dbc training - designers

The business of design - for designers

A series of workshops presenting the skills needed to operate a successful design business.

Half-day workshops

Job costing workshop
This session will help all designers work out the real cost of running a business and how to create a job costing system.

Designing demand
Practical advice on how to examine your current client base and expand it to capture new business. Suitable for graphic, industrial, interior, packaging, product and web designers.

Writing the perfect design brief
This 3 hour workshop helps graphic designers, design managers and studio owners prepare a design brief in response to a client briefing.

Developing a business case for design
This half day workshop shows studio owners, design managers and account service people how to identify the need for design in new client markets.

One page business plan
This half day workshop helps graphic designers develop a business plan that is concise and useable.



Short courses


Roundtable workshops
Four 2-hour workshops give participants the opportunity to discuss studio management issues. Participants get feedback from their peers and advice from an experienced facilitator. Suitable for graphic, industrial, interior, packaging, product and web designers.


Membership
Membership of the dbc is free and open to all participants in the design loop.

Membership form

dib is a series of workshops that show business owners how to make better use of design.

Design in business strategy
This half day workshop helps SME business owners understand how design can be integrated into their business strategy.

Preparing a design brief
This half day workshop is intended for those needing to brief a designer for a project.

Evaluating a design presentation
This half day workshop is intended for those that have to evaluate a design presentation.
This workshop exposes you to a number of design presentations which are then analysed by practicing designers.

Reviewing your brand
This half day workshop demonstrates a method for reviewing an organisations' brand.