Where the UK Design Skills Alliance came from
The background to our campaign
Before launching our Good Design Practice campaign in September 2008, we spent 3 years thinking and planning.
All of our activities and recommendations come from extensive research and consultation with the design industry.
In April 2008 the Design Skills Alliance launched the Design Blueprint which set out the goals, aspirations and implementation plan to develop a more prosperous design sector.
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Download a PDF of the Design Blueprint (PDF, 3.9Mb) |
The plans that we outlined in the Design Blueprint followed an extensive industry consultation, the results of which were published in the plan High-Level Skills for Higher Value in 2007.
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Download a PDF of High-Level Skills for Higher Value Full report (PDF, 3.2Mb) |
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Download a PDF of the High-Level Skills for Higher Value Executive summary (PDF, 718Kb) |
How we did the consultation
The consultation process examined whether our industry has the requisite skills, capabilities and infrastructure to respond to the new demands of the UK's knowledge based economy, and add even greater value to business and the public sector in the future.
Qualitative Consultation
A formal qualitative consultation conducted in 2006 gathered the opinions of key groups via a series of workshops, focus groups and in-depth interviews with designers, design employers, representatives of further and higher education and secondary school educators.
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Download a PDF of the Qualitative Consultation |
Quantitative Consultation (Online Questionnaire)
A voluntary online questionnaire was live on www.keepbritishdesignalive.com from 8th May to 1st November 2006.
We analysed 902 questionnaires completed by people from different regions, design disciplines, ages, occupations and experience.
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Download a PDF of the Qualitative Consultation summary |
Design a New Design Industry
We analysed 902 questionnaires completed by people from different regions, design disciplines, ages, occupations and experience.
Following its first year of activity and research in 2005, the Design Industry Skills Panel published an initial consultation document, which served as the foundation for the formal quantitative and qualitative consultation.
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Download a PDF of the Design a New Design Industry report |
