Looking for our latest publications? Here you will find policy papers, event reports, case study collections, research, learning resources as well as our latest annual review. All are available for download...

High-level skills higher value

DocumentHigh-level skills for higher value

Creative and Cultural Skills / Design Council - 23 May 2007

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Developed in consultation with over 4000 designers, the UK design industry skills development plan makes recommendations to address the skills gaps in schools, colleges and universities and the design industry.

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DocumentDesign Council Annual 2005/06

Design Council - 27 September 2006

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The annual tells five stories about the Design Council’s work over the past year. The stories look at highlights including the publication of the Cox Review of Creativity in Business and the launch of our new Designing Demand business programme.

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DocumentLessons from America

Design Council - 21 September 2006

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What do you get when business and design education come together? A party of UK academics and policy makers has been to the US to find out. Run in partnership with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

 
The word thrive printed on the back of a van

DocumentDesign in Britain 2005-06

Design Council

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Design in Britain 2005-06 demonstrates that businesses which use design perform better than their rivals. This information is also available in an online interactive tool entitled The Value of Design Factfinder.

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DocumentDesign in Technology Research

Design Council - 15 December 2005

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How can design speed up technological research's journey from the lab to the marketplace? The Design Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council teamed up to find out.

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DocumentThe Business of Design

Design Council - 14 September 2005

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In-depth research on the UK's design industry providing detailed data on everything from scale and economic clout to education and skills. The research was commissioned jointly with the Design Business Association.

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DocumentDesign Index

Design Council - 29 July 2005

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The share prices of companies which invest in design performed up to three times better than the FTSE 100 Index over nearly two years in the run-up to December 2004.

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DocumentFutureproofed

Design Council - 18 July 2005

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Futureproofed, our 2004-05 Review, highlights the important role of design in a modern economy. It also describes the Design Council's work across business, the public sector and within the design industry.

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DocumentThe Impact of School Learning Environments

Design Council - 18 February 2005

Size: 448KB

This literature review looks in detail at academic research on learning environments and how they affect the people who use them. Prepared by the University of Newcastle and sponsored by CfBT Research and Development.

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DocumentLearning Environments Campaign Prospectus

Design Council - 14 February 2005

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Learning in the UK's schools is evolving fast, but the environments where that learning happens are essentially the same as they were 100 years ago. Change is long overdue, and this prospectus points the way to making it happen.