Design Insights
Category: Chartered Society of Designers

Hosted by the Goldfinger Factory in Westbourne Park, this event explored the ethical implications of design and how it can be used to make the world better. The panel discussion included five people from the design world with an interest in social enterprises, ethics, and sustainability: Bertrand Michaud, Managing Director of Hermès in the UK; […]

For several years, KI (headed by CSD Fellow Jonathan Hindle FCSD) has supported students on the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Imperial College’s double master’s course in Innovation Design Engineering by awarding prizes for the most interesting work. This year, they also included students taking the RCA’s Design Products master’s course. This year’s theme […]

HOW DESIGNERS FEEL ABOUT BREXIT Our Q3 2016 coincided with the period following the referendum on 23 June and therefore we decided to take a look at the results against our Q3 2015 survey to see what impact the vote may have had on design businesses. Please note that bracketed figures throughout are the Q3 2015 […]

On the 8th March International Womens’ Day (IWD) is celebrated with a variety of events around the world. Women have made extraordinary contributions to the design industry, some have become household names and others are still lesser known. This year the Society is celebrating IWD by sharing some of the most iconic women in design, as chosen […]

February 8th marked the Chinese New Year of the Monkey and it is set to be a pretty important year for CSD members in Hong Kong. The Society has played an important role in the Hong Kong design sector having been one of the founding member organisations of the Federation of Hong Kong Design Associations […]

2015 was a very exciting year for the Society and its members. Many positive changes were made and the impact of these will continue to grow throughout 2016.  Highlights of 2015 The 40th Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Society of Designers This year the Society celebrated the 40th AGM since the award of the […]

As the internationally recognised body for the design profession, the Chartered Society of Designers and its members play a major role in influencing the design industry. The Society encourages its members to add their voice to the work undertaken by CSD in inspiring academia, government, clients and the design sector.  Many of our members are […]

Last November, the Chartered Society of Designers held the Minerva Dinner at St James’s Palace in London. It was an inspirational evening for all those who attended. As a pleasant reminder of the event, almost exactly a year later the Minerva Dinner brochure 2014 received Silver Prize in the Drum Cream Awards 2015. The brochure […]

The Chartered Society of Designers conducts quarterly design business surveys to inform the profession and interested stakeholders as to the trends across a range of issues concerning design businesses. The surveys provide key findings from indicators in areas such as investment, employment, growth and turnover showing changes, current attitudes and future considerations. The CSD quarterly […]

The CEP Student Prize is awarded annually to a final year student on each of the design courses within the CSD Course Endorsement Programme (CEP). The programme was developed to differentiate and support those courses which clearly prepare students to confidently embark on a career in design and to practice to the highest professional standards. […]