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DBA Chief Executive Deborah Dawton explores the connections between branding, sustainability and creative design in the Food Matters Live Table Talk Podcast.
DBA Design Effectiveness Award winner ‘Paxman Scalp Coolers’ on BBC Radio Leeds
We are overjoyed to hear that Silver award winners at this year's DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, Paxman Scalp Coolers, have been...
Embedding effectiveness in design helps cancer patients take back control
A 2019 Design Effectiveness Award winner has been changing the face of cancer across the world – and their new clear brand message has...
David Turpin wins ACID Design & IP Champion Award 2019 on British IP Day
On British Intellectual Property Day, Anti Copying in Design (ACID) is delighted to announce that this year’s 2019 Design & IP...
Deborah Dawton receives Design Week Hall of Fame Award
At the recent Design Week Awards held in Illuminate at the Science Museum, Deborah Dawton, DBA Chief Executive, was presented with...
DBA Design Effectiveness Award winner ‘Calm Harm’ on BBC World Service
We are delighted to hear that Gold award winners at last week's DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, Stem4 and HMA, have been featured by...
‘Turbo-charging’ creative industries export opportunities
Last week, the Creative Industries Trade and Investment Board launched a three-year strategy to grow the exports of the creative...
DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2019
It’s not about design. It’s about the difference design makes. Eight Golds, 33 Silvers and 18 Bronze awards won jointly by designer...
Calm Harm: Life-saving app wins prestigious British Design Award
A life-saving app aimed at teenagers at risk of self harm has just won Gold at the Design Business Association Design Effectiveness...
DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: case study films
Demonstrating the difference design makes has always been challenging. Illustrating the impact of design is what we’re here for. So...