Towards the end of 2009, the Design Council's research team completed its biggest survey of the design industry for five years. It was a major piece of work involving extensive interviews with more than 2,000 people over nine weeks.
The team took great care to reach design professionals from all backgrounds and from all corners of the UK. The aim was to get up close and personal about designers' views of the industry, the performance of their businesses and their outlook on the future.
This publication appeared in Design Week 24.03.2010. It is designed to go a bit further than a research report and policy briefing document. Our aim has always been to capture and make sense of the overlapping stories within the design industry for the benefit of the design community that created them.
Download a PDF copy of the report and read articles on:
- Currents in design by Mike Exon
- The international competetion debate by Chris Cox
- The client knows best by Adam Woods
- Size matters by Maeva Hosea
- Tomorrow's world by Antonia Ward
- Inside knowledge by Scott Billings
llustrations by Design Council graphic designer, Rebecca May.
