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Design management and strategic design related articles that cover the holistic approach of design as an innovation and business tool.

Design Management 

CLIP: The New Game-Changing Layerless 3D Printing Technology

Designorate 07/17/20153D Printing Technology 3 min read

The 3D printing technology is evolving very rapidly as companies and startups continue to develop new innovative ideas to take new technology from the prototyping phase to the industrial and

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Design Management 

10 Top Creative Countries in the World

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/16/2015Creative Countries 5 min read

Both scholars and practitioners agree on the important of design as a key player in the government’s economy, and this can be observed in many countries that have applied national

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Design Management 

Five Lessons to Turn Design into Business Success

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 07/14/201510/26/2022Design business 6 min read

Design value now has a broader definition inside the organizational structure and companies’ viewpoints on strategic thinking. Leading companies can provide an example of how design can improve the business

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Design Management 

Creative Diversity: Doblin’s 10 Types of Innovation

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/25/201505/23/202210 Types of Innovation 6 min read

In a previous article, we discussed Why Creative Companies Can’t Innovate, and we explored the reasons behind the failure of the innovation process in different companies working within the creative

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Hermann Zapf
Design Management 

The Inspiring Life of Typography Icon Hermann Zapf

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/23/201506/24/2015Hermann Zapf 5 min read

On the 4th of June 2015, Hermann Zapf died at the age of 96 after a legendary career as a typographer, calligrapher, and book designer. Hermann Zapf’s typeface design can

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How social media affects creativity
Design Management 

How Social Media Affects Your Creativity

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/22/201510/21/2022 10 min read

Social media has become a part of our daily life. Although the debate about how social media may affect the quality of life, users of different social media have increased

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Design Management 

Achieving a Sustainable Graphic Design Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/09/201504/08/2024Sustainable Graphic Design 5 min read

Graphic designers should no longer be seen from the old narrow perspective of the creative process. As a part of a holistic design role in the production process, graphic designers

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Design Management 

Marketing Research as a Method for Designers to Understand Clients

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 06/01/201510/22/2022Marketing Research 8 min read

In every design and innovation process, understanding the end consumer through marketing research or user experience research plays an essential role in the success of the final product or service.

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Why Creative Companies Can’t Innovate

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 05/20/201505/23/2022innovation barriers 5 min read

There is noticeable agreement between scholars and practitioners about the positive correlation between innovation and achieving success within the market. Many countries adapt a national design policy to build a

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10 Tips to Achieve Creativity and Innovation in Education

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/16/201505/23/2022Innovation in Education 6 min read

Our current world is evolving more rapidly than the capacity of any existing education system. The challenge of learning is getting even harder for the next generations. We do not

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Design Management 

Break Through the Barriers to Sustainable Development and Innovation

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/08/201504/08/2015Sustainable Development 5 min read

Sustainable development is defined as a joint long-term strategy that aims to develop the current needs with human and environmental impacts in mind. The development process aims to supply the

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Design Management 

Disney’s Creative Strategy: The Dreamer, The Realist and The Critic

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 04/06/201505/23/2022Disney Creative Strategy 4 min read

Recently, we introduced a number of methods and tools to fuel innovation and creativity inside organizations through creative thinking and brainstorming such as Lego Serious Play, De Bono Six Thinking

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How to Identify Talented Innovation Leaders?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/30/201505/23/2022innovation leaders 7 min read

Most of the designers who have worked within a poor management environment understand how this context can hinder their creativity and ability to innovate, which in turn, dramatically decrease the

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3d printing technology
Design Management 

Can We Depend on 3D Printing Technology at the Production Level?

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/25/201505/23/20223D Printing Technology 5 min read

First of all, I am one of the biggest fans of the new 3D printing technology and see it as a game-changer in the product design industry. It opens the

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Design Management 

Turning strategic innovation Into Profit: Tips and Practices

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 03/11/201505/23/2022strategic innovation 7 min read

Innovation plays an essential role in a company’s success in the market. Large enterprises such as Apple, IKEA, Lego, Johnson & Johnson and others are paying much attention to innovation

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Building A Sustainable Packaging Design Process

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 02/24/201504/08/2024Sustainable Packaging 4 min read

The United Kingdom creates 23 million tons of waste each year, 30% of this figure consists of packages. Considering the fact that the UK recycles 39 percent of its waste,

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Design Management 

White Paper: Building the Innovative Organization

Designorate 01/26/201505/28/2022innovative organization 3 min read

As we, in Designorate, try to provide useful resources for designers and design managers. We would like to introduce to you our first white paper resource, Building the Innovative Organization:

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Design Management 

Guiding Brand Identity Through Logo Design

Timothy Ruger 01/19/2015Brand Identity 6 min read

The following commentary focuses on the possibilities of design and logo analysis with key factors to assess how a logo functions through certain variables to establish brand identity. How these

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Design Management 

How to Maintain Creative Leadership inside an Organization

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/16/201505/23/2022Creative Leadership 5 min read

Many companies provide examples that creative leadership can lead an organization to a better competitive position in the market and while building brand value. Examples of these companies include Apple,

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Estimating a Design Project Budget

Dr Rafiq Elmansy 01/05/2015Project Budget 7 min read

One of the challenges that face designers when they start a freelance job, build their own studio or take the responsibility of a design manager inside an existing organization is

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