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Unconscious bias and designers
19
Aug

It’s easy to think bias is embedded in others like Donald Trump or Pauline Hanson, but truth is most designers have some level of unconscious bias.

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Professional development , project management , Studio management ,
Designers talking money
17
Aug

Many designers avoid all talk about money because they find it stressful but it’s not talking about money that’s stressful. Having the money talk early in a project means you can relax and enjoy the design.

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Professional development , project management , Studio management ,
The journey of a brand
06
Aug

Designers like to craft brands rather than design logos. We’re protective of identities created and like to be involved in building their character. Here’s a great example of a brand with character.

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Empathy mapping , Professional development , project management , Studio management , working from home ,
A fast and furious recovery!
04
Aug

Will Zoom meetings become the post-pandemic new normal? It may be too soon to say. What we do know is there’s a high degree of uncertainty in the design industry.

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Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
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Are we working from home forever?
23
Jul

So, we’re working all from home now but are designers working from home forever? If they are, here’s some things you should consider …

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Empathy mapping , Professional development , project management , Studio management , working from home ,
Pay to win: strategies to get new business
20
Jul

There are many ways to develop strategies to play to win new business; some are good and some are really good. These are well defined strategy models that are used by businesses large and small.

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Tags: Design Business School , Design management , Design strategies , Design strategy , Empathy mapping , Rebrand , Studio management ,
What clients think
What clients want survey
14
Jul

Designers spend an inordinant amount of time trying to guess what clients want. We’ve written a survey to ask them what they want. It’s yours to share.

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Empathy mapping , milton glaser , presentation skills , Professional development , project management , Studio management ,
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The future work from home studio
14
Jul

Is the WFM model here to stay? Maybe becaue humans love flexibility. We love the ability to choose when to work and when to play, and that’s exactly what remote working delivers.

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Empathy mapping , milton glaser , presentation skills , Professional development , project management , Studio management ,
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Is a design career sustainable?
02
Jul

Designers spend a great deal of time trying to guess what their clients want. The insights from this recent UK report conducted by ‘Up to the Light’ are valuable to all Australian designers.

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Tags: Client relationships , design career , Design management , Design strategies , designers , designing , Empathy mapping , milton glaser , presentation skills , Professional development , project management , Studio management ,
What clients want
23
Jun

Designers spend a great deal of time trying to guess what their clients want. The insights from this recent UK report conducted by ‘Up to the Light’ are valuable to all Australian designers.

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Tags: Client relationships , customer experience , Design management , Design professional development , Design strategies , designers , Empathy mapping , presentation skills , Professional development , project management , Studio management ,
How to help clients make decisions
09
Jun

We design for different markets because everyone absorbs information differently. In the same way, what one client needs to make a decision may differ to another.

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Tags: Client relationships , customer experience , Design management , Design professional development , Design strategies , designers , Empathy mapping , presentation skills , Professional development , Studio management ,
Designers, clients and social media
26
May

When expectations are managed, designers can add value managing a client’s social media presence – but it’s not to be under-estimated or under-serviced. Much reputational harm can come from inactivity or the wrong activity.

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Tags: Business of design , capability building , Client relationships , customer experience , design business , design business coach , design coach , design mentor , Design strategies , Design strategy , design studio management , managing clients , new business development ,
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