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Registered office:
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Links & Resources
A selection of useful resources
South West Design Forum / www.swdf.co.uk
South West RDA / www.southwestrda.org.uk
The Design Council / www.designcouncil.org.uk
ArtsMatrix / www.artsmatrix.plymouthart.ac.uk
Designing Demand / www.designingdemand.org.uk
Useful Design & Business Websites
ACID - Anti Copying in Design / www.acid.eu.com
Association of Business Schools / www.the-abs.org.uk
British Design Innovation / www.britishdesigninnovation.org
British Standards Institution / www.standardsuk.com
Confederation of British Industry / www.cbi.org.uk
Design Directory / www.designdirectory.co.uk
Design in Business / www.dba.org.uk
Engineering and Technology Board / www.engineeringuk.com
Institute of Directors / www.iod.com
Own It - Intellectual Property Website / www.own-it.org
Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture & Commerce. RSA Inclusive Design Resource. / www.thersa.org
Scenta - Science, Engineering and Technology Gateway / www.scenta.co.uk
Shell Technology Enterprise Programme / www.step.org.uk
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise / www.businesslink.gov.uk
UK Trade & Investment / www.ukti.gov.uk
Web Design for Business / www.webdesignforbusiness.org.uk
Creative Industries Policy, Mapping & News
DCMS / www.culture.gov.uk
Sustainability
WRAP / www.wrap.org.uk
Design News and Updates
Media Innovation Awards Judges Announced
A stellar line up of industry leaders has been lined up to judge the 2012 Media Innovation Awards
The panel of creative and digital media experts includes
Design Programme client, enModus receives $1.6m in additional funding
Bristol based enModus receives funding
Secured to develop unique home energy management solution
New brand for raw client
Devon based company launches new brand
Devon based company launches new brand
Shoppers shun brands without carbon footprints
Research into trends of shoppers by Carbon Trust
Carbon trust research results
Viper Subsea wins Innovation Media Award
The Design Programme are very proud to announce that Viper Subsea have won an award for brand at the Media Innovation Awards
We are thrilled to announce that our client Viper Subsea was the winner of the Branding Category at last week’s Media Innovation Awards. Viper Subsea worked with Bath agency Mytton Williams.
Nesta's Creative Clusters and Innovation Report
The latest Nesta report on Creative Clusters and Innovation
Read Nesta's report on the ecomomic importance of the creative industries
Forum for the Future
Can the creative industries lead us to a sustainable future?
How will the UK’s creative industries apply their expertise and experience to the big sustainability challenges facing society?
Design Tools and Downloads
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Service Design
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Website Design
An introduction to Website Design
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