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It’s a library of articles about the business of design.
The articles are based on real questions from real design businesses — pricing, positioning, client management, mental wellbeing, and the research we've done into what actually works. Many originated from knowledge earned from 30 years running a studio, and updated with research and insights from mentoring sessions with Australian designers.
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Got 60 minutes?
Don’t wait for a ‘planning’ or ‘strategy’ day to do some analysis. Snatch 60 minutes and tackle on of these tasks… you’ll be amazed what you can achieve.
What if design has become a luxury?
You know the thing most client’s are worried about when commissioning design? That the result will flop and they’ll be embarrassed in front of their colleagues because they backed a loser.
3 questions guaranteed to give useless answers
Everything feels heavy in the design world right now. AI doom, budget cuts, clients who think Canva is a design agency. So here’s something lighter: the three questions that sound perfectly reasonable but guarantee you’ll get information you can’t actually use.