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The unbearable irrelevance of three design concepts

Industry stakeholders and clients often expect three design concepts as part of designers' responses to a creative brief. What's that all about?

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues, Design research 17 Nov 202221 Jan 2023

Design research, design practice, design thinking and professional practice (with added graphic design)

A short summary of key discussions around design research, design practice, design thinking and professional practice

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design methods & methodology, Design research 24 Mar 202213 Apr 2024

Co-design & building a discourse around the graphic design brief

"What's the brief?” is an everyday question within the graphic design process. Moreover, the concept and importance of a design brief is overtly understood well beyond design practice itself – especially among stakeholders who work with designers, as well as clients who commission their services.

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues, Design research 13 Aug 20213 Sep 2021

Graphic design versus communication design

What’s the difference between graphic design and communication design? The two terms are the main ones used for both the academic discipline and the industry profession. However, many people appear to be unclear about what the terms mean and what practices they refer to.

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues 6 Aug 20217 Aug 2021

Don’t call me a graphic designer!

What's in a name? This new research suggests that some graphic designers are questioning whether the term 'graphic design' is reducing their design capital within the creative process.

CommDesignAcademic Communication & graphic design, Design issues, Design research 13 Apr 202117 Apr 2021

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