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
One page business plan
This half day workshop helps graphic designers develop a business plan that is concise and useable.
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.
Developing strategic design in your studio
This half day workshop helps graphic designers understand how strategic design can be part of their client services.
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.
Conducting a Design audit
This half day workshop shows design studio owners a process for conducting a design audit. It uses a system developed by the dbc that was extensively trialled with a group of 12 design studios in 2010.
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.
Web production management
This half day workshop helps graphic designers, design managers and
studio owners make the move into producing websites for clients without
requiring any knowledge of web applications. It examines the use of
Content Management Systems (CMS) and how they integrate into a complete
web production workflow.
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