When times are tough, the inclination is to cut discretionary spending to things like design and brand marketing. Not so fast says a new report out by the Design Council. The UK study reports that half of businesses:
… are looking to design their way out of downturn
Over half (54%) of the firms in our survey [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘credit crunch’
January 14, 2009
Design business to weather economic storm? Hopeful new research
January 10, 2009
UK Study: Design Business up in 2009
Some good news for a change. The Design Council has published a new study (Jan 2009) revealing 54% of UK businesses are planning to use design to help them survive the economic downturn. It’s National Survey of Firms, reveals that “far from retreating to safety and resorting to cutting costs, increasing number of firms are [...]
