It strikes me as very odd. In the UK and USA design management has fought its way onto the business agenda. For example, look at the myriads of events and conferences in the US and UK DMI conferences, etc. However, according to the Design Council UK , Design Management is not a discipline like product, packaging, usability or graphic design (or at least it is not listed as such).
Interestingly, the Australian Design Institute is listing in career profiles “Design Management” amongst graphic, industrial, interior, etc.
It states: “With the integration of design into the business planning process of many large national and international companies and the identification of design as a major factor in competitive advantage the management of design has become a specialisation in its own right.”(DIA)
With this in mind, I researched who offered jobs with the title of “Design Manager”, or “Manager, Design” in Australia or who included ‘design management’ as skills/experience/qualification. You may have guessed it, the “Design Manager” demand, I found, is for a property and construction industry profile. Alternatively, it is also a production manager’s job. So who and where are these professionals in Australia that work in ‘design management’ as defined by DIA? Would be good to hear from the companies who employ them or the recruiters who place them.
Australian Design Management- A mythical beast?
It strikes me as very odd. In the UK and USA design management has fought its way onto the business agenda. For example, look at the myriads of events and conferences in the US and UK DMI conferences, etc. However, according to the Design Council UK , Design Management is not a discipline like product, packaging, usability or graphic design (or at least it is not listed as such).
Interestingly, the Australian Design Institute is listing in career profiles “Design Management” amongst graphic, industrial, interior, etc.
With this in mind, I researched who offered jobs with the title of “Design Manager”, or “Manager, Design” in Australia or who included ‘design management’ as skills/experience/qualification. You may have guessed it, the “Design Manager” demand, I found, is for a property and construction industry profile. Alternatively, it is also a production manager’s job. So who and where are these professionals in Australia that work in ‘design management’ as defined by DIA? Would be good to hear from the companies who employ them or the recruiters who place them.