The Design Council are creating a new section on their website called ‘How designers work’ featuring real designers and they are looking for images of designers at work practising any of the following skills/approaches:

• Understanding users (inclusive, user-centred, ergonomics, co-creation);
• Research (design research, using video and audio, observation, ethnography, market research, academic research design in universities);
• Collaboration (using materials, technology, manufacturing/production, craft, sales);
• Visualisation (sketches, presentations);
• Prototyping (rapid prototyping, models);
• and any other approaches or practices will be welcomed!

The images need to be high resolution – about 300 dpi and at least 15cm wide. Full captions including project description, client, design agency, and year, are essential.



In all instances the pictures will be set in context with an explanation of what it illustrates, which design agency is associated with creating the work illustrated and, if necessary with photographer credits.



Initially the images will be used to illustrate content explaining what design is, but they may also be relevant to future content, on the website, and in Design Council publications, exhibitions, and on films, which the Design Council makes.



If you are interested, the deadline is Thursday 11th March 2010.

For further information or to send images you think fit the above criteria, please call Kerri Miles, the Picture Editor at the Design Council on 07946 399396 or email kerri.miles@btinternet.com



For more information on the work of the Design Council visit www.designcouncil.org.uk