Our key achievements in the last year - Bringing design to new audiences

129m readers

Design Council, its programmes and people were mentioned in the print media 1,243 times, reaching 129 million readers.

40 media citations

Design Council’s flagship publication, Design Economy 2018, was cited in over 40 media publications last year, reaching 2.8 million readers.

12,750 listeners

Design Council staff have spoken at over 60 events on the value of design to an approximate audience of 12,750 people, as well as many more online.

60,000 downloads

The third series of BBC Radio 4’s The Fix, presented by our Chief Design Officer, was downloaded 60,000 times on BBC Sounds in its first two months, as well as having been scheduled for Radio 4’s 7 million listeners.

2,500 people

We have consulted over 2,500 people in consultations on the design of new infrastructure and housing.