Useful organisations for designers

Whether you run your own design business, work alone, or as part of a creative agency the following organisations offer practical help, legal and financial advice, training opportunities and funding for people like you.

Search our Useful organisations for designers

Title sort by title

[re]design

[re]design is an expansive online design network that also publishes books and hosts public exhibitions, workshops lectures and debates throughout the year.

[re]design logo

AA

Library and school of architecture offering facilities for architectural studies.

Students at work

ACAVA

An educational charity which provides a range of public benefits through visual arts services.

ACAVA logo

ACID

A membership trade organisation created to combat the threat of plagiarism in the design and creative industries.

ACID logo

Advantage Creative Fund

A venture capital fund which assists creative industries in the West Midlands.

Advantage Creative Fund logo

AGDA

AGDA is the Australian national organisation for professional graphic designers.

AGDA logo

AOI

Works to advance and protect illustrators' rights and encourage professional standards.

Illustration

APDIG

The Associate Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group (APDIG) is the leading voice and advocate for design and innovation in Parliament.

APDIG logo

Artquest

Provides an advice and information service to London's visual arts professionals at all stages of their careers.

Artquest logo

Arts Council

Aims to develop, sustain and promote the arts.

Arts Council logo

The UK Design Alliance

Supporting Good Design Practice badge

 

The UK Design Alliance is a partnership of more than 20 national and regional design organisations and networks who are all working to strengthen the design sector.

 

Find out who's a member of the UK Design Alliance, why it was set up and what it's doing to support the Good Design Practice campaign, which promotes professional development with a directory of training courses and professional development opportunities for designers and a set of free business guides.