The Design Council is the national strategic body for design in the UK and a non-departmental government division. It serves as a ‘bridge’ between the design industry, public sector and business to champion the importance of good design and its benefits to society, industry and the environment.
I worked at the Design Council for 3 1/2 years as the sole in-house Senior graphic designer – predominantly working on internal corporate communications but some external programmes also.
The Good Design Plan
Design Council strategic plan 2008–2011.
Design and production of 3 annual plans.
Southern Water: water design challenge.
The water design challenge was a programme created in partnership with Southern Water to teach students (11–14 years olds) about the importance of water conservation.
Programme promotion.
Stakeholder map data visualisation
An internal diagram to better understand the organisation’s key stakeholders, their competencies and areas for opportunity in the future.
‘50 designers’ employee induction cards
A set of cards given to introduce new employees to design and the best of international designers and their work from architecture, graphic design, service design, industrial design and fashion.
Conceptual design and some production.
Cambridge University: International Design Scoreboard
The International Design Scoreboard report presents findings from a study by the University of Cambridge to develop a framework for ranking nations design capabilities.
Design was recognised as a crucial factor for national economic competitiveness and prosperity, and the scoreboard provided evidence to support policy and highlight emerging design “powerhouses” like Korea and Singapore.
Design and production of 92pp report.
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