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SXSW: Embracing the future and emerging technologies
SXSW has always been about embracing the future and emerging technologies. But this year, more than anything, AI was at the forefront. DBA member Uniform report back from Austin, Texas.
Design and the UK’s Industrial Strategy
The Design Business Association, All Party Design and Innovation Group and British Industrial Design Association have published their submission to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy consultation on the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
A look inside the DBA’s Twenty/Twenty Business Mentoring programme
Emily reflects on 7 years of consulting on our renowned mentoring programme and explores the infrastructure and participant support that makes the scheme successful and sustainable.
The secret to capturing data on design effectiveness
On a recent holiday to Italy, my elderly parents had driven into an ancient hilltop town in their tiny hire car and got hopelessly lost trying to find their hotel.
Designers: are you working proactively?
For years, the typical prevalent behaviour of many designers towards client relationships has been ‘reactive’ and not ‘proactive’. But, working proactively can transform work-life experiences for the better, and put designers more in the driving seat.
What Clients Think report 2017
The What Clients Think report 2017 is a fascinating snapshot of the client viewpoint and provides important pointers for how agencies can strengthen their client relationships. Here, the DBA's CEO Deborah Dawton takes a deeper look at some of the issues behind the results.
Design Effectiveness Awards 2018: entries now open
Entries are now open for DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2018. The DBA Design Effectiveness Awards recognise and reward design which delivers commercial success. Enter online today.
Call for evidence: Design and the UK’s Industrial Strategy
To secure the best outcome for design in the Government's Industrial Strategy, the DBA and APDIG are calling on the sector to share their views.
The British Design Fund
The British Design Fund is an investment fund that invests in and provides support for early stage UK product design and manufacturing companies. It seeks to invest between £25,000 and £150,000 in return for circa 15% to 30% equity.