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The sewing room
The sewing room

Transform Ageing: A stitch in time – inside The Sewing Rooms

Transform Ageing has granted The Sewing Rooms £25,000 to replicate its project across three areas in the South West. Transform Ageing has granted The Sewing Rooms £25,000 to replicate its project across three areas in the South West.

Case study — 26/07/2018
Transform Ageing
Transform Ageing

Evaluating Transform Ageing – What we’ve learnt about learning

How combining developmental and theory-based evaluation approaches can provide space for learning and accountability in innovative programmes. Combining developmental and theory-based evaluation approaches can provide space for learning and accountability in innovative programmes.

Report — 17/07/2018
Hackney
Hackney

Hackney Council: Connecting services to support the health of tenants in private housing

Hackney Council applied for the Design Council’s Design in the Public Sector programme, funded by the Local Government Association, to find ways to deal with the health challenges some of their residents were facing. Hackney Council applied to Design in the Public Sector to find ways to deal with the health challenges some of their residents were facing.

Case study — 11/07/2018
Fjord image
Fjord image

Video: The Design Economy 2018 – Fjord

In this video, Group Director Celia Romaniuk discusses the merger, which sought to allow Fjord’s culture to grow and thrive, as well as some of the design approaches Fjord apply in their work with clients. In this video, Group Director Celia Romaniuk discusses the merger which sought to allow Fjord’s culture to grow and thrive.

Case study — 26/06/2018
City ID
City ID

Video: The Design Economy 2018 – City ID

In this video, Founder and Design Director Mike Rawlinson explains how their first project for Bristol City Council – which introduced the idea of ‘Legible Cities’ – led to work nationally and internationally. In this video, Founder & Design Director Mike Rawlinson explains how the idea of ‘Legible Cities’ led to work nationally and internationally

Case study — 26/06/2018
Map project office
Map project office

Video: The Design Economy 2018 – Map Project Office

In this video, Founder and Design Director Jon Marshall (who became a Partner at Pentagram in April 2018, after 6 years at Map) introduces the Map approach to working with start-ups and how this has changed how they work with larger brands as well. In this video, Founder and Design Director Jon Marshall introduces the Map approach to working with start-ups.

Case study — 26/06/2018
Design Economy 2018
Design Economy 2018

The Design Economy 2018

The Design Economy 2018 is the Design Council's report on the state of design in the UK, and its value to the economy. The Design Economy 2018 is the Design Council's report on the state of design in the UK, and its value to the economy.

Report — 26/06/2018
The 100-year life: the role of housing, planning and design
The 100-year life: the role of housing, planning and design

The 100-year life: the role of housing, planning and design

How local people should be central to design, delivery and evaluation of services and the importance of developers, planners and local authorities creating age-friendly communities. An integrated approach to housing, planning and design to support people in later life.

Report — 14/06/2018
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Understanding design intensive banner

Understanding design-intensive innovation

How does design contribute to innovation? Does the use of design improve the likelihood of innovation happening? If so, how, and can it be measured? How does design contribute to innovation? Does the use of design improve the likelihood of innovation happening, and can it be measured?

Report — 30/05/2018
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Design skills banner

Designing a future economy: interactive data visualisation

The interactive data visualisation explores the value of design skills to the UK, and outlines why they are going to be increasingly important if the country is to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution. Explore how design skills are going to be increasingly important if the country is to thrive during the fourth industrial revolution.

Case study — 25/05/2018

Design Council's Response to NPPF

Radical, lasting reform needs design at the heart of it, not just a part of it: Radical, lasting reform needs design at the heart of it, not just a part of it:

Publication — 17/05/2018
Healthy placemaking
Healthy placemaking

Healthy placemaking report

Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of built environment practitioners towards healthy placemaking. Exploring the attitudes and behaviours of built environment practitioners towards healthy placemaking.

Report — 10/04/2018
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SME banner

Design Council Support and Business Survival and Growth report

Businesses supported by Design Council over a ten year period survive longer and grow faster than businesses, according to independent research. Businesses supported by Design Council over a ten year period survive longer and grow faster than others, according to independent research.

Report — 02/02/2018
James Heal
James Heal

Design programme the catalyst that helped a 145-year-old business flourish

Halifax based business James Heal had experienced flat sales before applying for Designing Demand in 2009 – a Design Council business support programme to help businesses grow using design. Halifax based business James Heal had experienced flat sales before applying for our Designing Demand programme in 2009.

Case study — 02/02/2018

Design helped Midlands transport business to double their turnover

White Logistics, one of the UK’s leading providers of logistics, warehouse and storage solutions opened its doors to design experts back in 2010 and has never looked back White Logistics opened its doors to design experts back in 2010 and has never looked back.

Case study — 02/02/2018
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Skills banner

Designing a Future Economy report

Design Council’s 2017 report investigating the skills used in design, the link between these skills and productivity and innovation, and how they align with future demand for skills across the wider UK economy. Design Council’s 2017 report investigating the skills used in design and the link between these skills and productivity and innovation.

Report — 06/12/2017
Innovation brief
Innovation brief

Transform Ageing: Getting to the heart of it

How the Transform Ageing team turned a wealth of community research into six innovation briefs. How the Transform Ageing team turned a wealth of community research into six innovation briefs.

Case study — 31/10/2017

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