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Analysis: Danish designers, do we have a problem?
25. Mar 2021Danish design agencies (still) struggle to clarify what value they create for clients. That’s one of the conclusions in a new survey by the DDC. The survey sheds light on the biggest challenges the industry faces.
Analysis
DDC – the Danish Design Center recently asked what challenges the Danish design agencies deem most critical to overcoming in the future.
47 design agencies responded and painted a clear picture:
- The landscape of Danish design agencies is dominated by many small and a few larger agencies
- In their own words, Danish design agencies often struggle to make the value they create for their clients clear and fail to seize new opportunities and potentials
- There is a self-perception of Danish design as top tier in the world. In contrast to this, only 20% of the agencies surveyed have more than 70% international customers implying that Danish design agencies work mostly with Danish companies on Danish solutions
This leaves a few, central challenges:
- How do we change the Danish design business from mainly national to mainly international? And should we?
- How do we create a culture for Danish design agencies that leads to international success?
- How do we mobilize our capabilities and place ourselves at the core of transforming industries and solving societal challenges?
Download the survey (in Danish)
Christina Melander
Director of Digital Transition
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| Phone | +45 2946 2922 |
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