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A roundup of need-to-knows, industry expertise, and exclusive resources, along with details of the direct support the DBA can provide to your design business.
Join the DBA’s new Diversity and Inclusion Council: come change the design landscape
The DBA is looking for volunteers to join its newly launched, Diversity & Inclusion Council; could this be a role for you? Find out more and apply by 8 December.
An eye-opening experience: Twenty/Twenty mentoring
Chief Experience Officer & Founder of ELSE, Warren Hutchinson, discusses the value of being both a mentee and mentor on the DBA's flagship mentoring programme, Twenty/Twenty.
What’s next for the Design Community Hub? And why we still need you!
The Design Community Hub, a resource for design graduates and young designers to get into the design industry, has had a brilliant start. Here's what's coming up, and more on how you can get involved and support the hub.
Export Support Service launched by DIT
British businesses exporting to Europe can now access one-to-one advice via a new phone and online service.
Design Community Hub goes live with Guild platform
Created at the height of the pandemic as a response to its impact on young designers’ careers, the Design Community Hub (DCH) digital...
What a Pickle! York Design Week returns this October
York Design Week (YDW) returns for its third consecutive year, from 20 to 26 October 2021. The festival will showcase how design and...
TDC PR’s Tim Duncan appointed to DBA Board
We're delighted to welcome Tim Duncan, founder and managing director of TDC PR to the DBA Board of Directors. Tim was unanimously co-opted...
Creative UK Group appoints DBA CEO to UK Council
The Creative UK Group has announced the newly appointed members of its UK Council, including DBA Chief Executive Deborah Dawton.
Twenty/Twenty: the mentee’s view
The DBA’s Twenty/Twenty mentoring programme pairs rising industry leaders with established design pioneers for a one-to-one mentoring relationship. Here, two previous mentees - 2LK's Head of People Rob Short and Sail Creative's Founder Mandy Barker - discuss their experiences of the programme.