Managing Corporate Design Best Practices For Inhouse Graphic Design Departments Peter L Phillips by Peter L. Phillips 9781621534716, 1621534715 instant download after payment.

Corporations increasingly view graphic design as a core strategic business competency in a highly competitive climate, and they are challenging their in-house designers to supply far more than a service or support function. Their new role is to provide sound solutions to real-world business pressures. Managing Corporate Design addresses?head-on?these new challenges in a highly practical manner.Peter L. Phillips writes specifically to corporate in-house graphic design groups searching for positive, accessible methods to better establish their group as a core strategic business competency. This guide covers:Developing a frameworkAssessing the value you offerRecognizing the business role of designCommunicating in a corporate languageGaining and forming business relationshipsDeveloping design briefs and approval presentationsManaging and hiring staffIncorporating creativityOvercoming obstacles and moving forward!These fresh strategies and more provide actionable tools for helping corporate design teams meet the new business demands of today.Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.