Myerscough makes places from spaces that people like to be in, that stimulate and often makes you smile.

Morag is the creator of multi-award winning Studio Myerscough, she works way beyond the restrictions of 2-D and creates and curates many different types of work. The eclectic breadth of work covers the conversion of a train to a café, numerous exhibitions and interpreting buildings for example Westminster Academy that was nominated for the Stirling Prize. She is currently working on projects for both the Design Museum and the new Tate Modern extension.

Book tickets online at Arnolfini's website or call the box office on 0117 917 2300.

This evening’s talk will be an insight into Myerscough’s influences and inspirations, a look at projects past and present, global and local including recent work with KHBT architects in the new ‘Finzels Reach’ complex, just around the corner from the Arnolfini. 

www.studiomyerscough.com
www.supergrouplondon.co.uk
www.KHBT.eu 

Wednesday 25 April
7pm
£12.00 / £10.00 concs

Book your ticket on Arnolfini's website or by calling the box office on 0117 917 2300.

A look at where business, technology and design is heading – and exploring what the future might hold for all of us.

The Future is Bright is WEDF’s first mini-conference at Bristol’s Arnolfini and the closing event for Five Days of Design.

Open to anyone interested in the future of design, business and technology, this inspiring and thought-provoking series of talks will open your mind to the wider commercial opportunities of cross-industry integration and where our shared future is heading.

Download a pdf for more information.

Brought to you by an eclectic panel of speakers, providing ideas and opinions on a wide range of topics, the event is the perfect opportunity for you to start thinking about your business and your future.

Chaired by David Kester, Chief Executive at the Design Council, our panel of eight experts includes Michael Thomson, founder and Director Design Connect, Craig Wightman, Design Director at Kinneir Dufort and Peter Madden, Chief Executive at Forum for the Future.

Tickets are £45, with an exclusive £30 early-bird offer and concessions.

Book your place at Arnolfini’s box office by calling 0117 917 2300 or on their website www.arnolfini.org.uk

Day Four // Why Design Matters with Silicon South West
Thursday 22 March
09.00-13.00
Bristol and Bath Science Park, Emerson Green, Bristol

Where do design and technology meet? How can they work together to deliver mutual benefit? And which businesses have profited from a closer relationship with the design community?

Download a pdf for more information.

Working in partnership with Silicon South West, Why Design Matters is a half-day workshop for micro-electronic companies. We’ll show you how design works in B2B markets to make your business more competitive and attractive to investors

Our experts will guide you through practical examples and case studies, demonstrating how design has helped technology businesses grow. 

To book a place at this free event email hello@wedesignforum.co.uk

Day Three // Design for Growth with Business West
Wednesday 21 March
09.00-13.00
Leigh Court
For non-design businesses of any size and in any sector

Discover how to use design in your business to help it grow, rise above the competition and enter new markets with confidence.

Download a pdf for more information.

Working in partnership with Business West, Design for Growth is a brand-new training event designed to help non-design businesses of all sizes understand how design can help grow their business.

From branding to websites, and brochures to internal communications, this interactive workshop will illustrate the role of design in establishing competitive advantage against a backdrop of ever-more-challenging markets.

You will have the opportunity to hear from experienced local designers in intimate round table discussions and see case studies that prove design can really transform your business.

Tickets are available at specially discounted rates of £20 for Business West members and £30 for non-members.

Book your place on the Business West website

Day Two // The Value of Design
Tuesday 20 March
Hotel du Vin
9.00 - 13.00
Morning training session for designers

Do you really understand and communicate the value of design effectively with your clients?

Download a pdf for more information.

The Value of Design is a bespoke, engaging and thought-provoking training workshop for designers and agency professionals delivered by Creative Business Consultant, Emma Collins.

This will help you understand and communicate more effectively with your clients, this intensive morning workshop in Bristol will hone the skills you need to help you communicate real design value to your clients, allowing you to increase sales and develop your business. 

“It was a total revelation for me that has helped shape the way we approach what we do. Running a small business, it's easy not to see the light through the trees. Emma's workshop has helped me see things more clearly.” Ben Rolls, Simple Simon. July 5, 2011

Places are £145 per person and space is limited at this special workshop, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

To book a place email: hello@wedesignforum.co.uk 

We Love Design - Launching Five Days of Design

Day One // We Love Design
Monday 19 March
18.00-20.00
Spike Island’s Café, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX

What makes design professionals tick? What makes them grin or grimace? Where do they find inspiration in their daily lives?

Download a pdf for more information.

Kicking-off Five Days of Design, We Love Design is your opportunity to join us for an offbeat evening, celebrating our passion for design.

Local designers share their love of design in a series of five-minute talks that explain their passion for design, why it’s great and its influence on them, business and society.  Join us for a drink and to hear and watch their (possibly!) weird and wonderful interpretations of the subject.

If you'd like to share why you love design, or would like to book a place at this free event, email us at hello@wedesignforum.co.uk

Five events over five days about Design delivered by the West of England Design Forum and funded by the Design Council's Design Fund for Growth.

Five Days of Design aims to help businesses understand design and the strategic business benefits and help designers promote themselves and design effectively.

Day One // We Love Design

Day Two // The Value of Design Training

Day Three // Design for Growth with Business West

Day Four // Why Design Matters with Silicon South West 

Day Five // The Future is Bright?

Further details will be anounced in our newsletter and on our website.

If you'd more information on specific events please email us.

As part of National Apprenticeship Week the West of England Design Forum, with the support of Skillset, is running a tailor made workshop demystifying Apprenticeships. You can find out everything you need to know to help you decide if your design business would benefit from an apprentice.

There are many misconceptions about Apprenticeships and the Design Sector struggles to use Apprenticeships as a viable option for growing business. Apprentices don't just have to be about design, it may be that you need someone who can help with admin, marketing, coding or finance. 

This bespoke afternoon session will answer all your questions and we have an expert from Skillset on-hand to blow away all the jargon!

This is a free session with limited places so please email us to book your space.

3-5pm, Tuesday 7 February
The Light Room, Arnolfini, Bristol

An evening of design, ideas and entertainment with Carol Whitworth, founder and owner of design agency Home. 

Carol Whitworth is founder and owner of design agency Home. With clients including Royal Mail, Jaguar and BP, Home celebrates 30 years in business this December. Carol will talk about her years running an agency, where ideas come from and why she believes "ideas come first and the money later."

This will be definitely be an entertaining and inspiring Christmas design special!

After the talk join us for our Christmas party in Arnolfini's bar with tunes spun by Designers (who) DJ.

Book your ticket on Arnolfini's website or by calling the box office on 0117 917 2300.

Following on from the success of our wine tasting evening at Grape and Grind our next Design Drinks is beer tasting with Bath Ales.

Try a range of beers and learn how they are made. Hear from local design agencies about their beer-related design projects and meet fellow designers designers.

This promise to be a fun evening! 

Tickets are £10 each and email hello@wedesignforum.co.uk to book your place.

7pm at the Hop Pole Pub, Bath

Come and hear from two experts in type design, David Quay and Jeremy Tankard. David will be talking about how he created a custom type family to be used as the new signage and orientation system for the City of Bath. And Jeremy will be talking about the design of one of his recent typefaces.

David Quay studied graphic communication at Ravensbourne College of Art & Design. Since 1989 he has worked closely with Freda Sack on a broad range of type projects. In 1990 they co-founded The Foundry, to design, manufacture and market their own exclusive typefaces. The Foundry also developed custom typefaces, marks and logotypes for companies including: a special typeface for Yellow pages, corporate fonts for British Gas, NatWest and signage typefaces for the Lisbon Metro system in Portugal. He now lives in Amsterdam and works as an independent type designer and graphic designer for clients internationally and designs new typefaces for The Foundry in London. 

Jeremy Tankard is a graduate of Central St.Martins and The Royal College of Art. Initially he worked in the field of corporate design with major consultancies, advising and creating typography for some of the best-known international brand names. He established Jeremy Tankard Typography in 1997 so that he could focus more on the creation of typographic communications and since going alone has created a range of typefaces, which includes Bliss Pro, Enigma, Shaker, The Shire Types, and Aspect. All his typefaces were extended in 2004 and relaunched in the OpenType format. Recent additions to the collection include Kingfisher and Wayfarer.

Book your ticket by visiting Arnolfini's website or by calling the Box Office on 0117 917 2300.

If you’ve ever been at a client lunch and wished you could suggest a wine from the list with a little more insight than the prices, join us at independent wine merchant Grape and Grind on Bristol’s Gloucester Road for a sociable evening of wine.

We’ll start with a glass of bubbles, then the owner and our host for the evening will take us through a little about wine tasting before we try out six wines (three white, three red) selected for their variety, distinct characteristics, current interest and some because of their labels. Finally, we’ll finish on something sweet. Whether you already know a little, a lot or absolutely nothing about choosing wine it promises to be a good night.

Tickets are £30 each and include all eight wines and a selection of bread and cheese.

There are only 25 places, so book quickly by emailing us.

The West of England Design Forum present an evening dedicated to the omnipresent and ubiquitous world of advertising, beginning with a talk from Paul Belford, owner and creative director of This is Real Art.

Paul has previously held senior positions at some of the best agencies in London, including Leagas Delaney, TBWA/London, Ogilvy and Mather and most recently, joint-creative director at AMV.BBDO, the largest advertising agency in the UK. Responsible for advertising campaigns including RSPCA, Waterstones, Sony Playstation and The Economist, he specialises in making ads not look like ads, winning many creative awards for his work in both advertising and design.

Followed by a screening of the film ART & COPY, revealing the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time.

www.thisisrealart.com
www.artandcopyfilm.com 

With the constant changes in technology there are ever increasing opportunities and expectations for motion graphics. Shane Walter joined four other leading experts to discuss these ideas and more at the Arnolfini in Bristol.

Following the success of the British Illustrator's talk last year, the West of England Design Forum organised another similar event. This time round they invited five of the most exciting names in motion graphics to present a 15 minute profile of their organisation, discussing and showing their work before throwing it out to the audience for a Q&A session.

Speakers:
Matt Rudd, Rudd Studio
Charlie Mawer, Red Bee Media
Jack Laurance, Moving Brands
Shane Walter, onedotzero

Beginning a new series of design lectures, award-winning designer Henrik Kubel of A2 Graphics talked about his work, including how letterpress type and print influenced him as a designer. The talk was followed by a premier screening of the film "Typeface".

Lecture

Henrik Kubel's award winning and innovative graphic design is increasingly visible and influential in the contemporary world. In 2000, the independent design studio A2/SW/HK was formed by Henrik and fellow RCA graduate, Scott Williams.

The team has a conceptual approach to problem solving across various disciplines, including design for print, screen and environment. A2/SW/HK create bespoke typefaces and custom- made design solutions for each project that are informed and shaped by a clear understanding of both content and context. Recent clients include Tate Britain, D&AD, V&A Museum, Hayward Gallery, Vogue UK, British Council, Royal Mail, Phaidon Press, Penguin Press New York and the Danish Post.

The studio's work has been recognised nationally and internationally with awards and certificates from British Design & Art Directors (D&AD), Design Week Awards, Art Directors Club of New York (ADCNY), Type Directors Club of New York (TDCNY), Danish Design Centre (DDC), The International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) and Graphis Posters.
A2/SW/HK have featured in poster exhibitions such as the Chaumont Poster Biennale; The 20th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw; Korean International Poster Biennale; 26 Letters, (ISTD) British Library, London Design Festival; International Poster Triennial, Toyama; Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen; Ginza Gallery, Tokyo and Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich.

Both partners are active in education and regularly serve as jury members on design award panels.

See: www.a2swhk.co.uk

Film

Typeface focuses on a rural Midwestern museum and print shop where international artists meet retired craftsmen and together navigate the convergence of modern design and traditional technique.
One weekend each month, the quiet of Two Rivers is interrupted as carloads of artisans drive in from across the Midwest. The place comes alive as printmaking workshops led by, and filled with, some of the region's top creative talent descend on the sleepy enclave. The museum is significant to the town's history, but more importantly, its existence is critical to the worldwide design community who are passionate about the history of their craft and its function in the contemporary field. They believe the future of their industry may lie in the past.

Typeface, Kartemquin's latest documentary brings this fascinating junction of historical and contemporary, as well as rural and urban America together for enjoyment and contemplation. This film will be of interest to art and graphic design enthusiasts, to teachers as an educational resource, and to anyone looking for a film about perseverance and preservation in the heart of America.