Design Week
Vision 2011
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An appy world
Vision 2011
Forget the Internet - the digital scene is all about mobile these days, as apps continue to roll out at breakneck speed across a range of platforms. Before long, websites will start to look influenced by the streamlined usability of app design, predicts Scott Billings
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Bespoke brigade
Vision 2011
As the quality of digital print continues to improve and selfpublishing is becoming an ever more viable and popular option, Clare Dowdy looks at how the once poor relation in the print stable is snapping at the heels of lithographic techniques
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Brighter picture
Vision 2011
The long-awaited green shoots of recovery in design are breaking out into the open, which is good news if you’re a junior designer left out in the cold during the recession or an experienced freelance looking to fill a skills gap. Emily Pacey assesses the potential
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Digital print
Vision 2011
With so much information freely accessible on the Web, surely print is doomed? No way - there’s an existing technology that combines almost instant availability, great customisation potential and the reassuring tactility of quality papers, and it’s called digital print
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Interaction design
Vision 2011
As consumers take the driving seat in the digital environment, consultancies need to up their game by recruiting and training staff with the right skill sets in order to help their clients exploit them opportunities presented by the social media revolution
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Recovery mission
Vision 2011
Recover, reconstruct and rekindle should be the keywords for a new, more environmentally conscious decade, argues Sophie Thomas - it is high time that designers tackle these issues more comprehensively, fully integrating a Green approach into their standard practice
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Recruitment
Vision 2011
The recession is almost over and confidence is growing - clients have reshaped their businesses ready for growth, and there’s even talk of takeovers - but consultancies should boost their junior level recruitment if they want to make the best of the recovery
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Sustainability
Vision 2011
The much-heralded paperless revolution has yet to deliver the promised environmental benefits, and sustainable printed material continues to play an important role alongside online communications. The case for recycled papers remains as strong as ever
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Vision 2011
Vision 2011
