SW Design Fact 1
The South West has 7% of the UK’s design businesses, many in digital and multimedia
SW Design Fact 3
The South West has a higher proportion of larger design consultancies than the UK average
SW Design Fact 4
The South West has a design network in each county providing great newsletters for all
How a business & a public sector organisation benefited by design...
1 £149k+ increase
How does a relatively unknown marine research and product development company make greater waves in the markets it works in? Rethink, rebrand and remarket helped them see the value of design to increase profits. View more
2 £368k savings
Lewisham’s emergency housing service is very busy and the people using the service can’t always find out whether or not they are entitled to support quickly and easily enough. Service design helps create savings. View more
Types of Design
Graphic Design
Graphic design is the process of choosing and organising words, images and messages into a form that communicates and influences its audience. It includes digital design, packaging graphics and more. Read More
Brand Design
Brand design is the process of creating a distinct identity and personality in order to communicate and promote an organisation, person, product or service. We explore how it works and what it can do for you. Read More
Packaging Design
Packaging on a supermarket shelf has less than three seconds to grab the attention of a consumer. Packaging designers have helped both established and challenger brands transform the success of their products and improve the sustainability of their packs. Read More
Product Design
How do good ideas become marketable products? The product design process affects the look, feel and functionality of the things we use everyday. Let us talk you though the process, from commission, briefing and market research, to manufacturing and product launch. Read More
Furniture Design
Well-designed furniture can be good for business, good for your body and for your budget. This overview of the furniture design industry is aimed at designers and anyone interested in buying or commissioning furniture design. Read More
Service Design
Explore what service design is and what it can do for businesses and public services. It also contains great examples from design agencies, universities, businesses and public services that have used design. Read More
Interaction Design
Interaction design is concerned with the way people interact with technology. Designers in this field consider our understanding and responses to different technological systems and design them accordingly, often to make things easier and more appealing....Read More
Transport Design
Transport design brings many different forms of design together to get people from A to B and keep society and the economy moving. Includes aerodynamics, ergonomics,interiors, exteriors, fixtures, and engineering design. Read More
Fashion & Textile Design
Fashion designers and textile designers help create the clothes, soft furnishings and functional materials that the UK spends millions of pounds on each year. Fashion and textiles are big business in the UK. Read More
Other Design
There are many other forms of design including web design, multimedia, interior design, manufacturing design, food design, landscape and urban design, architecture, game design, user design and many more. View Creative Choices
