The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy wants to build an industrial strategy that addresses the long-term challenges facing the UK economy. Their aim is to improve living standards and economic growth by increasing productivity and driving growth across the UK.

The Department has issued a Green Paper identifying 10 pillars that they believe to be important in driving forward an industrial strategy across the entire UK economy.

The Green Paper gives the design profession an opportunity to contribute to its success. It is important that the voice of design is heard. Please take a few minutes to read through the proposals and join in the discussion.

Furthermore CSD have created a short survey for you to share your comments on each pillar of the Green Paper, we plan to collate these responses and present them to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. To complete our Industrial Strategy Green Paper Survey, click HERE.

Jessica Standing MCSD

Jessica has always had an interest in Art and Design and began her design journey studying at Cardiff. Now the Director and co-founder with Peter Standing (Architect) of Standing Space, they provide a variety of design and procurement services.



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Mike Harkins MCSD

We caught up with one of our more recent members Mike Harkins MCSD. Mike, having practised as a professional Graphic Designer with a particular interest in Typography and having acted as a Director of a successful design company, is now teaching at Portsmouth University. Mike is the current course leader for MA Graphic Design, teaches BA (Hons), MA and PHD levels and has had two books published about the basics of typography. We hear about Mike's career as well as some advice for graphic design students and recent graduates.



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In the previous issue we discussed food and the effect design and technology is having on the restaurant industry, the way we eat and the way we perceive food. Here, in the final chapter of this discussion, we look at how design and technology is encouraging a more conscious approach to food and our consumerism.

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Textile Forum - The Fashion Fabric Forum
15th - 16th March
1 Marylebone, London

The Textile Forum is a luxury fashion fabric event for designers looking to source top quality fabrics and trimmings for womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, bridalwear, lingerie and accessories and want to be inspired.
 

TEI 2017
20th - 23rd March
Keio University, Japan

Addressing issues of human-computer interaction, novel tools and technologies, interactive art, and user experience. The work presented at TEI has a strong focus on how computing can bridge atoms and bits into cohesive interactive systems.
 

EAD Conference: Design For Next
12th - 14th April
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

The 12th EAD Conference is hosted by Sapienza University of Rome in Italy, and it will foster discussion among designers, academics and experts about the articulated scenario of contemporary design and its perspectives, with intent to nurture diversity and interdisciplinarity.
 

What Design Can Do
23rd - 24th May
Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam

WDCD will focus almost entirely on climate change and how designers can address this urgent issue. The topic is also the subject of the new WDCD Climate Action Challenge.
 

To see more upcoming design events click HERE to access our CSD events page.

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