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Thoughts and insight from DBA CEO during COVID-19
Coronavirus resource: Our weekly roundups include a message from DBA Chief Executive, Deborah Dawton. If you have missed any of her key takeaways or pointers from previous weeks, watch them here.
Guinness Hero Harps wins Grand Prix
Guinness restored its impact at bar with the disruptive new Hero Harp fount, which has won Diageo, Bompas & Parr, Design Bridge and Dolmen the prestigious DBA Design Effectiveness Awards Grand Prix.
DBA Design Effectiveness Award winners announced
The DBA Design Effectiveness Awards ceremony has been held live on Zoom. 26 shortlisted projects discovered if they’d won Gold, Silver or Bronze awards.
Anti Copying in Design (ACID)
Read the latest developments on the critical issue of unregistered rights protection for UK designers across the EU post Brexit.
Essential considerations for returning to your workplace
Coronavirus resource: find useful reading on the latest guidance and advice regarding working safely in office environments.
Webinars for SMEs from The Department for International Trade
Tune in to useful webinars for SMEs, run by The Department for International Trade, on a range of topics to help your business through the coronavirus pandemic. Access them here.
DCMS needs your input by 15 May
Your input is needed to help ensure the needs of the design sector are heard. Please complete DCMS’ survey to understand the impact...
How I see tomorrow: viewing the world through children’s eyes to shape a better tomorrow
Coronavirus resource: What if we could positively shape the future, by seeing it through the eyes of children? ‘How I see tomorrow’ is a fantastic initiative from DBA member Elmwood, which is garnering support from museums and galleries around the world. Find out how you and your children can get involved.
Adapting to a new-normal: A behavioural design perspective
If these last few months have shown me anything it’s that we’ve been very privileged. Going outside when we want, buying what we want when we want it, and having loved ones close to us. They’re luxuries we thought we wouldn’t need to compromise. They were life’s givens. But the world we design in and the people we design for are changing and we need to meet people where they are.