Design education – is it fit for purpose?
Martin Roach, group creative director of branding consultancy Epitype, looks at a recent House of Lords seminar on design education.
Education secretary Gove urged to Include Design in English Baccalaureate
A consortium of prominent design industry figures has sent an open letter to education secretary Michael Gove warning him that omitting design related subjects from the English Baccalaureate will jeopardise
Jotta’s design director Jane Trustram on the Redesigning Graphic Design Education
Jotta’s design director Jane Trustram guest blogs on the Redesigning [Graphic] Design Education conference held this week by Lost in the Forest Institute and Derby University, which examined the future
Editorial – the design education battle still needs to be fought
The coalition Government made a rare step in the right direction in its approach to design and design education this week.
Review of the Year – Design education
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News analysis – The Design Commission report on design education
The Design Commission, a standing body set up early this year to examine obstacles and opportunities in design, has unveiled the results of its first investigation – which examines design
Design industry calls on Government to protect design education
A group of leading designers and education experts have appealed to Education Secretary Michael Gove to keep design and technology in the National Curriculum.
Pentagram’s DJ Stout redesigns Times Educational Supplement
Texas-based Pentagram partner DJ Stout has redesigned the Times Educational Supplement, which is moving from a newspaper to a magazine format.
Call to bring design education on to Government’s Innovation Strategy
Design organisations have been urged to make sure design education is addressed in the Government’s Innovation Strategy, which is due to be released later this year.
Positive thinking can help to entice clients back to design education
It takes guts for an educational institution to raise its head above the parapet in these days of wholesale cuts. But the University of the Arts London is pressing on
Stem reclassification could help turn the education tide
I wholeheartedly support Dick Powell’s views on the challenges faced by design education in this country (Insight, DW 17 March). We see the problem constantly at The Alloy, to the
Design Commission launches education investigation
The Design Commission is launching an investigation into design education, which will examine its importance to economic growth, public-service renewal and wellbeing.
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