Right now, nearly half Australia’s population in lockdown. Again.
We’ve put our head up to peer into the future. Here’s what we think…

The creative industry I joined is not the creative industry I’m part of now and that’s OK. It’s changed and I’ve changed. It’s been a career of life-long learning, both in hard and soft skills.

We have made ourselves so accessible to clients — they can call/text/email/slack to contact us anywhere, anytime. It’s hard to manage.

‘Spotters fees’, ‘kick-backs’ and ‘hidden consultancy fees’ – they’re all secret commissions and they’re illegal under the Crimes Act.

It’s easy for designers to be overwhelmed by their workload but thinking like an emergency department of a hospital can help.

R&D is an untapped market for designers yet it’s an area organisations have budget and where design can make a difference.

All designers should feel fairly compensated but settling on what is ‘fair’ is difficult. And because most creative firms are small, there is a ceiling limit

All designers should feel fairly compensated but settling on what is ‘fair’ is difficult. And because most creative firms are small, there is a ceiling limit

Clear, concise and practical job descriptions for designers takes the ambiguity out of job titles and the skills needed for a promotion.

Creatives are often commissioned to help change behaviour – a difficult task. This research maps how, and why people participate in change.

The Benchpress 2021 UK Survey has just been released. The Australian creative industry compares well, the findings align with our experience.

Meetings can be the bane of most professional’s existence but there is one meeting I think all design teams should plan and attend… a pre-mortem. Pre-mortems are held before a project commences to discuss possible outcomes.