Camera power
Are we really all photographer’s now? Brett Rogers, the director of The Photgrapher’s Gallery, doesn’t think sp – while also embracing the accessibility of the image-making process brought about by
Salaries: Take the long view
Last year’s uncertainty has turned into this year’s sure thing – recession. Inevitably, this has fed through to job insecurity and reduced salary levels, but all is not lost. Anna
EU design policy ‘will create jobs’
The formation of EU design policy will result in more jobs for designers, according to president of the Bureau of European Design Associations Jan Stavik.The newly elected Beda president, who
Youngsters invited to fill in Olympic logo
Youngsters in full- or part-time education are invited to create a new design to infill the London 2012 Olympic logo. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
BDI and Design Council share the same goals
Regarding the recent discussions between British Design Innovation and the Design Council, referred to in your article (News, DW 26 February), I’d like to make the following comments: I was
Opt in when you earn out
An earn-out can be the start of something new, as well as an ending. Tom Adams reveals why he is still in business long after the event
Cranfield University extends design bursaries
Cranfield University is injecting £50 000 into its bursary scheme to encourage UK graduates on to its Master of Design in Innovation and Creativity in Industry course. The bursaries will
Funding cut for design and art universities
Top design universities are dismayed at the news that they are to have their research funding cut by The Higher Education Funding Council for England. The Royal College of Art,
Government design procurement is based on ignorance
I read with interest your comment (DW 12 February) on Government procurement of design services. The way public sector contracts are awarded seems inconsistent and incompetent. I have run a
Students to design Antarctic stamps
Students are being given the chance to design a set of postage stamps for the British Antarctic Territory.
Design course applications rise despite jobs gloom
The number of applications to design courses has soared this year, despite the recession and a growing consensus in the design industry that positions for graduates are drying up.Figures released
Designmap develops Crossness sewage visitor centre
Designmap is developing the visitor experience at the Victorian-era Crossness Sewage Treatment Works Complex, London SE2, as part of a wider £3m restoration which is set to open to the
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Design across five decades: from the editors who brought you Design Week
As the design industry propelled itself forward, we were always there to champion, inform, analyse and guide the way.
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