Virtual Strike

Posted by Matt Judge

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Posted: 25/02/2010

Virtual Strike

Design Week (UK) invited me to contribute towards a Vox Pop this week. The Question: A group of Belgium ad agencies went on strike in protest at pitches. What issue would entice you to go on strike.

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Posted in Advertising, Design Economy, Design future
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An open letter to Emily Gosden

Posted by Design Assembly

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Posted: 11/01/2010

An open letter to Emily Gosden

In response to Emily Gosden’s defamatory article on the Times Online, we at Design Assembly felt compelled as a collective to address the issues raised in the hope that the apparent lack of appreciation and awareness of our profession is addressed. More

Posted in Branding, Design Assembly, Design Economy, Design future, Education, Social responsibility, Uncategorized
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Good Enough

Posted by Neil Cummings

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Posted: 28/09/2009

Good Enough

When is ok to be a little bit crap?
When you’re bloody marvellous at lots of other stuff.

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Posted in Advertising, Branding, Design Economy, Design future, Information Design
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Is the message the medium?

Posted by Dan Greene

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Posted: 20/08/2009

Is the message the medium?

With the iPhone fully integrating itself as the designers must have accessory, is this the new best way to present your portfolio?

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Posted in Design Economy
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The beginning of the end?

Posted by Stephen McGilvray

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Posted: 18/06/2009

The beginning of the end?

A growing number of people now look to the World Wide Web for their daily fill of news, style tips, gossip and daily design inspiration. Newspapers and magazines are facing profound challenges with the explosion of news and rich content. More

Posted in Design Economy, Magazine Design, Print, Social responsibility
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The Big Shake-up

Posted by Neil Cummings

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Posted: 15/06/2009

The Big Shake-up

Question:
Coca-Cola launch their new multi-million pound ad campaign. People like the ad but it doesn’t make them buy more Coke. Should Coca-Cola still pay the advertising agency?

Answer:
No. (According to Coke)

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Making money

Posted by Chris Wilson

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Posted: 30/03/2009

Making money

As the economic crisis continues, we all might want to take note of the work of American artist James Stephen George Boggs. Boggs is an American artist best known for his hand-drawn, one-sided copies of U.S. banknotes.

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Posted in Design Economy, Fine Art, Inspiration
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Another perspective

Posted by Dan Greene

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Posted: 27/02/2009

Another perspective

While most of us in the design industry have been effected by the economic downturn in some capacity and undoubtably, will continue to be until well into 2010, what if at the other end of this sticky patch the recession turns out to be not all bad?

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Posted in Design Economy
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