Show Notes
In this episode we spoke to Dr Sam Bucolo, design strategist and executive chair of The Australian Design Council.
Sam is based in Brisbane and it was during a lockdown so apologies in advance for the bad audio quality. What we spoke about was amazing though, everything from what Sam’s PhD was all about, to his book about design leading the way and of course The Australian Design Council, why it’s been reformed and what they are planning to do with it.
Sam has an absolute wealth of knowledge in design and where it fits in within Australia. So, expect a number of tangents that focus on how we can help raise the value of design in the eyes of the public and decision makers.
As always, a big thank you to Streamtime, our supporting partner, helping keep the lights on in these strange times. Give them a try at streamtime.net
Links Streamtime: https://streamtime.net/ Australian Design Council: http://australiandesigncouncil.org/ Are we there yet book: https://www.bispublishers.com/are-we-there-yet.html Good Design Australia: https://good-design.org/about/design-council/
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