doing so, it provides...

Leading Business by Design: Aerospace Sector

In 2013, the Leading Business by Design research project was launched to examine how businesses – including organisations not traditionally associated with design – can benefit from it.   This 2015 report highlights five key...

Leading Business by Design: Automotive Sector

In 2013, the Leading Business by Design research project was launched to examine how businesses – including organisations not traditionally associated with design – can benefit from it.       This report highlights four key findings...

Hartley Coffee House and Farm Shop

Good design, strong branding and attention to detail have made this farm shop a must-visit destination.       Challenge   For some years, Chris Levett had wanted to open a farm shop with his wife, Sheenagh. As it would be within easy...

Donatantonio

New consumer branding has helped to highlight the unique nature of a regional Italian speciality food proposition.   Challenge   Donatantonio has been importing and distributing Mediterranean products in the UK for more than 100...