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Elevating impact and building trust with a compelling brand identity
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Elevating impact and building trust with a compelling brand identity

Driftime® CCO, Abb-d Taiyo speaks to Civil Society Magazine for an in-depth feature on how a focused, strategic rebrand can revitalise charity missions, attract new funding streams, and accelerate social impact.
Sharing risk: how to build a people-first design business
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Sharing risk: how to build a people-first design business

Abb-d Taiyo, co-founder and CCO of Driftime®, shared his insight at Design Layers, a conference investigating the intersection of creativity, ethics and business goals, hosted by Readymag.
A cautionary tale for sustainable tech innovators
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A cautionary tale for sustainable tech innovators

For industry title Dezeen, Abb-d Taiyo delves into the controversy of Humane AI's screenless smartphone, highlighting the often-overlooked importance of invisible design in creating successful tech products.
Unlocking the future of planet-led design
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Unlocking the future of planet-led design

Design Declares are holding their next hotly anticipated in-person event in London this November, bringing together a group of pioneering innovators to help us design a better future for all.
Designing tomorrow’s brands today at INTL Assembly
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Designing tomorrow’s brands today at INTL Assembly

This November, INTL Assembly will be holding an unmissable all-day design and creative conference with some of the industry’s most exciting thinkers, makers, and movers in the ever-expansive realm of design, branding, and experimental creativity.
From friends to Lovers Magazine: Abb-d Taiyo is front page news!
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From friends to Lovers Magazine: Abb-d Taiyo is front page news!

Driftime® CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, chats with industry title Lovers Magazine about his insatiable creativity, his stint as a basketball player across the pond, his love for anime, and how that all led him to where he is today.
Peeling back the Design Layers with Readymag
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Peeling back the Design Layers with Readymag

The news is out! Driftime®'s CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, will be speaking at Readymag’s free online conference this October to chat all things creativity, ethics, and business.
How can fresh brand identities support charities?
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How can fresh brand identities support charities?

Driftime® CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, writes for industry title Creativebrief about why a strong brand identity is essential to effectively communicate a charity’s purpose, values, and mission.
Disaster relief non-profit Instant Aid unveils updated brand identity
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Disaster relief non-profit Instant Aid unveils updated brand identity

Driftime®’s rebrand of humanitarian aid organisation Instant Aid has been featured by industry title, Transform Magazine.
Can visual storytelling change the world?
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Can visual storytelling change the world?

This November, Driftime®'s CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, will be speaking at Design Council’s Design for Planet Festival to discuss how Driftime® use storytelling and visual language to influence real change.
Turning up the volume at B Corp’s latest festival, Louder Than Words
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Turning up the volume at B Corp’s latest festival, Louder Than Words

This September, Driftime® CCO Abb-d Taiyo will be speaking at B Corp’s two day festival with Design Declares
Can a fresh brand identity transform how we support charities?
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Can a fresh brand identity transform how we support charities?

Industry title Creativepool goes #BehindTheBrand with Driftime® to hear more about Instant Aid’s recent rebrand.
Building brands with integrity, influence, and impact
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Building brands with integrity, influence, and impact

From self-taught designer to business co-founder, Abb-d Taiyo speaks with Website Planet about the intricacies of impact measurement, the value of long term partnerships, and the honest truth about what it means to balance profit with purpose.
What does the new creative workplace look like?
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What does the new creative workplace look like?

Driftime®’s CCO Abb-d Taiyo is quoted in industry title Creative Review discussing hybrid working, new office models, and what it means to bring together a remote team across continents.
Design Declares discuss unaddressed eco-anxiety at their latest event
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Design Declares discuss unaddressed eco-anxiety at their latest event

From climate justice to rethinking our role in the ecological emergency, Design Declares tackled the big topics at their first in-person event, captured by respected industry title, Dezeen.
D!’s new website is up for an awwward!
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D!’s new website is up for an awwward!

Following Driftime®’s redesign of the Design Declares website, we are calling for votes of honest feedback to help us secure a coveted awwward…
Designing out food poverty: GRO-OP has been featured on Creative Boom
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Designing out food poverty: GRO-OP has been featured on Creative Boom

The GRO-OP app results from a four-day intensive creative experiment and aims to connect local growers with those needing healthy but affordable produce.
The food-waste app giving good produce, a good home
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The food-waste app giving good produce, a good home

We got our hands dirty in our latest Driftime® Hackathon, creating GRO-OP, a top-of-the-crops prototype web-app designed to redistribute surplus harvests to local plates.
Can we disrupt the market through radical transparency?
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Can we disrupt the market through radical transparency?

Driftime CCO, Abb-d Taiyo is back on the airwaves, making an appearance on the Neil Wilkins podcast to dive into unconventional marketing and what it means to redefine success for a business.
In the pursuit of subtle commerce
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In the pursuit of subtle commerce

We’re exploring the remedy to rapid consumption through what we call “subtle commerce”, a digital marketplace philosophy built beyond conventional online shopping.
Transform’s 5 Minutes with Abb-d Taiyo
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Transform’s 5 Minutes with Abb-d Taiyo

Abb-d Taiyo, co-founder and CCO of Driftime®, chats to Transform about Art Not Evidence, discussing how Driftime® developed a creative strategy to reach and resonate with complex audiences.
Aligning people and planet with Design Declares
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Aligning people and planet with Design Declares

Hosted at Yorkton Workshops in London, Design Declares held their first in-person event this June, bringing together a vibrant room of cross-discipline designers to plan for our collective future.
In good company at If You Could jobs
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In good company at If You Could jobs

Alongside the likes of world-renowned magazine Apartamento and global creative platform It’s Nice That, Driftime® has been listed as a featured company with If You Could jobs!
We are officially a Top Creative Company!
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We are officially a Top Creative Company!

Driftime® have been named a Top Creative Company by It’s Nice That and If You Could, with an honorary win for our company culture.
Moving beyond trends into digital empowerment
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Moving beyond trends into digital empowerment

Driftime® have launched a brand new report exploring design-led directions, industry observations, and innovation towards impact.
Building a resilient agency from A to Z
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Building a resilient agency from A to Z

This April, Driftime® Co-founder and CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, chaired a panel at The Agency Collective’s latest venture; the Future Proofing your Agency conference.
Our 2023 Impact Report has received an honourable mention from awwwards!
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Our 2023 Impact Report has received an honourable mention from awwwards!

The Driftime® 2023 Impact Report has been recognised for its explorative digital design and in-house development by awwwards.
Becoming the Remote Team of the Year in process, progress and practice
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Becoming the Remote Team of the Year in process, progress and practice

From capturing successes to evidencing shortcomings, get the down-low on how to go from award submission, to award in hand.
The rumours are true… We are officially the Remote Team of the Year!
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The rumours are true… We are officially the Remote Team of the Year!

The Drifteam have been recognised as the Remote Team of the Year at the Company Culture Awards 2024.
Can storytelling heal the system?
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Can storytelling heal the system?

Olivia Dias Bagott, digital designer at Driftime®, explains why founder stories and connecting with audiences across digital touch points are essential for FemTech success.
The state of leadership in technology
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The state of leadership in technology

Driftime® co-founder and CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, is making an appearance at The State of Leadership in Technology event this April.
Bringing joy to work and life
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Bringing joy to work and life

Driftime® reflect on being shortlisted as the Best Small Agency to Work For for the Company Culture Awards!
Resilience in the era of future-proofing
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Resilience in the era of future-proofing

Join us for a mid-April panel with The Agency Collective chaired by Abb-d Taiyo, guiding you on how to future proof your agency.
When we Got Together Through Gaming
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When we Got Together Through Gaming

Driftime® recently sponsored Get Together Through Gaming, a live event hosted by Leeds Mind to raise money for better mental health.
Do you ever feel as though you’re shouting into the void?
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Do you ever feel as though you’re shouting into the void?

At Driftime we felt this last week with many great posts and campaigns for International Women’s Day. We believe as a team that what International Women’s Day represents is incredible, and is still very much needed.
Thinking ahead with WARC
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Thinking ahead with WARC

Driftime® co-founder and CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, writes for the World Advertising Research Center on empowering the cause, and why the right branding is critical to creating impact for not-for-profits.
A game-changing team structure for success
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A game-changing team structure for success

Driftime® co-founder and CCO, Abb-d Taiyo, discusses how he fosters trust and respect within the Drifteam for Agency Hackers.
How design agencies are actually using AI in 2024
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How design agencies are actually using AI in 2024

Driftime® spoke to Creative Boom about how AI tools are being employed in the creative world right now.
It’s time to Get Together Through Gaming
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It’s time to Get Together Through Gaming

Driftime® are sponsoring Get Together Through Gaming, a live event raising money for better mental health with Leeds Mind.
Driftime® speak with the BBC on the 4-day work week
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Driftime® speak with the BBC on the 4-day work week

As artificial intelligence gains traction in office operations, our flexible four day week has made a splash on the BBC!
Drum roll please…
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Drum roll please…

Driftime have become a recommended agency on The Drum, a leading global publisher for the media industry!
Vote for us for Readymag’s Website of the Year Award!
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Vote for us for Readymag’s Website of the Year Award!

Our 2022 Impact Report has been shortlisted in the Impact category of Readymag’s Website of the Year Award.
Art Not Evidence hits the press
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Art Not Evidence hits the press

The launch of Art Not Evidence has been met with high acclaim, with recent features in a number of notable titles including The Guardian, The Times, Rolling Stone, and NME.
Can you feel the shift?
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Can you feel the shift?

Driftime have been recognised as a finalist in the All-Star Innovation Category in the _Shift People Awards!
The movement working to keep rap out of UK courts
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The movement working to keep rap out of UK courts

We took some time to chat with Art Not Evidence ahead of their launch to hear more about the project, the people behind the scenes, and what digital design can do to help optimise impact.
The promise of a new deep tech future
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The promise of a new deep tech future

The first in a series of interviews with our partners and collaborators, Driftime catches up with Roadrunner Venture Studios as they launch their new visual identity.
How to make the change from short to long-term thinking
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How to make the change from short to long-term thinking

From the hidden joy of delayed gratification, to the promise of a business with a legacy, long-term mindset is slowly replacing the draw of a quick fix.
A new report on unscrambling design collaboration
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A new report on unscrambling design collaboration

Last week, our friends at Readymag launched their new report on unscrambling design collaboration, including quotes and perspective from Driftime's CCO, Abb-d Taiyo.
From lucky number seven to cloud nine
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From lucky number seven to cloud nine

Our Q3 newsletter has officially hit mailboxes, with an update that brings two new names and the advent of autumn. 🍂
Perfection is the Enemy of Progress
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Perfection is the Enemy of Progress

Is the draw of perfection holding us back from real change and enduring impact?
What’s next for equity?
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What’s next for equity?

May saw the advent of a new kind of roundtable for Driftime, bringing together three guest speakers and a local Brightonian audience to talk all things equity.
In the interest of the community…
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In the interest of the community…

Learn about what becoming a CIC means for Design Declares, a people-powered Community Interest Company with planet-led ambitions, and how it will further our future impact…
Design Declares at Design for Planet Festival
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Design Declares at Design for Planet Festival

Join us this October 17th-18th at the University of East Anglia, in uniting the design community to address the climate crisis at the Design Council's Design for Planet Festival.
Exploring the impact of AI on agencies
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Exploring the impact of AI on agencies

Discover how AI is reshaping the agency landscape as Driftime® co-founder, Abb-d Taiyo, hosts a panel of guests with The Agency Collective at the ARBORETUM, London.
Empowering Change, Sustainability, and Purpose in the Digital Realm
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Empowering Change, Sustainability, and Purpose in the Digital Realm

Driftime's co-founder Abb-d Taiyo joins Tim Jones of The B Better Podcast to explore how digital design can drive positive change across social, environmental, and economic spheres, and the power of combining creativity with purpose to make a difference in the world.
Could you hack it?! Aligning offline challenges with digital design solutions
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Could you hack it?! Aligning offline challenges with digital design solutions

A four day Hackathon took the Drifteam off the beaten track this April, aligning digital design with on-the-ground action, resulting in a new web-app prototype ROAM.
We're hiring!
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We're hiring!

Driftime® are currently hiring and looking for a Creative Frontend Developer and Technologist, and Midweight Digital Designer to join us in creating impact-driven outcomes for people and planet.
Open communication and a journey of control
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Open communication and a journey of control

Our co-founder recently spoke with Ruth Farenga, host of the Conscious Leaders Podcast and author of Next Level Leadership: Nine Lessons from Conscious Leaders, on his personal take on leadership and what it means beyond himself.
A framework for better business practice
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A framework for better business practice

Our friends at TDC mention Driftime® in their latest article as they explore how we can pave the way for a hopeful, planet and people-led future in business.
An open letter to the UK design media
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An open letter to the UK design media

Following criticism, Architects Declare have responded with an open letter to the UK design media, supported by Design Declares.
We’re at the vanguard of frontier technology
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We’re at the vanguard of frontier technology

The White House announce our work with The Quad Investors Network, a non-profit organisation working with investors across Australia, India, Japan, and the US formed to empower innovators and accelerate change across the Indo-Pacific through frontier technologies.
Now is not the time for startups and businesses to compromise...
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Now is not the time for startups and businesses to compromise...

Driftime co-founder Abb-d Taiyo reflects with Maddyness, asking the question; why are we chasing profit, when we can, and should, shoot for purpose?
What can we do to create our own luck and manifest opportunities?
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What can we do to create our own luck and manifest opportunities?

The final Creative Roundtable of 2022 aligned luck with opportunity, exploring what it means to shape an industry, and workplace, that nurtures a culture of trust, change, and good fortune.
Get together through gaming
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Get together through gaming

Leeds Mind and Creative studio Few and Far introduce a new mental health focussed gaming event: Get Together Through Gaming, and speak with Abb-d Taiyo in a mini series called 'In the Chat'.
Let's re-imagine our work-life balance
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Let's re-imagine our work-life balance

Driftime® have been listed as a Company Culture Awards 2023 finalist for The Best Small Agency to Work For! 🎉
B Local, B Clean, B Corp...
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B Local, B Clean, B Corp...

B Corp month has landed and we’re locked in the midst of the climate crisis, responding to a critical call to advocate for the planet, and act now for our future. Join us!
We're hiring!
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We're hiring!

We're looking for a Project Manager and Creative Ops role to help support our team; enabling better outcomes for people, planet and profit.
Coutts & B Corp go beyond
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Coutts & B Corp go beyond

Coutts Bank are celebrating female founders making a difference, recognising Driftime® as one of many B Corps paving the way.
Don't take anything too seriously
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Don't take anything too seriously

Driftime's co-founder, Sara Taiyo, shares her tips on starting a business via Creative Boom, and how it has helped accelerate freedom for impact, both within and beyond the remit of digital design.
Is the profit versus purpose debate past its use by date?
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Is the profit versus purpose debate past its use by date?

Creativebrief shares perspective from our co-founder, Abb-d Taiyo, on why the 'purpose vs. profit' debate is outdated, moving from binary to more of an intentional and impact-driven default.
Futures 100 Innovators for Design
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Futures 100 Innovators for Design

The Future Laboratory select our founders, Sara Taiyo and Abb-d Taiyo, as Future 100 Innovators in design.
How to navigate tense moments with in-house partners
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How to navigate tense moments with in-house partners

As more clients combine outside and in-house agency expertise, co-founder Sara Taiyo and leaders from Carat, Lippincott and more, comment on how to navigate moments of tension.
Shifting from short to long-term impact with Abb-d Taiyo
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Shifting from short to long-term impact with Abb-d Taiyo

Creating a positive impact on the environment using design is a long-term shift that needs time, dedication, collectiveness and great transparency.
Desert Island Reflections: Episode 3
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Desert Island Reflections: Episode 3

On episode 3 of Desert Island Reflections, co-founder Abb-d Taiyo is a washed up business leader talking about digital minimalism and magic mushrooms.
Only One: An action platform for the planet
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Only One: An action platform for the planet

Driftime champions an integrated practice with their future-focused collaborators Only One.
Are we doing enough to foster creative ideas that benefit the local community?
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Are we doing enough to foster creative ideas that benefit the local community?

Creative ideas that both inspire change and benefit the local community, calling into question some key thoughts on what, who, and how to create meaningful spaces.
Creative Boom predictions for creativity in 2023
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Creative Boom predictions for creativity in 2023

Creative Boom speaks to industry leaders, including co-founder Abb-d Taiyo, on predictions for creativity in 2023.
What does sensory-informed digital design look like?
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What does sensory-informed digital design look like?

Spending time with architect and eco-designer Akna Márquez.
Small businesses need to resist
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Small businesses need to resist

The Drum asks Driftime's co-founder, Sara Taiyo, for thoughts on Keurig Dr Pepper's unethical 360-day payment terms.
Coca-Cola’s Controversial Sponsorship of COP27
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Coca-Cola’s Controversial Sponsorship of COP27

Adweek asks Driftime's co-founder Sara Taiyo on whether to criticise Coca-Cola’s controversial sponsorship of COP27.
Interview with co-founder Abb-d Taiyo
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Interview with co-founder Abb-d Taiyo

The wonderful folks at This Design Life recently interviewed our co-founder Abb-d Taiyo on his journey in the creative industry.
Client demands aren’t always realistic
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Client demands aren’t always realistic

The Drum asks Abb-d Taiyo and other experts from across the world for their take on a tough question facing the industry.
Can we design a meaningful future?
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Can we design a meaningful future?

We spend some time with Clara Gaggero, co-founder and creative director of design and invention agency Special Projects.
Urging designers to commit to climate action
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Urging designers to commit to climate action

LS:N Global features Design Declares, urging British designers to come together and fight the climate crises.
Design Declares a climate emergency
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Design Declares a climate emergency

How can we respond to the most important brief of our lives?
Designers commit to tackling climate action
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Designers commit to tackling climate action

Recent coverage on It's Nice That for Design Declares.
D! unites studios "fed up" with industry's lack of climate action
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D! unites studios "fed up" with industry's lack of climate action

Dezeen features Design Declares, and covers the building momentum behind the 8 Acts of Emergency!
Are we doing enough to forecast creative and business longevity?
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Are we doing enough to forecast creative and business longevity?

How to strike the right balance between a healthy pipeline, and positive wellbeing.
How to learn – do – unlearn – and do more
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How to learn – do – unlearn – and do more

Ways to adopt a creative mindset of future-thinking that fosters new opportunities.
The hidden value of frustration
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The hidden value of frustration

Can we channel our past frustrations into a future of free thinking?
The new landscape of ethical digital marketing
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The new landscape of ethical digital marketing

Spending time with Mercurius Saad, CEO & Co-founder of Tutorbloc.
How might we collaborate more effectively within our community?
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How might we collaborate more effectively within our community?

Reflecting on past successful partnerships, themes of transparency, honesty, and two-way communication.
The myth of compromising profit for purpose
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The myth of compromising profit for purpose

We are met with a zero-sum-game balanced between price and principles - is it possible to secure both without compromising on our values?
Spending time with Sarah Fossheim
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Spending time with Sarah Fossheim

Digital design is facing a fork in the road.
Only One listed as top 10 most innovative not-for-profit
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Only One listed as top 10 most innovative not-for-profit

Fast Co's top 10 most innovative not-for-profit organisations for 2022.
Are you B Corp curious?
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Are you B Corp curious?

Following a good two years navigating the ins and outs of the B Corp application process, we’ve put together some practical tips for a successful certification.
Purpose-driven design is not profitable
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Purpose-driven design is not profitable

How leading by example can prove this heading wrong!
How to Build a Business of Aspiration
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How to Build a Business of Aspiration

A foundation for sustainably minded, ethical lifestyle brands.
The Race to Irrelevance
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The Race to Irrelevance

How leaving social media made us, and could make you, a better business.