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University of Reading aims to make tax forms easier to read
The University of Reading has won funding for a two-year research project that aims to make tax and mortgage forms easier to understand.
Caroline Felton to head up Creative & Cultural Skills
Caroline Felton has been appointed as interim chief executive of Creative & Cultural Skills.
Plans emerge for multiple design embassies at LDF
The London Design Embassy may be renamed the British Design Embassy and appear at several locations across London in this year’s London Design Festival, Design Week understands.
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation briefs Think Public to provide design support to social projects
London- and Lisbon-based charity the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has commissioned Think Public to provide design support for a number of upcoming social projects.
Identity challenge
The BBC’s 12-week period of public consultation, which follows a much-publicised strategy review, will overlap with a design-roster review pencilled in for the end of May.
James Dyson calls for Design Council review in Tory party report
James Dyson has called for a review of the ‘funding, objectives and impact’ of the Design Council in a report commissioned by the Conservative Party.
Alexander McQueen show among Brit Insurance winners
Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2010 catwalk presentation and Min-Kyu Choi’s folding plug are among the category winners in the 2010 Brit Insurance Design Awards – with the overall winner due to be unveiled on 16 March.
WPP profits down after ‘brutal’ year
WPP’s profits before tax fell by 16.1 per cent to £812m following what the group describes as a ‘brutal’ 2009.
Clinic’s Sage & Onions wins DBA Inclusive Design Challenge
Clinic’s Sage & Onions project, which will enable people of different age groups to exchange advice and experiences, has won the 2010 Design Business Association Inclusive Design Challenge.
DBA to launch approved list of design suppliers
The Design Business Association is set to launch an approved list of design suppliers - the DBA Design Directory - which clients will be able to access for free.
B&W Studio scoops Design Week Best of Show award
B&W Studio’s Annual Report and Six Accounts for St George’s Crypt has won the Best of Show prize in this year’s Design Week Awards.
Something From Us creates Cornish brand for Dott
Designs of the Time Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has appointed London consultancy Something From Us as senior design producer for branding project From Cornwall with Love.
British Design Innovation works on 'device' to monetise design's contribution to the bottom line
British Design Innovation is working on a piece of technology which will be capable of tracking the financial benefits of design thinking for client companies.
British Council rewards the young design entrepreneur
Despite a wealth of awards up for grabs for the most talented designers, most celebrate creative work rather than acknowledging business acumen.
Buyers' guide
The long-awaited report on public-sector design procurement from the Associate Parliamentary Design & Innovation Group has been released. Angus Montgomery assesses its implications for the design industry


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