Author Archives: NI Design Alliance

NIDA created ‘The Design By Committee’ as a model of design thinking. This first report explains what happened at the initial workshop on ‘transport’ and makes a concrete case for the power of design thinking, demonstrating the economic and social benefits of design. Don’t miss out on getting your hands on the first copies!

Michael Thomson will speak on using strategic design as a tool for strategic growth, demonstrating how design thinking goes far beyond superficial styling to add value to your business.

And the winner is….

A half day clinic for creative businesses and designers featuring a practical workshop introducing the tendering process and an informative and inspiring talk with Mark Case director of Whitenoise studios on how to get started and make the most of Tender opportunities.

The Office of Innovation and Fumbally Exchange explore themes of Innovation/Creativity/Entrepreneurship/Design in a series of short talks and workshops as tools that facilitate collaboration and Making Work Together.

An interactive evening with a panel posing questions like ‘Design effectiveness: Fluff or fundamental’? Read what happened on our events page, and add your own comments if you made it along on the night…

Belfast taking on the world one puppet at a time! Colin Williams, founder of television production company Sixteen South, looks at how a small creative [...]

This is the seventh session in The Evolve Programme run by Blick Studios. The Evolve Programme is aimed at small and start up creative businesses.  [...]

The Northern Ireland Design Alliance is hosting the Creative Entrepreneurs Club in August on the subject of ‘Reimagining – changing apathy into empathy’. Winning both [...]

Russell Mills works across a number of creative disciplines – fine art, multimedia, stage and lighting design and has produced record covers and book covers [...]