Case studies: Design Council Magazine

Use the links below to browse every case study published between 2006 and 2009 in the Design Council's award-winning magazine, DCM.

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3M illustration

3M

Evaluating management techniques helps 3M get out of a sticky situation.

Aga illustration

Aga

Time waits for no brand: how Aga cooked up a more prosperous future.

Axon Automotive illustration

Axon Automotive

The start-up that gave up pianos and ice picks to make a lighter, greener car.

Cardionetics illustration

Cardionetics

Designing heart monitors inspired by the iPod.

Caterpillar construction vehicle

Caterpillar

Giving the world's largest maker of construction equipment an eco-friendly makeover.


Ceres Power illustration

Ceres Power

Design helps Ceres Power generate some big ideas about the future of fuel.

FUEL illustration

FUEL

FUEL’s profitable passion for tattoos, Joy Division and Lost in Translation.

Green & Black's illustration

Green & Black's

How to design your way to 789% sales growth: the rise and rise of Green & Black’s.

Hallmark illustration

Hallmark

How Hallmark stopped being a house of cards and became a media player.

Harrison Fisher illustration

Harrison Fisher

Sheffield steel, the north of England’s most famous export, is back.

Heritage Cashmere illustrations

Heritage Cashmere

Increasing profits by aligning design and marketing strategies.

InterfaceFLOR illustration

InterfaceFLOR

Meet the flooring firm that discovered biomimicry, cut waste and saved $372m.

Shop sign hanging outside John Crawshaw butchers

John Crawshaw Ltd

How a Sheffield-based butcher designed a different quality of business.

JS Humidifiers illustration

JS Humidifiers

How JS Humidifiers grew sales by over £1m just by rethinking its brand.

Chairs by Knightsbridge Furniture

Knightsbridge Furniture

Designing Demand helps UK furniture firm cut costs and increase turnover.

LG illustration

LG Electronics

LG discovers the power of functional, seductive design – and chocolate.

Mechan illustration

Mechan

'An identity trapped in the 1980s': how Mechan got its brand back on track

Nau illustration

Nau

Beauty, performance and sustainability: can clothing firm Nau redesign retail?

NHS illustration

NHS

Why encouraging NHS staff to think differently is good for the nation’s health.

Owlstone Nanotech illustration

Owlstone Nanotech

Nanotechnology firm Owlstone uses design to show buyers what it does.