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Working with designers

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Challs began to recognise what design could contribute to its business, so it took part in a workshop to clarify ambitions for the Buster brand – its vision, values, personality and positioning. Building a strong relationship After a paid pitch, Challs appointed branding and graphics specialists Elmwood, who presented ideas which would remain part of the rebrand. These included the Buster logo...

Design – in-house or outsourced?

Design Council | Home > Case studies > All case studies > Innocent Drinks > Design – in-house or outsourced?

On of the major challenges for any new business is deciding where best to direct often limited financial resources for maximum return on investment. Design and brand development is a vital part of launching into the consumer marketplace. Much of the initial development of Innocent Drinks was an instinctive process for its founders. The three young professionals drew on their own experiences and...

The future for intellectual property

Design Council | Home > About design > Business essentials > Intellectual property by Iain Stansfield > The future for intellectual property

With new laws and regulations coming into force it’s worth knowing what the future might hold for intellectual property Recent trends in patent prosecution and new registered design and copyright laws reflect the changing legal landscape in the UK. Coupled with the rise of new technologies, some have even forewarned of the death of intellectual property. The 'death' of intellectual property?...

Design Week Awards

Design Council | Home > Directory listings > Events and competitions > Design Week Awards

These awards recognise excellence and innovation in design across nearly 20 design specialisms ranging from corporate identity and packaging through to websites and consumer products.

New York Art Directors Club - ACD Annual Awards

Design Council | Home > Directory listings > Events and competitions > New York Art Directors Club - ACD Annual Awards

Established in 1920, ADC’s international not-for-profit competition, the ADC Annual Awards, honour creative excellence and innovation in print and broadcast advertising, graphic design, new media, publication design, packaging, environmental design, illustration, and photography.

Economy begins with eco

Working with stakeholders across the supply chain, GreenBlue offers industries practical, bankable, green solutions.

Service design glossary

Design Council | Home > About design > Design disciplines > Service design by Bill Hollins > Service design glossary

Blueprinting - A process broken down chronologically into sequential constituent stages.  Mapping out of a service journey identifying the processes that constitute the service, isolating possible fail points and establishing the duration of the various stages for the journey. Core service - Central or main body of the service. Customer service blueprint - Method for exploring the (mainly)...

Market research - read an overview and download a PDF

Design Council | Home > About design > Design techniques > Market research - read an overview and download a PDF

In many creative projects, research is deployed as the 'silent designer'. Research is used to gather and organise the insights that are at the heart of an effective design brief, to provide an underlying rationale for the creative process and to provide an 'evidence base' with which to evaluate the final design output. Yet the relationship between research and design has long been one of...

Help and advice

Design Council | Home > About design > Business essentials > Intellectual property by Iain Stansfield > Help and advice

Iain Stansfield answers some frequently asked questions about intellectual property How do I copyright my design? Under UK law no positive act needs to be taken to obtain copyright protection over a protectable work. Copyright subsists automatically on creation of the work. What designs and design features can be registered? Registration of designs in the UK has recently changed due to a...

Ten golden rules

Design Council | Home > About design > Business essentials > Intellectual property by Iain Stansfield > Ten golden rules

Ten golden rules to help you protect your intellectual property Establish that you were the first to come up with the idea Make a paper trail of your designs and drawings so that you can prove the dates that you came up with your idea, which will help you enforce your rights against other people attempting to copy or exploit your design. Some designers date and send drawings or designs by...