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70 years of great design: then and now
ArticlesDesign Council may have been around for 70 years, but our founders would still...
What turns a good idea into a great invention?
ArticlesWe hosted a Google Hangout exploring what turns a good idea into a great...
New government figures show UK has largest design sector in Europe
ArticlesJanuary’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) results are fantastic...
University of Aberdeen
Reports & ResourcesIn 2010, the World Health Organisation calculated the global economic cost of...
University of Bristol
Reports & ResourcesThe Intelligent Needle In 2011, collaborating researchers from the University...
Video: How I created a successful brand – Rob Law of Trunki
ArticlesRob Law is inventor of the Trunki, the original ride-on suitcase for...
Sparking the next generation of product inventors
ArticlesRead Mat Hunter's inspirational keynote speech from the Spark launch event in...
Science and Innovation Strategy embraces design as key to growth
ArticlesPublished today, the government's Science and Innovation Strategy sets out a...
Video: How I launched Chillipeeps – Claire Mitchell
ArticlesMum turned inventor Claire Mitchell founded the Chillipeeps adaptor after a...
Using design to improve policy
ArticlesA growing community of top civil servants and innovators in the UK are now using...
Protecting your product idea: What I've learned
ArticlesAfter finding herself struggling with all the things she needed to carry around...
Do your customers believe you?
ArticlesDesigner Yasushi Kusume has helped lead design and brand management for the...