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“We’re now convinced design is key.”

By Design Business Association
Albury Organic Vineyard share why there’s no doubt in their minds that design has been key to turning around the company's profitability and in strengthening its resilience to the economic uncertainty brought about by COVID-19.

23/11/2020


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How valuable could a mentor be to you?

By Design Business Association
How valuable could a mentor be to you in this turbulent time? Find out in this quick read and sign up for Twenty/Twenty by 4 December.

09/11/2020


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James Selby Bennett

By Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive, Design Business Association
We've been hugely saddened to learn that James Selby Bennett, Senior Partner at Humphries Kirk has passed away. DBA Chief Executive, Deborah Dawton has penned these words in his memory.

09/11/2020


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DBA welcomes new Board Directors

By Design Business Association
2LK’s Andy Sexton, ELSE’s Warren Hutchinson and RB’s Stephanie Verschoor were appointed at the DBA’s recent AGM, whilst Coley Porter Bell’s Vicky Bullen has been reappointed for an extended term.

09/11/2020


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Advice on the extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By Design Business Association
Find out the rules on the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and get a letter to use to gain agreement from your employees to be put on furlough and flexible furlough under the new rule.

06/11/2020


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BEAR; the enchanting story of a brand launched on a shoestring and sold for £70m six years later

By Design Business Association
To help your Design Effectiveness case study bear fruit, dip into this enchanting story to see how one Grand Prix winner cracked it.

26/10/2020


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Changing lives: A lasting-legacy of effective design

By Design Business Association
Take a minute to be inspired by this enduring story of human impact through effective design.

12/10/2020


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Inside the judging room

By Design Business Association
Celebrating two years chairing the Design Effectiveness Awards judging panel, Clive Grinyer takes a look behind the judging process.

28/09/2020


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The DBA interviews Diageo’s Jeremy Lindley

By Design Business Association
Delve into the business of design with Diageo's Global Design Director Jeremy Lindley, as he discusses the company's approach to design effectiveness in this interview with the DBA.

28/09/2020


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DBA Design Effectiveness Awards: Take a look inside the judging

By Design Business Association
Take a look at the people who determine who takes home a Bronze, Silver or Gold DBA Design Effectiveness Awards. Nowhere is the quality and effectiveness of the design industry’s offer more evident than across the case studies recognised in the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards.

09/09/2020


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