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Creating the Perfect Design Brief

Book Review

Peter Phillips’ book lays out the framework for how an office, studio or agency can operate demonstrating, for example, how designers can emphasize their value in the workplace―and work better.
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The High Cost of Saving Money

DMI Viewpoints

Why is design management so often in the center of the cost savings crosshairs? Rob Wallace answers why corporations are undermining one of their core competencies and eliminating one of their most valuable assets.
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Success in the Business of Design

DMI Viewpoints

What does it take to keep a design organization successful? Cameron Foote shares his experience from talking to thousands of design managers, studio principals, and freelance designers.
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Redefining “Good design is good business”

DMI Viewpoints

If IBM legend Thomas Watson, Jr. is right that “good design is good business,” why aren’t clients lining up for our services? Michael McPherson warns that this mantra could be clouding our view of where the value of design actually rests.
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In-house Creative Services vs. Total Outsourcing

DMI Viewpoints

Lynn Brandli presents two perspectives on the creative services team:  are they “core competency” or “non-core?”  And, how do successful corporations justify their assessments?
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