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Where to find great creatives and how to hold onto them
- 11 Sep 2017
Consultancy Equator looks at where to find new creative recruits in a climate where less young people are studying design.
10 assumptions designers often make about pitching
- 23 Aug 2017
Trainer and coach John Scarrott turns his attention to effective pitching in the latest chapter of his assumptions series.
Common assumptions designers make when selling their work
- 14 Aug 2017
The latest in his series on assumptions, business adviser John Scarrott considers potential pitfalls and how designers can sell their services more successfully.
How to stop procurement teams from strangling the creative process
- 6 Aug 2017
Spy Studio founder and creative director Simon Clark advises on how consultancies and in-house procurement teams can work better together.
Business advice: how to impress when presenting work to clients
- 9 Jul 2017
Communications coach John Scarrott runs through the traps that creative directors and account managers should avoid when leading presentations, and how they can make a positive impression on their audience.
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New book The Way to Design looks to teach designers about business
- 14 Jun 2017
The book has been written by entrepreneur Steve Vassallo to help guide designers in setting up their own businesses, and also teach start-ups and big companies how to value design.
Top tips for junior interior designers from industry leaders
- 1 Jun 2017
Studio asked nine leading industry directors who specialise in the interior design sector what advice they would give to a junior designer looking for work, how to make a lasting impression in an interview and what key skills designers need.
How to design packaging that works in-store and on-screen
- 23 May 2017
Equator managing director Gary Flynn draws on his specialism in integrated packaging and discusses the challenges of creating packaging that works as well online as it does in store.
Haptic Architects teach the benefits of the Scandinavian “work life balance”
- 23 May 2017
Studio director Lucy Painter, who specialises in recruitment within the design sector, speaks to Haptic Architects about how to integrate Scandinavian working practises into a creative business in the UK.
RizeUp political campaign looks to get young, “disillusioned” people voting
- 16 May 2017
The campaign has been spearheaded by filmmaker Josh Cole and designed by Studio Output, and aims to encourage 18 to 24-year-olds from low-income and ethnic minority backgrounds to vote in the June general election.
How to: create your personal brand
- 9 May 2017
In the second of four “How to” guides, recruitment agency Vitamin T explains how you can effectively sell yourself and win clients.
New VR software hopes to change the way car designers work
- 3 May 2017
Developed by Seymourpowell, the technology allows different groups of car designers and engineers to work remotely on one project at the same time.
New patent software aims to encourage designers to be more original
- 3 May 2017
Researchers at Brunel University London hope the technology will be used to “stimulate innovation” by alerting designers to potential patent infringement.
Ikea looks to help Syrian refugees integrate with jobs initiative in Jordan
- 23 Apr 2017
The retailer plans to expand its Social Entrepreneurs initiative to the country, which will see Syrian refugees and local Jordanian women produce textiles and rugs to be sold in Ikea stores in the Middle East.
How To: navigate a career change
- 4 Apr 2017
In the first of four “How to Guides”, recruitment agency Vitamin T offers a step-by-step guide on how to change career.
Moments in history designers would like to see recreated in exhibition form
- 24 Mar 2017
Last week, we visited the Design Museum’s latest exhibition, which explores Soviet Russia. Now, from the Elizabethan era to modernist early-20th century, designers tell us what time period they would love to see brought to life in a museum space.
Meetings that move people – How to create personal confidence
- 15 Feb 2017
John Scarrott, trainer and coach to design businesses, looks at how improve your personal confidence in the final part of his series, which also looks at preparation, practise and performance.
Meetings that move people – How to perform
- 30 Jan 2017
We have already established how to prepare and practise for a meeting or presentation to clients and prospective clients-to-be. In the third part of this “Four P’s” series, John Scarrott, trainer and coach to design businesses, looks at how to perform.
Meetings that move people – How to practise
- 19 Jan 2017
The time spent meeting and presenting to clients or clients-to-be is more valuable to consultancies than ever before.
Meetings that move people – How to prepare
- 5 Jan 2017
The time spent meeting and presenting to clients or clients-to-be is more precious and valuable to agencies than ever before.
