Europe-wide designs awards
The Design Management Europe Award is the only award dedicated to the management of design in companies and organisations across Europe. Companies can nominate themselves for any of the competition’s six categories and design professionals are also able to nominate client companies they believe have the appropriate qualities to win an award. Closing date for entries is Friday 1st October. Full details can be fond at www.designmanagementeurope.com
Looking good
Looking Good, an introduction to industrial designs for SMEs, is the second in a series of nine guides on intellectual property for business. Produced by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), it includes the role external appearance plays in helping companies to differentiate their products from those of their competitors and enhance their brand image. Details of this and the other eight guides can be found at www.britishdesigninnovation.org/?page=newsservice/view&news_id=5887
The perfect design brief?
A carefully crafted strategic design brief can save businesses a great deal of time and money while also guaranteeing highly effective design results in the marketplace. ‘Creating the Perfect Design Brief’ is the title of a one and a half day seminar by Peter Phillips, Design Management Strategy Consultant, and author of ‘Creating the Perfect Design Brief’. It covers all the essential elements of the brief and takes place on 1 – 2 November at the Design Council. Details at www.dmi.org/dmi/html/education/seminars/cgdb_s.htm
South East Design Forum
A non-profit organisation run for and by designers and creatives across all disciplines, South East Design Forum is currently working with three members, Coalition Communications, KiWi and ATT Insight, on a member retention strategy and ongoing revenue building projects to replace the loss of funding from the public sector. In addition to refreshing the website and newsletter the Forum is keen to hear further suggestions from its members. Get involved by contacting louise@coalition-comms.com
A blueprint for the creative industries
The CBI is calling on the government to nurture Britain’s creative industries by delivering a clear creative strategy. It’s new report, Creating growth: A blueprint for the creative industries, stresses the vital economic contribution of the creative industries.
It estimates that these industries contribute between 6 and 8% of GDP, account for £16bn of overseas trade each year and employ nearly two million people. The sector also significantly enhances the UK’s cultural reputation globally, underlining the vitality of the UK economy.
The CBI also believes the UK’s creative sector, which is the biggest in Europe, can play a crucial role in rebalancing the economy and delivering high growth.
For a copy of the report go to http://creativeindustries.cbi.org.uk/media/9800/ci_blueprint_0710_web.pdf.
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