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...

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DocumentEvidence

Design Council - 29 January 2002

Size: 7MB

How do you beat crime? More policemen and longer prison sentences say some. But good design can actually prevent crime and this collection of case studies proves the word is spreading.

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DocumentLiving Longer

Design Council - 16 November 2001

Size: 3MB

Both the UK and world populations are ageing - this policy paper raises awareness of the resulting issues and sets out how design can respond. Living Longer is written by Roger Coleman, of the Helen Hamlyn Centre.

Cover of Design in Britain 2001

DocumentDesign in Britain 2001

Design Council - 14 November 2001

Size: 1MB

Design in Britain summarises the design year in facts, figures and quotes. It demonstrates that design is high up on the agenda of many UK businesses, and a key means for them to stand out in competitive markets.

 
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DocumentInspired Business

Design Council - 09 November 2001

Size: 1MB

Design helps businesses to stay in touch with their customers and build the strategy that not only keeps those customers but adds new ones and opens up whole new markets. Twelve small businesses share their experiences of using design in their business.

Cover of Meeting of Minds publication

DocumentMeeting of Minds

Design Council - 06 November 2001

Size: 2MB

Meeting of Minds examines how business gains from working with universities and how universities gain from working with business. Meeting of Minds argues that collaboration between business and academic brains can produce uniquely innovative solutions.

Cover of What Learning Needs publication

DocumentWhat Learning Needs

Design Council - 01 June 2001

Size: 2MB

What Learning Needs paints a picture of what learning should look like. It makes an important contribution to the debate on the role of creativity, in just about every key area of our education system. Published in partnership with Demos.

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DocumentCracking Crime Through Design

Design Council - 15 March 2001

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This policy paper demonstrates how design has the potential to reduce crime and suggests how the practice of designing out crime can move beyond isolated examples and into the mainstream.