Inside you will find
- A breakdown of the true value of design to the UK economy
- A regional breakdown of design hotspots and clusters
- Updated statistics about the UK’s design exports, employment and productivity
- Findings on business design use from over 1000 businesses
- Short excerpts from two case studies of businesses using design
- International comparisons
This will interest
- Designers
- Business leaders
- Local and central government
- Academics, economists, statisticians and research professionals
The Design Economy 2018 is the Design Council's report on the state of design in the UK, and its value to the economy. It expands on our previous research in 2015, and in addition to exploring the supply of design firms and designers, also explores how the rest of the UK business population interacts with them, and what the demand for design is.
Credits
- Authors: Sally Benton, Stephen Miller, Sophie Reid
- Art Direction: Calum Spence
- Illustration: Kouzou Sakai – Folio Art
- Research: Enterprise Research Centre, BMG Research, BOP Consulting