Not according to Douglas Davis, founder of Brooklyn creative studio The Davis Group. He led a strategy session earlier today at RGD’s 18th annual DesignThinkers conference at the Sony Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto. Design that affects change for clients must be rooted in strategy, says Davis. Read More >
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design featured on the Format Magazine, 40 Best New Graphic Design Books
If you’re looking for a new graphic design book to add to your collection, you’ve come to the right place. We searched through everything published in 2017 and rounded-up the best and brightest. These are the books that will inspire your next work, teach you the history of design and look great on your shelf—because what’s a design studio without an impressive library?
There’s 40 books on our list with contributions from celebrity designers like Aaron Draplin and Jessica Hische. There’s books on the influence of minimalism, the role of symbolism and the visual history of type. Get creative pep talks, dive into the most influential designs of all time, and brush up on timely academic critique. See the list >
The Business of Creative Strategy on Laroche.fm Amsterdam
In this episode, I talked with Douglas Davis, creative strategist, the author of Creative Strategy and Business of Design and he is also the principal of The Davis Group LLC.
We talked about his book, getting the right strategy behind your products, how to write a good strategy and what should you take into account when creating products or solving problems for your consumers. His work experience and previous clients include ABN·AMRO Bank, Council for Economic Education, The Economist, HSBC, Tribal DDB, JWT, Deutsch and many others.
Book references during this episode include Hey Whipple Squeeze This by Luke Sullivan, Truth Lies, and Advertising by Jon Steel and Juicing the Orange by Pat Fallon
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Printmag.com Feature: Learning the Wrong Lessons: Education in the Age of Disruption
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The National Center for Education Statistics estimated that 1,853,000 tassels turned from right to left in the 2015-16 academic year. This transition from academics to actual workplace has always been the moment of truth because it shows whether the new hire majored in letters or focused on learning. However, the speed at which the disruption and change is taking place in some industries happens much faster than the time it takes to go from freshman to first day. As technology transforms, breaks and creates business models, what are the implications for the education model? Read More >
Douglas Davis tapped to moderate One Club Educators Summit panel during creative week
Panel: Mariam Guessous, Ruston Spurlock and Michael Farmer
The collision of creative, media and data all but ensures that the graduates we produce will be solving for problems that didn't exist before. If the traditional models of creative and media are broken, what does that mean for the traditional way we've produced creative professionals? An advertising executive, a publishing/media expert and a distinguished professor share their insights as we ponder the creative education model. Click to view more >