Jonney Shih on business design, creating experimental products and designing robots
The chairman of Asus reveals how business design works for the company and how company keeps coming up with odd-seeming new products like the Zenbo home-help robot.
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Business design: how thinking like a designer can help any business
Fjord’s Abbie Walsh explains how business design can benefit designers and business leaders alike (and what the hell it actually is, anyway).
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ustwo's 5 practical ways to improve diversity and eliminate unconscious discrimination in design studios
The digital agency tells us what they're doing to make both their workplace and their work more inclusive.
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How to open a studio: getting a loan
The 6 ways you can get funding to set up your own design studio or digital agency, discussed by creative industries accountant Simon Palmer.
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How to avoid cultural communication problems with global clients, suppliers and colleagues
If you work with people around the world, you might find yourself running into communication problems caused by differences in business culture. If that’s the case, it’s time to and reevaluate how you handles cross-cultural communication.
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Nils Leonard on how to make stuff people actually want
The magnetic, unique Nils Leonard on how to succeed in design - and how the ad industry needs to change.
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Design internships: why hiring interns makes your company better – and why you should pay them
Andy Budd, co-founder & director at Clearleft, explains why internships aren't cheap labour but a brilliant way to introduce new ways of thinking and spark innovative ideas.
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7 tips for design success from Sir Paul Smith
Renowned fashion designer Sir Paul Smith recently shared wisdom concerning any and all designers at the D&AD Festival.
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Don't you wish your studio looked like Toca Boca's new playground-inspired space?
Hip kids' app developer Toca Boca's new office is designed as an adult playground - including indoor go-karting, hiding places and toy cars.
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How Rogue One director Gareth Edwards created a barbarian army on his home computer for BBC2
8 years ago – before Monsters, Godzilla and Rogue One – director Gareth Edwards told us about creating a cast of thousands at home for the BBC2 documentary on Attila the Hun.
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Logo design: how to stop Twitter hating your new logo
Paula Benson, Simon Manchipp and Spencer Buck talk us though logo design in the social media age – from working with clients to the launch itself.
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How do deal with Nightmare Clients
Design studio heads reveal (now-hilarious) horror stories of their worst clients – and reveal practical advice on how to cope.
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The 100 Songs Rule for designers
Designer Radim Malinic explains how to discover what you’re great at, in an extract from his upcoming Book of Ideas.
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How to hire a project manager
When hiring a PM, the knee-jerk tendency seems to be to hire the person with the most technical knowledge - when other, broader skills are more likely to get the results you're really after.
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How to market to young people
Aalia Walker, marketing director at Smack reveals what you should - and shouldn’t - do when creating marketing and advertising campaigns aimed at millennials.
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How to get the work you want
Designer Radim Malinic explains how to get to work on the projects that you really really want, in an extract from his upcoming Book of Ideas.
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What is Business Design – and why is it the most important design job of the future?
Fjord's business design director explains why applying design principles – and skills – to business is the next big thing for both industries (and maybe you too).
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The 8 daily habits of designers and artists, illustrated by Sam Island
Do you match the profile of your average creative?
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Free pitching: how we end this outdated evil
Industry experts - including Jenny Theolin and agency Zulu Alpha Kilo - to discuss alternatives to the dreaded unpaid pitch and suggest tips for avoiding it.
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5 tips for producing simple-to-use designs from Designs of the Year winner Ben Terrett
The award-winning designer shares his five principles for creating user experiences that just work.