DBA Twenty/Twenty Mentoring: the mentee’s perspective

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Since its launch in 2011, the innovative programme has gone from strength-to-strength, with almost 600 participants from over 300 businesses and impactful results. But don’t just take our word for it. 

DBA Members’ Forum | November Summary

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In the DBA Members’ Forum we took a look behind the data in the latest DBA In Focus Report and discussed the trends and what they mean for us all working in design. It's a bumper summary this month, but this is a critical industry report that we are proud to deliver to DBA Members each year. It can genuinely transform the profitability of your business.

Strong relationships don’t just happen: how to become indispensable to clients

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Strong client relationships don’t evolve by chance. They’re built, nurtured, and sustained through behaviours that consistently demonstrate value — the kind that make you indispensable.

DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2026 | Winners shortlist announced

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We’re delighted to announce the shortlist of entries that will win a DBA Design Effectiveness Award in 2026. Congratulations to the agency and client partnerships who will be taking home Bronze, Silver or Gold awards at our live event in March.

AI and agency shortlists – a moment of opportunity

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Have you asked ChatGPT to recommend a good design agency in your sector, location or skillset? Were you one of the agencies it recommended?

Rediscovering the creative brief

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Has the importance of the creative brief been lost? Has it become a bit of a chore, a piece of admin, just a form to be filled out? Jonathan Kirk believes there is a general lack of understanding as to its proper role and value.

DBA Members’ Forum | October Summary

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For October's DBA Members’ Forum, we were joined by three in-house design leaders who shared their sector-specific perspectives on how current market conditions, with rapid change and unpredictability, are shaping their businesses and influencing their design teams.

New appointees to the DBA Board of Directors

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We're delighted to welcome three new Directors to the DBA Board, voted in by the membership at our Annual General Meeting.

DBA Members’ Forum | August Summary

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At August's DBA Members’ Forum we were joined by Lucy Mann and Nick Farrar, Founder and CEO of Shaped By for a great conversation about how to use August to build momentum for your new business pipeline through September and beyond. This is an August to do list!

Discover! Creative Careers Month 2025: how to get involved

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Could you provide design career experiences for 11-18-year-olds this November? Find out more about Discover! Creative Careers Month and help inspire the next generation of talent into design.