DBA members from across the country joined the 2018 Annual General Meeting to be the first in the design industry to learn of the results of the 2019 DBA Annual Survey Report, to approve the appointment of new Board Directors and to hear DBA Chief Executive, Deborah Dawton’s plans for the DBA membership in 2019.
In this quick read, Jane Simmonds shares her thoughts on the rewarding experience of being a mentor on the DBA’s Twenty/Twenty programme.
We caught up with Twenty/Twenty mentee, Ben Stanbury, founder of Bright Lights Creative to see what impacts the DBA’s mentoring programme has brought to both his business and Ben personally, and why he’s decided to sign-up again this year.
Many of today’s products and consumption patterns are looking increasingly unsustainable and designers have an important responsibility in all this. The fact that the design of all this wasteful stuff dictates 80% of its impacts, it’s right to ask whether the way we design today is fit-for a sustainable future?
Wanting to stay small and nimble in size, yet not limit the ambitions of staff, DBA member 4c introduced an innovative model, which has grown the business on many levels.
Does one creative idea fit all? We all know the answer to this. The same principle applies to insurance. The type of protection you take out should be tailored to suit both your business and your clients. This also serves to reassure clients that you can manage unforeseen disasters effectively with insurance that is specifically designed for your respective needs.
In this two minute read, Helen Fairely explains how the DBA’s Twenty/Twenty mentoring programme has significantly benefited her business, 6-2 design.
Ape Creative’s MD and Creative Director discuss taking part concurrently in the DBA’s Twenty/Twenty mentoring scheme and the profound and significant results it delivered.
Quinine’s Founder Ian Johnston shares his thoughts on the limitations of RFPs and suggests an effective alternative approach for procuring creative services.