﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Designers Network News</title><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/news.aspx</link><description>The latest headlines from the Designers Network</description><copyright>(c) 2006, Designers Network. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Beyond 2010 funding for designers training</title><description> Beyond 2010, a new European Social Fund and East of England Development Agency (ESF/EEDA) programme, targets ten employment sectors and is managed by the Essex Development &amp;amp; Regeneration ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=153</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Engineering Our Health; Advances in Medical Technology </title><description> Since our ancestral apes evolved into humankind, we have been fascinated with who we are and how we work. We’ve continued to ask these questions through the ages of our evolution ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=151</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Market Research – Your Questions Answered…</title><description> Find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know about market research from our panel of leading experts.&amp;nbsp; If you’ve got questions about how to approach market research for your ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=148</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond 2010 - funding for designers training</title><description> Beyond 2010 – John Wilcock Beyond 2010 is a new initiative to assist small to medium sized businesses in the East of England to give staff new skills to move the business forward. ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=152</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DN member: LiZLaKe's European Award Success </title><description> in 2008 Design Management Europe Award, aided by two other DN members. Stansted Mountfitchet, Landscape Architects received an honourable mention in the prestigious European Design ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=149</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Future in 3D Art  </title><description> Knowledge of 3D computer technology, art and design is much in demand across the creative industries - nowhere are developments in 3D moving so fast as in the Games Industry. 16 October ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=147</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cambridge Association of Architects Exhibition</title><description> Summer Exhibition Made in Cambridge 16th June - 5th July 2008, 9.30-5, Mon-Sat The Michaelhouse Centre,Trinity Street,Cambridge Reception evening: Wednesda...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=146</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The annual Creative Industries Convention </title><description> will be taking place on Wednesday 2nd July 2008 at the Garage, Norwich from 10am to approx 1.30pm. Now in its 5th year our thoughts turn to what lies ahead in terms of the economy ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=145</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Architecture Community Awards</title><description> 20+10+X projects Submit your buildings/projects for World Architecture Community Awards now! Deadline: 25 July 2008 Join the community for free and get your work recognized...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=142</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The UK SatNav Challenge </title><description> "What has Satellite Navigation or this International Competition got to do with me or my business"? How about €4.1 million investment - this is what iOpener (2006 regional winner) ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=144</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Designing Sustainable Policy</title><description> Today sees the launch of ‘Designing Sustainable Policy. How the UK design industry, Government and Parliament can work together’; an independent, landmark pie...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=141</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Architecture Community launched March 1st</title><description> Invitation to all architects of the world: Contribute in the making of the future of architectural thought &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; World Architecture Community, launched on March 1, with ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=143</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Space to Work, a one day conference for Essex artists and anyone interested</title><description> Space to Work making it happen! A one-day conference for Essex artists, arts organisations, galleries, educators and anyone with an active interest in developing the visual arts in ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=131</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>London 2012 Opportunities: CompeteFor</title><description>Delivering the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will require the procurement of goods, works and services from an enormous range of firms. London 2012 expects to have around ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=133</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative East Awards</title><description> Award&amp;nbsp;finalists announced visit www.creativeeast.co.uk for full details.&amp;nbsp; 15 categories in the Creat...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=130</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Develop Your Business Ideas in Essex</title><description> The Essex Innovation Network Autumn Seminar Have you thought about starting up your own business? Do you have your own business and wish to learn abou...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=127</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Understanding and Facilitating Web transactions</title><description>What's UCL doing in Suffolk? UCL has created a postgraduate teaching and research campus on Adastral Park, Martlesham Heath Founded in 2001, it now has 11 faculty (professors, seni...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=128</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Network with Growing Businesses</title><description>Destination Growth 07 is the region's flagship business event, hosted by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). It is a biennial conference for leaders of small and medium ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=119</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minale Tattersfield Lecture </title><description>Chartered Society of Designers – Like Father Like Son Date: Tuesday 2 October, 7.30 pm for 8 pm Venue: The University of Hertfordshire, Weston Auditorium (De Havilland Campus) Speaker: ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=126</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Colchester2020/CBC Design Seminar</title><description> Is Colchester Ready? Debating Contemporary Architecture in Colchester at the Ivor Crewe Lecture Theatre, Wivenhoe Park.&amp;nbsp; 9.30 to 4.30 . For details see &lt;A href="http://www.col...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=124</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"How to Develop your Products". </title><description> Between October and December Marion Gillet is running "How to Develop your Products". It's an evening course Central Saint Martins in London (so you don't need to be studying there ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=121</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Towards 2010</title><description> Last opportunity for Training fund There are some funds remaining in the central Towards 2010 ‘pot’ If any of the members: have made just ONE successful application have...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=122</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative Industries Business Improvement Partnership (CIBIP)</title><description> CIBIP can offer a number of things: 1. small training bursaries – these will usually be given to businesses including freelancers that have not had other funding 2. mentor training ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=123</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>www.robindean.co.uk</title><description>My website is now live. www.robindean.co.uk ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=113</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essex Virginia Book Release</title><description> 4 July 2007 ESSEX DESIGN TALENTS SHOWCASED IN WASHINGTON DC Barber Jackson, the Essex design and branding consultancy has been commissioned by Essex County Council to design and produce ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=120</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Doing Business in China</title><description> Are you currently exploring opportunities for your business in China, or intending to do so in the future? Did you know that Essex has a longstanding and close relationship with Jiangsu ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=118</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creating Better Products &amp; Services Workshop</title><description> How can you stand out from the competition?&amp;nbsp; Improve the design of your products and services. Thursday 17th May&amp;nbsp;2007, 9:00am – 1:30pm Ford Dunton Research Centre, Basildon ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=115</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creating a Better Business Image Workshop</title><description> Do you want to make a better impression? Wednesday 18 April, 2007, 9:00am – 1:30pm Essex Technology &amp;amp; Innovation Centre, Ongar A FREE event for recently established businesse...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=114</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2007 Essex Innovation Network Seminar</title><description> A FREE event for innovative businesses in Southend, Thurrock and Essex&amp;nbsp; Find out more about the Essex Innovation Network, how your business can innovate and grow and what support ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=112</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Towards 2010 Training</title><description>With regards to the 'Towards 2010' training grants, I would like to recommend Academy Class (www.academyclass.co.uk) as a training supplier. I have found them extremely helpful and ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=111</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Support the Warner Textile Archive</title><description> The 24 Hour Museum Gulbenkian Prize People's Vote! following the announcement last week that the&amp;nbsp; Warner Textile Archive&amp;nbsp; has been long listed for the presti...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=110</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business Success in China</title><description> 14/21 &amp;amp; 28 February 2007 - Stevenage About the Workshops This series of 3 evening workshops is designed to get away from the hype and take a realistic view of what it really means ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=102</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Enter_networking event - 7th Dec - Southend</title><description>Enter_, a new technology arts network for East Anglia [ www.enternet.org.uk ] based at The Junction in Cambridge. Enter_ builds on the legacy of what used to be ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=107</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grants for Training</title><description>One design agency in the East of England is already benefiting from a Towards 2010 grant through support totalling almost £500 to send members of staff on InDesign and Acrobat courses. ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=105</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative East Awards</title><description>Don’t miss, the first ever Creative East Awards Thursday 22nd March 2007 Celebrating the wealth of creative talent across the East of England. The award categories confirmed are&lt;b...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=106</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Innovation What it means to businesses in Essex</title><description> The designers network exhibition stand with the display of designers work was at the 2006 Doing Business in Essex event on Tuesday 14th November, 6:00 – 9:00 pm at The University ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=101</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Box-In-A-Box Fish Packing Plant</title><description>Inkpen Downie has completed a project to install this new state-of-the-art fish packing facility in a listed barn on Mersea Island for Ben's Fish. The project has funded the repair ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=100</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep British Design Alive</title><description>British design is the best in the world. But we need to take action to make sure it stays that way. And you can help. A cross-industry Design Skills Advisory Panel has come up with ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=96</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The cost of bad design: New CABE Report</title><description>The Commission for Architecture in the Built Environment launched a new publication last week - The Cost of Bad Design. "Everyone can think of a building they hate, a place that really ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=98</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The perfect place to grow your ideas</title><description>If you are an innovative business looking for high quality accommodation, look no further than the Essex Technology and Innovation Centre.&amp;nbsp; Located in Ongar, and part of the county ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=93</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Colchester Architects’ Design for “Healthy” new Village Hall wins £250k Landfill Tax Prize money</title><description>A local Parish Council is celebrating after winning £250,000 towards the construction of their new village hall. The project, designed for them by Colchester Architects Inkpen Downie ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=92</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 2006 </title><description>Running the gauntlet 2006, the East of England Development Agency's exciting competition exclusively for entrepreneurs in the East of England has launched.&amp;nbsp; It is an investment ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=90</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Designers Network Member Blooms at Chelsea</title><description>Liz Lake Associates, the Stansted-based practice of Chartered Landscape Architects, is proud that its young garden designer Alistair Bayford beat off stiff competition to win the right ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=95</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Directory of Designers launched</title><description> A combined guide to using designers and listing of Designers Network members in a booklet and CD, was launched to&amp;nbsp;celebrate the first anniversary of the Designers Network as ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=86</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>1st anniversary of the designers network as an independent organisation</title><description> A cake was created to celebrate the anniversary, designed by Andy Thomson, it was not edible but looked fantastic and will hopefully star in a few newspapers. Real cake however was ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=85</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Funding for Innovation</title><description> A breakfast workshop on Wednesday 29th March 2006 ,...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=84</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inkpen Downie wins RIBA Competition</title><description> Inkpen Downie have won the RIBA competition to design a new performing arts facility for the Sixth Form College, Colchester. This new facility will replace the 1950's gymnasium which ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=83</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Design Clinics: Jan 27 – Mar 17 2006  at Creativity, a key to future business success: Exhibition</title><description> Discuss your individual design needs and issues at a design clinic any Friday, 3 February – 17 March between 10.00 am and 4.30 pm. If you want to find out how design creat...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=78</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Phelan Barker have moved further West!</title><description>Phelan Barker have made the giant leap of moving into new offices. Although the move from 11a to 19 West Street was not far, the planning and restoration of the old Co-op dairy has ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=61</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leigh Art Trail 2005</title><description>Saturday 4th - Saturday 11th June (late open evening Thursday 9th). Open daily from 10-5pm. FREE admission. Leigh on Sea has long been home to a unique artistic community. The town's ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=13</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW IMAGE FOR LeedART.com</title><description>NEW IMAGE FOR LeedART.com leedART means more than just a gallery.... We have recently re-branded Leed Gallery to leedART as Leed is growing and it has become evident that for the name ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=50</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Design Gets Results Gets Results!</title><description>The first promotional event for Businesses since the Network went Not-For-Profit has been deemed a resounding success by its participants. Design Gets Results was an event aiming to ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=41</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Griib Design receives top 100 global rebrand award</title><description>Essex design company, Griib Design has been recognised as a finalist in this year’s prestigious global “ReBrand 100" programme for the effectiveness of its design work with client ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=39</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why use an Architect?</title><description>Find out more about using an architect for your commercial project by downloading the RIBA's new leaflet on Commissioning Architecture here. http://www.architecture.com/go/Architecture/Using/Finding_2...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=36</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RIBA plan to coordinate disaster response</title><description>The Royal Institute of British Architects has established a working party to help coordinate the response from the architectural community to the Tsunami disaster and is asking its ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=7</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Making the most of staff generosity</title><description>The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is encouraging architects practices to offer their staff the opportunity to contribute to the Tsunami disaster appeal though payroll ...</description><link>http://www.designersnetwork.co.uk/showcontent.aspx?id=6</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The designers&amp;rsquo; network becomes a membership organisation</title><description>The designers network has been formed into a company limited by guarantee, designers network Ltd. and membership organisation. 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