AGDA DNA 151209

15th December, 2009

Regular updates on design news and activities of the national council and executive office

Incorporation of the Australian Design Council

December 2009 is a significant turning point for Australian Design and deserves celebration!

AGDA together with a number of key allied professional organisations has held dedicated and collegiate discussion over the last 6 months culminating in the successful formation of the Australian Design Council- which includes the Australian Institute of Architects, Planning Institute of Australia (Urban Design), Australian Fashion Council, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, Craft Australia, Australian Craft and Design Centres, Australian Network for Craft and Technology, Council of Textile and Fashion Industries, Design Institute of Australia and the National Association for the Visual Artists.

The ADC represents the collective vision and aspirations of a combined sum of 20,000 association members and more than 70,000 practitioners nationwide.

Each organization has brought important innovative ideas and collaborative actions to the table, united in a genuine purpose ‘to do together that which one cannot do alone' as a voice to industry and government.

Website Audit & Postings

The AGDA Website is undergoing a content audit for accuracy and currency of information.

According to its web analytics, monthly visitors to the AGDA website this year have ranged from 32,000 to 48,000, of which 26,000 are unique visitors. These emanate from 135 countries/territories with the highest traffic in consecutive order from the United States, United Kingdom, China, India and Canada.

The AGDA Weekly Update which provides a summary of the latest website psotings, attracts on average 4,000 to 5,000 hits when released every Wednesday morning to some 8,000 subscribers. AGDA would like to welcome two new subscribers to the Weekly's button ads - Securepay and Finsbury Green.

Check out the latest postings:

Wells Interiors - Packaging Case Study 

Aldeburgh Music - Print Case Study

Sample Free Pitch Letter

Knifey Spoony - Business Card Case Study

Flaiver - Corporate Identity Case Study

Breast Cancer - Logo Case Study

Big Picture Design Challenge. Comments on a student and recent graduate design competition organised by the DIA and McDonald's

Online Registration is now open for Design Currency: Icograda Design Week 2010

Kick Start your New Year Communications Plan

Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders

A Home for Designers from Abroad in Beijing

Aiming to pool the global power of creativity by fostering a home for designers from abroad, the Beijing Design Service Centre (DSC) was officially initiated on October 16 by the Gehua Beijing Creative Centre (BCC) during the 1st Beijing Design Week and the Icograda World Congress 2009.

AGDA's National representatives at the IDW were invited to review the comprehensive services ranging from time-based rental of office space, professional equipment and ancillary facilities, to design consulting, project referral, agent and brand management services, including services such as business negotiation, translation and copyright protection.

As part of that service, appropriate partners will be selected via a database of portfolios reviewed every October. The DSC's vision is that "a cooperative platform for design projects will be established with the Centre as the core, while creative talents from across the world will be pooled together to carry out communication and cooperation with top-end counterparts in China."

AGDA members interested in scoping out a sresidency should contact:

Beijing Workstation for International Designers
Gehua Tower
No.1 Qinglong Hutong, Dongcheng District
100007, Beijing, China
T: +86 10 8418 6060
F: +86 10 8418 6001
E: gehua@gehua.com

Till next time, cheers,

Rita Siow

AGDA Executive Director