How design increases the value of both brands and companies and what we can learn from the best design teams, global market leaders and silent champions of design, the authors Peter Zec and Burkhard Jacob explain in their book, Design Value. In an inspiring analysis, they underscore the meaning of design as a propelling strength for economic growth and added value. A book for entrepreneurs, design managers, marketing experts, analysts and insiders, as well as for all those who are interested in how we can all profit from these champions of design. Hartmut Esslinger, founder and longtime co-CEO of frog design: I love this book because it is blowing away the age-old stereotype that design is just about culture and depends on the goodwill of a few mentors in industry. For the first time, "Design Value" demonstrates in a rational way that design is creating value and strategic potential for any company which embraces and applies its true strategic principles: creative business strategies, better and more sustainable objects, smarter functionalities, easier-to-use software applications and more inspiring, human-centric experiences. Design influences and defines about 80 percent of buying decisions and user satisfaction - now Peter Zec and Burkhard Jacob prove that design is also adding "beauty to the bottom line". Dr. Thomas Lockwood, president and member of the Board of Directors of DMI, the Design Management Institute in Boston, Massachusetts: Zec and Jacob present new evidence to a new reality: Design is a financial asset. This book brings forth new understanding to the tangible values of design, its evaluation, and the important role of the design leader. Full of thoughtful insights and solid proof points, "Design Value" is a roadmap to strategic advantage. Gordon Bruce, principal of Gordon Bruce Design LLC: "Design Value" takes the idea of profitable business performance as a result of high quality design performance out of the spotlight traditionally claimed by branding and places the model of good business as a result of good design squarely in their own rightful place in a most articulate and quantifiable way. "Design Value" surpasses all the typical archetypal academic case studies and theories that have passed before. Indeed, a tool that no designer or business person can afford to be without.

Design Value: A Strategy for Business Success

Business & Money

Zec, Peter

Burkhard, Jacob

Management & Leadership

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The yearbook volumes "Living", "Doing" and "Working" are a must for anyone interested in remaining up-to-date on the current trends in international product design: architects, designers, product and purchasing managers, design institutes, technology freaks, design-scene insiders, and individuals who are fascinated by culturally relevant product development. The volume titled "living" presents furniture, household items, cooking utensils, lamps, garden tools, sanitary installations, office furniture and accessories, while the volume "doing" displays products from activity- and technology-oriented categories, such as sporting goods, computers, telephones, tools and instruments, and medical equipment, as well as cars and other vehicles of transportation.

Red Dot Design Yearbook 2013/2014 , 3 Volume Set (German Edition)

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The “Living” book presents the best products made for a more beautiful life at home which promote a global lifestyle. The wide range of featured items includes furniture, domestic appliances, cookware, lamps, as well as design solutions from the areas architecture and sanitary facilities. The reference book is a must for anyone interested in remaining up-to-date on the current trends in international product design: architects, designers, product and purchasing managers, design institutes, design-scene insiders, and individuals who are fascinated by culturally relevant product development.

Living 2013/2014: Red Dot Design Yearbook (German Edition)

The "Doing" book presents the best products made for a more activity- and lifestyle-oriented life. Included are products from the realms of outdoor, leisure, sports, fashion, lifestyle and entertainment technology, as well as watches, jewellery, garden furniture and tools, automobiles and all kind of transportation like motorbikes, wheel loader and accessories.

Doing 2013/2014: Red Dot Design Yearbook (German Edition)

It is a unique contemporary document of creative work in the entire communication design industry: The best and latest of the world's ever-increasing array of innovations in communication design are presented in this two-volume design book. Volume 1 features works from the field of corporate design, annual reports, advertisements and campaigns, book and magazine design, packaging design as well as illustrations and typography. Volume 2 ventures into terrains such as event and information design, TV and cinema spots, image films, web- and app-developments, sound desig and video game design. Furthermore, the chapter “Junior Award” introduces the best works of young and rising international designers.

International Yearbook Communication Design 2013/2014

A sneak preview of anticipated trends in product design worldwide, the yearbook features product concepts that show creativity and potential that have not yet been manufactured, for example prototypes of concept cars, future scenarios, or computer simulations. - A must for designers, product manufacturers, purchasing managers, advertising professionals, as well as anyone with a curiosity for cultural artefacts.

Red Dot Design Concept Yearbook 2013/2014

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The “Living” book presents the best products made for a more beautiful life at home which promote a global lifestyle. The wide range of featured items includes furniture, domestic appliances, cookware, lamps, as well as design solutions from the areas architecture and sanitary facilities. The reference book is a must for anyone interested in remaining up-to-date on the current trends in international product design: architects, designers, product and purchasing managers, design institutes, design-scene insiders, and individuals who are fascinated by culturally relevant product development.

Living 2014/2015: Red Dot Design Yearbook (German Edition)

Doing - A must for all those wishing to stay updated on the latest trends in product design worldwide. Featured items include watches, jewellery, garden furniture and tools, automobiles and all kind of transportation like motorbikes, wheel loader and accessories, as well as products from the realms of outdoor, sports, fashion, lifestyle and entertainment technology.

Doing 2014/2015: Red Dot Design Yearbook (German Edition)

The “Working” book presents the best products of the working- and technology-oriented environment like office furniture and accessories, medical equipment, industry and crafts, as well as computers and telephones. The reference book is a must for anyone interested in remaining up-to-date on the current trends in international product design: designers, product and purchasing managers, design institutes, technology freaks, design-scene insiders, and individuals who are fascinated by culturally relevant product development.

Working 2014/2015: Red Dot Design Yearbook (German Edition)

A must-have for corporate communications experts, content managers, advertisting consultants, designers, art directors, photographers and people with a passion for the creative world. The world's best and latest innovations in the field of communication design are presented in this two-volume design book. Volume 1 features the wide range of creative achievements in corporate design, brand design, annual reports, advertising, publishing print media, social responsibility, posters, typography, illustrations and spatial communication. Volume 2 presents trends from packaging design, film animation, the online world, interface design, apps, game design and sound design.

International Yearbook Communication Design 2014/2015

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