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We recognise design as:
  • a communication fundamental
  • a business imperative
  • one of the most powerful tools available to industry and commerce

To encourage progress in design, it is important to:
  • celebrate the designer
  • equip the marketer
  • demonstrate commercial gain through effective design
  • reveal the true potential of design
  • mobilise local and international design expertise

We aim to add value to those who:
  • practise design
  • commission design
  • rely on design to build a brand

We will address:
  • indifference and ignorance of the value of good design
  • the divide between designers and marketers in understanding design
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