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Materials by Chris Lefteri

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Want to keep up to date with new developments in materials? Need to find out which materials best suit which products, or what impact materials choice can have on the environment? Materials expert Chris Lefteri explains how to make the right choices for your project.

Your questions answered

Design Council | Home > About design > Design disciplines > Temporary exhibition design by David Kelley > Your questions answered

From choosing the best stand type to hiring a designer, David Kelley answers your exhibition design queries Which exhibitions should I attend? Trade and professional journals will give you a good idea which exhibitions are suitable for your business. In more depthFor contact details of organisations that can help visit Where next? How much will it cost to exhibit? This will depend on the size...

Dick Powell on design-led innovation in manufacturing

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‘There is a paucity of manufacturing companies left in the UK, but among those that do remain, it’s rare to come across someone who doesn’t understand the importance of design, ’ says Dick Powell, co-founder of design consultancy Seymour Powell. ‘However, some manufacturers still view design as a service – like buying photocopying paper – and don’t give it the importance in the decision making...

What challenges might I face?

Design Council | Home > About design > Business essentials > Intellectual property by Iain Stansfield > What challenges might I face?

Copyright enforcement is expensive and inconvenient. Businesses can, however, take steps to prevent copying, or at least to give themselves a good chance of succeeding in and minimising the cost of any litigation But that’s not the only challenge they face… Choosing legal advisers There is a fair bit of confusion within the design industry as to what professional advice is available to it in...

Choosing a design partner

Design Council | Home > Case studies > All case studies > Debbie & Andrew's > Choosing a design partner

In 2001, Manor Born sausages were doing ok. They had good market share in the North Yorkshire region and the premium product was stocked by major supermarkets including 20 branches of Tescos. But co-founders Debbie and Andrew Keeble could see that Manor Born’s out-dated look was holding the company back, limiting its appeal and failing to reach a nationwide customer base. Debbie and Andrew...

Redefining the brand

Design Council | Home > Case studies > All case studies > Anglepoise > Redefining the brand

Anglepoise made the decision to relocate to a state-of-the-art facility in Portsmouth. But that still left the question of how exactly the Anglepoise brand needed to change and develop in order to capture a new, premium priced market. Father and son owners John and Simon Terry decided to bring in an industrial design consultant to help clarify and map out the future of the brand and product...

Choosing a sample

Design Council | Home > About design > Design methods > Choosing a sample

Choosing a sample is a design method that helps you create a strategy to find the most appropriate or effective group of users to recruit will make the most of limited time and budget

Ergonomics by Gary Davis

Design Council | Home > About design > Design techniques > Ergonomics by Gary Davis

If you thought ergonomics was just common sense, think again. Gary Davis explains how ergonomics research can be used throughout the design process to ensure that products and services are safe, workable and as user-focused as possible - reducing business risk and potentially increasing profits

Eight examples

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Gary Davis looks at eight successful products designed using ergonomics intelligence Project: Club World SeatClient: British AirwaysDesigner: Tangerine/Davis AssociatesYear: 1999 The British Airways Club World seat was the first to provide a horizontal flat bed for business-class passengers and was awarded the Grand Prix Prize in the Design Business Association's Design Effectiveness Awards. A...

Glossary

Design Council | Home > About design > Design techniques > Ergonomics by Gary Davis > Glossary

A guide to the terms associated with ergonomics Accessibility - the ability for people to access and use products, systems and environments whatever their physical, sensory and cognitive abilities and limitations might be. Affective Design - research and design with specific regard to how products, systems or environments emotionally affect the user. Anthropometry - the branch of ergonomics...